Turbolinks adapter for vue

vue-turbolinks-adapter.coffee

# Copyright (c) Maxim Melentiev.
# This source code is licensed under the MIT license.
#
# Inspired by
# https://github.com/jeffreyguenther/vue-turbolinks/blob/master/index.js
# but changed to support going back to cached page with vue instance.
# Original version will keep instance created from cache along with new one.

plugin =
  instances: []

  bind: ->
    # Destroy instances on current page when moving to another.
    document.addEventListener 'turbolinks:before-cache', -> plugin.cleanupInstances()
    # Destroy left instances when previous page has disabled caching.
    document.addEventListener 'turbolinks:before-render', -> plugin.cleanupInstances()

    # Clear instances on curent page which are not present anymore.
    document.addEventListener 'turbolinks:load', ->
      plugin.cleanupInstances (x) -> document.contains(x.$el)

  cleanupInstances: (keep_if) ->
    result = []
    for instance in plugin.instances
      if keep_if?(instance)
        result.push(instance)
      else
        instance.$destroy()
    plugin.instances = result

  Mixin:
    beforeMount: ->
      # If this is the root component,
      # we want to cache the original element contents to replace later.
      # We don't care about sub-instances, just the root
      if @ == @$root
        plugin.instances.push(@)
        @$originalEl = @$el.outerHTML

    destroyed: ->
      # We only need to revert the html for the root component.
      @$el.outerHTML = @$originalEl if @ == @$root

  install: (Vue, _options) ->
    plugin.bind()
    Vue.mixin(plugin.Mixin)
    
# export default plugin
# or:
# Vue.TurbolinksAdapter = plugin
# plugin.bind()

Ah thank you so much!