Example (Installing and Using a Vue Plugin):

Bash:

                                  
# Install a Vue plugin (e.g., vue-router)
npm install vue-router
                                  
                                

Javascript:

                                  
// main.js
import Vue from 'vue';
import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
import App from './App.vue';

Vue.use(VueRouter);

const router = new VueRouter({
  // Router configuration
});

new Vue({
  router,
  render: h => h(App)
}).$mount('#app');

                                  
                                

Let us take an example of installing and using the Vue Router plugin.

After installation we import Vue Router inside our main entry file (main.js for instance)and use vue.use() to register it as a global plugin.Then we create a new instance of VueRouter passing it our root vue instance.

Popular Vue.js Plugins and Libraries:

Many plugins and libraries have been created to meet different needs during Vue.js development. Among others are:

• Vue Router: Official router for Vue.js which allows client-side routing in single-page applications.
• Vuex: Official state management library for Vue.js that provides a central store for managing application state.
• Vue CLI: Command line interface for scaffolding VUE projects that facilitates project setup, development and build tools.
• Vuetify is a component framework for Vue.js that follows Material Design guidelines and comes with a number of UI components to create responsive applications.
• Vue.js Devtools, on the other hand, is an extension for browsers used when debugging Vue.js apps; it provides tools for checking and tracing Vue components.
• Also, with the help of Vue-i18n, developers can create applications in multiple languages in Vue.
• Another of such packages is vue-apollo which makes it possible to compose GraphQL queries inside vue components using Apollo Client.
• In addition, there is also a next-generation version of Vue Router known as ‘Vue Router Next’ that boasts improved performance as well as new features.