Vue SDK (beta)

Vue client side library for Reflag.com

Reflag supports flag toggling, tracking flag usage, requesting feedback on features and remotely configuring flags.

The Reflag Vue SDK comes with the same built-in toolbar as the browser SDK which appears on localhost by default.

Install

Install via npm:

npm i @reflag/vue-sdk

Migrating from Bucket SDK

If you have been using the Bucket SDKs, the following list will help you migrate to Reflag SDK:

  • Bucket* classes, and types have been renamed to Reflag* (e.g. BucketClient is now ReflagClient)

  • Feature* classes, and types have been renamed to Feature* (e.g. Feature is now Flag, RawFeatures is now RawFlags)

  • All methods that contained feature in the name have been renamed to use the flag terminology (e.g. getFeature is getFlag)

  • The fallbackFeatures property in client constructor and configuration files has been renamed to fallbackFlags

  • featureKey has been renamed to flagKey in all methods that accepts that argument

  • The SDKs will not emit evaluate and evaluate-config events anymore

  • The new cookies that are stored in the client's browser are now reflag-* prefixed instead og bucket-*

  • The featuresUpdated hook has been renamed to flagsUpdated

  • The checkIsEnabled and checkConfig hooks have been removed, use check from now on

To ease in transition to Reflag SDK, some of the old methods have been preserved as aliases to the new methods:

  • getFeature method is an alias for getFlag

  • getFeatures method is an alias for getFlags

  • featuresUpdated hook is an alias for flagsUpdated

If you are running with strict Content Security Policies active on your website, you will need change them as follows:

  • connect-src https://front.bucket.co to connect-src https://front.reflag.com

Finally, if you have customized the look & feel of the Feedback component, update --bucket-feedback-* CSS classes to --reflag-feedback-*

Get started

1. Wrap your application with the ReflagProvider

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ReflagProvider } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";
</script>

<ReflagProvider
  :publishable-key="publishableKey"
  :user="{ id: 'user_123', name: 'John Doe', email: '[email protected]' }"
  :company="{ id: 'acme_inc', plan: 'pro' }"
>
  <!-- your app -->
</ReflagProvider>

If using Nuxt, wrap <ReflagProvider> in <ClientOnly>. <ReflagProvider> only renders client-side currently.

2. Use `useFlag get flag status

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useFlag } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";

const { isEnabled } = useFlag("huddle");
</script>

<template>
  <div v-if="isEnabled">
    <button>Start huddle!</button>
  </div>
</template>

See useFlag() for a full example

Setting user and company

Reflag determines which flags are active for a given user, company, or otherContext. You pass these to the ReflagProvider as props.

If you supply user or company objects, they must include at least the id property otherwise they will be ignored in their entirety. In addition to the id, you must also supply anything additional that you want to be able to evaluate flag targeting rules against. Attributes which are not properties of the user or company can be supplied using the otherContext prop.

Attributes cannot be nested (multiple levels) and must be either strings, numbers or booleans. A number of special attributes exist:

  • name -- display name for user/company,

  • email -- the email of the user,

  • avatar -- the URL for user/company avatar image.

<ReflagProvider
  :publishable-key="publishableKey"
  :user="{ id: 'user_123', name: 'John Doe', email: '[email protected]' }"
  :company="{ id: 'acme_inc', plan: 'pro' }"
>
  <!-- your app -->
</ReflagProvider>

To retrieve flags along with their targeting information, use useFlag(key: string) hook (described in a section below).

Note that accessing isEnabled on the object returned by useFlag() automatically generates a check event.

Remote config

Remote config is a dynamic and flexible approach to configuring flag behavior outside of your app – without needing to re-deploy it.

Similar to isEnabled, each flag accessed using the useFlag() hook, has a config property. This configuration is managed from within Reflag. It is managed similar to the way access to flags is managed, but instead of the binary isEnabled you can have multiple configuration values which are given to different user/companies.

Get started with Remote config

const {
  isEnabled,
  config: { key, payload },
} = useFlag("huddles");

// isEnabled: true,
// key: "gpt-3.5",
// payload: { maxTokens: 10000, model: "gpt-3.5-beta1" }

key is mandatory for a config, but if a flag has no config or no config value was matched against the context, the key will be undefined. Make sure to check against this case when trying to use the configuration in your application. payload is an optional JSON value for arbitrary configuration needs.

Note that, similar to isEnabled, accessing config on the object returned by useFlag() automatically generates a check event.

<ReflagProvider> component

The <ReflagProvider> initializes the Reflag SDK, fetches flags and starts listening for automated feedback survey events. The component can be configured using a number of props:

  • publishableKey is used to connect the provider to an environment on Reflag. Find your publishableKey under environment settings in Reflag,

  • company, user and otherContext make up the context that is used to determine if a flag is enabled or not. company and user contexts are automatically transmitted to Reflag servers so the Reflag app can show you which companies have access to which flags etc.

    [!Note] If you specify company and/or user they must have at least the id property, otherwise they will be ignored in their entirety. You should also supply anything additional you want to be able to evaluate flag targeting against,

  • timeoutMs: Timeout in milliseconds when fetching flags from the server,

  • staleWhileRevalidate: If set to true, stale flags will be returned while refetching flags in the background,

  • expireTimeMs: If set, flags will be cached between page loads for this duration (in milliseconds),

  • staleTimeMs: Maximum time (in milliseconds) that stale flags will be returned if staleWhileRevalidate is true and new flags cannot be fetched.

  • enableTracking: Set to false to stop sending tracking events and user/company updates to Reflag. Useful when you're impersonating a user (defaults to true),

  • apiBaseUrl: Optional base URL for the Reflag API. Use this to override the default API endpoint,

  • appBaseUrl: Optional base URL for the Reflag application. Use this to override the default app URL,

  • sseBaseUrl: Optional base URL for Server-Sent Events. Use this to override the default SSE endpoint,

  • debug: Set to true to enable debug logging to the console,

  • toolbar: Optional configuration for the Reflag toolbar,

  • feedback: Optional configuration for feedback collection

Loading states

ReflagProvider lets you define a template to be shown while ReflagProvider is initializing:

<template>
  <ReflagProvider
    :publishable-key="publishableKey"
    :user="user"
    :company="{ id: 'acme_inc', plan: 'pro' }"
  >
    <template #loading>Loading...</template>
    <StartHuddleButton />
  </ReflagProvider>
</template>

If you want more control over loading screens, useIsLoading() returns a Ref<boolean> which you can use to customize the loading experience.

Hooks

useFlag()

Returns the state of a given flag for the current context. The composable provides access to flags and their configurations.

useFlag() returns an object with this shape:

{
  isEnabled: boolean, // is the flag enabled
  track: () => void, // send a track event when the flag is used
  requestFeedback: (...) => void // open up a feedback dialog
  config: {key: string, payload: any},  // remote configuration for this flag
  isLoading: boolean // if you want to manage loading state at the flag level
}

Example:

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useFlag } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";

const { isEnabled, track, requestFeedback, config } = useFlag("huddle");
</script>

<template>
  <div v-if="isLoading">Loading...</div>
  <div v-else-if="!isEnabled">Flag not available</div>
  <div v-else>
    <button @click="track()">Start huddle!</button>
    <button
      @click="
        (e) =>
          requestFeedback({
            title:
              config.payload?.question ??
              'How do you like the Huddles feature?',
            position: {
              type: 'POPOVER',
              anchor: e.currentTarget as HTMLElement,
            },
          })
      "
    >
      Give feedback!
    </button>
  </div>
</template>

See the reference docs for details.

useTrack()

useTrack() returns a function which lets you send custom events to Reflag. It takes a string argument with the event name and optionally an object with properties to attach the event.

Using track returned from useFlag() calls this track function with the flag key as the event name.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useTrack } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";

const track = useTrack();
</script>

<template>
  <div>
    <button @click="track('Huddle Started', { huddleType: 'voice' })">
      Start voice huddle!
    </button>
  </div>
</template>

useRequestFeedback()

Returns a function that lets you open up a dialog to ask for feedback on a specific feature. This is useful for collecting targeted feedback about specific features.

See Automated Feedback Surveys for how to do this automatically, without code.

When using the useRequestFeedback you must pass the flag key to requestFeedback. The example below shows how to use position to ensure the popover appears next to the "Give feedback!" button.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useRequestFeedback } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";

const requestFeedback = useRequestFeedback();
</script>

<template>
  <button
    @click="
      (e) =>
        requestFeedback({
          flagKey: 'huddle-flag',
          title: 'How satisfied are you with file uploads?',
          position: {
            type: 'POPOVER',
            anchor: e.currentTarget as HTMLElement,
          },
          // Optional custom styling
          style: {
            theme: 'light',
            primaryColor: '#007AFF',
          },
        })
    "
  >
    Give feedback!
  </button>
</template>

See the Feedback Documentation for more information on requestFeedback options.

useSendFeedback()

Returns a function that lets you send feedback to Reflag. This is useful if you've manually collected feedback through your own UI and want to send it to Reflag.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useSendFeedback } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";

const sendFeedback = useSendFeedback();

const handleSubmit = async (data: FormData) => {
  await sendFeedback({
    flagKey: "reflag-flag-key",
    score: parseInt(data.get("score") as string),
    comment: data.get("comment") as string,
  });
};
</script>

<template>
  <form @submit="handleSubmit">
    <!-- form content -->
  </form>
</template>

useUpdateUser(), useUpdateCompany() and useUpdateOtherContext()

These composables return functions that let you update the attributes for the currently set user, company, or other context. Updates to user/company are stored remotely and affect flag targeting, while "other" context updates only affect the current session.

<script setup lang="ts">
import {
  useUpdateUser,
  useUpdateCompany,
  useUpdateOtherContext,
} from "@reflag/vue-sdk";

const updateUser = useUpdateUser();
const updateCompany = useUpdateCompany();
const updateOtherContext = useUpdateOtherContext();

const handleUserUpdate = async () => {
  await updateUser({
    role: "admin",
    betaFeatures: "enabled",
  });
};

const handleCompanyUpdate = async () => {
  await updateCompany({
    plan: "enterprise",
    employees: 500,
  });
};

const handleContextUpdate = async () => {
  await updateOtherContext({
    currentWorkspace: "workspace-123",
    theme: "dark",
  });
};
</script>

<template>
  <div>
    <button @click="handleUserUpdate">Update User</button>
    <button @click="handleCompanyUpdate">Update Company</button>
    <button @click="handleContextUpdate">Update Context</button>
  </div>
</template>

Note: To change the user.id or company.id, you need to update the props passed to ReflagProvider instead of using these composables.

useClient()

Returns the ReflagClient used by the ReflagProvider. The client offers more functionality that is not directly accessible through the other composables.

<script setup>
import { useClient } from "@reflag/vue-sdk";
import { onMounted } from "vue";

const client = useClient();

onMounted(() => {
  client.value.on("check", (evt) => {
    console.log(`The flag ${evt.key} is ${evt.value} for user.`);
  });
});
</script>

<template>
  <!-- your component content -->
</template>

useIsLoading()

Returns a Ref<boolean> to indicate if Reflag has finished loading.

Content Security Policy (CSP)

See CSP for info on using Reflag React SDK with CSP

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Bucket ApS

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