Vue TS validate fix

User
Vue errors

src/views/dashboards/usersection/AddPortfolio.vue:47:13 – error TS2339: Property 'valid' does not exist on type '{ valid: boolean; errors: { id: string | number; errorMessages: string[]; }[]; } | undefined'.

47 const { valid } = await form.value?.validate();

Assistant
The error you're seeing:

error TS2339: Property 'valid' does not exist on type '{ valid: boolean; errors: { id: string | number; errorMessages: string[]; }[]; } | undefined'.

is TypeScript telling you that `form.value?.validate()` might return `undefined`, so destructuring `{ valid }` from that result isn't safe unless you ensure it exists.

### ✅ Fix

You can safely destructure the result like this:

const result = await form.value?.validate();

if (result && result.valid) {
  // Proceed with form submission
} else {
  // Handle validation errors
}

Or if you are absolutely sure `form.value` and `validate()` will return the object (not `undefined`), you can use the non-null assertion (`!`):

const { valid } = await form.value!.validate();

if (valid) {
  // do something
}

But the first approach is safer, especially in reactive Vue apps where `form.value` might not be initialized yet.

If you’re using a specific form validation library like `vee-validate`, `@vuelidate/core`, or something else, let me know — the exact behavior can differ depending on which one you're using.

User
src/views/dashboards/usersection/AddPortfolio.vue:55:5 – error TS2322: Type 'null' is not assignable to type 'File'.

55 imageFile: imageFile.value,

Assistant
This error:

TS2322: Type 'null' is not assignable to type 'File'.

means you're assigning a potentially `null` value (`imageFile.value`) to a property that expects a `File`, and TypeScript is being strict about the types.

### ✅ Fixes

#### Option 1: **Make sure `imageFile.value` is a `File` before assigning**
You can do a type check before using it:

if (imageFile.value instanceof File) {
  payload.imageFile = imageFile.value;
}

#### Option 2: **Provide a fallback or cast the type if you're sure it's a `File`**
If you're confident that `imageFile.value` won’t be `null` at this point:

imageFile: imageFile.value as File

#### Option 3: **Update your TypeScript type to allow `File | null`**
If you're intentionally allowing `null`, update the expected type accordingly:

interface Payload {
  imageFile: File | null;
}

Then this line will be fine:

imageFile: imageFile.value,

Let me know how you're declaring `imageFile`, and I can suggest the cleanest fix for your case.

User
try {
const docId = await addPortfolioItem({
title: title.value,
description: description.value,
url: url.value,
imageFile: imageFile.value,
category: selectedCategory.value,
})
Assistant
Thanks for the context! Based on your code:

try {
  const docId = await addPortfolioItem({
    title: title.value,
    description: description.value,
    url: url.value,
    imageFile: imageFile.value,
    category: selectedCategory.value,
  });

And the error:

TS2322: Type 'null' is not assignable to type 'File'.

It's very likely that `imageFile.value` is defined like this:

const imageFile = ref<File | null>(null);

So TypeScript sees the possibility that `imageFile.value` could still be `null`, which conflicts with `addPortfolioItem()` expecting a strict `File`.

### ✅ Recommended Fixes

#### Option 1: Check before calling the function
Add a runtime check to make sure `imageFile.value` is not `null`:

if (!imageFile.value) {
  throw new Error('Please upload an image file before submitting.');
}

const docId = await addPortfolioItem({
  title: title.value,
  description: description.value,
  url: url.value,
  imageFile: imageFile.value, // now TypeScript knows it's not null
  category: selectedCategory.value,
});

#### Option 2: Add a non-null assertion (⚠️ only if you're sure it's not null)

imageFile: imageFile.value!,

But be careful: if `imageFile.value` is ever actually `null`, this will throw a runtime error.

#### Option 3: Update `addPortfolioItem()` to accept `File | null`

If `imageFile` is optional or nullable in your use case, you can update your function signature:

function addPortfolioItem(data: {
  title: string;
  description: string;
  url: string;
  imageFile: File | null;
  category: string;
}) {
  // ...
}

Let me know how you're handling image upload or how `imageFile` is defined, and I can tailor the suggestion even more.

User
src/views/dashboards/usersection/AddPortfolio.vue:57:5 – error TS2561: Object literal may only specify known properties, but 'category' does not exist in type '{ title: string; description: string; url: string; imageFile: File; categoryId: string; }'. Did you mean to write 'categoryId'?

57 category: selectedCategory.value,

Assistant
This error:

TS2561: Object literal may only specify known properties, but 'category' does not exist in type ...

means you're passing a property `category` to `addPortfolioItem()`, but the function is expecting a property named `categoryId` instead.

### ✅ Fix

You should change this line:

category: selectedCategory.value,

to:

categoryId: selectedCategory.value,

So the final call becomes:

const docId = await addPortfolioItem({
  title: title.value,
  description: description.value,
  url: url.value,
  imageFile: imageFile.value!,
  categoryId: selectedCategory.value,
});

This will align with the expected parameter type for `addPortfolioItem()`:

{
  title: string;
  description: string;
  url: string;
  imageFile: File;
  categoryId: string;
}

Let me know if `selectedCategory.value` actually contains the full category object and not just the ID — in that case, we might need to do something like `selectedCategory.value.id`.

User
@import './variables';
@import 'vuetify/styles/main.sass';
@import './override';
@import './layout/container';
@import './layout/sidebar';
@import './layout/topbar';

@import './components/VButtons';
@import './components/VCard';
@import './components/VField';
@import './components/VInput';
@import './components/VNavigationDrawer';
@import './components/VShadow';
@import './components/VTextField';
@import './components/VTabs';

@import './pages/dashboards';

@import 'vue3-perfect-scrollbar/style.css';
transforming (12) src/config.tsDeprecation Warning [import]: Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0.

More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import


1 │ @import './variables';
│ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

../../../../src/scss/style.scss 1:9 root stylesheet

Deprecation Warning [import]: Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0.

More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import


2 │ @import 'vuetify/styles/main.sass';
│ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

../../../../src/scss/style.scss 2:9 root stylesheet

Assistant
You're seeing this warning:

Deprecation Warning [import]: Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0.

because you're using the old `@import` rule, which is deprecated in favor of the newer `@use` and `@forward` system in Dart Sass.

### ✅ TL;DR: What you should do

You **don’t have to fix it immediately**, but to future-proof your project, you **should** migrate your SCSS/SASS files from `@import` to `@use` or `@forward`.

### 🔧 How to migrate `@import` to `@use`

#### Example:

// Before (using @import)
@import './variables';
// After (using @use)
@use './variables' as *;

If you're using variables, mixins, or functions globally, the `as *` allows them to be accessed without a namespace.

### 📦 Vuetify Example Fix

For this line:

@import 'vuetify/styles/main.sass';

Vuetify supports `@use` too:

@use 'vuetify/styles' with (
  $color-pack: false
);

Or just:

@use 'vuetify/styles';

> ⚠️ If you're using Vuetify with custom variables, make sure to `@use` your variables **before** the Vuetify styles.

### 🛠 Tool to auto-migrate

Sass offers an automated tool to help migrate:

👉 https://sass-lang.com/d/import

You can install it and run:

npx sass-migrator division **/*.scss
npx sass-migrator module **/*.scss

### ✅ Recommendation

Since this is just a warning (not an error), your project will still build for now. But Dart Sass **will drop `@import` entirely in v3.0.0**, so it's a good idea to start migrating soon.

Let me know if you want help migrating your files step-by-step — I can help convert them with Vuetify + your layout in mind.

User
@import './variables';
@import 'vuetify/styles/main.sass';
@import './override';
@import './layout/container';
@import './layout/sidebar';
@import './layout/topbar';

@import './components/VButtons';
@import './components/VCard';
@import './components/VField';
@import './components/VInput';
@import './components/VNavigationDrawer';
@import './components/VShadow';
@import './components/VTextField';
@import './components/VTabs';

@import './pages/dashboards';

@import 'vue3-perfect-scrollbar/style.css';
adjust above file

Assistant
To adjust your file and remove the deprecated `@import` usage for Sass (while keeping CSS imports like `vue3-perfect-scrollbar/style.css` intact), here's how to rewrite your file using the recommended `@use` and `@forward` syntax from Dart Sass:

### ✅ Updated SCSS File (`style.scss` or similar)

// Use global variables (e.g., colors, fonts)
@use './variables' as *;

// Vuetify styles
@use 'vuetify/styles' as *;

// Your custom overrides and layout files
@use './override' as *;
@use './layout/container' as *;
@use './layout/sidebar' as *;
@use './layout/topbar' as *;

// Component styles
@use './components/VButtons' as *;
@use './components/VCard' as *;
@use './components/VField' as *;
@use './components/VInput' as *;
@use './components/VNavigationDrawer' as *;
@use './components/VShadow' as *;
@use './components/VTextField' as *;
@use './components/VTabs' as *;

// Page-specific styles
@use './pages/dashboards' as *;

// Regular CSS import — this is fine to keep as-is
@import 'vue3-perfect-scrollbar/style.css';

### 🧠 Notes

– `@use … as *;` allows you to access all mixins/variables/functions without namespace prefixing.
– All SCSS partials (like `variables.scss`, `VCard.scss`, etc.) **must not use `@import` anymore** internally either.
– Ensure every imported file ends with `.scss` or `.sass` if you're using SCSS/SASS modules.
– Leave **CSS imports** like `vue3-perfect-scrollbar/style.css` as `@import` — they don’t use Sass and `@use` won’t work for them.

Let me know if you'd like help migrating one of those files (like `variables` or `VCard`) into the new `@use`/`@forward` format — happy to help step-by-step.

User
Now getting error
[sass] Error: Undefined variable.

24 │ border-radius: $border-radius-root;
│ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

../../../../src/scss/layout/_container.scss 24:18 @use
../../../../src/scss/style.scss 9:1 root stylesheet
Assistant
Great — that error is happening because you're now using `@use`, and `@use` **encapsulates variables by default**. So variables like `$border-radius-root` from `variables.scss` are no longer available globally unless you explicitly expose them.

### ✅ Fix: Update `variables.scss` to allow global access

In your `src/scss/variables.scss`, you should:

1. Change `@import` to `@forward`
2. If needed, make sure you're using `!default` for your variables

#### `variables.scss` (or `_variables.scss`):

// This file should forward all variables
$border-radius-root: 8px !default;

@forward "self"; // optional if you’re just defining variables here

If your file is just defining variables, you can skip `@forward` and just save it as `_variables.scss`.

### ✅ Then in your `style.scss` (or wherever you're using them)

Instead of:

@use './variables' as *;

You should:

@use './variables'; // without `as *`

And then use:

border-radius: variables.$border-radius-root;

This is **recommended** by Sass to avoid global scope issues.

### 🤔 But if you want the old global behavior…

You can do this:

@use './variables' as *; // allows direct use of variables like $border-radius-root

But make sure `variables.scss` has:

$border-radius-root: 8px !default;

Otherwise `@use` will not allow you to import those values.

### 🔁 Summary

– With `@use`, you must **namespace your variables** (`variables.$border-radius-root`) **unless** you use `as *`.
– You must declare all your variables with `!default`.
– The old global style from `@import` no longer works unless you adapt your file structure.

Let me know if you'd like me to walk through updating your `variables.scss` and a dependent file like `_container.scss`.

User
variable.scss
@use 'sass:math';
@use 'sass:map';
@use 'sass:meta';
@use 'vuetify/lib/styles/tools/functions' as *;

// This will false all colors which is not necessory for theme
$color-pack: false;

// Global font size and border radius
$font-size-root: 1rem;
$border-radius-root: 12px;
$body-font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif !default;
$heading-font-family: $body-font-family !default;
$btn-font-weight: 400 !default;
$btn-letter-spacing: 0 !default;

// Global Radius as per breakeven point
$rounded: () !default;
$rounded: map-deep-merge(
(
0: 0,
'sm': $border-radius-root * 0.5,
null: $border-radius-root,
'md': $border-radius-root * 1,
'lg': $border-radius-root * 2,
'xl': $border-radius-root * 6,
'pill': 9999px,
'circle': 50%,
'shaped': $border-radius-root * 6 0
),
$rounded
);
// Global Typography
$typography: () !default;
$typography: map-deep-merge(
(
'h1': (
'size': 2.125rem,
'weight': 700,
'line-height': 3.5rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'h2': (
'size': 1.5rem,
'weight': 700,
'line-height': 2.5rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'h3': (
'size': 1.25rem,
'weight': 600,
'line-height': 2rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'h4': (
'size': 1rem,
'weight': 600,
'line-height': 1.5rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'h5': (
'size': 0.875rem,
'weight': 500,
'line-height': 1.2rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'h6': (
'size': 0.75rem,
'weight': 500,
'font-family': inherit
),
'subtitle-1': (
'size': 0.875rem,
'weight': 500,
'line-height': 1rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'subtitle-2': (
'size': 0.75rem,
'weight': 400,
'line-height': 1rem,
'font-family': inherit
),
'body-1': (
'size': 0.875rem,
'weight': 400,
'font-family': inherit
),
'body-2': (
'size': 0.75rem,
'weight': 400,
'font-family': inherit
),
'button': (
'size': 0.875rem,
'weight': 500,
'font-family': inherit,
'text-transform': uppercase
),
'caption': (
'size': 0.75rem,
'weight': 400,
'font-family': inherit
),
'overline': (
'size': 0.75rem,
'weight': 500,
'font-family': inherit,
'text-transform': uppercase
)
),
$typography
);

// Custom Variables
// colors
$white: #fff !default;

// cards
$card-item-spacer-xy: 20px 24px !default;
$card-text-spacer: 24px !default;
$card-title-size: 18px !default;
// Global Shadow
$box-shadow: 1px 0 20px rgb(0 0 0 / 8%);

Assistant
Thanks for sharing your `variables.scss` — it’s well-organized, but the issue you're seeing (`Undefined variable $border-radius-root`) is due to how `@use` scopes variables by default.

To fix this:

### ✅ Step 1: Rename `variables.scss` to `_variables.scss` (optional but recommended)

This makes it a partial, which is standard practice in Sass for shared files.

### ✅ Step 2: Create a new file `src/scss/_index.scss` (or `_styles.scss`) and add:

@forward 'variables';

> This file can act as a single entry point to re-export all shared variables, mixins, etc.

### ✅ Step 3: In `style.scss`, change this:

@use './variables' as *;

to:

@use './index' as *; // or './styles' if you named it that

### ✅ Alternative (Quick Fix): Keep `@use` with `as *`

If you don’t want to create an index file, just do:

@use './variables' as *;

**BUT** update `variables.scss` to mark all variables with `!default` (which you’ve mostly done, but a few like `$border-radius-root` are missing it):

#### Update:

$border-radius-root: 12px !default;
$font-size-root: 1rem !default;
$color-pack: false !default;

Add `!default` to any variable that’s **not** already marked.

### ✅ Now in `_container.scss`, you can use:

border-radius: $border-radius-root;

Only if you used `@use './variables' as *;` in `style.scss`.

Let me know if you'd like to organize all styles via an `index.scss` for better scalability — I can help you structure that too.

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