AuthSteem Upgraded: Vue 2 → Vue 3 Migration

Hi everyone, a few days go I have completed development and careful refactoring, AuthSteem has now been fully upgraded from Vue 2.6 to Vue 3.5 — with complete compatibility across Web, Chrome Extension, and Electron.
This upgrade brings modern performance, long-term stability, and a cleaner architecture for future development.

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Framework & Dependency Upgrades

A full stack refresh was completed across the project:

Core Libraries Updated

• Vue → 3.5
• Vue Router → v4
• Vuex → v4
• Vue i18n → v10

Build Tools & Testing

• @vue/cli → v5 with Webpack 5
• Updated Jest & ESLint
• Updated @vue/test-utils for Vue 3 support

Electron Upgrade

• Electron upgraded from v9 → v35
  ✔ Better performance
  ✔ Stronger security sandbox
  ✔ Continued compatibility with modern Chromium versions

Styling & Build Fixes

• Replaced node-sass with fast & modern Dart Sass
• Updated CSS loaders
• Added browser polyfills to support Node-oriented modules in the web version

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Codebase Migration to Vue 3

The entire codebase was modernised while keeping the Options API for developer familiarity.

Key Modernizations

• Replaced new Vue() → createApp()
• Updated router & store to createRouter() and createStore()
• Replaced Vue.prototype → app.config.globalProperties
• Removed Vue 2–era reactivity hacks (no more Vue.set())
• Updated all modules and views for Vue 3 compatibility

This ensures the app behaves exactly the same across all platforms, with a cleaner internal architecture.

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Bug Fix: Chrome Extension OAuth

A missing check inside LoginRequest.vue caused a Chrome extension OAuth validation issue. So I changed it.

This ensures redirect URI validation is skipped correctly inside the Chrome extension, restoring proper OAuth flow.

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This upgrade brings AuthSteem into the modern Vue ecosystem with improved performance, long-term security, and cleaner maintainability. All platforms — Web, Chrome Extension, and Electron — now run smoothly using the latest technologies.

The PR has been merged with the master branch successfully. As I haven't used Docker, the workflow needs some code changes in yml files. And the code is completely fine.
https://github.com/steemfans/authsteem/pull/4

Best regards
@Dhaka.witness
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Our other contributions:

We are doing multiple things. Here are some of the track records:

1. SteemBlocks - Advanced Steem Blockchain Explorer and Analytics Platform.
   https://steemblocks.com/

2. SteemStats: A powerful multifunctional Discord bot, it's the most featured and largest Discord bot based on the Steem blockchain ever created.
   https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1276922336842612777

3. Steem Burn Pool: A non-profit project aimed at serving the investors and volunteer participants who are interested in burning STEEM.
   https://burn.steemblocks.com/

Also, various tools and open-source work:

Fixing official Steem.com UI UX
https://github.com/steemit/steem.com/pull/2

Steem Websocket Bridge. https://github.com/Steemblocks/Steem-WebSocket-Bridge-v2
Witness Missed Block Alert tool. https://github.com/Steemblocks/Steem-MissedBlocks-Telegram-Bot

Seed Node: 1. seed2.dhakawitness.com:2001, 2. seed.dhakawitness.com:2001
WbSocket: https://dhakawitness.com/

and some more small tools you might find in our GitHub Profile
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