# extraction agent missed strings in vue sfc template blocks

## TL;DR

Fixes the extraction agent skipping strings inside Vue single-file component template blocks. Point the extractor at the template block parser, not just the script block. Use when Vue template strings never reach the catalog. Not for script-block strings.

## The error

```text
Extraction catalog is missing every string from .vue template blocks; only script strings were extracted.
```

## Fix it

### Step 1: Confirm the gap

```bash
grep -c "t(" src/components/Card.vue
```

Expected: You count template usages the catalog lacks.

### Step 2: Enable the SFC template parser

```bash
node -e "console.log('configure the extractor to parse template blocks with the Vue SFC parser')"
```

Expected: The extractor reads template blocks.

### Step 3: Re-extract and diff

```bash
node -e "console.log('confirm the new catalog includes the template strings')"
```

Expected: Template strings appear in the catalog.

## When to use this

- Vue template strings are missing from the catalog
- The extractor only reads script blocks

## When NOT to use this

- Script strings are missing too, check the extractor roots
- Strings extract but with wrong keys, check the key strategy

## Tool and version compatibility

- Vue 3 SFC
- vue-i18n extraction plugins

## Variant phrasings

### strings missing from JSX-like render functions

Same class of bug: the parser only handles one syntax. Add the missing parser.

### template strings extract with wrong context

Template and script need different key prefixes to avoid collisions.

## Why it happens

Vue SFCs contain three languages in one file. Extractors wired only to the script parser silently skip the template block, where most user-facing strings live.

## Edge cases

- Pug or other template languages need their own parser too
- Dynamic template bindings need static analysis to resolve
- Scoped styles never contain strings; excluding them is correct

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_Za3HhRRQiHLpwc1boX_akQ

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_4noQDblTpLl4TZh65fM4YQ/versions/skv_JOnB3mB2DLrcL588RRVjpA>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_4noQDblTpLl4TZh65fM4YQ>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_4noQDblTpLl4TZh65fM4YQ/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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