This project demonstrates a problem with an implementation of a file list widget, implemented with the help of VueJS, that works with some browsers but not others. To be more precise, clicking the "Add a file" button should trigger the opening of a file picker, but that is not the case with Chrome. And I have no idea why.

This code is a heavily simplified version of what I have to work with. It demonstrates the exact issue I am trying to fix, without success so far...

The issue seems to be related to the way VueJS and Chrome behave when used together for my specific use-case. In the mounted hook used in the file-upload component, the Javascript call to click() seems not to be working correctly (do note that when jQuery is added to the mix, a click event is indeed captured and processed before letting the browser open the file picker... when it does).

This project is made of 3 separate codebases, with each in a given folder :

• vuejs-webpack
  • this codebase is the closest to the one I have to fix (though it is already somewhat simplified)
  • this codebase demonstrates the issue
  • this codebase uses .vue files
  • to test the component, make sure you have NodeJS installed and run the following commands to compile the code and start a local server:

    cd vuejs-webpack/
    npm install
    npm run dev

• vuejs-no-webpack
  • this codebase demonstrates the issue
  • this codebase does not use .vue file and does not require the use of Webpack or NodeJS
  • to test the component, just open the file vuejs-no-webpack/index.html with your favourite browsers
• no-vuejs
  • this codebase works correctly
  • this codebase only uses vanilla Javascript
  • to test the component, just open the file no-vuejs/index.html with your favourite browsers

Just click on the "Add a file" button to check if it works.

• Firefox 56/Ubuntu 17.04 : clicking "Add a file" opens a filepicker (may be detected as a pop-up and blocked)
• Chrome 53/Ubuntu 17.04 : the filepicker never appears
• Internet Explorer 11/Windows 7 : clicking "Add a file" opens a filepicker
• Firefox 56/Windows 7 : clicking "Add a file" opens a filepicker (may be detected as a pop-up and blocked)
• Chrome 61/Windows 7 : the filepicker never appears

Where is the actual issue to fix : in my code, in VueJS or in Chrome?

A bug report was filed, using this project for reproduction purposes, in the VueJS GitHub project (#7028). I received a quick and thorough answer from LinuxBorg. Many thanks to him!

And many thanks to the VueJS project in general, while I have yet to heavily use that tool, I really like working with it so far. :)