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+library(shiny)
+library(vueR)
+library(htmltools)
+library(d3r)
+library(treemap)
+
+element <- htmlDependency(
+  name = "element",
+  version = "2.13.2",
+  src = c(href="https://unpkg.com/element-ui@2.13.2/lib/"),
+  script = "index.js",
+  stylesheet = "theme-chalk/index.css"
+)
+
+locale <- {tags$script(HTML(
+"
+  ELEMENT.locale({
+    el: {
+      colorpicker: {
+        confirm: 'OK',
+        clear: 'Clear'
+      },
+      datepicker: {
+        now: 'Now',
+        today: 'Today',
+        cancel: 'Cancel',
+        clear: 'Clear',
+        confirm: 'OK',
+        selectDate: 'Select date',
+        selectTime: 'Select time',
+        startDate: 'Start Date',
+        startTime: 'Start Time',
+        endDate: 'End Date',
+        endTime: 'End Time',
+        prevYear: 'Previous Year',
+        nextYear: 'Next Year',
+        prevMonth: 'Previous Month',
+        nextMonth: 'Next Month',
+        year: '',
+        month1: 'January',
+        month2: 'February',
+        month3: 'March',
+        month4: 'April',
+        month5: 'May',
+        month6: 'June',
+        month7: 'July',
+        month8: 'August',
+        month9: 'September',
+        month10: 'October',
+        month11: 'November',
+        month12: 'December',
+        week: 'week',
+        weeks: {
+          sun: 'Sun',
+          mon: 'Mon',
+          tue: 'Tue',
+          wed: 'Wed',
+          thu: 'Thu',
+          fri: 'Fri',
+          sat: 'Sat'
+        },
+        months: {
+          jan: 'Jan',
+          feb: 'Feb',
+          mar: 'Mar',
+          apr: 'Apr',
+          may: 'May',
+          jun: 'Jun',
+          jul: 'Jul',
+          aug: 'Aug',
+          sep: 'Sep',
+          oct: 'Oct',
+          nov: 'Nov',
+          dec: 'Dec'
+        }
+      },
+      select: {
+        loading: 'Loading',
+        noMatch: 'No matching data',
+        noData: 'No data',
+        placeholder: 'Select'
+      },
+      cascader: {
+        noMatch: 'No matching data',
+        loading: 'Loading',
+        placeholder: 'Select',
+        noData: 'No data'
+      },
+      pagination: {
+        goto: 'Go to',
+        pagesize: '/page',
+        total: 'Total {total}',
+        pageClassifier: ''
+      },
+      messagebox: {
+        title: 'Message',
+        confirm: 'OK',
+        cancel: 'Cancel',
+        error: 'Illegal input'
+      },
+      upload: {
+        deleteTip: 'press delete to remove',
+        delete: 'Delete',
+        preview: 'Preview',
+        continue: 'Continue'
+      },
+      table: {
+        emptyText: 'No Data',
+        confirmFilter: 'Confirm',
+        resetFilter: 'Reset',
+        clearFilter: 'All',
+        sumText: 'Sum'
+      },
+      tree: {
+        emptyText: 'No Data'
+      },
+      transfer: {
+        noMatch: 'No matching data',
+        noData: 'No data',
+        titles: ['List 1', 'List 2'], // to be translated
+        filterPlaceholder: 'Enter keyword', // to be translated
+        noCheckedFormat: '{total} items', // to be translated
+        hasCheckedFormat: '{checked}/{total} checked' // to be translated
+      },
+      image: {
+        error: 'FAILED'
+      },
+      pageHeader: {
+        title: 'Back' // to be translated
+      },
+      popconfirm: {
+        confirmButtonText: 'Yes',
+        cancelButtonText: 'No'
+      }
+    }
+  })
+"
+))}
+
+# some random hierarchical data converted to proper format
+rhd <- d3r::d3_nest(
+  treemap::random.hierarchical.data(),
+  value_cols="x"
+)
+
+ui <- tagList(
+  html_dependency_vue(),
+  element,
+  actionButton("btnResetData", "Reset Data"),
+  tags$head(locale),
+  tags$script(HTML(
+"
+// add message handler to receive new data from R and update Vue data
+Shiny.addCustomMessageHandler('updateData', function(message) {
+  var w = HTMLWidgets.find(message.selector);
+  if(typeof(w) !== 'undefined' && w.hasOwnProperty('instance')) {
+    w.instance.data = message.data;
+    w.instance.checkedNodes = [];
+  }
+});
+"
+  )),
+  tags$h3("Tree from element-ui"),
+  tags$div(
+    id = "app",
+    tag(
+      "el-tree",
+      list(
+        "ref" = "mytree",
+        ":data" = "data.children",
+        ":props" = "defaultProps",
+        "show-checkbox" = NA,
+        "@check-change" = "handleCheckChange"
+      )
+    ),
+    tags$pre("{{checkedNodes.map(function(d){return d.name})}}")
+  ),
+  vue(
+    elementId = "vuewidget",
+    list(
+      el="#app",
+      data = list(
+        data = rhd,
+        defaultProps = list(
+          'children' = 'children',
+          'label' = 'name'
+        ),
+        checkedNodes = list()
+      ),
+      methods = list(
+        handleCheckChange = htmlwidgets::JS(
+          "
+function(data, checked, indeterminate){
+  //debugger;
+  //data.checked = checked && !indeterminate;
+  console.log(data, checked, indeterminate);
+  this.checkedNodes = this.$refs.mytree.getCheckedNodes();
+  this.$emit('tree-checked');
+}
+          "
+        )
+      ),
+      watch = list(
+        checkedNodes = htmlwidgets::JS(
+"
+function(dat) {
+  debugger
+  Shiny.setInputValue(this.$el.id + '_checked', dat.map(d => d.name));
+}
+"
+        )
+      )
+    ),
+    minified = FALSE
+  )
+)
+
+server <- function(input, output, session) {
+  observeEvent(input$btnResetData, {
+    session$sendCustomMessage(
+      'updateData',
+      list(
+        selector = "#vuewidget",
+        data = rhd
+      )
+    )
+  })
+
+  observeEvent(input$app_checked, {
+    str(input$app_checked)
+  })
+}
+
+shinyApp(ui, server)