// demo data var data = { name: 'My Tree', children: [ { name: 'hello' }, { name: 'wat' }, { name: 'child folder', children: [ { name: 'child folder', children: [ { name: 'hello' }, { name: 'wat' } ] }, { name: 'hello' }, { name: 'wat' }, { name: 'child folder', children: [ { name: 'hello' }, { name: 'wat' } ] } ] } ] } // define the item component Vue.component('item', { template: '#item-template', props: { model: Object }, data: function () { return { open: false } }, computed: { isFolder: function () { return this.model.children && this.model.children.length } }, methods: { toggle: function () { if (this.isFolder) { this.open = !this.open } }, changeType: function () { if (!this.isFolder) { Vue.set(this.model, 'children', []) this.addChild() this.open = true } }, addChild: function () { this.model.children.push({ name: 'new stuff' }) } } }) // boot up the demo var demo = new Vue({ el: '#demo', data: { treeData: data } })