As stated in this jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/posva/wtpuevc6/ , you have no obligation to use webpack or .vue files.
The code below is not from me and all credit goes to this jsFiddle creator:
Create an index.html file:
<script src="https://npmcdn.com/vue/dist/vue.js"></script>
<script src="https://npmcdn.com/vue-router/dist/vue-router.js"></script>
<script src="/js/Home.js"></script>
<script src="/js/Foo.js"></script>
<script src="/js/router.js"></script>
<script src="/js/index.js"></script>
<div id="app">
<router-link to="https://stackoverflow.com/">/home</router-link>
<router-link to="/foo">/foo</router-link>
<router-view></router-view>
</div>
Home.js
const Home = { template: '<div>Home</div>' }
Foo.js
const Foo = { template: '<div>Foo</div>' }
router.js
const router = new VueRouter({
mode: 'history',
routes: [
{ path: "https://stackoverflow.com/", component: Home },
{ path: '/foo', component: Foo }
]
})
index.js
new Vue({
router,
el: '#app',
data: {
msg: 'Hello World'
}
})
Appreciate the framework…
Just a sidenote: .vue
files are really awesome, you should definitely try them if not using them is not a requirement