ipyvuetify: perform http request from the javascript <script> of a remote component

Question

I want to have a custom component in ipyvuetify that will perform an http request from the javascript side of code, E.g., it could have the following hook on its script:

  created() {
    this.$http.get('https://example.com/api/items')
      .then(response => {
        this.items = response.body;
      })
      .catch(error => {
        console.log(error);
      });
  }

But if I try to e.g. use:

  import Vue from 'vue';
  import VueResource from 'vue-resource';

  Vue.use(VueResource);

ipyvuetify completely ignores me... How can I send some request from a custom ipyvuetify component from javascript without using a python function (e.g. requests etc.)?