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Efficient Global State Management with Pinia in Vue 3
Learn to set up and use Pinia for robust, type-safe, and modular global state management in your Vue 3 applications, enhancing maintainability.
// stores/counter.js
import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
export const useCounterStore = defineStore('counter', {
state: () => ({
count: 0,
name: 'Eduardo'
}),
getters: {
doubleCount: (state) => state.count * 2,
// can use 'this' if not arrow function to access other getters
// doubleCountPlusOne() {
// return this.doubleCount + 1
// }
},
actions: {
increment() {
this.count++;
},
async incrementAndFetchUser() {
this.increment();
// Simulate API call
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
this.name = 'Fetched User';
}
}
});
// main.js (part of app setup)
import { createApp } from 'vue';
import { createPinia } from 'pinia';
import App from './App.vue';
const app = createApp(App);
const pinia = createPinia();
app.use(pinia);
app.mount('#app');
// SomeComponent.vue
<template>
<div>
<p>Count: {{ counter.count }}</p>
<p>Double Count: {{ counter.doubleCount }}</p>
<p>User Name: {{ counter.name }}</p>
<button @click="counter.increment()">Increment</button>
<button @click="counter.incrementAndFetchUser()">Increment & Fetch</button>
</div>
</template>
<script setup>
import { useCounterStore } from './stores/counter';
const counter = useCounterStore();
</script>
How it works: This snippet demonstrates how to use Pinia, the official state management library for Vue 3. It shows defining a store with `state`, `getters`, and `actions`, then integrating Pinia into your Vue app. Finally, it illustrates how to access and modify the store's state within a component using the `useCounterStore` composable, enabling robust global data flow.