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Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 - Second Edition

By : Maya Shavin, Raymond Camden, Clifford Gurney, Hugo Di Francesco
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Book Image

Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 - Second Edition

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By: Maya Shavin, Raymond Camden, Clifford Gurney, Hugo Di Francesco

Overview of this book

Are you looking to use Vue.js 3 for building web apps but don't know where to begin? Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 will help you get to grips with the core concepts of this JavaScript framework using practical examples that simulate real-world web projects. With this updated edition, you’ll experience all aspects of the new and improved Vue.js 3 as you work on mini projects such as a chat interface, a shopping cart, a price calculator, a to-do app, and a profile card generator for storing contact details. These realistic projects are presented as bite-size exercises that you can enjoy even as you challenge yourself. Throughout the book, you'll discover how to manage data in Vue components, define communication interfaces between components, and handle static and dynamic routing to control application flow. You'll also work with Vite and Vue DevTools and learn how to handle transition and animation effects for an engaging user experience. Finally, you’ll see how to test your app and deploy it to the web. By the end of this Vue.js book, you'll have the skills that enable you to work like an experienced Vue developer to build professional apps that can be used by others and have the confidence to tackle real-world frontend web development problems.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction and Crash Course
5
Part 2: Building Your First Vue App
11
Part 3: Global State Management
14
Part 4: Testing and Application Deployment

Debugging Pinia in Devtools

Earlier in Chapter 3, Vite and Vue Devtools, you were introduced to Vue Devtools. Devtools are an incredibly powerful way to debug and optimize web applications, and the Vue plugin makes them even more vital for Vue developers. What makes Vue Devtools even more powerful is automatic recognition and support for applications using Pinia.

Let’s take a quick tour of what this support looks like by using the Color Preview application last modified in Exercise 10.03. Run the application from the command line, open the URL in your browser, and open your developer tools. Note the Pinia tab on the right in Figure 10.9:

Figure 10.9 – Pinia support in Vue Devtools

Figure 10.9 – Pinia support in Vue Devtools

Right away, you can see you’ve got access to the complete state as well as any getters. If you start modifying the RGB values, you can see them immediately reflected:

Figure 10.10 – The state values update as the user works with the app

Figure 10.10 – The state values update as the user...