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State Management

State in vue-h5-template is split into three tiers. Choosing the right tier keeps stores small and the data flow predictable.

1. The Three Tiers

TierToolLifetimePersistedExamples
Local UI stateref / reactivecomponentnoform input, dialog open
Server cachefeature composable + refview scopenoproduct list, product detail
App / session statePinia storeapp sessionyes (AES)auth token, user info, locale, theme

Rule of thumb: if data is owned by exactly one view, do not use Pinia.

2. Pinia Setup (@vh5/stores)

@vh5/stores provides initStores(app, { namespace }) which:

  • Creates the Pinia instance
  • Installs pinia-plugin-persistedstate
  • In development, persists to localStorage (human-readable)
  • In production, persists through secure-ls with AES encryption + compression
  • Namespaces every key as ${namespace}-${storeId} to prevent collisions between the three H5 apps
ts
// apps/h5-nutui/src/main.ts
import { initStores } from "@vh5/stores";
await initStores(app, { namespace: `${VITE_APP_NAMESPACE}-${appVersion}-${env}` });

3. Defining a Feature Store

Each feature owns its store inside its package:

ts
// packages/features/auth/store.ts
import { defineStore } from "pinia";
import { AuthService } from "@vh5/services";

interface AuthState {
  accessToken: string;
  user: User | null;
  roles: string[];
}

export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", {
  state: (): AuthState => ({ accessToken: "", user: null, roles: [] }),

  getters: {
    isAuthenticated: (s) => !!s.accessToken,
    hasRole: (s) => (role: string) => s.roles.includes(role),
  },

  actions: {
    async login(credentials: Credentials) {
      const session = await AuthService.login(credentials);
      this.$patch({
        accessToken: session.accessToken,
        user: session.user,
        roles: session.user.roles,
      });
    },

    async refresh() {
      const { accessToken } = await AuthService.refresh();
      this.accessToken = accessToken;
    },

    logout() {
      this.$reset();
    },
  },

  // Selective persistence: never persist transient flags
  persist: {
    pick: ["accessToken", "user", "roles"],
  },
});

Guidelines:

  • Stores call services, never @vh5/api and never fetch.
  • Stores never import Vue components or i18n instances — keep them testable in isolation.
  • Use persist.pick to opt-in only the fields that should survive reload.
  • Reset stores on logout via resetAllStores() from @vh5/stores.

4. App Preferences Store

Cross-feature preferences live in @vh5/app-shell/store/app.ts:

ts
export const useAppStore = defineStore("app", {
  state: () => ({ locale: "zh-CN", theme: "light" as "light" | "dark" }),
  actions: {
    setLocale(locale: SupportedLanguage) {
      this.locale = locale;
    },
    setTheme(theme: "light" | "dark") {
      this.theme = theme;
    },
  },
  persist: true,
});

5. Server Data: Composables, not Stores

Loading product data into Pinia just to read it from one view is an anti-pattern. Use a composable that owns the lifecycle of the request:

ts
// good
const { data, error, loading } = useProductDetail(id);

// bad
productStore.fetchDetail(id);
const data = computed(() => productStore.detail);

This keeps Pinia free of stale server cache and avoids manual cache invalidation logic.

6. Resetting State

ts
import { resetAllStores } from "@vh5/stores";

await AuthService.logout();
resetAllStores();
router.replace("/login");

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