Vuex

What is it?

Vuex is the official state management pattern and library for Vue.js (especially Vue 2). It introduces a single source of truth for application state, managed through stores, mutations, actions, and getters.

What does it do?

Vuex centralizes shared state and enforces explicit state mutations. It enables predictable state updates, debugging via Vue Devtools, and clear separation between state, logic, and UI components.

Where is it used?

Vuex is widely used in Vue 2 applications, legacy Vue projects, enterprise dashboards, and complex SPAs that require structured state management across many components.

When & why it emerged

Vuex was introduced in 2015 as Vue applications grew in complexity. It emerged to bring structure and predictability to state handling, inspired by Flux and Redux-style architectures.

Why we use it at Internative

We work with Vuex primarily in existing and legacy Vue applications. Our focus is on maintaining stability, improving performance, and planning migrations to modern alternatives like Pinia when appropriate.