Handling authentication in Vue applications requires managing user state, protecting routes, and maintaining login sessions across page reloads. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive Vue development experience since 2014, I’ve implemented authentication systems in numerous production applications using modern Vue patterns. The most effective approach combines Pinia store for state management with Vue Router navigation guards for route protection. This pattern provides centralized authentication logic while ensuring secure access control throughout your application.

Resetting Pinia state is essential for logout functionality, form resets, and cleaning up application data when switching between user sessions or contexts. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive Vue development experience since 2014, I’ve implemented state resets in numerous dashboard applications for user logout and data cleanup scenarios. The most straightforward approach uses Pinia’s built-in $reset() method to restore store state to its initial values. This method ensures complete state cleanup while maintaining store reactivity and subscriptions.

Persisting Pinia state ensures your Vue 3 application maintains user data across browser sessions, improving user experience and reducing data loss. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive Vue development experience since 2014, I’ve implemented state persistence in numerous dashboard applications for user preferences and application settings. The most effective approach uses the pinia-plugin-persistedstate plugin for automatic state synchronization with localStorage. This solution provides seamless persistence without manual store management while supporting selective state persistence.

Organizing complex applications with multiple Pinia store modules improves code maintainability and separation of concerns. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive Vue development experience since 2014, I’ve structured numerous large-scale applications using modular store architecture. Each store module should handle a specific domain or feature area, such as authentication, user data, or application settings. This approach creates a scalable architecture that’s easy to test, maintain, and understand across development teams.

Pinia is the official state management solution for Vue 3, replacing Vuex with a more intuitive and TypeScript-friendly API. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive Vue development experience since 2014, I’ve migrated numerous applications from Vuex to Pinia for better developer experience. The setup involves creating a store with defineStore and using it within components through direct property access. Pinia provides excellent TypeScript support and eliminates the verbosity of traditional Vuex mutations.