How can I integrate Vue Router with other libraries?

How can I integrate Vue Router with other libraries like Vuex or Axios?

Integrating Vue Router with libraries like Vuex or Axios is quite straightforward. You can use Vue Router to manage your application's routes while using Vuex for state management and Axios for making HTTP requests.

Can you give me a code example of how to use Vue Router with Vuex?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import Vue from 'vue';
import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
import Vuex from 'vuex';

Vue.use(VueRouter);
Vue.use(Vuex);

const store = new Vuex.Store({
  state: { user: null },
  mutations: {
    setUser(state, user) {
      state.user = user;
    }
  }
});

const router = new VueRouter({
  routes: [
    { path: '/home', component: Home },
    { path: '/profile', component: Profile }
  ]
});

new Vue({
  store,
  router,
  render: h => h(App)
}).$mount('#app');

This sets up Vue Router and Vuex together.

What about using Axios for API calls within the Vue Router?

You can use Axios in your Vue components to fetch data when a route is accessed. For example, in the beforeRouteEnter guard, you can make an API call to fetch data before the component is rendered.

Can you show me how to do that?

Absolutely! Here's an example:

const Profile = {
  template: '<div>User: {{ user }}</div>',
  data() {
    return { user: null };
  },
  beforeRouteEnter(to, from, next) {
    axios.get('/api/user')
      .then(response => {
        next(vm => vm.setUser(response.data));
      });
  },
  methods: {
    setUser(user) {
      this.user = user;
    }
  }
};

This will fetch the user data before entering the Profile route.