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Use when creating or updating Pinia stores in the Reaparr frontend (Nuxt/Vue/Pinia/RxJS stores). Overrides generic Pinia skills. Use for store setup, state, actions, getters, RxJS Observable flows, generated API endpoints, SignalR subscriptions, and HMR. All stores must follow the project's strict internal order, boilerplate, and naming conventions.

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Reaparr Pinia Store

IDE Tool Requirement

All frontend file operations and diagnostics MUST use WebStorm MCP tools (webstorm-official-mcp_*, webstorm-index-mcp_*, webstorm-index_ide_*).

Never use Rider MCP tools for any work under src/AppHost/ClientApp/.


This skill overrides generic Pinia skills for this project.
Every store uses Composition API, RxJS Observables exclusively for async, and follows a strict internal declaration order.


Strict Internal Order

Every store must declare its internals in this exact order — no exceptions:

  1. defaultState constant
  2. state = reactive<IState>(cloneDeep(defaultState))
  3. Inter-store dependencies (use*Store() calls)
  4. const actions = { setup(), ..., $reset() }
  5. Private helper functions (plain function declarations, not inside actions)
  6. const getters = { ... }
  7. return { ...toRefs(state), ...actions, ...getters }
  8. HMR block (acceptHMRUpdate)

Canonical Template

import Log from 'consola';
import { defineStore, acceptHMRUpdate } from 'pinia';
import { reactive, computed, toRefs } from 'vue';
import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
import { of } from 'rxjs';
import { switchMap, tap, map, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
import type { MyDTO } from '@dto';
import { StoreNames, type ISetupResult } from '@interfaces';
import { myApi } from '@api';
import { RefreshDataType } from '@dto';
import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash-es';
import { useSignalrStore } from '@store';

interface IMyStoreState {
  items: MyDTO[];
}

export const useMyStore = defineStore(StoreNames.MyStore, () => {
  // 1. defaultState
  const defaultState: IMyStoreState = { items: [] };

  // 2. state
  const state = reactive<IMyStoreState>(cloneDeep(defaultState));

  // 3. Inter-store deps
  const signalRStore = useSignalrStore();

  // 4. Actions
  const actions = {
    setup(): Observable<ISetupResult> {
      signalRStore
        .getRefreshNotification(RefreshDataType.MyEntity)
        .pipe(switchMap(() => actions.refresh()))
        .subscribe();

      return fetchAndSetItems().pipe(
        map((result) => ({ name: StoreNames.MyStore, isSuccess: !!result?.isSuccess })),
        catchError((err) => {
          Log.error(err);
          return of({ name: StoreNames.MyStore, isSuccess: false });
        }),
      );
    },

    refresh(): Observable<MyDTO[]> {
      return fetchAndSetItems().pipe(map(() => [...state.items]));
    },

    $reset() {
      Object.assign(state, cloneDeep(defaultState));
    },
  };

  // 5. Private helpers
  function fetchAndSetItems() {
    return myApi.getAllEndpoint().pipe(
      tap((result) => {
        if (result.isSuccess) {
          state.items = result.value ?? [];
        }
      }),
    );
  }

  // 6. Getters
  const getters = {
    // Non-reactive lookup — plain function
    getItem: (id: number): MyDTO | null =>
      state.items.find((x) => x.id === id) ?? null,

    // Reactive computed getter
    getVisibleItems: computed((): MyDTO[] => state.items.filter((x) => x.isVisible)),
  };

  // 7. Return
  return { ...toRefs(state), ...actions, ...getters };
});

// 8. HMR
if (import.meta.hot) {
  import.meta.hot.accept(acceptHMRUpdate(useMyStore, import.meta.hot));
}

API Endpoints (Generated, Observable-First)

All API endpoints are auto-generated in src/types/api/generated/ and always return Observable<T> — never Promises.

Never instantiate generated classes directly. Import the pre-instantiated singleton from @api:

// ✅ Correct
import { plexServerApi, downloadApi } from '@api';

// ❌ Wrong — never do this
import { PlexServerApi } from '@api/generated/PlexServer';
const api = new PlexServerApi();

Every response shape is { isSuccess: boolean, value?: T }. Always guard on isSuccess:

myApi.getSomething(id).pipe(
  tap((result) => {
    if (result.isSuccess && result.value) {
      // safe to use result.value
    }
  }),
)

RxJS Patterns

Reaparr stores are heavily RxJS. Use operators instead of async/await:

PatternUse
Transform resultmap((r) => r.value)
Side-effect (state update)tap((r) => { if (r.isSuccess) state.items = r.value; })
Chain callsswitchMap((r) => r.isSuccess ? otherApi.call() : of(r))
Error recoverycatchError((e) => { Log.error(e); return of(fallback); })
Conditional chainswitchMap((r) => r.isSuccess ? nextCall() : of(r))

Never subscribe inside actions — callers subscribe. The exception is setup(), which subscribes to SignalR notifications internally.


State Mutation Rules

MutationPattern
Replace arraystate.items = newArray
Update one elementstate.items.splice(idx, 1, updated) — never state.items[idx] = ...
Add elementstate.items.push(item)
Remove elementstate.items = state.items.filter(...)
ResetObject.assign(state, cloneDeep(defaultState))

Getters: Plain vs Computed

const getters = {
  // Plain function — non-reactive, parameterized lookup
  getItem: (id: number): MyDTO | null =>
    state.items.find((x) => x.id === id) ?? null,

  // computed() — reactive, no parameters, used in templates
  getVisibleItems: computed((): MyDTO[] =>
    state.items.filter((x) => x.isVisible)
  ),
};

Use computed() only when the getter is reactive and used directly in templates without arguments.


Naming & Registration

  • Store export: use<Name>Store (e.g., useServerStore)
  • Store ID: entry in StoreNames enum from @interfaces (e.g., StoreNames.ServerStore)
  • File name: <name>Store.ts in src/store/
  • Barrel export: add export * from './<name>Store'; to src/store/index.ts

Add StoreNames entry first — the enum is in @interfaces, not auto-generated.


Path Aliases

AliasResolves to
@apisrc/types/api/ (generated API singletons at index.ts)
@dtoDTOs
@interfacesInterfaces, enums (StoreNames, ISetupResult)
@storeStore barrel (src/store/index.ts)

Logging & Utilities

Logging — always use consola

import Log from 'consola'; // MUST be the first import in the file

Never use console.log, console.error, console.warn, or any other console.*. Use Log.log, Log.error, Log.warn, Log.info, etc.

Utility functions — always prefer lodash-es

Before writing any custom utility (sort, clone, group, deduplicate, merge, pick, omit, …), check lodash-es first. Import only what you need:

import { cloneDeep, orderBy, groupBy, uniqBy, merge, pick, omit } from 'lodash-es';

Never hand-roll implementations that lodash-es already provides.


MistakeFix
Using async/await in actionsReplace with RxJS operators
Using console.log / console.errorUse import Log from 'consola' and Log.log / Log.error
Re-implementing utility functionsPrefer lodash-es — cloneDeep, orderBy, groupBy, uniqBy, merge, etc.
Calling subscribe() inside non-setup actionsReturn the Observable; caller subscribes
state.items[i] = x for array element updateUse state.items.splice(i, 1, x)
Importing generated API class and newing itImport singleton from @api
Missing $reset()Always include; uses Object.assign(state, cloneDeep(defaultState))
Missing HMR blockAlways add acceptHMRUpdate at file end
Wrong internal orderFollow the 8-step order above exactly
Forgetting StoreNames entryAdd to enum in @interfaces before wiring store