In this episode, we're diving into building a simple snackbar (the little notification bar that slides in and out) using Vue 3 and Vuex—no external snackbar packages required! We'll walk through the entire process, from scaffolding a fresh Vue project with Vuex, to wiring up the store for snackbar actions, mutations, and state.
First, you'll see a quick demo of the snackbar in action. Then, we'll strip out the default Vue boilerplate and pull in Tailwind CSS for some speedy styling (but feel free to use any CSS framework you like, or your own custom styles). We'll also handle a bit of setup magic with PostCSS so everything plays nicely together.
After the initial setup, we jump into Vuex and create a snack
module. This keeps our snackbar logic organized, giving us a way to trigger a message from anywhere in the app. We make a basic snackbar component that renders when a message is in state and set up a self-clearing mechanism so it pops up and then disappears after a couple seconds.
But we don't stop there! We spice things up by adding a smooth slide-down transition using Vue's transition component and some custom (or Tailwind) styles. You'll learn how to customize the duration and delay for different snackbar messages by passing options, and how to handle merging default and custom settings.
By the end, you’ll have a flexible, reactive snackbar system that you can easily adapt or expand—perfect for any Vue app where you want a lightweight way to show quick notifications.