vue-router-best-practices

To prevent infinite redirect loops in Vue Router navigation guards, you must implement conditional logic that checks authentication states before redirecting, ensuring your route guards do not cyclically trigger each other. This skill provides robust patterns for async checks to avoid these loops.

Stale data occurs in Vue 3 because component instances are reused when only route parameters change. You must use lifecycle management patterns to watch route params and re-fetch data, ensuring your component state stays synchronized with the current URL.

Choosing between global and in-component navigation guards in Vue Router 4 depends on scope. Use global guards for application-wide authentication flows and in-component guards for view-specific data fetching or access control.

You do not need to call next() in Vue Router 4 navigation guards and should avoid this deprecated pattern. Instead, return the route path directly or simply return nothing to confirm the navigation, simplifying your routing logic.

To prevent memory leaks in custom Vue Router implementations, you must properly clean up event listeners and watchers during component lifecycle hooks. This skill guides developers on correctly tearing down listeners in custom routing implementations.