Compound components pattern in Vue - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define a parent component that provides context to its children.

Vue

<script setup>
import { ref, provide } from 'vue'
const state = ref(false)
provide('[1]', state)
</script>

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AcontextValue

BuseState

CtoggleState

DsharedValue

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a generic key like 'useState' which is not descriptive.

Forgetting to use provide to share state.

The parent component uses provide to share toggleState with its children.

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medium

Complete the code to inject the provided state in a child component.

Vue

<script setup>
import { inject } from 'vue'
const toggleState = inject('[1]')
</script>

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AtoggleState

BcontextValue

CsharedValue

DuseState

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different key than the parent component's provide key.

Not using inject to access the shared state.

The child component uses inject with the same key toggleState to access the parent's state.

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hard

Fix the error in the child component to toggle the shared state correctly.

Vue

<script setup>
import { inject } from 'vue'
const toggleState = inject('toggleState')
function toggle() {
  toggleState[1] = !toggleState.value
}
</script>

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Avalue

B.value

Cref

Dstate

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Assigning directly to toggleState instead of toggleState.value.

Using incorrect property names like 'ref' or 'state'.

Since toggleState is a ref, we assign to toggleState.value. The code should be toggleState.value = !toggleState.value.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a compound component with a parent and a child that toggles visibility.

Vue

<template>
  <div>
    <button @click="[1]">Toggle</button>
    <slot v-if="[2]"></slot>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
import { ref } from 'vue'
const visible = ref(false)
function toggle() {
  visible.value = !visible.value
}
</script>

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Atoggle

Bvisible.value

Cvisible

Dtoggle()

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'visible' instead of 'visible.value' in the template.

Calling toggle as 'toggle()' in the template event binding.

The button calls the toggle function on click, and the slot is shown only if visible.value is true.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete a compound component pattern with provide/inject and toggle logic.

Vue

<script setup>
import { ref, provide, inject } from 'vue'

const visible = ref(false)
function toggle() {
  visible.value = !visible.value
}

provide('[1]', visible)
provide('[2]', toggle)

const injectedVisible = inject('[3]')
</script>

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Avisible

Btoggle

DtoggleState

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different keys for provide and inject.

Providing toggleState instead of toggle.

The parent provides visible and toggle. The child injects visible to read the state.

Practice

1. What is the main purpose of the compound components pattern in Vue?

easy

A. To group related UI parts inside one main component for better organization

B. To create multiple unrelated components in one file

C. To avoid using provide and inject for state sharing

D. To write components without any communication between them

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the pattern goal

   The compound components pattern groups related UI parts to work together inside one main component.

2. Step 2: Compare options

   Only To group related UI parts inside one main component for better organization correctly describes grouping related UI parts for better organization and communication.

3. Final Answer:

   To group related UI parts inside one main component for better organization -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Compound components group related parts = B [OK]

Hint: Think: grouping related UI parts inside one component [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing unrelated components grouping
• Ignoring state sharing between parts
• Thinking it avoids provide/inject

2. Which Vue feature is commonly used to share state between compound components?

easy

A. provide and inject

B. props

C. v-model

D. emit events

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify state sharing methods

   Vue offers several ways to share data, but for compound components, provide and inject are designed for parent-child communication without prop drilling.

2. Step 2: Match pattern usage

   Compound components use provide/inject to share state internally, unlike props or emit which are for direct parent-child or event communication.

3. Final Answer:

   provide and inject -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   State sharing in compound components = provide/inject [OK]

Hint: Remember: provide/inject share state inside compound components [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Choosing props which require manual passing
• Confusing emit with state sharing
• Thinking v-model is for internal state sharing

3. Given this Vue compound component setup, what will be the rendered output?

const TabGroup = {
  setup() {
    provide('activeTab', ref('home'))
  },
  template: `
`
}

const Tab = {
  inject: ['activeTab'],
  props: ['name'],
  template: `{{ name }}`
}

// Usage:
// 
//   
//   
// 

medium

A. homeprofile

B. homeprofile

C. homeprofile

D. Error: activeTab is not reactive

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand provide/inject in Options API

   TabGroup provides 'activeTab' as ref('home'). Tab injects ['activeTab'], receiving the ref object (not auto-unwrapped in Options API).

2. Step 2: Evaluate rendering logic

   In template, activeTab (ref object) === name (string) is always false. No 'active' class applied to either button.

3. Final Answer:

   <button>home</button><button>profile</button> -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Options API inject ref === string = false [OK]

Hint: Options API inject returns ref object, not value [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Assuming inject returns raw value, not ref
• Confusing which tab is active
• Thinking activeTab is not reactive

4. What is the main issue in this compound component code?

const Dropdown = {
  setup() {
    const open = ref(false)
    provide('open', open)
  },
  template: `
`
}

const DropdownToggle = {
  inject: ['open'],
  template: `Toggle`
}

medium

A. The provide key 'open' is missing

B. The template syntax is invalid

C. The 'open' variable is not returned from setup in Dropdown

D. The 'open' ref is not reactive inside DropdownToggle

Solution

1. Step 1: Check inject handling in Options API

   Injected refs via inject: ['open'] are not auto-unwrapped in Options API templates. 'open' is the ref object.

2. Step 2: Understand mutation and reactivity issue

   @click="open = !open" reassigns a boolean to the ref variable (breaks link to original ref) and lacks .value access, making the ref unusable reactively as boolean state.

3. Final Answer:

   The 'open' ref is not reactive inside DropdownToggle -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Options API injected ref needs .value [OK]

Hint: Use .value for injected refs in Options API templates [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Thinking provider setup needs to return state for provide
• Template syntax looks invalid
• Provide key seems missing

5. You want to build a compound Tabs component where clicking a tab updates the active tab and content changes accordingly. Which approach correctly implements this pattern in Vue 3?

hard

A. Use local state in each Tab component without sharing activeTab

B. Pass activeTab as prop to each Tab and emit events to Tabs to update state

C. Use provide to share activeTab ref in Tabs, inject in TabList and TabPanels, update activeTab on Tab click

D. Use global event bus to communicate active tab changes between components

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify compound components pattern usage

   The pattern uses provide/inject to share state like activeTab across nested components without prop drilling.

2. Step 2: Evaluate options for state management

   Use provide to share activeTab ref in Tabs, inject in TabList and TabPanels, update activeTab on Tab click correctly uses provide to share activeTab ref and inject in child components, updating activeTab on tab click to reflect changes.

3. Final Answer:

   Use provide to share activeTab ref in Tabs, inject in TabList and TabPanels, update activeTab on Tab click -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Compound components share state via provide/inject = D [OK]

Hint: Use provide/inject to share and update active tab state [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using props and events causing complex prop drilling
• Using global event bus which is not recommended
• Keeping state local in each tab causing no sync