I've encountered a puzzling issue where a variable is returning different values within a function, despite no modifications being made to it.
This problem arises in a form component created using Vue.js (v2) that triggers a Vuex action. While I believe this isn't directly related to Vue/Vuex, understanding the code snippet is crucial.
Below is the relevant code excerpt from my component:
import { mapActions } from 'vuex'
export default {
data() {
return {
product: {
code: '',
description: '',
type: '',
productImage: [],
productDocs: {},
}
}
},
methods {
...mapActions(['event']),
save() {
console.log("this.product:", this.product)
const valid = this.$refs.form.validate()
console.log("this.product:", this.product)
if (valid) {
try {
this.event({
action: 'product/addProduct',
data: this.product
})
}
finally {
this.close()
}
}
},
// more code
Here's a snippet of the vuex action "event":
event: async ({ dispatch }, event) => {
const time = new Date()
const evid = `${Date.now()}|${Math.floor(Math.random()*1000)}`
console.log(`Preparing to dispatch... Action: ${event.action} | data: ${JSON.stringify(event.data)} | Event ID: ${evid}`)
// enriching event
event.evid = evid;
event.timestamp = time;
event.synced = 0
// Push user event to buffer
try {
await buffer.events.add(event)
} catch (e) {
console.log(`Error writing event into buffer. Action ${event.action} | evid: ${evid} `)
}
// dispatch action
try {
await dispatch(event.action, event)
}
catch (err) {
console.log(`Error dispatching action: ${event.action} | data: ${event.data}\n${err.stack || err}`)
window.alert('Could not save. Try again. \n' + err + `\n Action: ${event.action} | data: ${event.data}`)
}
},
The issue revolves around this.product. Despite placing multiple console.log statements to inspect the values, the logs from the save() function show as undefined, while the event function (a vuex action) displays the expected values as depicted in the console outputs:
When this.product is logged in the save() function, both instances yield the same result.
Contrastingly, logging the event in the vuex action reveals that event.data corresponds to the product.
I'm evidently missing something critical here, but I'm unable to pinpoint it. Any assistance would be highly appreciated.