store.js

// import Vue
import Vue from 'vue';
// import Vuex
import Vuex from 'vuex';

// Install the Vuex plugin on vue
Vue.use(Vuex);

// create a Vuex store instance
export const store = new Vuex.Store({
    state: {
        cart: ["bread", "rice", "beans", "turkey"]
    },
  
    getters: {
        // Fetch the total number of items in the cart
        totalNumberOfCartItems: state => {
            return state.cart.length;
        },
    },
})