$onAction

actionが発火されるごとに呼ばれる。

const unsubscribe = someStore.$onAction(
  ({
    name, // name of the action
    store, // store instance, same as `someStore`
    args, // array of parameters passed to the action
    after, // hook after the action returns or resolves
    onError, // hook if the action throws or rejects
  }) => {
    // a shared variable for this specific action call
    const startTime = Date.now()
    // this will trigger before an action on `store` is executed
    console.log(`Start "${name}" with params [${args.join(', ')}].`)

    // this will trigger if the action succeeds and after it has fully run.
    // it waits for any returned promised
    after((result) => {
      console.log(
        `Finished "${name}" after ${
          Date.now() - startTime
        }ms.\nResult: ${result}.`
      )
    })

    // this will trigger if the action throws or returns a promise that rejects
    onError((error) => {
      console.warn(
        `Failed "${name}" after ${Date.now() - startTime}ms.\nError: ${error}.`
      )
    })
  }
)

$subscribe

stateの変更があるごとに呼ばれる。

cartStore.$subscribe((mutation, state) => {
  // import { MutationType } from 'pinia'
  mutation.type // 'direct' | 'patch object' | 'patch function'
  // same as cartStore.$id
  mutation.storeId // 'cart'
  // only available with mutation.type === 'patch object'
  mutation.payload // patch object passed to cartStore.$patch()

  // persist the whole state to the local storage whenever it changes
  localStorage.setItem('cart', JSON.stringify(state))
})

考察

ケースによって使い分ければ良さそうだが、
stateが変わるのは原則actionが呼ばれたときなので、
そのactionを監視していた方がコントローラブルではないかなと思った。