Bootstrap Modal Hide from VUE method

I have a vuejs component that displays a modal dialog with a small form inside. When the form is submitted I would like to hide the Modal but cannot figure out how to do it. When submitted the form calls a method in the parent.

Here is the component code

<template>
  <div>
    <div id="todoModal" class="modal fade" role="dialog">
      <div class="modal-dialog">
        <div class="modal-content">
          <div class="modal-header">
            <h4 class="modal-title">{{ title }}</h4>
            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">
              &times;
            </button>
          </div>
          <div class="modal-body">
            <form id="todoForm" @submit.prevent="$emit('save')">
              <div class="form-group">
                <label for="name">Todo name</label>
                <input
                  id="name"
                  v-model="todo.name"
                  type="text"
                  class="form-control"
                  aria-describedby="nameHelp"
                  placeholder="Enter Todo Name"
                />
                <small id="nameHelp" class="form-text text-muted"
                  >Enter your todo's name</small
                >
              </div>
            </form>
          </div>
          <div class="modal-footer">
            <button class="btn btn-primary mr-4" type="submit" form="todoForm">
              <span v-if="mode == 'create'">Create</span>
              <span v-if="mode == 'update'">Update</span>
            </button>
            <button
              type="button"
              class="btn btn-danger mr-auto"
              data-dismiss="modal"
              @click="
                $parent.showModal = false;
                $parent.getTodos();
              "
            >
              Cancel
            </button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: "CreateTodo",
  props: ["mode", "title", "todo", "showModal"],
  ref: "createTodoModal",
  mounted() {
    if (this.mode == "create") {
      this.title = "Create Todo";
    }
  },
  methods: {}
};
</script>
<style scoped></style>

And here is my APP.js file

<template>
  <div id="app" class="container mt-5">
    <router-view
      ref="createtodo"
      class="CreateTodo"
      name="a"
      :todo="todo"
      :title="title"
      :mode="mode"
      :show-modal="showModal"
      @save="saveTodo"
    ></router-view>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import { APIService } from "./APIServices";
const apiService = new APIService();

export default {
  name: "App",
  data: function() {
    return {
      mode: "create",
      title: "Create Todo",
      todo: {},
      todos: [],
      numberOfTodos: 0,
      showModal: false
    };
  },
  mounted: function() {
    this.getTodos();
  },

  methods: {
    saveTodo: function() {
      if (this.mode == "create") {
        apiService.createTodo(this.todo).then(
          result => {
            if (result.status === 200) {
              this.todo = result.data;
              this.getTodos();
            }
          },
          error => {}
        );
        this.showModal = false;
        // this.$refs.createtodo.$refs.todoModal
      } else if (this.mode == "update") {
        apiService.updateTodo(this.todo).then(
          result => {
            this.getTodos();
          },
          error => {}
        );
        this.showModal = false;
      } else if (this.mode == "update") {
        apiService.updateTodo(this.todo).then(
          result => {
            this.showModal = false;
            this.getTodos();
          },
          error => {}
        );
      }
    },
  }
};
</script>

<style lang="scss">
</style>

I tried using the ref to reference the Modal from APP.js but it does not work.

If you are using boostrap, you need to call the hide an show methods from it, because modal api create html elements on the fly (as the dark background)

I recommend to create a save method instead of call the $emit, where you can call the modal hide method before emit the save signal.

<script>
import $ from 'jquery'

export default {
  name: "CreateTodo",
  props: ["mode", "title", "todo"],
  ref: "createTodoModal",
  mounted() {
    if (this.mode == "create") {
      this.title = "Create Todo";
    }
  },
  methods: {
    save() {
       $('#ModalId').modal('hide')
       this.$emit('save')
    }
  }
};
</script>

showModal is not needed in this case.