I have a parent component that has a bun of tabs with links. Each tab has a link that will navigate to the child component. The parent tab has a header data such as client name, dob, gender, ...
The parent component .HTML
looks like the following:
<mat-card>
<mat-card-header>
<mat-card-title>
<mat-chip-list aria-label="Title" class="table_title">
<mat-chip color="primary" selected>Client Detail</mat-chip>
<mat-chip color="accent" *ngIf="clientName">Client Name: {{ clientName }}</mat-chip>
<mat-chip color="accent" *ngIf="clientAlias">DOB: {{ clientDOB }}</mat-chip>
<mat-chip color="accent" *ngIf="clientAlias">Gender: {{ clientGender }}</mat-chip>
</mat-chip-list>
</mat-card-title>
</mat-card-header>
<mat-card-content>
<nav mat-tab-nav-bar>
<a mat-tab-link
[routerLink]="['./demographics']"
(click)="activeLink = 'demographics'"
[active]="activeLink == 'demographics'">
<mat-icon class="tab-icon">contact_page</mat-icon>
Identifying Information
</a>
<a mat-tab-link
[routerLink]="['./contacts']"
(click)="activeLink = 'contacts'"
[active]="activeLink == 'contacts'">
<mat-icon class="tab-icon">contacts</mat-icon>
Contacts
</a>
</nav>
<router-outlet></router-outlet>
</mat-card-content>
</mat-card>
The router outlet will render the appropriate child component based on the tab name.
Parent component .ts
looks like the following:
ngOnInit() {
// Calling the resolver and updating the activeLink
this.activeLink = this.route.snapshot.data.tab;
// Set the header data
this.route.data.subscribe(resolvedData => {
if (resolvedData.headerData !== null) {
this.clientName = resolvedData.headerData.fullName;
this.clientDOB = resolvedData.headerData.dob;
this.clientGender = resolvedData.headerData.gender;
} else {
this.router.navigate(['/clients']);
}
});
}
Navigating (rendering) the child component (demographics) will let the user edit the client info such as name, gender, dob.
The save of the client demographics page (component) is done using a guard (Deactivate) which means the user can't navigate to the contact page or other page (tab) unless data is valid.
My deactivate guard looks like the following:
if (model.dirty && model.valid) {
// call the saving service
this.clientService.UpdateClientIdentInfo(personId, model.getRawValue()).subscribe(updatedHeaderData => {
// TODO: PASS updatedHeaderData TO THE PARENT COMPOENET
this.snackBar.open('Data has been saved successfully!', '', {
duration: 2000,
horizontalPosition: 'center',
verticalPosition: 'bottom',
panelClass: ['snack-success']
});
return true;
}, error => {
return false;
})
}
The response of this API call updatedHeaderData will have the new data that I want to pass to the parent component so all of its header data gets updated.
Here is my app routing model
{
path: 'clients/:id',
component: ClientDetailsComponent,
resolve: {
tab: ClientDetailsResolver,
headerData: ClientDetailHeaderDataResolver
},
children: [
{
path: 'demographics',
component: ClientIdentInfoComponent,
resolve: { client: ClientIdentInfoResolver },
canDeactivate: [ ClientIdentInfoGuard ]
},
{
path: 'contacts',
component: ClientContactComponent,
resolve: { PersonContacts: ClientContactsResolver},
canDeactivate: [ ClientContactsGuard ]
},
{
path: '',
redirectTo: 'demographics',
pathMatch: 'full'
}
]
},
Use a Service here. Something like this.
HeaderDataService
private pHeaderData: Subject<any> = new Subject<any>();
get headerData(): Observable<any> | any {
return this.pHeaderData.asObservable();
}
set headerData(data: any) {
this.pHeaderData.next(data);
}
ParentComponent
const subscription: Subscription = new Subscription();
constructor(private headerDataService: HeaderDataService) { }
ngOnInit(): void {
this.subscription.add(
this.headerDataService.headerData.subscribe( data => {
console.log('delivery from ChildComponent arrived: ', data);
})
);
}
ngOnDestroy(): void {
this.subscription.unsubscribe();
}
ChildComponent
constructor(private headerDataService: HeaderDataService) { }
if (model.dirty && model.valid) {
// call the saving service
this.clientService.UpdateClientIdentInfo(personId, model.getRawValue()).subscribe(updatedHeaderData => {
// inform the parent
this.headerDataService.headerData = updatedHeaderData;
this.snackBar.open('Data has been saved successfully!', '', {
duration: 2000,
horizontalPosition: 'center',
verticalPosition: 'bottom',
panelClass: ['snack-success']
});
return true;
}, error => {
return false;
})
}