I am building a concert Event site. Currently I have an event index page and an event create page. After I create an event I redirect back to the index page but the new event does not show up unless I refresh the index page. I would like the new event to appear automatically after I submit/create the new event. I tried sharing data between components but that did not seem to work. I don't really know what the right approach is for this.
event-routing.module.ts
const routes: Routes = [
{ path: 'event', component: EventIndexComponent },
{ path: 'event/create', component: EventCreateComponent },
{ path: 'event/edit/:id', component: EventCreateComponent }
];
event-create.component.ts
export class EventCreateComponent implements OnInit {
...
ngOnInit(): void {
this.getVenues();
}
getVenues(){
this.venueService.query().subscribe(
venues => {
this.venues = venues;
},
err => {
console.log(err);
}
);
}
onSubmit() {
if (this.eventForm.valid) {
let date: Date = new Date(this.eventForm.controls['date'].value);
let time: Date = new Date(this.eventForm.controls['time'].value);
let event: Event = new Event(
null,
null,
this.eventForm.controls['venue'].value,
this.formatTimestamp(date, time),
this.eventForm.controls['title'].value,
this.eventForm.controls['description'].value
);
this.eventService.save(event).subscribe();
this.router.navigate(['/event']);
}
}
event-index.component.ts
export class EventIndexComponent implements OnInit {
event: Event;
private events: Event[];
constructor(
private router: Router,
private eventService: EventService
) { }
ngOnInit() {
this.getEvents();
}
getEvents(){
this.eventService.query().subscribe(
events => {
this.events = events;
},
err => {
console.log(err);
}
)
}
event.service.ts
@Injectable()
export class EventService {
private apiUrl = 'http://localhost:3000/events';
constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
query(): Observable<Event[]>{
return this.http.get(this.apiUrl).map(item => item as Event[]);
}
get(id: number): Observable<Event>{
return null;
}
save(event: Event): Observable<Event>{
return this.http.post<Event>(this.apiUrl, event);
}
delete(event: Event): Observable<Event>{
return this.http.delete<Event>(this.apiUrl + '/' + event.id);
}
update(event: Event): Observable<Event>{
return null;
}
}