Angular Component Interactions

Pass data from parent to child with @input binding

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Parent

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { HEROES } from './hero';
@Component({
  selector: 'hero-parent',
  template: `
    <h2>{{master}} controls {{heroes.length}} heroes</h2>
    <hero-child *ngFor="let hero of heroes"
      [hero]="hero"
      [master]="master">
    </hero-child>
  `
})
export class HeroParentComponent {
  heroes = HEROES;
  master: string = 'Master';
}

Child

import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
import { Hero } from './hero';
@Component({
  selector: 'hero-child',
  template: `
    <h3>{{hero.name}} says:</h3>
    <p>I, {{hero.name}}, am at your service, {{masterName}}.</p>
  `
})
export class HeroChildComponent {
  @Input() hero: Hero;
  @Input('master') masterName: string;
}

Intercept input property changes with a setter

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Parent

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'name-parent',
  template: `
  <h2>Master controls {{names.length}} names</h2>
  <name-child *ngFor="let name of names" [name]="name"></name-child>
  `
})
export class NameParentComponent {
  // Displays 'Mr. IQ', '<no name set>', 'Bombasto'
  names = ['Mr. IQ', '   ', '  Bombasto  '];
}

Child

import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'name-child',
  template: '<h3>"{{name}}"</h3>'
})
export class NameChildComponent {
  private _name = '';
  @Input()
  set name(name: string) {
    this._name = (name && name.trim()) || '<no name set>';
  }
  get name(): string { return this._name; }
}

Intercept input property changes with ngOnChanges()

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Parent

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'version-parent',
  template: `
    <h2>Source code version</h2>
    <button (click)="newMinor()">New minor version</button>
    <button (click)="newMajor()">New major version</button>
    <version-child [major]="major" [minor]="minor"></version-child>
  `
})
export class VersionParentComponent {
  major: number = 1;
  minor: number = 23;
  newMinor() {
    this.minor++;
  }
  newMajor() {
    this.major++;
    this.minor = 0;
  }
}

Child

import { Component, Input, OnChanges, SimpleChange } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'version-child',
  template: `
    <h3>Version {{major}}.{{minor}}</h3>
    <h4>Change log:</h4>
    <ul>
      <li *ngFor="let change of changeLog">{{change}}</li>
    </ul>
  `
})
export class VersionChildComponent implements OnChanges {
  @Input() major: number;
  @Input() minor: number;
  changeLog: string[] = [];
  ngOnChanges(changes: {[propKey: string]: SimpleChange}) {
    let log: string[] = [];
    for (let propName in changes) {
      let changedProp = changes[propName];
      let to = JSON.stringify(changedProp.currentValue);
      if (changedProp.isFirstChange()) {
        log.push(`Initial value of ${propName} set to ${to}`);
      } else {
        let from = JSON.stringify(changedProp.previousValue);
        log.push(`${propName} changed from ${from} to ${to}`);
      }
    }
    this.changeLog.push(log.join(', '));
  }
}

Child to parent with EventEmitter

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The child component exposes an EventEmitter property with which it emits events when something happens. The parent binds to that event property and reacts to those events.

Parent

import { Component }      from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'vote-taker',
  template: `
    <h2>Should mankind colonize the Universe?</h2>
    <h3>Agree: {{agreed}}, Disagree: {{disagreed}}</h3>
    <my-voter *ngFor="let voter of voters"
      [name]="voter"
      (onVoted)="onVoted($event)">
    </my-voter>
  `
})
export class VoteTakerComponent {
  agreed = 0;
  disagreed = 0;
  voters = ['Mr. IQ', 'Ms. Universe', 'Bombasto'];
  onVoted(agreed: boolean) {
    agreed ? this.agreed++ : this.disagreed++;
  }
}

Child

import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'my-voter',
  template: `
    <h4>{{name}}</h4>
    <button (click)="vote(true)"  [disabled]="voted">Agree</button>
    <button (click)="vote(false)" [disabled]="voted">Disagree</button>
  `
})
export class VoterComponent {
  @Input()  name: string;
  @Output() onVoted = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
  voted = false;
  vote(agreed: boolean) {
    this.onVoted.emit(agreed);
    this.voted = true;
  }
}

Parent interacts with child via local variable

Parent

import { Component }                from '@angular/core';
import { CountdownTimerComponent }  from './countdown-timer.component';
@Component({
  selector: 'countdown-parent-lv',
  template: `
  <h3>Countdown to Liftoff (via local variable)</h3>
  <button (click)="timer.start()">Start</button>
  <button (click)="timer.stop()">Stop</button>
  <div class="seconds">{{timer.seconds}}</div>

  <countdown-timer #timer></countdown-timer>
  `,
  styleUrls: ['demo.css']
})
export class CountdownLocalVarParentComponent { }

Child

import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
  selector: 'countdown-timer',
  template: '<p>{{message}}</p>'
})
export class CountdownTimerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
  intervalId = 0;
  message = '';
  seconds = 11;
  clearTimer() { clearInterval(this.intervalId); }
  ngOnInit()    { this.start(); }

  ngOnDestroy() { this.clearTimer(); }

  start() { this.countDown(); }

  stop()  {
    this.clearTimer();
    this.message = `Holding at T-${this.seconds} seconds`;
  }

  private countDown() {
    this.clearTimer();
    this.intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
      this.seconds -= 1;
      if (this.seconds === 0) {
        this.message = 'Blast off!';
      } else {
        if (this.seconds < 0) { this.seconds = 10; } // reset
        this.message = `T-${this.seconds} seconds and counting`;
      }
    }, 1000);
  }
}

Parent calls an @ViewChild()

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import { AfterViewInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { Component }                from '@angular/core';
import { CountdownTimerComponent }  from './countdown-timer.component';
@Component({
  selector: 'countdown-parent-vc',
  template: `
  <h3>Countdown to Liftoff (via ViewChild)</h3>
  <button (click)="start()">Start</button>
  <button (click)="stop()">Stop</button>
  <div class="seconds">{{ seconds() }}</div>
  <countdown-timer></countdown-timer>
  `,
  styleUrls: ['demo.css']
})


export class CountdownViewChildParentComponent implements AfterViewInit {
  @ViewChild(CountdownTimerComponent)
  private timerComponent: CountdownTimerComponent;
  seconds() { return 0; }
  ngAfterViewInit() {
    // Redefine `seconds()` to get from the `CountdownTimerComponent.seconds` ...
    // but wait a tick first to avoid one-time devMode
    // unidirectional-data-flow-violation error
    setTimeout(() => this.seconds = () => this.timerComponent.seconds, 0);
  }
  start() { this.timerComponent.start(); }
  stop() { this.timerComponent.stop(); }
}

Parent and children communicate via a service

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Service:

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Subject }    from 'rxjs/Subject';
@Injectable()
export class MissionService {
  // Observable string sources
  private missionAnnouncedSource = new Subject<string>();
  private missionConfirmedSource = new Subject<string>();
  // Observable string streams
  missionAnnounced$ = this.missionAnnouncedSource.asObservable();
  missionConfirmed$ = this.missionConfirmedSource.asObservable();
  // Service message commands
  announceMission(mission: string) {
    this.missionAnnouncedSource.next(mission);
  }
  confirmMission(astronaut: string) {
    this.missionConfirmedSource.next(astronaut);
  }
}

Parent

import { Component }          from '@angular/core';
import { MissionService }     from './mission.service';
@Component({
  selector: 'mission-control',
  template: `
    <h2>Mission Control</h2>
    <button (click)="announce()">Announce mission</button>
    <my-astronaut *ngFor="let astronaut of astronauts"
      [astronaut]="astronaut">
    </my-astronaut>
    <h3>History</h3>
    <ul>
      <li *ngFor="let event of history">{{event}}</li>
    </ul>
  `,
  providers: [MissionService]
})
export class MissionControlComponent {
  astronauts = ['Lovell', 'Swigert', 'Haise'];
  history: string[] = [];
  missions = ['Fly to the moon!',
              'Fly to mars!',
              'Fly to Vegas!'];
  nextMission = 0;
  constructor(private missionService: MissionService) {
    missionService.missionConfirmed$.subscribe(
      astronaut => {
        this.history.push(`${astronaut} confirmed the mission`);
      });
  }
  announce() {
    let mission = this.missions[this.nextMission++];
    this.missionService.announceMission(mission);
    this.history.push(`Mission "${mission}" announced`);
    if (this.nextMission >= this.missions.length) { this.nextMission = 0; }
  }
}

Child

import { Component, Input, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
import { MissionService } from './mission.service';
import { Subscription }   from 'rxjs/Subscription';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-astronaut',
  template: `
    <p>
      {{astronaut}}: <strong>{{mission}}</strong>
      <button
        (click)="confirm()"
        [disabled]="!announced || confirmed">
        Confirm
      </button>
    </p>
  `
})
export class AstronautComponent implements OnDestroy {
  @Input() astronaut: string;
  mission = '<no mission announced>';
  confirmed = false;
  announced = false;
  subscription: Subscription;
  constructor(private missionService: MissionService) {
    this.subscription = missionService.missionAnnounced$.subscribe(
      mission => {
        this.mission = mission;
        this.announced = true;
        this.confirmed = false;
    });
  }
  confirm() {
    this.confirmed = true;
    this.missionService.confirmMission(this.astronaut);
  }
  ngOnDestroy() {
    // prevent memory leak when component destroyed
    this.subscription.unsubscribe();
  }
}

Using BehaviorSubjects in services

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Service

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';

@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
export class MessageService {
    private subject = new Subject<any>();

    sendMessage(message: string) {
        this.subject.next({ text: message });
    }

    clearMessages() {
        this.subject.next();
    }

    getMessage(): Observable<any> {
        return this.subject.asObservable();
    }
}

import { Component, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
import { MessageService } from './_services/index';

@Component({ 
    selector: 'app', 
    templateUrl: 'app.component.html' 
})
export class AppComponent implements OnDestroy {
    messages: any[] = [];
    subscription: Subscription;

    constructor(private messageService: MessageService) {
        // subscribe to home component messages
        this.subscription = this.messageService.getMessage().subscribe(message => {
          if (message) {
            this.messages.push(message);
          } else {
            // clear messages when empty message received
            this.messages = [];
          }
        });
    }

    ngOnDestroy() {
        // unsubscribe to ensure no memory leaks
        this.subscription.unsubscribe();
    }
}

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { MessageService } from '../_services/index';

@Component({ templateUrl: 'home.component.html' })
export class HomeComponent {
    constructor(private messageService: MessageService) { }

    sendMessage(): void {
        // send message to subscribers via observable subject
        this.messageService.sendMessage('Message from Home Component to App Component!');
    }

    clearMessages(): void {
        // clear messages
        this.messageService.clearMessages();
    }
}

Using NgRx

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Using State, Action, Reducer,Effect and Selectors.