Update a different component (nested on same level) after http call to Firebase has successfully posted data

Question

I am trying to post some data to the firebase DB and prompt a success message which redirects the user to the same page, resetting the form in case the post request has been successful.

The component involved are add-review.component.ts and addReview.service.ts.

add-review.component.ts is in the add-review folder and addReview.service.ts in the service folder, these two folders are on the same level, nested under app.

After the service has successfully posted the data, I have been trying to let the other component know, so that the form could be reset() and re-initiated, without luck.

I can't do an eventEmitter and an @Output() because the add-review.component.ts is served through a <router-outlet>, so there's no direct parent-child link.

Some code now:

add-review.component.ts:

onSubmitReview() {
    const newReview = this.addReviewForm.value;
    this.addReviewService.addNewReview(newReview);
  }

add-review.service.ts:

addNewReview(newReview: Review) { 
    this.http.post('https://myApp-6c621.firebaseio.com/reviews.json', newReview).subscribe(reportData => {
      console.log(reportData);
}

I would like to:

1. if the data has been successfully posted, return to the page and reset the form (in the service file I am already redirecting using this.router.navigate(['/add-review']);) and it works fine.

2. else, return to the same page and the data is still in the form inputs.

How can I update the add-review.component.ts from the add-review.service.ts upon successful post request?

I know there might be an easier way, i.e. perform the post request right on the component, but I am interested in how to communicate this sort of things between same-level router-outlet-nested components.

Answer 1

You need to subscribe to the Observable in the component add-review.component.ts:

onSubmitReview() {
    const newReview = this.addReviewForm.value;
    this.addReviewService.addNewReview(newReview).subscribe(
        response => {
            //reset here using reset() method of forms
        }, error => {
            console.log(error) //catch error
        });
}

In your service:

addNewReview(newReview: Review) { 
    return this.http.post('https://myApp-6c621.firebaseio.com/reviews.json', newReview);
}

Note: Use the reset() method. Refer this doc: https://angular.io/api/forms/FormControl