Router - setting a property from within the model hook

1

Hi,

I have a router (eg products) where I want to determine dynamically, based on the response of the json api, whether to display a listing of categories or items.

In my router I have a property

isCategories:false

and in the model hook something like this, where I want to be able to change the isCategories property depending on the value returned from the api call - true/false

model() {
   Ember.$.post('/api/products/showCategoriesOrItems').then(function(answer) {
        // I can't use this.set('isCategories',true) for example
   });
}

What I then want to do is return the model depending upon the revised value of isCategories so something like

if (this,get('isCategories')) {
     return this.store.findAll('product-category');
}
else {
     return this.store.findAll('product')
}

Any help much appreciated!

2

Use a “fat arrow” function to keep this context;

model() {
   Ember.$.post('/api/products/showCategoriesOrItems').then( answer => {
        this.set('isCategories',true);
   });
}
3

Hi,

Many thanks for getting back - sorry should have done that.

However, still not getting the result I need eg

isCategories:false;
model() {
     Ember.$.post('/api/products/showCategoriesOrItems').then(answer => {
          console.log(answer.data.categories); // true;  
          this.set('isCategories',answer.data.categories);
     });
     console.log(this.get('isCategories')); // false
 }

Hope that helps

4

That’s because console.log(this.get('isCategories')); // false runs while the Ember.$.post() is happening (not after). I think you just want to embed your category logic within the .then() callback.

model() {
   return Ember.$.post('/api/products/showCategoriesOrItems').then( answer => {
        if ( answer.data.categories ) {
            return this.store.findAll('product-category');
        } else {
            return this.store.findAll('product');
        }
   });
}
5

In addition, I’d suggest using the ember-ajax addon for requests rather than jQuery’s version.

// within your route js file

ajax: Ember.inject.service(),

model() {
   return this.get('ajax').post('/api/products/showCategoriesOrItems').then( answer => {
        if ( answer.data.categories ) {
            return this.store.findAll('product-category');
        } else {
            return this.store.findAll('product');
        }
   });
}
6

Hi

That’s brilliant many thanks - I had tried returning the models directly but the plugin definitely helps - many thanks for helping out here.