My Angular 4 web-app routing works fine in my dev environment, and the menu redirects work fine on the live version.
However, the dev version redirects to different pages by typing in the address field of the browser, but the live version doesn't. Is this an Angular problem? Or do I need to manage my redirects with my ISP?
My app.router.ts code is as follows:
import { ModuleWithProviders } from '@angular/core';
import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
import { HomeComponent } from './home/home.component';
import { ArtComponent } from './art/art.component';
import { MusicComponent } from './music/music.component';
import { EventsComponent } from './events/events.component';
export const router: Routes = [
{ path: '', redirectTo: 'home', pathMatch: 'full'},
{ path: 'home', component: HomeComponent },
{ path: 'art', component: ArtComponent },
{ path: 'music', component: MusicComponent },
{ path: 'events', component: EventsComponent }
];
export const routes: ModuleWithProviders = RouterModule.forRoot(router);
And in app.module.ts I have:
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule, } from '@angular/core';
import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
import { router } from './app.router';
import 'hammerjs';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
import { MdInputModule, MdButtonModule, MdToolbarModule, MdMenuModule, MdGridListModule, MaterialModule, MdDatepickerModule, MdNativeDateModule } from '@angular/material';
import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { MfToolbarComponent } from './mf-toolbar/mf-toolbar.component';
import { MfMenuComponent } from './mf-menu/mf-menu.component';
import { SplashComponent } from './splash/splash.component';
import { ArtComponent } from './art/art.component';
import { MusicComponent } from './music/music.component';
import { EventsComponent } from './events/events.component';
import { HomeComponent } from './home/home.component';
import { ImageSliderComponent } from './image-slider/image-slider.component';
// import { HTTPTestService } from './date-data.service';
import { AuthenticationService } from './authentication-service.service';
import { DataService } from './data.service';
import { SvgViewerComponent } from './svg-viewer/svg-viewer.component';
import { CalendarComponent } from './calendar/calendar.component';
@NgModule({
declarations: [
AppComponent,
MfToolbarComponent,
MfMenuComponent,
SplashComponent,
ArtComponent,
MusicComponent,
EventsComponent,
HomeComponent,
ImageSliderComponent,
SvgViewerComponent,
CalendarComponent
],
imports: [
BrowserModule,
BrowserAnimationsModule,
FormsModule,
MdInputModule,
MdButtonModule,
MdToolbarModule,
MdMenuModule,
MdDatepickerModule,
MdNativeDateModule,
HttpModule,
RouterModule.forRoot( router ),
],
providers: [
// [HTTPTestService],
[AuthenticationService],
[DataService],
],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
I don't understand what forRoot is doing or if it's proper to use that in Angular 4?
My app.component.html is as follows and uses a hidden router outlet:
<body>
<app-mf-toolbar></app-mf-toolbar>
<router-outlet class="hidden-router"></router-outlet>
</body>
Is it this hidden router behaviour that my live web-app is not reproducing and how do I change this?
I also have a menu in menu.component.html that uses router links and this works fine:
<div class="container">
<md-menu #appMenu="mdMenu">
<a routerLink="home">
<button md-menu-item>
<md-icon class="material-icons"> home </md-icon>
<span> Home </span>
</button>
</a>
<a routerLink="art">
<button md-menu-item>
<md-icon class="material-icons"> format_paint </md-icon>
<span> Art </span>
</button>
</a>
<a routerLink="music">
<button md-menu-item>
<md-icon class="material-icons"> music_note </md-icon>
<span> Music </span>
</button>
</a>
<a routerLink="events">
<button md-menu-item>
<md-icon class="material-icons"> event_note </md-icon>
<span> Events </span>
</button>
</a>
</md-menu>
<button md-icon-button [mdMenuTriggerFor]="appMenu" color="secondary">
<i class="material-icons">menu</i>
</button>
</div>
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