Trick when switching from a child route to a parent route

Question

So, I'm inside the Ember attendee.search route, attendee.search .

And I have a button, and the transitions back to attendee.index .

I need to reset the contents of the list of participants during the transition, but when switching from the child route to its parent call, neither setupController , model , nor redirect called.

How can I run a function every time a user lands on an attendee route?

Answer 1

Use the deactivate hook on the App.AttendeeSearchRoute .

Answer 2

The deactivate quest will fall upon transition to any other route. If you want to know if it will be specifically for the parent, check the willTransition App.AttendeeSearchRoute action

  actions: { willTransition: function(transition) { if(transition.targetName === 'attendee.index') { // Going to the parent route... } } }