To reopen the same page with different filter - vuejs2

Question

In my Laravel 5/vuejs 2/ VueRouter / app I have navigation area :
<li class="navigation_item_top">
<router-link :to="{ name: 'DashboardIndex' }" class="a_link">
Dashboard
</router-link>
</li>
<li class="active navigation_item_top" >
Customers
<ul class="collapse list-unstyled ml-2" id="backendCustomersSubmenu">
<li class="mt-2">
<router-link :to="{name : 'listCustomers'}" class="a_link">
Customers
</router-link>
</li>
<li class="mt-2">
<router-link :to="{name : 'listCustomers', params: { filter: 'new' } }" class="a_link">
New Customers
</router-link>
</li>
<li class="mt-2">
<router-link :to="{name : 'listCustomers', params: { filter: 'inactive' } }" class="a_link">
Inactive Customers
</router-link>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
Where there are 3 links listCustomers with different default filter opening page and it works ok if from
DashboardIndex page I move to any listCustomers.
But it does not work if from opened listCustomers page I open listCustomers with other filter.
I suppose as VueRouter considers all listCustomers as 1 page.
If there is a way to make it and selecting other listCustomers to reopen filter?

Answer 1

Not sure if i understand your Q very well, but i think you want to:
Append query to url. e.g company.com/listCustomers?filter=new
Make Vue notice the change and do something with that change
If that's the case then try this :
<template>
<--! HTML HERE -->
</template>
<script>
export default {
watch: {
'$route'(to, from){
// you don't need this but just in-case.
//this.$forceUpdate();
//If you're using query like ?filter=new, this should work
if (this.$route.query.filter) {
if (this.$route.query.filter== 'new') {
}else{
}
}
}
}
}
</script>
N.B
If you want use parameters it means you expect your url to be:
domain.com/listCustomers/inactive.
so just try the basics and link like this:
<router-link to="/listCustomers/inactive">
or
<router-link to="/listCustomers/new">.
And if your want queries your url is going to be:
domain.com/listCustomers?filter=new.
and you should pass exact prop to activate active page style.
then you need to watch for changes in the watch hook just like i did my answer
Now all the been said,
linking with parameters should work without any problem, but if you decide to use any Navigation Guards technique, like router.afterEach.
Please do not forget to add next(), to allow it to move on after your code. otherwise it won't navigate.
read Navigation Guards.
I hope you will understand.