How to track the updates of components down the tree?
I'd create a specific listener on the parent then I'd trigger that event from the child
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Hi, @artf. I have a few questions regarding component lifecycle hooks. In my application, I want to track the updates to all the children of a component and their children, and so on. How should I do it?Updates on immediate children are tracked by the model.updated() hook but I need to track the updates to a component (let's call this a super child) which is a nested child of some other component (let's call this super parent). In between the super parent and the super child, there can be any number of components. How can I track these updates? e.g. If I add a component to the super child, I...
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I'd create a specific listener on the parent then I'd trigger that event from the child
Thanks for reporting this, @theSC0RP. Great question about How to track the updates of components down the tree?. The recommended approach with Components is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Mo...
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