Original Post: https://ajonp.com/courses/angularmaterial/angular-material-dynamic-navigation-using-firestore/
Angular Material Dynamic Navigation using Firestore
The goal of this lesson is to take our Lesson 10 - Angular Material Theming and add navigational elements. The two for this lesson will include Angular Material Tree and Angular Material Expansion Panel.
If you are well versed in Firebase and are just wondering how to get this tree to work with Firestore, you might want to jump to Tree portion of this lesson.
🌎 Demo: [https://ajonp-lesson-11.firebaseapp.com/books/](https://ajonp-lesson-11.firebaseapp.com/books/)
Lesson Steps
Project Setup
Create Firebase Project
Angular Firebase has an amazing guide for this Beginners Guide to Firebase, so you could check that out as well.
You will need a Google Account
Please navigate to Firebase Console here you can create a new project with any name that you would like. Once inside of your new project please create a firestore database, under the Database tab.
When prompted select locked mode.
GitHub Lesson 10 clone
For our starter template we will use our previes lesson repo, make sure you are in a directory you would like to place the repo locally and begin work.
In your terminal, clone the repo to a new folder
git clone https://github.com/AJONPLLC/lesson-10-angular-material-theming.git lesson-11
Remove the old origin
git remote rm origin
You can then add your own git repo if you would like, or just track changes locally.
Add remote
git remote add origin -yourgiturl-
Add firebase
If you have not yet downloaded firebase CLI please install
npm install -g firebase-tools.
After install
firebase login
Now we will initialize this project
firebase init
Make sure to select Firestore, and accept all other defaults
You will then need to add firebase to your project, again please checkout the link from above how to do this, of follow the video.
Firestore
Firestore Service Creation
If you don't have the Angular CLI
npm install -g @angular/cli.
Using the Angular CLI we will start by creating a service.
ng g service core/services/firestore
This service will allow us to connect to Firebase Firestore.
Firestore Database Setup
We want to build this structure inside of Firestore
In Firestore we will setup this basic structure. Remember every collection must have a document. You can find more in the Firestore Docs Overview
Add Angular Firebase Service
This service was somthing that was created by Jeff in Advanced Firestore Usage Guide with Angular
ng g service core/services/angularfirebase
Code
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import {
AngularFirestore,
AngularFirestoreDocument,
AngularFirestoreCollection,
DocumentChangeAction,
Action,
DocumentSnapshotDoesNotExist,
DocumentSnapshotExists
} from '@angular/fire/firestore';
import { Observable, from } from 'rxjs';
import {
map,
tap,
take,
mergeMap,
expand,
takeWhile,
finalize
} from 'rxjs/operators';
import * as firebase from 'firebase/app';
import { AngularFireStorage } from '@angular/fire/storage';
type CollectionPredicate<T> = string | AngularFirestoreCollection<T>;
type DocPredicate<T> = string | AngularFirestoreDocument<T>;
@Injectable({
providedIn: 'root'
})
export class AngularfirebaseService {
constructor(
public aFirestore: AngularFirestore,
public aFireStorage: AngularFireStorage
) {}
/// **************
/// Get a Reference
/// **************
col<T>(ref: CollectionPredicate<T>, queryFn?): AngularFirestoreCollection<T> {
return typeof ref === 'string'
? this.aFirestore.collection<T>(ref, queryFn)
: ref;
}
doc<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>): AngularFirestoreDocument<T> {
return typeof ref === 'string' ? this.aFirestore.doc<T>(ref) : ref;
}
/// **************
/// Get Data
/// **************
doc$<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>): Observable<T> {
return this.doc(ref)
.snapshotChanges()
.pipe(
map(
(
doc: Action<
DocumentSnapshotDoesNotExist | DocumentSnapshotExists<T>
>
) => {
return doc.payload.data() as T;
}
)
);
}
col$<T>(ref: CollectionPredicate<T>, queryFn?): Observable<T[]> {
return this.col(ref, queryFn)
.snapshotChanges()
.pipe(
map((docs: DocumentChangeAction<T>[]) => {
return docs.map((a: DocumentChangeAction<T>) =>
a.payload.doc.data()
) as T[];
})
);
}
/// with Ids
colWithIds$<T>(ref: CollectionPredicate<T>, queryFn?): Observable<any[]> {
return this.col(ref, queryFn)
.snapshotChanges()
.pipe(
map((actions: DocumentChangeAction<T>[]) => {
return actions.map((a: DocumentChangeAction<T>) => {
const data: Object = a.payload.doc.data() as T;
const id = a.payload.doc.id;
return { id, ...data };
});
})
);
}
/// **************
/// Write Data
/// **************
/// Firebase Server Timestamp
get timestamp() {
return firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp();
}
set<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>, data: any): Promise<void> {
const timestamp = this.timestamp;
return this.doc(ref).set({
...data,
updatedAt: timestamp,
createdAt: timestamp
});
}
update<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>, data: any): Promise<void> {
return this.doc(ref).update({
...data,
updatedAt: this.timestamp
});
}
delete<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>): Promise<void> {
return this.doc(ref).delete();
}
add<T>(
ref: CollectionPredicate<T>,
data
): Promise<firebase.firestore.DocumentReference> {
const timestamp = this.timestamp;
return this.col(ref).add({
...data,
updatedAt: timestamp,
createdAt: timestamp
});
}
geopoint(lat: number, lng: number): firebase.firestore.GeoPoint {
return new firebase.firestore.GeoPoint(lat, lng);
}
/// If doc exists update, otherwise set
upsert<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>, data: any): Promise<void> {
const doc = this.doc(ref)
.snapshotChanges()
.pipe(take(1))
.toPromise();
return doc.then(
(
snap: Action<DocumentSnapshotDoesNotExist | DocumentSnapshotExists<T>>
) => {
return snap.payload.exists
? this.update(ref, data)
: this.set(ref, data);
}
);
}
/// **************
/// Inspect Data
/// **************
inspectDoc(ref: DocPredicate<any>): void {
const tick = new Date().getTime();
this.doc(ref)
.snapshotChanges()
.pipe(
take(1),
tap(
(
d: Action<
DocumentSnapshotDoesNotExist | DocumentSnapshotExists<any>
>
) => {
const tock = new Date().getTime() - tick;
console.log(`Loaded Document in ${tock}ms`, d);
}
)
)
.subscribe();
}
inspectCol(ref: CollectionPredicate<any>): void {
const tick = new Date().getTime();
this.col(ref)
.snapshotChanges()
.pipe(
take(1),
tap((c: DocumentChangeAction<any>[]) => {
const tock = new Date().getTime() - tick;
console.log(`Loaded Collection in ${tock}ms`, c);
})
)
.subscribe();
}
/// **************
/// Create and read doc references
/// **************
/// create a reference between two documents
connect(host: DocPredicate<any>, key: string, doc: DocPredicate<any>) {
return this.doc(host).update({ [key]: this.doc(doc).ref });
}
/// returns a documents references mapped to AngularFirestoreDocument
docWithRefs$<T>(ref: DocPredicate<T>) {
return this.doc$(ref).pipe(
map((doc: T) => {
for (const k of Object.keys(doc)) {
if (doc[k] instanceof firebase.firestore.DocumentReference) {
doc[k] = this.doc(doc[k].path);
}
}
return doc;
})
);
}
/// **************
/// Atomic batch example
/// **************
/// Just an example, you will need to customize this method.
atomic() {
const batch = firebase.firestore().batch();
/// add your operations here
const itemDoc = firebase.firestore().doc('items/myCoolItem');
const userDoc = firebase.firestore().doc('users/userId');
const currentTime = this.timestamp;
batch.update(itemDoc, { timestamp: currentTime });
batch.update(userDoc, { timestamp: currentTime });
/// commit operations
return batch.commit();
}
/**
* Delete a collection, in batches of batchSize. Note that this does
* not recursively delete subcollections of documents in the collection
* from: https://github.com/AngularFirebase/80-delete-firestore-collections/blob/master/src/app/firestore.service.ts
*/
deleteCollection(path: string, batchSize: number): Observable<any> {
const source = this.deleteBatch(path, batchSize);
// expand will call deleteBatch recursively until the collection is deleted
return source.pipe(
expand(val => this.deleteBatch(path, batchSize)),
takeWhile(val => val > 0)
);
}
// Detetes documents as batched transaction
private deleteBatch(path: string, batchSize: number): Observable<any> {
const colRef = this.aFirestore.collection(path, ref =>
ref.orderBy('__name__').limit(batchSize)
);
return colRef.snapshotChanges().pipe(
take(1),
mergeMap((snapshot: DocumentChangeAction<{}>[]) => {
// Delete documents in a batch
const batch = this.aFirestore.firestore.batch();
snapshot.forEach(doc => {
batch.delete(doc.payload.doc.ref);
});
return from(batch.commit()).pipe(map(() => snapshot.length));
})
);
}
}
Update Firstore Service
import { Author } from './../models/author';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { AngularFirestore } from '@angular/fire/firestore';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
import { Book } from '../models/book';
import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
import { AngularfirebaseService } from './angularfirebase.service';
import { Chapter } from '../models/chapter';
import { Section } from '../models/section';
import { Graphicnovel } from '../models/graphicnovel';
@Injectable({
providedIn: 'root'
})
export class FirestoreService {
constructor(private afb: AngularfirebaseService) {}
// Books
getBooks(): Observable<Book[]> {
// Start Using AngularFirebase Service!!
return this.afb.colWithIds$<Book[]>('books');
}
getBook(bookId: string): Observable<Book> {
// Start Using AngularFirebase Service!!
return this.afb.doc$<Book>(`books/${bookId}`);
}
// Chapters
getBookChapters(bookId: string): Observable<Chapter[]> {
return this.afb.colWithIds$<Chapter[]>(`books/${bookId}/chapters`);
}
getBookChapter(bookId: string, chapterId: string): Observable<Chapter> {
// Start Using AngularFirebase Service!!
return this.afb.doc$<Chapter>(`books/${bookId}/chapters/${chapterId}`);
}
// Sections
getBookSections(bookId: string, chapterId: string): Observable<Section[]> {
// return this.fs.collection('books').doc(bookId).collection('chapters').doc(chapterId).collection('sections').valueChanges();
// or you can use string template
return this.afb.colWithIds$<Section[]>(
`books/${bookId}/chapters/${chapterId}/sections`
);
}
getBookSection(
bookId: string,
chapterId: string,
sectionId: string
): Observable<Section> {
// Start Using AngularFirebase Service!!
return this.afb.doc$<Section>(
`books/${bookId}/chapters/${chapterId}/sections/${sectionId}`
);
}
// Get Authors
getAuthors(): Observable<Author[]> {
// Start Using AngularFirebase Service!!
return this.afb.colWithIds$<Author[]>('authors');
}
// Graphic Novels
getGraphicNovels(): Observable<Graphicnovel[]> {
// Start Using AngularFirebase Service!!
return this.afb.colWithIds$<Graphicnovel[]>('graphicnovels');
}
}
Router Updates
The following routes are setup in order of which they will lazy load and be traversed to display the books path.
App Router
Need to update the main router to reference books
app-routing.module.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
const routes: Routes = [
{
path: 'welcome',
loadChildren: './modules/welcome/welcome.module#WelcomeModule'
},
{
path: 'books',
loadChildren: './modules/books/books.module#BooksModule'
},
{
path: 'kitchensink',
loadChildren: './modules/kitchensink/kitchensink.module#KitchensinkModule'
},
{
path: '',
redirectTo: '/books',
pathMatch: 'full'
}
];
@NgModule({
imports: [RouterModule.forRoot(routes)],
exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class AppRoutingModule {}
Book Top Level Router
In our updated setup for our book router we need to lazy load the book list (for all of our books), as well as the book detail (for a single book).
books-routing.modules.ts
import { BooksComponent } from './books.component';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
const routes: Routes = [
{
path: '',
component: BooksComponent,
children: [
{
path: '',
loadChildren: './book-list/book-list.module#BookListModule'
},
{
path: ':bookId',
loadChildren: './book-detail/book-detail.module#BookDetailModule'
}
]
}
];
@NgModule({
imports: [RouterModule.forChild(routes)],
exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class BooksRoutingModule {}
Book Detail Router
Remember this is where we added the named outlet in the last lesson book-drawer. This component is where we will focus on loading our new tree.
import { BookDrawerComponent } from './../book-drawer/book-drawer.component';
import { BookDetailComponent } from './book-detail.component';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
const routes: Routes = [
{
path: '',
component: BookDetailComponent
},
{
path: '',
component: BookDrawerComponent,
outlet: 'book-drawer'
}
];
@NgModule({
imports: [RouterModule.forChild(routes)],
exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class BookDetailRoutingModule { }
Component Updates
Now that we have all the plumbing set we can add a new component to our book-drawer component.
Create book-list
We need to first be able to select a book before navigating to the book detail. For this we will create a book-list module.
ng g m modules/books/book-list && ng g c modules/books/book-list
Expansion Panel for book-list
<mat-accordion [displayMode]="'flat'">
<mat-expansion-panel [expanded]="rlaBooks.isActive">
<mat-expansion-panel-header>
<mat-panel-title
routerLink="/books"
routerLinkActive="active-link"
(click)="$event.stopPropagation()"
#rlaBooks="routerLinkActive"
>Books</mat-panel-title
>
</mat-expansion-panel-header>
<mat-nav-list class="nav-links">
<a
mat-list-item
[routerLink]="['/books', book.id]"
routerLinkActive="active-link"
*ngFor="let book of (bookList | async)"
>
<h4 matLine>{{ book.title }}</h4>
</a>
</mat-nav-list>
</mat-expansion-panel>
<mat-expansion-panel>
<mat-expansion-panel-header>
<mat-panel-title>Graphic Novels</mat-panel-title>
</mat-expansion-panel-header>
<mat-nav-list class="nav-links">
<a
mat-list-item
[routerLink]="['/graphicnovels', gn.id]"
routerLinkActive="active-link"
*ngFor="let gn of (graphicNovelList | async)"
>
<h4 matLine>{{ gn.title }}</h4>
</a>
</mat-nav-list>
</mat-expansion-panel>
<mat-expansion-panel>
<mat-expansion-panel-header>
<mat-panel-title (click)="$event.stopPropagation()"
>Authors</mat-panel-title
>
</mat-expansion-panel-header>
<mat-nav-list class="nav-links">
<a
mat-list-item
[routerLink]="['/authors', author.id]"
routerLinkActive="active-link"
*ngFor="let author of (authorList | async)"
>
<h4 matLine>{{ author.name }}</h4>
</a>
</mat-nav-list>
</mat-expansion-panel>
</mat-accordion>
Populating the expansion panel
Use the firestore service to populate the Observables for each book.
@Component({
selector: 'app-book-list',
templateUrl: './book-list.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./book-list.component.scss']
})
export class BookListComponent implements OnInit {
bookList: Observable<Book[]>;
graphicNovelList: Observable<Graphicnovel[]>;
authorList: Observable<Author[]>;
constructor(private fs: FirestoreService, private router: Router) {}
ngOnInit() {
this.bookList = this.fs.getBooks();
this.graphicNovelList = this.fs.getGraphicNovels();
this.authorList = this.fs.getAuthors();
}
}
Create book-tree
ng g m modules/books/book-tree && ng g c modules/books/book-tree
<mat-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
<mat-tree-node *matTreeNodeDef="let node" matTreeNodePadding>
<button mat-icon-button disabled></button>
<button mat-button (click)="section(node)">{{ node.item }}</button>
</mat-tree-node>
<mat-tree-node *matTreeNodeDef="let node; when: hasChild" matTreeNodePadding>
<button
mat-icon-button
[attr.aria-label]="'toggle ' + node.filename"
matTreeNodeToggle
>
<mat-icon class="mat-icon-rtl-mirror">
{{ treeControl.isExpanded(node) ? 'expand_more' : 'chevron_right' }}
</mat-icon>
</button>
{{ node.item }}
<mat-progress-bar
*ngIf="node.isLoading"
mode="indeterminate"
class="example-tree-progress-bar"
></mat-progress-bar>
</mat-tree-node>
</mat-tree>
I will break down this entire comopnent in further detail below, for now here is the code.
import { Book } from 'src/app/core/models/book';
import { Injectable, Component, OnInit, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, merge, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
import { FlatTreeControl } from '@angular/cdk/tree';
import { ActivatedRoute, Params, Router } from '@angular/router';
import { FirestoreService } from 'src/app/core/services/firestore.service';
import { CollectionViewer, SelectionChange } from '@angular/cdk/collections';
import { map, tap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
import { Chapter } from 'src/app/core/models/chapter';
import { Section } from 'src/app/core/models/section';
/** Flat node with expandable and level information */
export class DynamicFlatNode {
constructor(
public item: string,
public level = 1,
public expandable = false,
public isLoading = false,
public book?: Book,
public chapter?: Chapter,
public section?: Section
) {}
}
@Injectable()
export class DynamicDataSource {
dataChange = new BehaviorSubject<DynamicFlatNode[]>([]);
bookTree = {};
subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
get data(): DynamicFlatNode[] {
return this.dataChange.value;
}
set data(value: DynamicFlatNode[]) {
this.treeControl.dataNodes = value;
this.dataChange.next(value);
}
constructor(
private treeControl: FlatTreeControl<DynamicFlatNode>,
private route: ActivatedRoute,
private fs: FirestoreService,
private router: Router
) {
/** Initial data from database */
this.subscriptions.push(
this.route.queryParams.subscribe(params => {
console.log(params);
})
);
this.subscriptions.push(
this.route.paramMap.subscribe(paramMap => {
const bookId = paramMap.get('bookId');
this.fs.getBookChapters(bookId).subscribe(chapters => {
const nodes: DynamicFlatNode[] = [];
chapters.sort((a, b) => (a.sort < b.sort ? -1 : 1));
chapters.forEach(chapter =>
nodes.push(
new DynamicFlatNode(
chapter.title,
0,
true,
false,
{ id: bookId },
chapter
)
)
);
this.data = nodes;
});
})
);
}
connect(collectionViewer: CollectionViewer): Observable<DynamicFlatNode[]> {
this.treeControl.expansionModel.onChange.subscribe(change => {
if (
(change as SelectionChange<DynamicFlatNode>).added ||
(change as SelectionChange<DynamicFlatNode>).removed
) {
this.handleTreeControl(change as SelectionChange<DynamicFlatNode>);
}
});
return merge(collectionViewer.viewChange, this.dataChange).pipe(
map(() => this.data)
);
}
/** Handle expand/collapse behaviors */
handleTreeControl(change: SelectionChange<DynamicFlatNode>) {
if (change.added) {
change.added.forEach(node => this.toggleNode(node, true));
}
if (change.removed) {
change.removed
.slice()
.reverse()
.forEach(node => this.toggleNode(node, false));
}
}
/**
* Toggle the node, remove from display list
*/
toggleNode(node: DynamicFlatNode, expand: boolean) {
const index = this.data.indexOf(node);
node.isLoading = true;
if (expand) {
this.subscriptions.push(
this.fs
.getBookSections(node.book.id, node.chapter.id)
.subscribe(async sections => {
console.log(sections);
const nodes: DynamicFlatNode[] = [];
sections.sort((a, b) => (a.sort < b.sort ? -1 : 1));
sections.forEach(section =>
nodes.push(
new DynamicFlatNode(
section.title,
1,
false,
false,
node.book,
node.chapter,
section
)
)
);
this.data.splice(index + 1, 0, ...nodes);
this.dataChange.next(this.data);
// Update query params on current chapter
await this.router.navigate([], {
relativeTo: this.route,
queryParams: { chapterId: node.chapter.id },
queryParamsHandling: 'merge'
});
// Remove any left over section params
await this.router.navigate([], {
relativeTo: this.route,
queryParams: { sectionId: '' },
queryParamsHandling: 'merge'
});
node.isLoading = false;
})
);
} else {
let count = 0;
for (
let i = index + 1;
i < this.data.length && this.data[i].level > node.level;
i++, count++
) {}
this.data.splice(index + 1, count);
// notify the change
this.dataChange.next(this.data);
node.isLoading = false;
}
}
}
@Component({
selector: 'app-book-tree',
templateUrl: './book-tree.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./book-tree.component.scss']
})
export class BookTreeComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
treeControl: FlatTreeControl<DynamicFlatNode>;
dataSource: DynamicDataSource;
constructor(
private route: ActivatedRoute,
private fs: FirestoreService,
private router: Router
) {
this.treeControl = new FlatTreeControl<DynamicFlatNode>(
this.getLevel,
this.isExpandable
);
this.dataSource = new DynamicDataSource(
this.treeControl,
this.route,
this.fs,
this.router
);
}
ngOnInit() {}
ngOnDestroy() {
this.dataSource.subscriptions.forEach(s => {
s.unsubscribe();
});
}
section(node: DynamicFlatNode) {
// Update query params on current chapter
this.router.navigate([], {
relativeTo: this.route,
queryParams: { sectionId: node.section.id },
queryParamsHandling: 'merge'
});
}
getLevel = (node: DynamicFlatNode) => node.level;
isExpandable = (node: DynamicFlatNode) => node.expandable;
hasChild = (_: number, _nodeData: DynamicFlatNode) => _nodeData.expandable;
}
Reference book-tree inside book-drawer
We can now update book-drawer.
book-drawer.component.html
<app-book-tree></app-book-tree>
Please make sure to also import BookTreeModule in book-drawer.module.ts.
...
imports: [CommonModule, BookTreeModule],
...
Tree
Breaking down the dynamic Tree
There are two key directives that drive the dynamic tree dataSource and treeControl.
- dataSource: Provides a stream containing the latest data array to render. Influenced by the tree's stream of view window (what dataNodes are currently on screen). Data source can be an observable of data array, or a data array to render.
- treeControl: Controls layout and functionality of the visual tree.
book-tree.comopnent.html
<mat-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
dataSource
In our example we assign dataSource to a new object from class DynamicDataSource. This class is passed off the necessary dependency injected classes that we will need from our BookTreeComponent.
this.dataSource = new DynamicDataSource(
this.treeControl,
this.route,
this.fs,
this.router
);
DynamicDataSource
The DynamicDataSource's main job is to get initial data for the setup of the tree, control the flow of any additional data, and react when the tree is toggled.
The data type that we are using in our tree is defined by class DynamicFlatNode, this class holds the data that we use throughout our tree as an array. Maybe better put our Tree is made up of an Array of DynamicFlatNode.
export class DynamicFlatNode {
constructor(
public item: string,
public level = 1,
public expandable = false,
public isLoading = false,
public book?: Book,
public chapter?: Chapter,
public section?: Section
) {}
}
You can see in the first line of DynamicDataSource that we create a new BehaviorSubject for the array. This makes essentially an empty array for the tree's dataSource.
export class DynamicDataSource {
dataChange = new BehaviorSubject<DynamicFlatNode[]>([]);
For our example we set the initial data for this by subscribing to our bookId and getting the corresponding book's chapters. You will notice that we create a DynamicFlatNode Object and add that to the array nodes. We then assign DynamicDataSource's data property the array that we have created.
/** Initial data from database */
this.subscriptions.push(
this.route.paramMap.subscribe(paramMap => {
const bookId = paramMap.get('bookId');
this.fs.getBookChapters(bookId).subscribe(chapters => {
const nodes: DynamicFlatNode[] = [];
chapters.sort((a, b) => (a.sort < b.sort ? -1 : 1));
chapters.forEach(chapter =>
nodes.push(
new DynamicFlatNode(
chapter.title, // chapter title
0, // Tree Level
true, // Expandable
false, // Is Loading
{ id: bookId }, // Object representing book
chapter // Object for our current Chapter from firestore
)
)
);
this.data = nodes;
});
})
);
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