Angular 2: Swapping between different components without destroying them

Question

I'm trying to build a window manager with Angular 2. Basically, I want to be able to swap between windows (that are components injected in a router outlet) without losing their states. For instance, I'm editing a product information form when I change to a customers' list, then I come back to the product form and I find it in the same state... Is it possible?

Answer 1

Checkout canReuse on the router: canReuse in angular2 api docs

If you specify it the router wont destroy your component when switching away from it.