Emitting event from root component to router outlet child component

Question

I have the following structure: app.component.html holds the following components:

<componentA>
<router-outlet></router-outlet>

I inject componentB into the router outlet and componentB has its own router outlet.

<componentB><router-outlet></router-outlet></componentB>

I inject componentC inside ComponentB´s router outlet

<componentC>

I want to send an event from ComponentA to ComponentC.

I am trying to use a service to accomplish this by injecting it into ComponentA which sends the event and ComponentC is subscribing to the event through the injected service. Component C is not receiving the events.

However if I move componentA inside ComponentB the event is successfully emitted to ComponentC.

How can I emit the event from ComponentA to ComponentC when ComponentA is located at the root in app.component.html?

[UPDATE]

I followed the example on bidirectional service but the event is still not received. Here is the code:

My Service:

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Subject }    from 'rxjs/Subject';

@Injectable()
export class MyService {
   private mySource = new Subject<string>();
   source$ = this.mySource.asObservable();
   sendEvent(stringParam: string) {
      this.mySource.next(stringParam);
   }
}

Component A sends the event

 this.myService.sendEvent("test");

Component C subscribes and listens for the event

this.subscription = this.myService.source$.subscribe(stringParam => {
  console.log('Received event: ' + stringParam);
});

I am using Angular RC5. Any idea what I am missing?

Answer 1

At first, the router doesn't add components into the <router-outlet> but makes it a sibling. This is because of how ViewContainerRef.createComponent works.

Events sent from EventEmitter also don't bubble and therefore can only be used to add event handlers on child elements using (event)="doSomething()".

A shared service is usually the right thing to use in your situation. For more details see https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/cookbook/component-communication.html#!#bidirectional-service