How can I update image automatic on vue component when I upload the image?

Question

My vue component like this :

<template>
    <section>
        ...
            <img class="media-object" :src="baseUrl+'/storage/banner/thumb/'+photo" alt="" width="64" height="64"> 
        ...
    </section>
</template>
<script>
    export default {
        props: ['banners'],
        data() {
            return {
                baseUrl: App.baseUrl,
                bannerId: this.banners.id,
                photo: this.banners.photo // result : chelsea.png
            }
        },
        methods: {
            onFileChange(e) {
                let files = e.target.files,
                    reader = new FileReader(),
                    formData = new FormData(),
                    self = this

                formData.append('file', files[0])
                formData.append('banner_id', this.bannerId)

                axios.post(window.App.baseUrl+'/admin/banner/upload-image',
                formData,
                {
                    headers: {
                        'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'
                    }
                }
                ).then(function(response) {
                    if(response.data.status == 'success') {
                        self.photo = response.data.fileName // result : chelsea.png
                    }
                })
                .catch(function(error) {
                    console.log('FAILURE!!')
                })
            },
            ...
        }
    }
</script>

The result of :src : \my-app\storage\app\public\banner\thumb\chelsea.png

When I upload image, it will call onFileChange method. And the process upload will continue in the backend. It success upload in the folder. And the response will return same filename. So the result of response.data.fileName is chelsea.png

My problem here is : it's not update the image automatic when I upload it. When I refresh the page, the image updated

Why the image is not automatic update/changed when I upload the image?

Answer 1

I fixed it by doing the following, notice I added a variable named rand at the end of the photo url for cache busting. When you get a correct response from your server, simply change that variable to something unique (in this case a timestamp) and voila! your image will refresh.

<template>
    <img class="media-object" :src="baseUrl+'/storage/banner/thumb/'+photo + '?rand=' + rand" alt="" width="64" height="64"> 
</template>
<script>
    export default {
        data() {
           return {
               rand: 1
           }
        },
        methods: {
            onFileChange(e) {
                ...
                axios.post(url,formData).then(function(response) {
                    if(response.data.status == 'success') {
                        self.rand = Date.now()
                    }
                })
            },
        ...
    }

    }