Routes for my Module:
const routes: Routes = [
{ path: ":level1/:level2/:level3", component: CategoriesComponent },
{ path: ":level1/:level2", component: CategoriesComponent},
{ path: ":level1", component: CategoriesComponent},
{ path: "", component: CategoriesComponent },
];
the Categories component Generates some links like so:
<a [routerLink]="['category1']" [relativeTo]="activatedRoute">My Link</a>
the ngOnInit & ngOnDestroy are called each time it navigates between those routes.
What I need is the component to stay mounted and not re-init each time.
RouteReuseStrategy allows you to tell Angular not to destroy a component, but in fact to save it for re-rendering at a later date. https://stackoverflow.com/a/41515648/15439733