fix(router): prevent memory leaks by removing app references

src/index.js

@@ -89,7 +89,19 @@ export default class VueRouter {
 
  this.apps.push(app)
 
- // main app already initialized.
+ // set up app destroyed handler
+ // https://github.com/vuejs/vue-router/issues/2639
+ app.$once('hook:destroyed', () => {
+ // clean out app from this.apps array once destroyed
+ const index = this.apps.indexOf(app)
+ if (index > -1) this.apps.splice(index, 1)
+ // ensure we still have a main app or null if no apps
+ // we do not release the router so it can be reused
+ if (this.app === app) this.app = this.apps[0] || null
+ })
+
+ // main app previously initialized
+ // return as we don't need to set up new history listener
  if (this.app) {
  return
  }

test/unit/specs/api.spec.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Router from '../../../src/index'
+import Vue from 'vue'
 
 describe('router.onReady', () => {
  it('should work', done => {
@@ -185,3 +186,97 @@ describe('router.push/replace callbacks', () => {
  })
  })
 })
+
+describe('router app destroy handling', () => {
+ Vue.use(Router)
+
+ let router, app1, app2, app3
+
+ beforeEach(() => {
+ router = new Router({
+ mode: 'abstract',
+ routes: [
+ { path: '/', component: { name: 'A' }}
+ ]
+ })
+
+ // Add main app
+ app1 = new Vue({
+ router,
+ render (h) { return h('div') }
+ })
+
+ // Add 2nd app
+ app2 = new Vue({
+ router,
+ render (h) { return h('div') }
+ })
+
+ // Add 3rd app
+ app3 = new Vue({
+ router,
+ render (h) { return h('div') }
+ })
+ })
+
+ it('all apps point to the same router instance', () => {
+ expect(app1.$router).toBe(app2.$router)
+ expect(app2.$router).toBe(app3.$router)
+ })
+
+ it('should have all 3 registered apps', () => {
+ expect(app1.$router.app).toBe(app1)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps.length).toBe(3)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps[0]).toBe(app1)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps[1]).toBe(app2)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps[2]).toBe(app3)
+ })
+
+ it('should remove 2nd destroyed app from this.apps', () => {
+ app2.$destroy()
+ expect(app1.$router.app).toBe(app1)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps.length).toBe(2)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps[0]).toBe(app1)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps[1]).toBe(app3)
+ })
+
+ it('should remove 1st destroyed app and replace current app', () => {
+ app1.$destroy()
+ expect(app3.$router.app).toBe(app2)
+ expect(app3.$router.apps.length).toBe(2)
+ expect(app3.$router.apps[0]).toBe(app2)
+ expect(app1.$router.apps[1]).toBe(app3)
+ })
+
+ it('should remove all apps', () => {
+ app1.$destroy()
+ app3.$destroy()
+ app2.$destroy()
+ expect(app3.$router.app).toBe(null)
+ expect(app3.$router.apps.length).toBe(0)
+ })
+
+ it('should keep current app if already defined', () => {
+ const app4 = new Vue({
+ router,
+ render (h) { return h('div') }
+ })
+ expect(app4.$router.app).toBe(app1)
+ expect(app4.$router.apps.length).toBe(4)
+ expect(app4.$router.apps[3]).toBe(app4)
+ })
+
+ it('should replace current app if none is assigned when creating the app', () => {
+ app1.$destroy()
+ app3.$destroy()
+ app2.$destroy()
+ const app4 = new Vue({
+ router,
+ render (h) { return h('div') }
+ })
+ expect(router.app).toBe(app4)
+ expect(app4.$router).toBe(router)
+ expect(app4.$router.apps.length).toBe(1)
+ expect(app4.$router.apps[0]).toBe(app4)
+ })
+})