New Twiddle

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle',
});

router.js

import EmberRouter from '@ember/routing/router';
import config from './config/environment';

const Router = EmberRouter.extend({
  location: 'none',
  rootURL: config.rootURL
});

Router.map(function() {
  this.route('parent', function() {
  	this.route('child', { path: '/child/:filter' });
  });
});

export default Router;

routes.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  actions: {
    updateFilter(filter) {
    	this.transitionTo('parent.child', filter);
    }
  }
});

routes.parent.child.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model({ filter }) {
  	return filter;
  },
  setupController(controller, model) {
  	controller.set('filter', model);
  },
});

routes.parent.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model() {
  	console.log('called parent model');
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
<button {{action "updateFilter" "foobar"}}>Set Filter</button>
{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

templates.parent.child.hbs

<h2>
Filter: {{filter}}
</h2>

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.15.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js",
    "ember": "3.4.3",
    "ember-template-compiler": "3.4.3",
    "ember-testing": "3.4.3"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "3.4.2"
  }
}