samvloeberghs · May 4, 2018 14:22
diff --git a/link.service.ts b/link.service.ts
 import { Injectable, RendererFactory2, ViewEncapsulation, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { DOCUMENT } from '@angular/common';

 @Injectable()
 export class LinkService {

  private renderer: any;

  constructor(private rendererFactory: RendererFactory2,
              @Inject(DOCUMENT) private document) {
    this.renderer = this.rendererFactory.createRenderer(this.document, {
      id: '-1',
      encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
      styles: [],
      data: {}
    });
  }

  // best to use this one
  // will try to remove if there and noop/fail gracefully if not
  updateTag(tag: LinkDefinition) {
    this.removeTag(tag);
    this.addTag(tag);
  }

  updateTags(tags: LinkDefinition[]) {
    tags.forEach(tag => this.updateTag(tag));
  }

  removeTag(tag: LinkDefinition) {
    try {

      const selector = this._parseSelector(tag);
      const canonical = this.document.querySelector(selector);
      const head = this.document.head;

      if (head === null) {
        throw new Error('<head> not found within DOCUMENT.');
      }
      if (!!canonical) {
        this.renderer.removeChild(head, canonical);
      }
    } catch (e) {
      console.error('Error within linkService : ', e);
    }
  }

  removeTags(tags: LinkDefinition[]) {
    tags.forEach(tag => this.removeTag(tag));
  }

  addTag(tag: LinkDefinition) {

    try {

      const link = this.renderer.createElement('link');
      const head = this.document.head;

      if (head === null) {
        throw new Error('<head> not found within DOCUMENT.');
      }

      Object.keys(tag).forEach((prop: string) => {
        return this.renderer.setAttribute(link, prop, tag[prop]);
      });

      // [TODO]: get them to update the existing one (if it exists) ?
      this.renderer.appendChild(head, link);

    } catch (e) {
      console.error('Error within linkService : ', e);
    }
  }

  addTags(tags: LinkDefinition[]) {
    tags.forEach(tag => this.addTag(tag));
  }

  private _parseSelector(tag: LinkDefinition): string {
    const attr: string = tag.rel ? 'rel' : 'hreflang';
    return `link[${attr}="${tag[attr]}"]`;
  }
 }

 export declare type LinkDefinition = {
  charset?: string;
  crossorigin?: string;
  href?: string;
  hreflang?: string;
  media?: string;
  rel?: string;
  rev?: string;
  sizes?: string;
  target?: string;
  type?: string;
 } & {
  [prop: string]: string;
 };
	import { Injectable, RendererFactory2, ViewEncapsulation, Inject } from '@angular/core';
	import { DOCUMENT } from '@angular/common';

	@Injectable()
	export class LinkService {

	private renderer: any;

	constructor(private rendererFactory: RendererFactory2,
	@Inject(DOCUMENT) private document) {
	this.renderer = this.rendererFactory.createRenderer(this.document, {
	id: '-1',
	encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
	styles: [],
	data: {}
	});
	}

	// best to use this one
	// will try to remove if there and noop/fail gracefully if not
	updateTag(tag: LinkDefinition) {
	this.removeTag(tag);
	this.addTag(tag);
	}

	updateTags(tags: LinkDefinition[]) {
	tags.forEach(tag => this.updateTag(tag));
	}

	removeTag(tag: LinkDefinition) {
	try {

	const selector = this._parseSelector(tag);
	const canonical = this.document.querySelector(selector);
	const head = this.document.head;

	if (head === null) {
	throw new Error('<head> not found within DOCUMENT.');
	}
	if (!!canonical) {
	this.renderer.removeChild(head, canonical);
	}
	} catch (e) {
	console.error('Error within linkService : ', e);
	}
	}

	removeTags(tags: LinkDefinition[]) {
	tags.forEach(tag => this.removeTag(tag));
	}

	addTag(tag: LinkDefinition) {

	try {

	const link = this.renderer.createElement('link');
	const head = this.document.head;

	if (head === null) {
	throw new Error('<head> not found within DOCUMENT.');
	}

	Object.keys(tag).forEach((prop: string) => {
	return this.renderer.setAttribute(link, prop, tag[prop]);
	});

	// [TODO]: get them to update the existing one (if it exists) ?
	this.renderer.appendChild(head, link);

	} catch (e) {
	console.error('Error within linkService : ', e);
	}
	}

	addTags(tags: LinkDefinition[]) {
	tags.forEach(tag => this.addTag(tag));
	}

	private _parseSelector(tag: LinkDefinition): string {
	const attr: string = tag.rel ? 'rel' : 'hreflang';
	return `link[${attr}="${tag[attr]}"]`;
	}
	}

	export declare type LinkDefinition = {
	charset?: string;
	crossorigin?: string;
	href?: string;
	hreflang?: string;
	media?: string;
	rel?: string;
	rev?: string;
	sizes?: string;
	target?: string;
	type?: string;
	} & {
	[prop: string]: string;
	};