transition.retry

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

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

router.js

import Ember from 'ember';
import config from './config/environment';

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

Router.map(function() {
	this.route('my-route', { path: '/customers/:customer_id' } );
});

export default Router;

routes.my-route.js

import Ember from 'ember';
let canAbort = true; 
export default Ember.Route.extend({
	queryParams: { type: { refreshModel: true } },
	beforeModel(transition) {
    if(canAbort) {
      transition.abort();
			console.log('aborted');
			Ember.run.later(() => {
				transition.retry();
				canAbort=false;
				console.log('retry');
      }, 5000);
    }
    return;
  },
	model(params) {
		return params.customer_id;
  },
	deactivate() {
		canAbort = true;
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
{{link-to 'my-route' 'my-route' '1234'}}
{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

templates.my-route.hbs

<h2>Iron Man</h2>

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.10.6",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "2.8.2",
    "ember-data": "2.9.0",
    "ember-template-compiler": "2.8.2",
    "ember-testing": "2.8.2"
  },
  "addons": {}
}