revati

revati

Hello, currently, to call send_update, i have to pass destination module and id (which is more of an html id than elixir side id - at least how i interpret it).

If i have live_component nested in another live component i do this currently

# Parent
<.live_component
  module={ChildComponent}
  id={"#{id}-child"}
  parent={{__MODULE__, id}}
/>
# Child
def handle_event("...", _, socket) do
  {parent_module, parent_id} = socket.assigns.parent
  send_update(parent_module, id: parent_id, action: my_payload)
end

I looked under the hood and all parent_module, id: parent_id does is gets cid to call further call correct callback (found by cid).

Wouldn’t it be easier just to

# Parent
<.live_component
  module={ChildComponent}
  parent={@myself}
/>
# Child
def handle_event("...", _, socket) do
  send_update(socket.assigns.parent, action: my_payload)
end
  1. if no id is given cid is used as id
  2. both live views and live components have cid
  3. cid can be used to call send_update to any target (both live views and live components).
  4. live views might aswell have update callback to handle those cases.

This also would move towards implementing this this:Provide a unified mechanism to message the parent/child · Issue #1597 · phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view · GitHub

Showing Posts 1 to 2

atomkirk

atomkirk

Yes please! A case where i needed this was an autosuggest component. Arrow keys move slection up and down list of options, enter should select it and tell the parent. Theres no way to send a message to the parent programmatically!

trisolaran

trisolaran

You might find inspiration on how to do that here: GitHub - maxmarcon/live_select: Dynamic (multi)selection field for LiveView · GitHub
TL;DR: to send an event to the parent you can use a hook. Yes, not ideal, because you go through the frontend, and yes, a way to be able to message the parent with a unified API is IMO very much needed.

— All posts loaded —

Where Next? Top

Trending in Proposals: Ideas Top

Other Trending Topics Top

GenericJam
Edit: 2026 May 15 - This post is archived. Mob is alive!! Main docs: mob v0.7.11 — Documentation A bit of explanation for the slightly c...
New
JesseHerrick
Hey, I’m Jesse and I’m the main contributor behind Dexter, a full-featured, lightning-fast Elixir LSP optimized for large codebases. It s...
New
mudasobwa
I am happy to introduce the very α version of the new programming language compiled to BEAM. Welcome Cure. It has literally three kille...
New
marciok
Hi there! We created Gust: A task orchestrator inspired by Airflow. For those who have never heard about Aiflow, it’s a Python-based wor...
New
mhanberg
Hi everyone! The first release candidate for the Expert language server project is now available! We’ve published a press release detai...
New
jimsynz
Beam Bots (or just BB for short) is a framework for building fault-tolerant robotics applications in Elixir using familiar OTP patterns. ...
New

We're in Beta

About us Mission Statement

Options

Thread Display Mode




Thread Preview

Skip Thread Previews