feat(smartrouter): Add destroy method to SmartRouter class.

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-10-06 - 1.3.0 - feat(smartrouter)
+Add destroy method to SmartRouter class.
+
+- Introduced a destroy method to the SmartRouter class for cleaning up event listeners and route references.
+- Refactored popstate event listener to be removable, improving resource management and preventing memory leaks.
+
 ## 2024-10-06 - 1.2.1 - fix(core)
 Ensure stability and performance improvements
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartrouter',
-  version: '1.2.1',
+  version: '1.3.0',
   description: 'A JavaScript library providing routing capabilities for web applications.'
 }

ts/smartrouter.classes.smartrouter.ts

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export class SmartRouter {
    */
   private basePath: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Reference to the event listener function for cleanup
+   */
+  private popstateListener: (event: PopStateEvent) => void;
+
   /**
    * Creates an instance of Router.
    */
@@ -53,10 +58,11 @@ export class SmartRouter {
     this.basePath = basePath;
 
     // lets subscribe to route changes
-    window.addEventListener('popstate', (popStateEventArg) => {
+    this.popstateListener = (popStateEventArg) => {
       popStateEventArg.preventDefault();
       this._handleRouteState();
-    });
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('popstate', this.popstateListener);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,4 +125,14 @@ export class SmartRouter {
       } as IRouteInfo); // not waiting here
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Destroy the router instance, removing all external references
+   */
+  public destroy() {
+    // Remove the event listener for popstate
+    window.removeEventListener('popstate', this.popstateListener);
+    // Clear all routes
+    this.routes = [];
+  }
 }