Angular 4 How to return multiple observables in resolver

I found a solution for this issue, maybe will help somebody, so basically I've used forkJoin to combine multiple Observables and resolve all of them.

resolve(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): Observable<any> {
        return forkJoin([
                this._elementsService.getElementTypes(),
                this._elementsService.getDepartments()
                .catch(error => {

                    /* if(error.status === 404) {
                        this.router.navigate(['subscription-create']);
                    } */

                    return Observable.throw(error);
                })
        ]).map(result => {
            return {
                types: result[0],
                departments: result[1]
            };
        });
    };

Now it works correctly, as intended.

You can easily resolve multiple observables using withLatestFrom.

Here's a working demo in Stackblitz: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-xfd5xx

Solution below.

In your resolver, use withLatestFrom to combine your observables:

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Resolve, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
import { Library } from '../models/library.model';
import { LibraryBook } from '../models/library-book.model';
import { LibraryService } from '../services/library.service';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
import { withLatestFrom } from 'rxjs/operators';

@Injectable()
export class LibraryDisplayResolver implements Resolve<[Library, LibraryBook[]]> {

  constructor(
    private _libraryService: LibraryService,
  ) { }

  resolve (route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<[Library, LibraryBook[]]> {
    const libraryId = route.params['id'];
    return this._libraryService.getLibrary(libraryId).pipe(
      withLatestFrom(
        this._libraryService.getBooksFromLibrary(libraryId)
      )
    );
  }
}

Make sure your resolver is set in your route with an appropriate identifier:

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { Routes, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
import { LibraryDisplayComponent } from './library-display.component';
import { LibraryDisplayResolver } from '../resolvers/library-display.resolver';

const routes: Routes = [
  {
    path: ':id',
    component: LibraryDisplayComponent,
    resolve: {
      libraryResolverData: LibraryDisplayResolver
    }
  },
  {
    path: '',
    redirectTo: '1',
    pathMatch: 'full'
  },
];

@NgModule({
  imports: [RouterModule.forChild(routes)],
  exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class LibraryDisplayRoutingModule { }

In the receiving component, you can access snapshots of both observables like so:

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { LibraryBook } from '../models/library-book.model';
import { Library } from '../models/library.model';
import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';

@Component({
  // tslint:disable-next-line:component-selector
  selector: 'library-display',
  templateUrl: './library-display.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./library-display.component.scss']
})
export class LibraryDisplayComponent implements OnInit {

  library: Library;
  libraryBooks: LibraryBook[];

  constructor(
    private route: ActivatedRoute
  ) { }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.library = this.route.snapshot.data['libraryResolverData'][0];
    this.libraryBooks = this.route.snapshot.data['libraryResolverData'][1];
  }
}