SO-38340315/ember-data-model-is-not-reloading-even-after-queryparams-is-changing

components.my-component.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Component.extend({
  checked: false,
  actions: {
    updateChildren(){
      this.sendAction('updateChildren', this.get('checked'));
    }
  }
});

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle',
  actions: {
    goService(){
      this.transitionToRoute('service.service',{queryParams:{showFriends:true}});
    }
  }
});

controllers.service.service.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  queryParams:['showFriends']
});

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('service', function(){
    this.route('service');
  });
});

export default Router;

routes.service.service.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model(params){
       //return this.store.query('service', params);
    Ember.Logger.debug('hi. Im called again');
    return Ember.RSVP.resolve([]);
   },
   actions:{
      updatePage(params){
         this.transitionTo('service.service',{queryParams:{showFriends:params}});
     },
   },
   queryParams:{
     showFriends:{
        refreshModel:true
     }
   }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
{{#link-to 'service.service' (query-params showFriends=true)}}Go{{/link-to}}
<br>
<br>
{{outlet}}

templates.components.my-component.hbs

---Children Component ---<br/>
{{input type="checkbox" checked=checked}}<br/>
<button {{action 'updateChildren'}}>Update Children</button>

templates.service.service.hbs

{{my-component updateChildren="updatePage" checked=(unbound showFriends)}}

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.10.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "2.6.0",
    "ember-data": "2.6.1",
    "ember-template-compiler": "2.6.0"
  },
  "addons": {}
}