Route via Component

components.a-component.js

import Component from "ember-component";
import service from "ember-service/inject";
import getOwner from "ember-owner/get";

export default Component.extend({
	routing: service("-routing"),
	actions: {
		refresh() {
			const currentRouteName = this.get("routing.currentRouteName");
			const currentRouteInstance = getOwner(this).lookup(`route:${currentRouteName}`);
			currentRouteInstance.refresh();
		}
	}
});

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

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

routes.index.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model(){
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000)
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

templates.components.a-component.hbs

<div style='border:1px solid black; padding: 5px; display: inline'>
	This component can refresh the current route.
	<button onclick={{action 'refresh'}}>Refresh</button>
	{{yield}}
</div>

templates.index.hbs

{{a-component}}
<br>
A random number generated by the model hook: {{model}}

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.12.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "2.12.0",
    "ember-template-compiler": "2.12.0",
    "ember-testing": "2.12.0"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "2.12.1"
  }
}