Q:

Async pipe to unsubscribe from ReplaySubject

I have the following service to accommodate for a global spinner in my app:

import {
  Injectable
} from '@angular/core';
import {
  Observable
} from 'rxjs/Observable';
import {
  ReplaySubject
} from 'rxjs/ReplaySubject';

@Injectable()
export class SpinnerService {
  private visible = new ReplaySubject < boolean > ();

  showSpinner() {
    this.visible.next(true);
  }

  hideSpinner() {
    this.visible.next(false);
  }

  getSpinnerVisibility(): Observable < boolean > {
    return this.visible.asObservable();
  }
}

Then the following just above my router-outlet in my main app component:
<app-spinner *ngIf="spinnerService.getSpinnerVisibility() | async "></app-spinner>
The question is, should the async pipe here function as normal to unsubscribe without memory leaks from this ReplaySubject or do I have to manually unsubscribe? 

A:

There is absolutely no difference between a ReplaySubject and an Observable from the subscriber's point of view.  You don't have to unsubscribe from an observable when you use the async pipe, so it's the same for a ReplaySubject. 