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Requests as Promises
The observable returned by Angular http client can be converted it into a promise.
We recommend using observables over promises. By converting to a promise you will be lose the ability to cancel a request and the ability to chain RxJS operators.
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/http/common';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
@Injectable()
export class SearchService {
constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
search(term: string) {
return this.http.pipe(
get(`https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=${term}&type=artist`),
map((response) => response.json())
).toPromise();
}
}
We would then consume it as a regular promise in the component.
@Component({ /* ... */ })
export class AppComponent {
/* ... */
search() {
this.searchService.search(this.searchField.value)
.then((result) => {
this.result = result.artists.items;
})
.catch((error) => console.error(error));
}
}
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