ng2-resource

Restful resource module for angular2

To use the module install the module using below command

npm install --save ng2-resource

import the package using below syntax into your angular 2 app

//first import the rest provider
import {RestResource} from "ng2-resource";
.......

//inject rest service provider at app level
bootstrap(Demo,[
  HTTP_PROVIDERS,
  provide(RequestOptions,{useClass:JsonRequest}),
  RestResource
  ]);
// here you can inject any version of RequestOptions or Http the classes injected before rest resource will be used in the RestResource

//next implement data sevice provider using below in service file
import {RestResource} from 'ng2-resource';
import {Http} from '@angular/http';
import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';

@Injectable()
export class DataProvider extends RestResource{
  protected url : string = URL_PREFIX + "posts/:id";
  
  protected params : Object = { ':id' : '@id' }
  constructor(_http : Http) {
    // super is compulsory as Super class needs Http from the DI
    super(_http);
  }
}

  // now you can use the service to work as resource with your component
  @Component({
    selector: 'app',
    template: require('./posts_render.html') ,
    providers: [DataProvider]
  })

** check the demo folder for the reference on how to use **

It provides the following method out of box

• query(params) get method
• save(params) post method
• update(params) put method
• delete(params) delete method

It returns both Observables as well as promise in the response as below

• resource.query().$observables which is inturn the object of observable so it can be subscribed
• resource.query().$promise which is the promise object and it can be used to handle resolve or reject
• all methods returns promise as well as observables

to run the example in demo field

• clone the repo
• npm install
• npm start
• navigate to http://localhost:8000 in browser

To Do:

• add support for custom methods
• add support for Request options specific to single request
• add flexibility to remove super() call in constructor()
• add support for configuration at run time