HttpClient vs HttpClientModule - Angular 4+

The Web applications communicate with backend services over the HTTP/HTTPS protocol and the browsers support to the XMLHttpRequest interface and the fetch () API to execute HTTP request.

The new HttpClient service is included in the HttpClientModule and it used to initiate HTTP request and responses in angular apps.

ü  Stayed Informed - What's New in HttpClient and HttpClientModule in Angular?

The HttpClient is more modern and easy to use alternative of HTTP.

Also the HttpClient is use the XMLHttpRequest browser API to execute HTTP request and it specific the HTTP request type’s i.e.

ü  Get()

ü  Post()

ü  Put()

ü  Delete()

ü  Patch()

ü  Head()

ü  Jsonp()

Before use the HttpClient, we need to import in the HttpClientModule into your AppModule. Once you import HttpClientModule into your AppModule, you can inject HttpClient into your components and services.

HttpClientModule -

The HttpClientModule imported form -

import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';

NgModule which provides the HttpClient and associated with components services and the interceptors can be added to the chain behind HttpClient by binding them to the multi provider for HTTP_INTERCEPTORS.

HttpClient – The HttpClient is used to perform HTTP requests.

The HttpClient imported form -

import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';

Example for the get () and post () method on HttpClient –

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';

@Component({

  selector: 'app-root',

  templateUrl: './app.component.html',

  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']

})

export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

  baseUrl ="https://code-sample.com/";

  users = null;

 

 // Inject HttpClient into your component or service.

  constructor(private http: HttpClient){  }

  //Load User info.

  ngOnInit(): void {

     // Make the HTTP request:

    this.http.get(this.baseUrl +'api/users/').subscribe(data => {

      this.users = data;

    },

    err => {

      console.log("Error- something is wrong!")

    });   

  }

  addUser = function(){

    let user ={

      id: 1,

      name: 'Anil Singh',

      user_Id:9979,

      site : 'https://code-sample.com'

    }

    //Make the HTTP Post Request

    this.http.post(this.baseUrl +'api/addUser/', user)

        .subscribe(

          result => {

            console.log("The User added successfully!");

            console.log(result);

          },

          err => {

            console.log("Error- something is wrong!")

          });

  }

}

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