The service :
import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
import { Http } from '@angular/http';
import { Observable } from "rxjs/Rx"
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
@Injectable()
export class ItemService {
private api = "your_api_url";
constructor(private http: Http) {
}
toSaveItem(item) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
this.http
.post(this.api + '/items', { item: item })
.map(res => res.json())
// This catch is very powerfull, it can catch all errors
.catch((err: Response) => {
// The err.statusText is empty if server down (err.type === 3)
console.log((err.statusText || "Can't join the server."));
// Really usefull. The app can't catch this in "(err)" closure
reject((err.statusText || "Can't join the server."));
// This return is required to compile but unuseable in your app
return Observable.throw(err);
})
// The (err) => {} param on subscribe can't catch server down error so I keep only the catch
.subscribe(data => { resolve(data) })
})
}
}
In the app :
this.itemService.toSaveItem(item).then(
(res) => { console.log('success', res) },
(err) => { console.log('error', err) }
)