I have an endpoint that returns an Observable<Operacao[]>, but I need an array of Operacao[]. How to convert this return to get an Operacao array?
This is my endpoint:
obterOperacoes(): Observable<Operacao[]> {
let operacoes = this.http
.get<Operacao[]>(this.UrlServiceV1 + 'operacoes', super.ObterAuthHeaderJson())
.pipe(catchError(super.serviceError));
return operacoes;
}
Ps: Operacao is a simple Typescript class.
When I inspect what's in operacoes, what I find is this:
You need to subscribe to your observable first. Next, assign the the array you get from the http get, to your variable operacoes and then return variable operacoes.
This is a bad solution but it is the solution that you want. Why is it bad? Because you might get an empty array due to asynchronicity in JavaScript as pointed out by @Carsten below.
obterOperacoes(): Operacao[] {
let operacoes = new Array<Operacao>();
this.http.get<Operacao[]>(
this.UrlServiceV1 + 'operacoes',
super.ObterAuthHeaderJson()
)
.pipe(catchError(super.serviceError))
.subscribe((res) => {
operacoes = res;
});
return operacoes;
}
I suggest you put your api calls inside a service to return the observable and then subscribe the service from your component.ts file. See sample below:
sample.service.ts
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
...
@Injectable()
export class SampleService {
constructor() { }
obterOperacoes(): Operacao[] {
return this.http.get<Operacao[]>(
this.UrlServiceV1 + 'operacoes',
super.ObterAuthHeaderJson()
)
.pipe(catchError(super.serviceError));
}
}
component.ts
export class MyComponent {
operacoes: Operacao[] = [];
constructor(private sampleSrvc: SampleService ){
this.myServices.sayHello();
}
getOperacao() {
this.sampleSrvc.obterOperacoes().subscribe((res) => {
this.operacoes = res;
});
}
}
Do these things
Step 1 - Mark the class @Injectable()
@Injectable()
export class Operacao {
Step 2 - Inject that dependency in your component's constructor()
export class MyComponent implements OnInit {
// ...
operacoes: Operacao[] = [];
constructor(private operacao: Operacao) {}
// ...
}
Step 3 - Subscribe to the Observable in the component like this
this.operacao.obterOperacoes().subscribe((result) => {
this.operacoes = result;
});
Documentation: Dependency injection in Angular
Subscribing to the observable is the correct solution. However care should be taken to avoid memory leaks. This happens when allowing a component to be destroyed without cleaning up existing subscriptions.
If you are using the results of a subscription in a template, you can use the async pipe in order to automatically subscribe and then automatically destroy the subscription on component destroy
<div *ngFor="let obterOperaco of obterOperacoes | async">
{{ obterOperaco }}
</div>
If you prefer to use this in the component ts file, you will need to handle the destruction manually.
obterOperacoes().pipe(
takeUntil(/*an observable that is complete onNgDestroy*/)
).subscribe(obterOperaco => {})
Further reading on unsubscribing here: https://blog.bitsrc.io/6-ways-to-unsubscribe-from-observables-in-angular-ab912819a78f
I like to use a library to handle the boilerplate of destroy and recommend using https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ngneat/until-destroy