APICallService

APICallService.ts

places_url = '/googleplaces';
  matrix_url = '/distancematrix';


  constructor(public http: Http) {
  }

  // make a http call to careerjet public API and return and return an observable
  getCareerJetResults(search, location): Observable<Job[]> {

    const formData: FormData = new FormData();
    formData.append('keywords', search);
    formData.append('location', location);

    return this.http.post(this.career_jet_url, formData).map((response: Response) => <Job[]> response.json().jobs);
  }

  // make a http call to google's distance  matrix API and return and return an observable
  getDistance(address1, address2): Observable<any> {
      const address_params = new URLSearchParams();
      address_params.append('origins', address1);
      address_params.append('destinations', address2);
      address_params.append('key', this.google_api_key);

      const options = new RequestOptions({
        search: address_params
      });

     return this.http.get(this.matrix_url, options).map((response: Response) => response.json());
  }

  // make a http call to google's places  matrix API and return and return an observable
  getAddressLatLng(address): Observable<any> {
    const address_params = new URLSearchParams();
    address_params.append('query', address);
    address_params.append('key', this.google_api_key);

    const options = new RequestOptions({
      search: address_params
    });

    return this.http.get(this.places_url, options).map((response: Response) => response.json().results);
  }