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"dependencies": {
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2"
 },

 <!-- Required for http -->
<script src="~/node_modules/angular2/bundles/http.dev.js"></script>

import { Component } from 'angular2/core';
import { HTTP_PROVIDERS } from 'angular2/http';
import 'rxjs/Rx';   // Load all features
 
import { ProductListComponent } from './products/product-list.component';
import { ProductService } from './products/product.service';
 
@Component({
    selector: 'pm-app',
    template:`
    <div><h1>{{pageTitle}}</h1>
        <pm-products></pm-products>
    </div>
    `,
    directives: [ProductListComponent],
    providers: [
        ProductService,
        HTTP_PROVIDERS
    ]
})
export class AppComponent {
    pageTitle: string = "DNT AngularJS 2.0 APP";
}

namespace MVC5Angular2.Models
{
    public class Product
    {
        public int ProductId { set; get; }
        public string ProductName { set; get; }
        public string ProductCode { set; get; }
        public string ReleaseDate { set; get; }
        public decimal Price { set; get; }
        public string Description { set; get; }
        public double StarRating { set; get; }
        public string ImageUrl { set; get; }
    }
}

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using MVC5Angular2.Models;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
 
namespace MVC5Angular2.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        // GET: Home
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }
 
        public ActionResult Products()
        {
            var products = new List<Product>
            {
               new Product
               {
                    ProductId= 2,
                    ProductName= "Garden Cart",
                    ProductCode= "GDN-0023",
                    ReleaseDate= "March 18, 2016",
                    Description= "15 gallon capacity rolling garden cart",
                    Price= (decimal) 32.99,
                    StarRating= 4.2,
                    ImageUrl= "app/assets/images/garden_cart.png"
               },
               new Product
               {
                    ProductId= 5,
                    ProductName= "Hammer",
                    ProductCode= "TBX-0048",
                    ReleaseDate= "May 21, 2016",
                    Description= "Curved claw steel hammer",
                    Price= (decimal) 8.9,
                    StarRating= 4.8,
                    ImageUrl= "app/assets/images/rejon_Hammer.png"
               }
            };
 
            return new ContentResult
            {
                Content = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(products, new JsonSerializerSettings
                {
                    ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver()
                }),
                ContentType = "application/json",
                ContentEncoding = Encoding.UTF8
            };
        }
    }
}

import { Injectable } from 'angular2/core';
import { IProduct } from './product';
import { Http, Response } from 'angular2/http';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
@Injectable()
export class ProductService {
    private _productUrl = '/home/products';
 
    constructor(private _http: Http) { }
 
    getProducts(): Observable<IProduct[]> {
        return this._http.get(this._productUrl)
                         .map((response: Response) => <IProduct[]>response.json())
                         .do(data => console.log("All: " + JSON.stringify(data)))
                         .catch(this.handleError);
    }
 
    private handleError(error: Response) {
        console.error(error);
        return Observable.throw(error.json().error || 'Server error');
    }
}

errorMessage: string;
ngOnInit(): void {
    //console.log('In OnInit');
    this._productService.getProducts()
                        .subscribe(
                              products => this.products = products,
                              error => this.errorMessage = <any>error);
}

 EXCEPTION: No provider for Http!

public class Comment
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string CommentText { get; set; }
    public string User { get; set; }
    
    public virtual ICollection<ArticleComment> ArticleComments { get; set; }
    public virtual ICollection<VideoComment> VideoComments { get; set; }
    public virtual ICollection<EventComment> EventComments { get; set; }
}

public class Article
{
    public Article()
    {
        ArticleComments = new HashSet<ArticleComment>();
    }
    
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Title { get; set; }
    public string Slug { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    
    public virtual ICollection<ArticleComment> ArticleComments { get; set; }

}

public class Video
{
    public Video()
    {
        VideoComments = new HashSet<VideoComment>();
    }
    
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Url { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
    
    public virtual ICollection<VideoComment> VideoComments { get; set; }
}

public class Event
{
    public Event()
    {
        EventComments = new HashSet<EventComment>();
    }
    
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public DateTimeOffset? Start { get; set; }
    public DateTimeOffset? End { get; set; }
    
    public virtual ICollection<EventComment> EventComments { get; set; }
}

public class MyDbContext : DbContext
{
    public DbSet<Article> Articles { get; set; }
    public DbSet<ArticleComment> ArticleComments { get; set; }
    public DbSet<Video> Videos { get; set; }
    public DbSet<VideoComment> VideoComments { get; set; }
    public DbSet<Event> Events { get; set; }
    public DbSet<EventComment> EventComments { get; set; }
    public DbSet<Comment> Comments { get; set; }

    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder options)
        => options.UseSqlite("Data Source=polymorphic.db");

    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
    {
        modelBuilder.Entity<ArticleComment>(entity =>
        {
            entity.HasKey(e => new { e.CommentId, e.ArticleId })
                .HasName("PK_dbo.ArticleComments");

            entity.HasIndex(e => e.ArticleId)
                .HasName("IX_ArticleId");

            entity.HasIndex(e => e.CommentId)
                .HasName("IX_ArticleCommentId");

            entity.HasOne(d => d.Article)
                .WithMany(p => p.ArticleComments)
                .HasForeignKey(d => d.ArticleId)
                .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.ArticleComments_dbo.Articles_ArticleId");

            entity.HasOne(d => d.Comment)
                .WithMany(p => p.ArticleComments)
                .HasForeignKey(d => d.CommentId)
                .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.ArticleComments_dbo.Comments_CommentId");
        });
        
        modelBuilder.Entity<VideoComment>(entity =>
        {
            entity.HasKey(e => new { e.CommentId, e.VideoId })
                .HasName("PK_dbo.VideoComments");

            entity.HasIndex(e => e.VideoId)
                .HasName("IX_VideoId");

            entity.HasIndex(e => e.CommentId)
                .HasName("IX_VideoCommentId");

            entity.HasOne(d => d.Video)
                .WithMany(p => p.VideoComments)
                .HasForeignKey(d => d.VideoId)
                .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.VideoComments_dbo.Videos_VideoId");

            entity.HasOne(d => d.Comment)
                .WithMany(p => p.VideoComments)
                .HasForeignKey(d => d.CommentId)
                .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.VideoComments_dbo.Comments_CommentId");
        });
        
        modelBuilder.Entity<EventComment>(entity =>
        {
            entity.HasKey(e => new { e.CommentId, e.EventId })
                .HasName("PK_dbo.EventComments");

            entity.HasIndex(e => e.EventId)
                .HasName("IX_EventId");

            entity.HasIndex(e => e.CommentId)
                .HasName("IX_EventCommentId");

            entity.HasOne(d => d.Event)
                .WithMany(p => p.EventComments)
                .HasForeignKey(d => d.EventId)
                .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.EventComments_dbo.Events_EventId");

            entity.HasOne(d => d.Comment)
                .WithMany(p => p.EventComments)
                .HasForeignKey(d => d.CommentId)
                .HasConstraintName("FK_dbo.EventComments_dbo.Comments_CommentId");
        });
    }
}

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