Load json from local file with http.get() in angular 2

For Angular 5+ only preform steps 1 and 4

In order to access your file locally in Angular 2+ you should do the following (4 steps):

[1] Inside your assets folder create a .json file, example: data.json

[2] Go to your angular.cli.json (angular.json in Angular 6+) inside your project and inside the assets array put another object (after the package.json object) like this:

{ "glob": "data.json", "input": "./", "output": "./assets/" }

full example from angular.cli.json

"apps": [
    {
      "root": "src",
      "outDir": "dist",
      "assets": [
        "assets",
        "favicon.ico",
        { "glob": "package.json", "input": "../", "output": "./assets/" },
        { "glob": "data.json", "input": "./", "output": "./assets/" }
      ],

Remember, data.json is just the example file we've previously added in the assets folder (you can name your file whatever you want to)

[3] Try to access your file via localhost. It should be visible within this address, http://localhost:your_port/assets/data.json

If it's not visible then you've done something incorrectly. Make sure you can access it by typing it in the URL field in your browser before proceeding to step #4.

[4] Now preform a GET request to retrieve your .json file (you've got your full path .json URL and it should be simple)

 constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
        // Make the HTTP request:
        this.http.get('http://localhost:port/assets/data.json')
                 .subscribe(data => console.log(data));

MY OWN SOLUTION

I created a new component called test in this folder:

I also created a mock called test.json in the assests folder created by angular cli (important):

This mock looks like this:

[
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Item 1"
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Item 2"
        },
        {
            "id": 3,
            "name": "Item 3"
        }
]

In the controller of my component test import follow rxjs like this

import 'rxjs/add/operator/map'

This is important, because you have to map your response from the http get call, so you get a json and can loop it in your ngFor. Here is my code how I load the mock data. I used http get and called my path to the mock with this path this.http.get("/assets/mock/test/test.json"). After this i map the response and subscribe it. Then I assign it to my variable items and loop it with ngFor in my template. I also export the type. Here is my whole controller code:

import { Component, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
import { Http, Response } from "@angular/http";
import 'rxjs/add/operator/map'

export type Item = { id: number, name: string };

@Component({
  selector: "test",
  templateUrl: "./test.component.html",
  styleUrls: ["./test.component.scss"]
})
export class TestComponent implements OnInit {
  items: Array<Item>;

  constructor(private http: Http) {}

  ngOnInit() {
    this.http
      .get("/assets/mock/test/test.json")
      .map(data => data.json() as Array<Item>)
      .subscribe(data => {
        this.items = data;
        console.log(data);
      });
  }
}

And my loop in it's template:

<div *ngFor="let item of items">
  {{item.name}}
</div>

It works as expected! I can now add more mock files in the assests folder and just change the path to get it as json. Notice that you have also to import the HTTP and Response in your controller. The same in you app.module.ts (main) like this:

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpModule, JsonpModule } from '@angular/http';


import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { TestComponent } from './components/molecules/test/test.component';


@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent,
    TestComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    HttpModule,
    JsonpModule
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Put your navItems.json in "assets" folder. Angular knows how to look inside the assets folder. So instead of:

loadNavItems() {
    this.navItems = this.http.get("../data/navItems.json");
    console.log(this.navItems);
}

Change the path to simply:

    loadNavItems() {
    this.navItems = this.http.get("assets/navItems.json");
    console.log(this.navItems);
}

• create/move json under assets
• implement method in service

  private URL = './assets/navItems.json'; // ./ is important!

  constructor(private httpClient: HttpClient) {
  }

  fetch(): Observable<any> {
      return this.httpClient.get(this.URL);
  }

• call it in component

  private navItems: NavItems[];

  constructor(private navItemsService: NavItemsService) { }

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.publicationService.fetch().subscribe(navItems => this.navItems = navItems);
  }

If you are using Angular CLI: 7.3.3 What I did is, On my assets folder I put my fake json data then on my services I just did this.

const API_URL = './assets/data/db.json';

getAllPassengers(): Observable<PassengersInt[]> {
    return this.http.get<PassengersInt[]>(API_URL);
  }