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+import {Http, RequestOptionsArgs, Response, URLSearchParams} from '@angular/http';
+import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {AuthService} from './auth.service';
+/**
+ * Created by teone on 12/6/16.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class XosHttp {
+  constructor(
+    private http: Http,
+    private authService: AuthService
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  private checkOptions(options?: RequestOptionsArgs): RequestOptionsArgs {
+    // if options are not there, create them
+    if(!options){
+      options = {};
+    }
+    return options;
+  }
+
+  private getHeaders(options: RequestOptionsArgs): RequestOptionsArgs {
+    // add auth headers
+    options.headers = this.authService.getUserHeaders();
+    return options;
+  }
+
+  private getParams(options: RequestOptionsArgs): RequestOptionsArgs {
+    // add the no_hyperlinks param
+    if (!options.search) {
+      options.search = new URLSearchParams();
+    }
+
+    if (options.search instanceof URLSearchParams) {
+      options.search.set('no_hyperlinks', '1');
+    }
+    else if (typeof options.search === 'string') {
+      options.search += '&no_hyperlinks=1';
+    }
+    return options;
+  }
+
+  get(url: string, options?: RequestOptionsArgs): Observable<Response> {
+
+    options = this.checkOptions(options);
+    options = this.getHeaders(options);
+    options = this.getParams(options);
+
+    return this.http.get(url, options)
+  }
+
+  // TODO add POST, PUT, DELETE declaration
+}