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+import { Observable, ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs'
+import { catchError, map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators'
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
+import { RestExtractor } from '@app/core'
+import { Account as ServerAccount, VideoChannel as ServerVideoChannel } from '@shared/models'
+import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment'
+import { Account } from './account.model'
+import { VideoChannel } from '../video-channel/video-channel.model'
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ActorService {
+  static BASE_ACTOR_API_URL = environment.apiUrl + '/api/v1/actors/'
+
+  actorLoaded = new ReplaySubject<Account | VideoChannel>(1)
+
+  constructor (
+    private authHttp: HttpClient,
+    private restExtractor: RestExtractor
+  ) {}
+
+  getActor (actorName: string): Observable<Account | VideoChannel> {
+    return this.authHttp.get<ServerAccount | ServerVideoChannel>(ActorService.BASE_ACTOR_API_URL + actorName)
+                .pipe(
+                  map(actorHash => {
+                    const isAccount = /\/accounts\/.+/.test(actorHash.url)
+                    const isVideoChannel = /\/video-channels\/.+/.test(actorHash.url)
+
+                    if (isAccount) {
+                      return new Account(actorHash)
+                    }
+
+                    if (isVideoChannel) {
+                      return new VideoChannel(actorHash)
+                    }
+                  }),
+                  tap(actor => this.actorLoaded.next(actor)),
+                  catchError(res => this.restExtractor.handleError(res))
+                )
+  }
+}