3 files changed, 44 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/actor.service.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/actor.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a789b6f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/actor.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+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))
+                )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/index.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/index.ts
index b80ddb9f5..c6cdcd574 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/account/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './account.model'
 export * from './account.service'
 export * from './actor.model'
+export * from './actor.service'
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/shared-main.module.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/shared-main.module.ts
index 772198cb2..05a5d77c7 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/shared-main.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/shared-main.module.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { LoadingBarModule } from '@ngx-loading-bar/core'
 import { LoadingBarHttpClientModule } from '@ngx-loading-bar/http-client'
 import { SharedGlobalIconModule } from '../shared-icons'
-import { AccountService } from './account'
+import { AccountService, ActorService } from './account'
 import {
   AutofocusDirective,
   BytesPipe,
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ import { VideoChannelService } from './video-channel'
     AUTH_INTERCEPTOR_PROVIDER,
 
     AccountService,
+    ActorService,
 
     UserHistoryService,
     UserNotificationService,