diff --git a/cds-ui/client/src/app/common/core/core.module.ts b/cds-ui/client/src/app/common/core/core.module.ts
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+/*
+============LICENSE_START==========================================
+===================================================================
+Copyright (C) 2018 IBM Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+===================================================================
+
+Unless otherwise specified, all software contained herein is licensed
+under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License);
+you may not use this software except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+============LICENSE_END============================================
+*/
+
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';
+
+import { ApiService } from './services/api.service';
+// import { BlueprintService } from './services/blueprint.service';
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule,
+    HttpClientModule
+  ],
+  providers : [ ApiService ]
+})
+export class CoreModule { }
diff --git a/cds-ui/client/src/app/common/core/services/api.service.ts b/cds-ui/client/src/app/common/core/services/api.service.ts
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+/*
+============LICENSE_START==========================================
+===================================================================
+Copyright (C) 2018 IBM Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+===================================================================
+
+Unless otherwise specified, all software contained herein is licensed
+under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License);
+you may not use this software except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+============LICENSE_END============================================
+*/
+
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+//import { IBlueprintHttp } from '../store/models/blueprint-http.model';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ApiService {
+  // blueprintUrl = '../../constants/blueprint.json';
+
+  constructor(private _http: HttpClient) {
+  }
+
+  get(url: string, params?: any): Observable<any> {
+            return this._http.get(url);
+  }
+
+  post() {
+    // to do
+  }
+
+  put() {
+      // to do
+  }
+
+  delete() {
+      // to do
+  }
+
+}
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