setting up ability to make ajax request

src/app/app.module.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { SearchComponent } from './search/search.component';
 
 import { FormsModule }   from '@angular/forms';
+import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import { FormsModule }   from '@angular/forms';
   ],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
+    HttpModule,
     FormsModule
   ],
   providers: [],

src/app/search/search.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Http } from '@angular/http';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/toPromise';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-search',
@@ -7,7 +9,9 @@ import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 })
 export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
 
-    constructor() { }
+    constructor(
+        private http: Http
+    ) { }
 
     findCharacter(name){
         console.log('finding ' + name);