import { ajax } from 'rxjs/ajax';
import { map, retry, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
const apiData = ajax('/api/data').pipe(
  retry(3), // Retry up to 3 times before failing
  map(res => {
    if (!res.response) {
      throw new Error('Value expected!');
    }
    return res.response;
  }),
  catchError(err => of([]))
);
 
apiData.subscribe({
  next(x) { console.log('data: ', x); },
  error(err) { console.log('errors already caught... will not run'); }
});