Multiple API Calls in a Class

Question

I am trying to make multiple API requests and I have to make the request in different functions that are within a class like so:

class exampleClass
{    
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Answer 1

You are making two API calls, but you don't have to.

You can put the contents of a call into a member variable in the class with a default value of NULL, and if you want, you can check if that member variable is NULL before making an API call. For example;

class exampleClass
{
    private $api_json = NULL;

    private function call_api()
    {
        if(is_null($this->api_json))
        {
            $json = // result of api call;
            $this->api_json = $json;
        }

        return $this->api_json;
    }

    public function printStuffOut() {
        $jsonStuff = $this->call_api();
        $jsonStuff->{'result'}[0]->{'fieldName'};
    }

    public function printStuffOut2() {
        $jsonStuff = $this->call_api();
        $jsonStuff->{'result'}[0]->{'fieldName'};
    }
}