Make REST API call in Swift

Question

I\'m trying to use Swift to make a GET call to a REST API, and have tried to follow numerous tutorials, but can\'t figure it out. Either because I cannot figure out how to

Answer 1

You can do like this :

var url : String = "http://google.com?test=toto&test2=titi"
var request : NSMutableURLRequest = NSMutableURLRequest()
request.URL = NSURL(string: url)
request.HTTPMethod = "GET"

NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request, queue: NSOperationQueue(), completionHandler:{ (response:NSURLResponse!, data: NSData!, error: NSError!) -> Void in
    var error: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSError?> = nil
    let jsonResult: NSDictionary! = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options:NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: error) as? NSDictionary

    if (jsonResult != nil) {
        // process jsonResult
    } else {
       // couldn't load JSON, look at error
    }


})

EDIT : For people have problem with this maybe your JSON stream is an array [] and not an object {} so you have to change jsonResult to NSArray instead of NSDictionary

Answer 2

I think the NSURLSession api fits better in this situation. Because if you write swift code your project target is at least iOS 7 and iOS 7 supports NSURLSession api. Anyway here is the code

let url = "YOUR_URL"

NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithURL(NSURL(string: url)) { data, response, error in
    // Handle result
}.resume()

Answer 3

swift 4

USE ALAMOFIRE in our App plz install pod file

pod 'Alamofire', '~> 4.0'

We can Use API for Json Data -https://swapi.co/api/people/

Then We can create A networking class for Our project- networkingService.swift

import Foundation
import Alamofire
typealias JSON = [String:Any]
class networkingService{
     static let shared = networkingService()
    private init() {}
    func getPeople(success successblock: @escaping (GetPeopleResponse) -> Void)
    {
    Alamofire.request("https://swapi.co/api/people/").responseJSON { response in
        guard let json = response.result.value as? JSON else {return}
       // print(json)
        do {
                let getPeopleResponse = try GetPeopleResponse(json: json)
                successblock(getPeopleResponse)
            }catch{}
    }
    }
    func getHomeWorld(homeWorldLink:String,completion: @escaping(String) ->Void){
        Alamofire.request(homeWorldLink).responseJSON {(response) in
            guard let json = response.result.value as? JSON,
            let name = json["name"] as? String
                else{return}
            completion(name)
        }
}
}

Then Create NetworkingError.swift class

import Foundation
enum networkingError : Error{
    case badNetworkigStuff

}

Then create Person.swift class

import Foundation
struct Person {
    private let homeWorldLink : String
    let birthyear : String
    let gender : String
    let haircolor : String
    let eyecolor : String
    let height : String
    let mass : String
    let name : String
    let skincolor : String
    init?(json : JSON) {
        guard let birthyear = json["birth_year"] as? String,
        let eyecolor = json["eye_color"] as? String,
        let gender = json["gender"] as? String,
        let haircolor = json["hair_color"] as? String,
        let height = json["height"] as? String,
        let homeWorldLink = json["homeworld"] as? String,
        let mass = json["mass"] as? String,
        let name = json["name"] as? String,
        let skincolor = json["skin_color"] as? String
        else { return nil }
        self.homeWorldLink = homeWorldLink
        self.birthyear = birthyear
        self.gender = gender
        self.haircolor = haircolor
        self.eyecolor = eyecolor
        self.height = height
        self.mass = mass
        self.name = name
        self.skincolor = skincolor
    }
    func homeWorld(_ completion: @escaping (String) -> Void)  {
        networkingService.shared.getHomeWorld(homeWorldLink: homeWorldLink){ (homeWorld) in
            completion(homeWorld)
        }
    }
}

Then create DetailVC.swift

import UIKit
class DetailVC: UIViewController {
    var person :Person!
    @IBOutlet var name: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var birthyear: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var homeworld: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var eyeColor: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var skinColor: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var gender: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var hairColor: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var mass: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet var height: UILabel!
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
       print(person)
        name.text = person.name
        birthyear.text = person.birthyear
        eyeColor.text = person.eyecolor
        gender.text = person.gender
        hairColor.text = person.haircolor
        mass.text = person.mass
        height.text = person.height
        skinColor.text = person.skincolor
        person.homeWorld{(homeWorld) in
            self.homeworld.text = homeWorld
        }
    }
}

Then Create GetPeopleResponse.swift class

import Foundation
struct GetPeopleResponse {
    let people : [Person]
    init(json :JSON) throws {
        guard let results = json["results"] as? [JSON] else { throw networkingError.badNetworkigStuff}
        let people = results.map{Person(json: $0)}.flatMap{ $0 }
        self.people = people
        }
}

Then Our View controller class

import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    @IBOutlet var tableVieww: UITableView!
    var people = [Person]()


    @IBAction func getAction(_ sender: Any)
    {
    print("GET")
        networkingService.shared.getPeople{ response in
            self.people = response.people
           self.tableVieww.reloadData()
        }
    }
    override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?)
    {
        guard segue.identifier == "peopleToDetails",
        let detailVC = segue.destination as? DetailVC,
        let person = sender as AnyObject as? Person
        else {return}
        detailVC.person = person
        }
}
    extension ViewController:UITableViewDataSource{
        func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
            return 1
        }
        func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
            return people.count
        }
        func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
         let cell = UITableViewCell()
            cell.textLabel?.text = people[indexPath.row].name

            return cell

        }
    }
extension ViewController:UITableViewDelegate{
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
        performSegue(withIdentifier: "peopleToDetails", sender: people[indexPath.row])
    }
}

In our StoryBoard

plz Connect with our View with another one using segue with identifier -peopleToDetails

• Use UITableView In our First View

• Use UIButton For get the Data

• Use 9 Labels in our DetailVc