Updated API Interface

Updated API Interface to incorporate a new response model in order to simplify responses and make error handling easier.
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luke-else 2021-11-07 21:30:31 +00:00
parent 34efdb1cec
commit d3970fba18
2 changed files with 50 additions and 28 deletions

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@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System.Net.Http;
using EFB.Models;
namespace EFB.Controllers.API
{
@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ namespace EFB.Controllers.API
{
private HttpClient HttpClient { get; set; }
public async Task<T> Get<T>(string Endpoint, Dictionary<string, string> Headers){
public async Task<ResponseModel> Get<T>(string Endpoint, Dictionary<string, string> Headers){
this.HttpClient = new HttpClient();
@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace EFB.Controllers.API
}
if (Form.FormAuthenticator.ValidateEndpoint(Endpoint))
{
try
{
var pendingResult = this.HttpClient.GetAsync(Endpoint);
@ -32,23 +35,26 @@ namespace EFB.Controllers.API
string resultString = result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(resultString);
}else{
T empty = default(T);
return empty;
return new ResponseModel{
//Sender should be aware of type T becuase of Generic function
Result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(resultString)
};
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
return new ResponseModel{Error = e.Message};
}
}
//Returned in the event No other response has been returned
return new ResponseModel{Error = "Invalid Endpoint - Please try again later"};
public async Task<T> Post<T>(string Endpoint, Dictionary<string, string> Headers, HttpContent Body){
}
public async Task<ResponseModel> Post<T>(string Endpoint, Dictionary<string, string> Headers, HttpContent Body){
this.HttpClient = new HttpClient();
//this.HttpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Clear();
this.HttpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Clear();
if (Headers != null)
{
@ -60,25 +66,25 @@ namespace EFB.Controllers.API
if (Form.FormAuthenticator.ValidateEndpoint(Endpoint))
{
try{//Try statement to catch errors in the process of making the request
var pendingResult = this.HttpClient.PostAsync(Endpoint, Body);
var result = await pendingResult;
string resultString = result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(resultString);
}else{
T empty = default(T);
return empty;
return new ResponseModel{
//Sender should be aware of type T becuase of Generic function
Result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(resultString)
};
}catch(System.Exception e){
return new ResponseModel{Error = e.Message};
}
}
//Returned in the event No other response has been returned
return new ResponseModel{Error = "Invalid Endpoint - Please try again later"};
}
}
}
}

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Models/ResponseModel.cs Normal file
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@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace EFB.Models
{
public class ResponseModel
{
//Object should be of known type from sender
public object Result { get; set; } = null;
public string Error { get; set; } = null;
}
}