/// <summary>
/// Call API to get an object by id, or get a list of all objects.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of object to get</typeparam>
/// <param name="requestUri">URI of the controller and rest of route (could also include object id if single item is desired)</param>
/// <returns>Object from the API</returns>
public async Task <T> ReadAsync <T>(string requestUri)
{
var httpResponseMessage = await _restHttpClient.GetAsync(requestUri);
if (!httpResponseMessage.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
if (httpResponseMessage.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
{
return(default);