public ParkLists GetParks()
{
string NATIONAL_PARK_API_PATH = BASE_URL + "/parks?limit=30";
string parksData = "";
ParkLists parks = null;
httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri(NATIONAL_PARK_API_PATH);
// It can take a few requests to get back a prompt response, if the API has not received
// calls in the recent past and the server has put the service on hibernation
try
{
HttpResponseMessage response = httpClient.GetAsync(NATIONAL_PARK_API_PATH).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
parksData = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
}
if (!parksData.Equals(""))
{
// JsonConvert is part of the NewtonSoft.Json Nuget package
parks = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ParkLists>(parksData);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// This is a useful place to insert a breakpoint and observe the error message
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
return(parks);
}
public IActionResult ParkLists()
{
APIHandler webHandler = new APIHandler();
ParkLists parks = webHandler.GetParks();
return(View(parks));
}
