JSONDecoder Not Parsing Data - ios

I am trying to get data from this URL
https://api.opendota.com/api/heroStats
I have made a struct
struct HeroStats : Decodable {
let localized_name: String
let primary_attr: String
let attack_type: String
let legs: Int
let image: String
}
Top of my View Controller
var heros = [HeroStats]()
func downloadJSON(completed: #escaping () -> ()) {
let url = URL(string: "https://api.opendota.com/api/heroStats")
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
if error != nil {
print(error.debugDescription)
}
do {
guard let data = data else { return}
self.heros = try JSONDecoder().decode([HeroStats].self, from: data)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
completed()
}
print(self.heros)
} catch {
print("JSON ERROR")
return
}
}.resume()
}
I always return JSON ERROR for some reason, although everything seems to be correct.

Try to read more on Codable/Encodable in Swift
Encoding and Decoding custom types
You may want to improve your code by making Swift names that differs from JSON names
struct HeroStats: Codable {
let name: String
let primaryAttribute: String
let attackType: String // Better to be an enum also
let legs: Int
let image: String?
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case name = "localized_name"
case primaryAttribute = "primary_attr"
case attackType = "attack_type"
case legs
case image = "img"
}
}

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How can I get my iOS app connected with api?

I am a beginner in iOS development. I was trying to use an api URl: https://www.arbeitnow.com/api/job-board-api in my job search iOS app. But nothing shows on my app. I tested the URL in POSTMAN and it returns json(but HTML in description part?). I wrote the code:
func getResults(completed: #escaping (Result<[Results], ErrorMessage>) -> Void) {
let urlString = "https://www.arbeitnow.com/api/job-board-api"
guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else {return}
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, response, error in
if let _ = error {
completed(.failure(.invalidData))
return
}
guard let response = response as? HTTPURLResponse, response.statusCode == 200 else {
completed(.failure(.invalidResponse))
return
}
guard let data = data else {
completed(.failure(.invalidData))
return
}
do {
let deconder = JSONDecoder()
deconder.keyDecodingStrategy = .convertFromSnakeCase
let results = try deconder.decode([Results].self, from: data)
completed(.success(results))
} catch {
completed(.failure(.invalidData))
}
}
task.resume()
}
struct Results: Codable {
let slug, companyName, title, resultsDescription: String
let remote: Bool
let url: String
let tags, jobTypes: [String]
let location: String
let createdAt: Int
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case slug
case companyName = "company_name"
case title
case resultsDescription = "description"
case remote, url, tags
case jobTypes = "job_types"
case location
case createdAt = "created_at"
}
}
I used the code in HomeViewController:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
title = "Home"
collectionView.backgroundColor = UIColor(named: "backgroundMain")
collectionView.register(SearchViewCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: cellId)
setupSearchBar()
Service.shared.getResults() { [weak self] result in
switch result {
case .success(let results):
print(results)
self?.jobResults = results
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self?.collectionView.reloadData()
}
case .failure(let error):
print(error)
}
}
}
888
I don't know what is wrong with my code. Can anyone help? Thanks!
You are discarding all meaningful error information, which will make this hard to diagnose. If you get an Error object, you should return that:
enum WebServiceError: Error {
case httpError(Data, Int)
}
func getResults(completion: #escaping (Result<[Results], Error>) -> Void) {
let urlString = "https://www.arbeitnow.com/api/job-board-api"
guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else {
completion(.failure(URLError(.badURL)))
return
}
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, response, error in
guard
let data = data,
let response = response as? HTTPURLResponse,
error == nil
else {
completion(.failure(error ?? URLError(.badServerResponse)))
return
}
guard 200 ..< 300 ~= response.statusCode else {
completion(.failure(WebServiceError.httpError(data, response.statusCode)))
return
}
do {
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
decoder.keyDecodingStrategy = .convertFromSnakeCase
let results = try decoder.decode([Results].self, from: data)
completion(.success(results.data))
} catch {
completion(.failure(error))
}
}
task.resume()
}
So, that will,
if there was a URLSession error, tell you what the error was;
if there was a non-2xx status code, tell you what the code was (and return the body of the response, too, in case you want to look at that); and
if there was a parsing error, tell you what the parsing error was.
Without something like this, that captures the salient error information, you are flying blind.
In this case, the error is that you are parsing for [Results], but the structure is a dictionary, whose key is data and whose value is a [Results]. You are missing an object for this dictionary that wraps the [Results].
struct ResponseObject: Decodable {
let data: [Posting]
let links: Links
let meta: Meta
}
struct Posting: Decodable {
let slug, companyName, title, description: String
let remote: Bool
let url: String
let tags, jobTypes: [String]
let location: String
let createdAt: Int
}
struct Links: Decodable {
let first: URL?
let last: URL?
let prev: URL?
let next: URL?
}
struct Meta: Decodable {
let currentPage: Int
let path: URL
let perPage: Int
let from: Int
let to: Int
let terms: String
let info: String
}
func getResults(completion: #escaping (Result<[Posting], Error>) -> Void) {
let urlString = "https://www.arbeitnow.com/api/job-board-api"
guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else {
completion(.failure(URLError(.badURL)))
return
}
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, response, error in
guard
let data = data,
let response = response as? HTTPURLResponse,
error == nil
else {
completion(.failure(error ?? URLError(.badServerResponse)))
return
}
guard 200 ..< 300 ~= response.statusCode else {
completion(.failure(WebServiceError.httpError(data, response.statusCode)))
return
}
do {
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
decoder.keyDecodingStrategy = .convertFromSnakeCase
let results = try decoder.decode(ResponseObject.self, from: data)
completion(.success(results.data))
} catch {
completion(.failure(error))
}
}
task.resume()
}
Your model does not match the JSON you receive from the link you provided:
Using:
struct Root: Codable{
let data: [WorkData]
let links: Links
let meta: Meta
}
// MARK: - Links
struct Links: Codable {
let first: String
let last, prev: String?
let next: String
}
// MARK: - Meta
struct Meta: Codable {
let currentPage, from: Int
let path: String
let perPage, to: Int
let terms, info: String
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case currentPage = "current_page"
case from, path
case perPage = "per_page"
case to, terms, info
}
}
struct WorkData: Codable {
let slug, companyName, title, payloadDescription: String
let remote: Bool
let url: String
let tags, jobTypes: [String]
let location: String
let createdAt: Int
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case slug
case companyName = "company_name"
case title
case payloadDescription = "description"
case remote, url, tags
case jobTypes = "job_types"
case location
case createdAt = "created_at"
}
}
should solve the problem
Usage:
let root = JsonDecoder().decode(Root.self, from: data)
let firstCompany = root.data[0]
Edit to adress the comment:
This should work!
let results = try decoder.decode([Results].self, from: data)
is your code isn´t it?
instead use:
let root = JsonDecoder().decode(Root.self, from: data)
how could data be missing here?
After that you should either map the root object to your Result type to keep your Viewmodel and completion Handler the way they are now. Or change Viewmodel and completion Handler instead.

Getting objects from JSON

My problem:
I use the site API - https://www.themealdb.com/api.php .
I want to get a list of all products. For this purpose, the link is https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/categories.php
In my code, I created a structure:
struct Category: Decodable {
var idCategory: Int?
var strCategory: String?
var strCategoryDescription: String?
var strCategoryThumb: String?
}
Then I try to get to the address and get the data. I can convert the incoming data to JSON. It works.
Next, I want to convert the data and write it into an array of structures.
func load(url: String, completion: #escaping (_ objects: [Category])->()) {
guard let url = URL(string: url) else { return }
let session = URLSession.shared
session.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in
guard let data = data else { return }
do {
//let json = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])
//print("JSONSerialization" + "\(json)")
let object = try JSONDecoder().decode([Category].self, from: data)
print("JSONDecoder" + "\(object)")
completion(object)
} catch {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}.resume()
}
But in this line I get an error in the console:
The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format.
Probably a mistake in my structure. I can not deal with this problem.
There are two mistakes.
The actual error
Type 'Array' mismatch: Expected to decode Array but found a dictionary instead.
indicates that you are ignoring the root object, the dictionary with key categories
The value for key id is String not Int, note the double quotes in the JSON
Declare all struct members as non-optional constants as the JSON provides all keys the in dictionaries. And please map the horrible dictionary keys to more meaningful member names.
And print all errors and never .localizedDescription in a Decodable catch block.
struct Response: Decodable {
let categories: [Category]
}
struct Category: Decodable {
let id: String
let name: String
let description: String
let thumbnailURL: URL
private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case id = "idCategory"
case name = "strCategory"
case description = "strCategoryDescription"
case thumbnailURL = "strCategoryThumb"
}
}
func load(url: String, completion: #escaping ([Category]) -> Void) {
guard let url = URL(string: url) else { return }
let session = URLSession.shared
session.dataTask(with: url) { (data, _, error) in
if let error = error { print(error); return }
do {
let response = try JSONDecoder().decode(Response.self, from: data!)
print("JSONDecoder", response)
completion(response.categories)
} catch {
print(error)
completion([])
}
}.resume()
}
You need two codables
struct MyData: Codable {
var categories: [Category]?
}
And
let object = try JSONDecoder().decode(MyData.self, from: data)
With a wrapper class you can fetch your categories. The following code works fine in Playground:
let json = """
{
"categories": [
{"idCategory": "1"},
{"idCategory": "2"}
]
}
"""
struct CategoryHolder: Codable {
var categories: [Category]
}
struct Category: Codable {
let idCategory: String?
let strCategory: String?
let strCategoryDescription: String?
let strCategoryThumb: String?
}
let jsonData = Data(json.utf8)
let categories = try JSONDecoder().decode(CategoryHolder.self, from: jsonData).categories

Passing JSON result into a struct model

I am receiving a result from an API, I can iterate through the result. My understanding is I can pass the value into a model immediately.
Apple Developer article on struct models
My issue is I am not doing it properly and am receiving a nil value. Perhaps someone can see where I need to change. I am using Swift 4.2
Here is my struct model.
import Foundation
struct ProfileModel {
//MARK: Properties
var name: String
var email: String
var profileURL: String
//MARK: Initialization
}
extension ProfileModel{
init?(json: [String:AnyObject]) {
guard
let name = json["name"] as? String,
let email = json["email"] as? String,
let profileURL = json["profileURL"] as? String
else { return nil }
self.name = name
self.email = email
self.profileURL = profileURL
}
}
Here is my result code from my urlConnection. Let me know if we want to see the entire swift file
//create dataTask using the session object to send data to the server
let task = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { data, response, error in
guard error == nil else {
return
}
guard let data = data else {
return
}
do {
//create json object from data
if let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .mutableContainers) as? [String:AnyObject] {
self.onSuccess(data: json)
}
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
})
task.resume()
}
func onSuccess(data: [String:AnyObject]){
print("onSuccess")
let myProfile = ProfileModel(json: data)
//myProfile is nil while unwrapping
let title: String = myProfile!.name
print(title)
}
I could just iterate through the strings since I am able to print 'data'. I just figured it would be cleaner to put everything into a ProfileModel and manage that object as a whole.
This json is my more simple one which is why I used it for this question. I also can't remember but I had to use "[String:AnyObject]" to get the json properly. This was pulled directly from my terminal, this was the data being passed in my JsonResponse. The output json from Xcode has [] on the outside instead.
{
'detail': 'VALID',
‘name’: ‘Carson,
'email': ‘carson.skjerdal#somethingelselabs.com',
'pic_url': None
}
EDIT:
So my problem is solved, and ultimately moving to Codable was the key. Here is my fixed code for anyone who might need a working solution.
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest) { (data, response
, error) in
guard let data = data else { return }
do {
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
let gitData = try decoder.decode(ProfileModel.self, from: data)
print(gitData.name)
self.onSuccess(data: gitData)
} catch let err {
print("Err", err)
}
}.resume()
}
func onSuccess(data: ProfileModel){
print("onSuccess")
print(data.email)
}
My Codable Struct - slightly simplified
import Foundation
struct ProfileModel: Codable {
let detail, name, email: String
private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case detail, email
case name = "firstname"
//case picUrl = "pic_url"
}
}
After "Codable" has been introduced I always uses that.
You can take your JSON ans pars it in to QuickType.io, and you will get a Struct that confirms to the codadable
// To parse the JSON, add this file to your project and do:
//
// let aPIResponse = try? newJSONDecoder().decode(APIResponse.self, from: jsonData)
import Foundation
struct APIResponse: Codable {
let detail, name, email, picUrl: String
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case detail, name, email
case picUrl = "pic_url"
}
}

how yo access item key in swift 4

if let url = URL(string: "https://mysit.com") {
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) {
data, response, error in
guard
let httpURLResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse, httpURLResponse.statusCode == 200,
let data = data, error == nil,
let valueEncoding = response?.textEncodingName,
let getContent = String(data: data, encoding: valueEncoding.textEncodingToStringEncoding)
else { return }
print(getContent)
}.resume()
}
my Data
{"Regions":null,"Cities":[{"Id":"9605","Name":"YANBAA AS SENAYAH"},{"Id":"15","Name":"ABHA"},{"Id":"13","Name":"AD DAMMAM"},{"Id":"1542","Name":"AL BAHA"},{"Id":"14","Name":"AL MADINAH AL MUNAWWARAH"},{"Id":"2213","Name":"AR'AR"},{"Id":"11","Name":"BURAYDAH"},{"Id":"10","Name":"HAIL"},{"Id":"17","Name":"JAZAN"},{"Id":"6","Name":"MAKKAH AL MUKARRAMAH"},{"Id":"3417","Name":"NAJRAN"},{"Id":"3","Name":"RIYADH"},{"Id":"2237","Name":"SAKAKA"},{"Id":"1","Name":"TABUK"},
how to get an array list of values "Name" ,can you help me?
You can try
struct Root :Decodable{
let Cities:[InnerItem]
}
struct InnerItem :Decodable{
let Id:String
let Name:String
}
do {
let arr = try JSONDecoder().decode(Root.self, from: data)
print(arr.Cities)
}
catch {
print(error)
}
//
Note : This is the correct json structure
{"Regions":null,"Cities":[{"Id":"9605","Name":"YANBAA AS SENAYAH"},{"Id":"15","Name":"ABHA"},{"Id":"13","Name":"AD DAMMAM"},{"Id":"1542","Name":"AL BAHA"},{"Id":"14","Name":"AL MADINAH AL MUNAWWARAH"},{"Id":"2213","Name":"AR'AR"},{"Id":"11","Name":"BURAYDAH"},{"Id":"10","Name":"HAIL"},{"Id":"17","Name":"JAZAN"},{"Id":"6","Name":"MAKKAH AL MUKARRAMAH"},{"Id":"3417","Name":"NAJRAN"},{"Id":"3","Name":"RIYADH"},{"Id":"2237","Name":"SAKAKA"},{"Id":"1","Name":"TABUK"}]}
let responseData = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: (response["Cities"] as! String).data(using: String.Encoding.utf8)!, options: []) as! [[String: Any]]
for item in responseData{
let name = item["Name"] as! String
}
Together with the decoding step. I added several guards to print an error if one comes up. It is generally good practice to throw the error and handle it on the appropriate level.
func work() {
guard let url = URL(string: "https://mysit.com") else {
fatalError("url is nil.")
}
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) {
data, response, error in
guard error == nil else {
fatalError("\(error!)")
}
guard let response = response as? HTTPURLResponse,
response.statusCode == 200 else {
fatalError("Response is nil.")
}
guard let data = data else {
fatalError("data is nil.")
}
decode(data: data)
}.resume()
}
func decode(data: Data) {
let decoder = JSONDecoder.init()
let welcome = try! decoder.decode(Welcome.self, from: data)
print(welcome.cities.first!)
}
The decoding helpers. enum CodingKeys are used to convert the lowercase attributes to the uppercase JSON attributes and back.
struct Welcome: Codable {
var regions: [Region]?
let cities: [City]
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case regions = "Regions"
case cities = "Cities"
}
}
struct City: Codable {
let id, name: String
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case id = "Id"
case name = "Name"
}
}
struct Region: Codable {
let id, name: String
enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case id = "Id"
case name = "Name"
}
}
Some use services like Quicktype to convert JSON strings to the specific programming language. It makes things faster and simpler.

Swift 4 decodable json arrays

So I am currently woking on a program to parse a JSON Api which is linked at the bottom
When I run the code I get some output but not all
Mainly for the optional type of Anime which is good because it shows that it works but I also want to access the name and release date and languages however I have no idea how to work with JSON arrays like this in swift 4. I will attach my current code below.
import UIKit
struct AnimeJsonStuff: Decodable {
let data: [AnimeDataArray]
}
struct AnimeDataArray: Decodable {
let type: String?
}
class OsuHomeController: UICollectionViewController, UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout {
func jsonDecoding() {
let jsonUrlString = "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime"
guard let url = URL(string: jsonUrlString) else {return} //
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, err) in
guard let data = data else {return}
do {
let animeJsonStuff = try JSONDecoder().decode(AnimeJsonStuff.self, from: data)
print(animeJsonStuff.data)
let animeDataArray = try JSONDecoder().decode(AnimeDataArray.self, from: data)
print(animeDataArray.type as Any)
} catch let jsonErr {
print("Error serializing json", jsonErr)
}
}.resume()
}
}
I have more code after that but it's just for setting up custom collectionViewCells.
Also here is the link to the api
Answer for title "Swift 4 decodable json arrays"
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
do {
let array = try decoder.decode([YouCodableStruct].self, from: response.data!)
debugPrint(array)
} catch {
debugPrint("Error occurred")
}
http://andrewmarinov.com/parsing-json-swift-4/
Please check below :
I din't add for all the keys. I added for some in attributes.
struct AnimeJsonStuff: Decodable {
let data: [AnimeDataArray]
}
struct AnimeLinks: Codable {
var selfStr : String?
private enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
case selfStr = "self"
}
}
struct AnimeAttributes: Codable {
var createdAt : String?
private enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
case createdAt = "createdAt"
}
}
struct AnimeRelationships: Codable {
var links : AnimeRelationshipsLinks?
private enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
case links = "links"
}
}
struct AnimeRelationshipsLinks: Codable {
var selfStr : String?
var related : String?
private enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
case selfStr = "self"
case related = "related"
}
}
struct AnimeDataArray: Codable {
let id: String?
let type: String?
let links: AnimeLinks?
let attributes: AnimeAttributes?
let relationships: [String: AnimeRelationships]?
private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
case id = "id"
case type = "type"
case links = "links"
case attributes = "attributes"
case relationships = "relationships"
}
}
Json parsing :
func jsonDecoding() {
let jsonUrlString = "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime"
guard let url = URL(string: jsonUrlString) else {return} //
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, err) in
guard let data = data else {return}
do {
let animeJsonStuff = try JSONDecoder().decode(AnimeJsonStuff.self, from: data)
for anime in animeJsonStuff.data {
print(anime.id)
print(anime.type)
print(anime.links?.selfStr)
print(anime.attributes?.createdAt)
for (key, value) in anime.relationships! {
print(key)
print(value.links?.selfStr)
print(value.links?.related)
}
}
} catch let jsonErr {
print("Error serializing json", jsonErr)
}
}.resume()
}

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