Calling function from view SwiftUI - swift

Question

I'm trying to call a function from view using SwiftUI. This view receive an String parameter from view that is calling it.
struct BookList: View {
var name: String
var body: some View {
let data: () = getData(from: self.name)
...
}
}
The function get data is consuming a rest service and getting some data.
func getData(from url: String){
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: URL(string: url)!, completionHandler: { data, response, error in
guard let data = data, error == nil else {
print("Something went wrong")
return
}
//Have data
var result: Response?
do {
result = try JSONDecoder().decode(Response.self, from: data)
} catch {
print("failed to convert \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
guard let json = result else{
return
}
print("Page: \(json.page)")
print("Books: \(json.books.first)")
})
task.resume()
}
struct Response: Codable {
var error: String
var total: String
var page: String
var books: [MyBook]
}
The problem is that I don't know how to call this function when view start. In this sample I'm getting the error:
"Function declares an opaque return type, but has no return statements
in its body from which to infer an underlying type"
How can I fix it?

Answer 1

"Function declares an opaque return type, but has no return statements in its body from which to infer an underlying type"
This specific error is because you have other statements besides Views in your body property. Typically, the body property will use an implicit return but if you include other statements—such as your call to getData—then you need to use an explicit return instead. Like so:
var body: some View {
let data: () = getData(from: self.name)
return ...your View(s)
}

Answer 2

You need to return data from getData. Because it's asynchronous, you need a completion handler:
func getData(from url: String, completion: #escaping (Response) -> Void) {
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: URL(string: url)!, completionHandler: { data, response, error in
...
completion(json)
})
task.resume()
}
and call it in your view in .onAppear:
struct BookList: View {
var name: String
#State var data: Response?
var body: some View {
Text("Your view...")
.onAppear {
getData(from: self.name) { data in
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.data = data
}
}
}
}
}