Using decoded data from an API into an algorithm - swift

Question

I successfully fetched and decoded data from an API and now have access to all the data I need to be used in the algorithm I want to write in my App.
The issue is that I don't know how to access this data after I decoded it, I can print it immediately after it's decoded but I have no idea how to use it in another function or place in my app.
Here is my Playground:
import PlaygroundSupport
PlaygroundPage.current.needsIndefiniteExecution = true
enum MyError : Error {
case FoundNil(String)
}
struct Level: Codable {
let time: Double
let close: Double
let high: Double
let low: Double
let open: Double
}
struct Response: Codable {
let data: [Level]
private enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
case data = "Data"
}
}
func fetchData(completion: #escaping (Response?, Error?) -> Void) {
let url = URL(string: "https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/histominute?fsym=BTC&tsym=USD&limit=60&aggregate=3&e=CCCAGG")!
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in
guard let data = data else { return }
do {
if let marketData = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Response.self, from: data) {
print(marketData.data[0].open)
print(marketData.data[1].open)
print("Average=", (marketData.data[0].open + marketData.data[1].open) / 2)
//completion(marketData, nil)
throw MyError.FoundNil("data")
}
} catch {
print(error)
}
}
task.resume()
}
fetchData() { items, error in
guard let items = items,
error == nil else {
print(error ?? "Unknown error")
return
}
print(items)
}
How can I use .data[0], .data[1], ..., somewhere else?

Answer 1

You data will be available in your fecthData() call. Probably what you want is your items variable, where you're printing it. But make sure to call the completion in your fetchData implementation.
WARNING: Untested code.
import PlaygroundSupport
PlaygroundPage.current.needsIndefiniteExecution = true
enum MyError: Error {
case FoundNil(String)
case DecodingData(Data)
}
struct Level: Codable {
let time: Double
let close: Double
let high: Double
let low: Double
let open: Double
}
struct Response: Codable {
let data: [Level]
private enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
case data = "Data"
}
}
func fetchData(completion: #escaping (Response?, Error?) -> Void) {
let url = URL(string: "https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/histominute?fsym=BTC&tsym=USD&limit=60&aggregate=3&e=CCCAGG")!
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in
guard let data = data else {
completion(nil, MyError.FoundNil("data"))
}
do {
if let marketData = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Response.self, from: data) {
completion(marketData, nil)
} else {
completion(nil, MyError.DecodingData(data)) // work on this duplicated call
}
} catch {
completion(nil, MyError.DecodingData(data)) // work on this duplicated call
}
}
task.resume()
}
fetchData() { items, error in
if let error == error {
switch(error) {
case .foundNil(let whatsNil):
print("Something is nil: \(whatsNil)")
case .decodingData(let data):
print("Error decoding: \(data)")
}
} else {
if let items = items {
print(items.data[0].open)
print(items.data[1].open)
print("Average=", (items.data[0].open + items.data[1].open) / 2)
print(items)
} else {
print("No items to show!")
}
}
}

Answer 2

I don't understand what is your real issue, because you have written everything you need here, but as far I understand , to pass data
just uncomment this line completion(marketData, nil)
and in
fetchData() { items, error in
guard let items = items,
error == nil else {
print(error ?? "Unknown error")
return
}
print(items)
}
items is an object of your struct Response. You can pass this anywhere in your other class , by just creating an another variable like:
var items : Response!
for example :
class SomeOtherClass : NSObject{
var items : Response!
func printSomeData()
{
print(items.data[0].open)
print(items.data[1].open)
print("Average=", (items.data[0].open + items.data[1].open) / 2)
}
}
and in fetchData method write this:
fetchData() { items, error in
guard let items = items,
error == nil else {
print(error ?? "Unknown error")
return
}
let otherObject = SomeOtherClass()
otherObject.items = items
otherObject.printSomeData()
}