Api call for news.

Author: h-pannu

News/MauiProgram.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
                     fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
                 });
 
-            builder.Services.AddSingleton<MockNewsService>();
+            builder.Services.AddSingleton<NewsService>();
 
             builder.Services.AddSingleton<NewsViewModel>();
             builder.Services.AddSingleton<NewsPage>();

News/Model/NewsToday.cs

@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace News.Model
 {
     public class NewsToday
     {
-        public int Id { get; set; }
+        //public int Id { get; set; }
+        [JsonPropertyName("title")]
         public String Title { get; set; }
+        [JsonPropertyName("description")]
         public String Content { get; set; }
+        [JsonPropertyName("image_url")]
         public String ImageUrl { get; set; }
     }
 }

News/News.csproj

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.2.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="7.0.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>

News/Services/MockNewsService.cs

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ public class MockNewsService
     {
         List<NewsToday> newsList = new()
         {
-            new NewsToday() {Id=1, Title="Trump Is Charged in Classified Documents Inquiry", Content="Donald J. Trump is the first former president in American history to face federal charges. He said he would surrender to the authorities.Credit...Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press", ImageUrl="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230209152722-elon-musk-0127.jpg?c=original"},
-            new NewsToday() {Id=2, Title="Gaza population being ‘dehumanized’ UN agency warns as Netanyahu rejects ceasefire calls", Content="Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas in special operation, IDF says\r\nIsraeli troops advance in Gaza, hostage freed and ‘impossible’ hospital evacuation: What to know Monday\r\nUkrainian family of nine shot dead in their sleep in Russian-occupied Donetsk\r\nThai deaths in Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields\r\nAn anti-Jewish riot in Russia’s Dagestan region shows the risks of Putin’s balancing act on Hamas", ImageUrl="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlS98VPccHHsBk1m4fQ0CnrrcF5G_saPxjl2l0DYLqktP8jhlXCThxSPSpWHxr9F-fxyw&usqp=CAU"},
-            new NewsToday() {Id=3, Title="Chinese authorities crack down on stray dogs after a Rottweiler mauls a toddler. But some say they’ve gone too far", Content="Hong Kong\r\nCNN\r\n — \r\nA shocking video of a Rottweiler mauling a 2-year-old girl in China has prompted a crackdown by local authorities on stray dogs that some argue has now gone too far.\r\n\r\nAuthorities were initially praised for their swift response to the incident, but netizens soon began sharing accounts of stray canines in their neighborhood being roughly rounded up and, in some cases, put down.\r\n\r\nThe new directive to clamp down on large, unleashed dogs is being cited as the latest example of a knee-jerk reaction by Chinese authorities that also highlights the country’s long-standing struggle with animal rights and welfare.", ImageUrl="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231030101544-dogs-china-covid-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill/f_webp"}
+            new NewsToday() {Title="Trump Is Charged in Classified Documents Inquiry", Content="Donald J. Trump is the first former president in American history to face federal charges. He said he would surrender to the authorities.Credit...Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press", ImageUrl="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230209152722-elon-musk-0127.jpg?c=original"},
+            new NewsToday() {Title="Gaza population being ‘dehumanized’ UN agency warns as Netanyahu rejects ceasefire calls", Content="Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas in special operation, IDF says\r\nIsraeli troops advance in Gaza, hostage freed and ‘impossible’ hospital evacuation: What to know Monday\r\nUkrainian family of nine shot dead in their sleep in Russian-occupied Donetsk\r\nThai deaths in Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields\r\nAn anti-Jewish riot in Russia’s Dagestan region shows the risks of Putin’s balancing act on Hamas", ImageUrl="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlS98VPccHHsBk1m4fQ0CnrrcF5G_saPxjl2l0DYLqktP8jhlXCThxSPSpWHxr9F-fxyw&usqp=CAU"},
+            new NewsToday() {Title="Chinese authorities crack down on stray dogs after a Rottweiler mauls a toddler. But some say they’ve gone too far", Content="Hong Kong\r\nCNN\r\n — \r\nA shocking video of a Rottweiler mauling a 2-year-old girl in China has prompted a crackdown by local authorities on stray dogs that some argue has now gone too far.\r\n\r\nAuthorities were initially praised for their swift response to the incident, but netizens soon began sharing accounts of stray canines in their neighborhood being roughly rounded up and, in some cases, put down.\r\n\r\nThe new directive to clamp down on large, unleashed dogs is being cited as the latest example of a knee-jerk reaction by Chinese authorities that also highlights the country’s long-standing struggle with animal rights and welfare.", ImageUrl="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231030101544-dogs-china-covid-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill/f_webp"}
         };
 
         public List<NewsToday> GetNews()

News/Services/NewsService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using News.Model;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace News.Services
+{
+    public class NewsService
+    {
+        private HttpClient httpClient;
+        private List<NewsToday> newsToday = new();
+        public NewsService()
+        {
+            httpClient = new HttpClient();
+        }
+
+        public async Task<List<NewsToday>> GetNewsTodays()
+        {
+            var url = "https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?api_token=nY7SzuMYEPECPdnoIU6DX0l6TpyxdE1uswVNftU1&locale=us&limit=3";
+            var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(url);
+            if(response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                //need to map json and fix it.
+                newsToday = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<List<NewsToday>>();
+            }
+            return newsToday;
+        }
+    }
+}

News/ViewModel/NewsViewModel.cs

@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ namespace News.ViewModel
     //public class NewsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
     public partial class NewsViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
-        private readonly MockNewsService _newsService;
+        private NewsService _newsService;
         public ObservableCollection<NewsToday> NewsCollection { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<NewsToday>();
-        public NewsViewModel(MockNewsService mockNewsService)
+        public NewsViewModel(NewsService newsService)
         {
-            _newsService = mockNewsService;
+            _newsService = newsService;
             GetNewsList();
         }
 
-        private void GetNewsList()
+        private async void GetNewsList()
         {
-            var news = _newsService.GetNews();
+            var news = await _newsService.GetNewsTodays();
             foreach (var item in news)
             {
                 NewsCollection.Add(item);