04 - 02 - API Client

[AbeEveland]

In this project, you will practice accessing an API. You'll see how an API request is made from code, and see how data is returned from an API.

Objectives

• Demonstrate usage of APIs
• Understand how an API request is sent.
• Understand the request and response for an API.

Explorer Mode

• [ ] TOP TIP: Choose an API that has a simple, less nested API. Perhaps one that just returns an array of one-level-deep objects. This will make your tasksignificantly easier.
• [ ] Choose one of the APIs from this list that does not request "AUTH" (Authorization) since an API that requires authorization is a little more difficult to use when first learning. I have also selected some sample APIs that will be good choices:

API	Documentation
Dogs	https://dog.ceo/dog-api/
Studio Ghibli https://ghibliapi.herokuapp.com/#tag/Films
Open Brewery	https://www.openbrewerydb.org/
Recipes	http://www.recipepuppy.com/about/api/
Deck of Cards!	http://deckofcardsapi.com/
Geocode	https://geocode.xyz/api
Jobs	https://jobs.github.com/api
Lyrics	https://lyricsovh.docs.apiary.io/#reference
Quotes	https://pprathameshmore.github.io/QuoteGarden/
SpaceX	https://docs.spacexdata.com/?version=latest
Jokes	https://github.com/15Dkatz/official_joke_api

• [ ] After choosing your API read the documentation.
• [ ] Create a new sdg-console application for accessing the API.
• [ ] Create a class to store information that comes back from your API.
• [ ] Write code to query the API and show results.
• [ ] If your API has more than one endpoint (URL) support a few options, perhaps by creating a menu system in your application.

Adventure Mode

Build a command line link shortening tool using this API: https://rel.ink/

Determine for yourself how you would like the tool to work, what the output would look like, etc.

Epic Mode

Use the site Mockaroo to create a mock API. You may need an account and then learn how their "Mock API" feature works.

Once you have created your Mock API for whatever schema you wish, implement a client application to work with it.

[AbeEveland]

https://github.com/AbeEveland/OneListClient

[AbeEveland]

Your homework 04 - 02 - API Client was marked: Meets Expectations

“Well done!”

[gstark]

Nice work! Be aware of extra blank lines in your code. It makes the code look sloppy when it really isn't.

Also you named the repository OneListClient but it is really a JokeAPIClient. You may want to use Github's settings to rename this repository.