A JSON Parsing example for the dictionary api

For Declan

import UIKit

struct Post: Decodable {
    let word: String
    let meanings:[Meanings]
    
    struct Meanings: Decodable {
        let partOfSpeech: String?
        let definitions: [Definitions]
        
    }
    
    struct Definitions: Decodable {
        let definition: String
        let example: String?
    }
}

func getWord(_ wordString: String) {
    var urlString = "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/\(wordString)"
    urlString = urlString.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)!
    print(urlString)
    guard let url = URL(string:urlString) else {
        return
    }
    let request = URLRequest(url: url)
    URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
        if let error = error {
                    print(error.localizedDescription)
                    return
        }
        
        guard let data = data else {
          return
        }
        let decoder = JSONDecoder()
        guard let posts = try? decoder.decode([Post].self, from: data) else {
            print("Could not decode")
        return }
        for post in posts {
            print("Word: \(post.word)")
            
            print("Definitions:")
            for meaning in post.meanings {
                for definition in meaning.definitions {
                    print("• \(definition.definition)")
                    if let example = definition.example {
                        print("Example: \(example)")
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        
    }.resume()
}

getWord("search")

I am curious. How did you find it?

well, given my little experience with APIs I haven't seen the APIs which have an array at the very first "level" and I thought "that's strange, maybe if I google how to decode this particular api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2 I will find some solution" and here I am!