Networking layer in Swift

Networking.swift

import Foundation
import Combine

enum HTTPMethod: String {
    case put = "PUT"
    case post = "POST"
    case get = "GET"
    case delete = "DELETE"
    case head = "HEAD"
}

protocol Request {
    var scheme: String { get }
    var method: HTTPMethod { get }
    var path: String { get }
    var host: String { get }
    var queryItems: [URLQueryItem] { get }
    var headers: [String: String] { get }
    var body: Data? { get }
}

extension Request {
    var scheme: String { return "https" }
    var method: HTTPMethod { return .get }
    var headers: [String: String] { return [:] }
    var body: Data? { return nil }
}

extension Request {
    func build() -> URLRequest {
        var components = URLComponents()
        components.scheme = scheme
        components.host = host
        components.path = path
        components.queryItems = queryItems

        guard let url = components.url else {
            preconditionFailure("Invalid url components")
        }

        var request = URLRequest(url: url)
        request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
        request.httpMethod = method.rawValue
        request.httpBody = body
        return request
    }
}

protocol RequestModifier {
    func modifyRequest(_ request: URLRequest) -> URLRequest
}

struct DataLoader {
    var session: URLSession
    var modifiers: [RequestModifier]

    func load(_ request: Request) -> AnyPublisher<Data, Error> {
        let modifiedRequest = modifiers.reduce(request.build()) { $1.modifyRequest($0) }

        return session
            .dataTaskPublisher(for: modifiedRequest)
            .map(\.data)
            .mapError { $0 }
            .eraseToAnyPublisher()
    }
}

@getbiks Hey, first of all create an enum or struct which conforms to Request protocol. Then you can use one of the extension methods of URLSession to make a request with that enum or struct ;)

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I am new to swift so can you please provide me with short example? Thanks

@getbiks Hey, first of all create an enum or struct which conforms to Request protocol. Then you can use one of the extension methods of URLSession to make a request with that enum or struct ;)

Hi, I think it would be appreciated if you respond with a simple usage example so its very clear for everyone.

Regards,

Wael

@getbiks Hey, first of all create an enum or struct which conforms to Request protocol. Then you can use one of the extension methods of URLSession to make a request with that enum or struct ;)

Hi, If you could help me with an example using the code I hv presented in the first post. Thanks.

@getbiks Hey, first of all create an enum or struct which conforms to Request protocol. Then you can use one of the extension methods of URLSession to make a request with that enum or struct ;)

Hi, If you could help me with an example using the code I hv presented in the first post. Thanks.

Hey dude, if you don't figure out how to use this class, follow an example.

enum CountryProvider {
    case listCountries
}

extension CountryProvider: Request {
    var path: String {
        switch self {
        case .listCountries:
            return "value"
        }
    }
    
    var host: String {
        return "www.google.com"
    }
    
    var queryItems: [URLQueryItem] {
        return [URLQueryItem(name: "", value: "")]
    }
    
    var method: HTTPMethod {
        return .post
    }
    
}

If i understood well this is how you should use it.
I suggest that you read this article, is more clarify than just a gist.
URLSessionProtocol

I've updated the networking code to use Combine.