iOS Network: 7 steps to apply a request

Splitting big tasks into small tasks are often one of the best ways to solve a problem. Thus, in the next few exercises, we'll split each request/method into a 7 step process. In the source code, I has commented each of these steps to assist you implement the requests.

7 Step Process

2. Set the parameters
   • Specify any parameters for the Web service method, that should is included in the final URL
   • For example, if the final URL is https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/new?api_key=ENTER_YOUR_API_KEY_ Here, and then, step should set the API key
4. Build the URL
   • Combine the base URL, the method being used, and the parameters to create the final URL for the request
6. Configure the request
   • Create a NSURLRequest or NSMutableURLRequest using the URL
   • (If necessary) When using a NSMutableURLRequest , need to configure the request's header fields and HTTP body
8. Make the request
   • Using the shared NSURLSession Singleton, issue the request and specify a completion handler
10. Parse the data
    • Assuming there is no error when the request returns, parse the response data to a usable type like a NSDictionary , NSArray , or , ...
12. Use the data!
    • Extract the data required for the specified task
14. Start the request
    • To initiate the request, it must is started (resumed)

iOS Network: 7 steps to apply a request