hello everyone , I am kinda stuck in my react project and I need help , basically I have to fetch data from an api https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Meta-Front-End-Developer-PC/capstone/master/api.js but its showing 404 error , can anyone help me with this ? highly appreciated
#react api
nimble adder
peak hamlet
Check the course, they might have an updated link to fetch the data from.
nimble adder
peak hamlet
Either the link is wrong or its not the API link anymore. 404 error = removed/deleted
You should check with the course and ask for an updated link.
nimble adder
o prepare for the completion of this exercise, you need to include the API JavaScript file in your code.
Add the following code to your index.html.
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<script src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Meta-Front-End-Developer-PC/capstone/master/api.js"></script>
The API has two functions that you can use in your code:
fetchAPI(date) - This function accepts a date as a parameter and returns an array of available reservation times for the provided date
submitAPI(formData) - This function accepts the booking form data as a parameter and will return true if the data was successfully submitted.
these are the instructions
peak hamlet
I looked at some projects of other people this is the API they are using
https://github.com/alexismenest/meta-front-end-developer-capstone/blob/main/src/utils/fakeAPI.js
nimble adder
the question im about to ask might look stupid , like how did this data come from ???????? const seededRandom = function (seed) {
var m = 2 ** 35 - 31;
var a = 185852;
var s = seed % m;
return function () {
return (s = (s * a) % m) / m;
};
};
export function fetchAPI(date) {
let result = [];
let dt = new Date(date);
let seed = dt.getDate();
let random = seededRandom(seed);
for (let i = 17; i <= 23; i++) {
if (random() < 0.5) {
result.push(i + ":00");
}
if (random() < 0.5) {
result.push(i + ":30");
}
}
return result;
}
export function submitAPI(formData) {
return true;
}
peak hamlet
they created a fake API call, which returns random data.
peak hamlet
The link provided by the course is broken, they might have moved it somewhere else. You should request your peers(they might have a common community or discussion board) to get an updated link.
And I think even the updated link will provide the same thing that this file returns.
peak hamlet
how did they creat a fake API call?
an API is basically data, when you fetch something from an API it returns what it has stored.
In this case the API has two functions, one is to get the random data and other is to submit data.
If its really confusing at this point, you should ask someone in that community (coursera?) to provide the updated link. If you could just tell them it giving 404 error, they will know what to do.