WordpressKit

WordpressKit helps you to handle Wordpress REST API in an elegant and composable way.

Wordpress(route: "https://www.xcoding.it/wp-json", namespace: .wp(v: .v2))
    .get(endpoint: .posts)
    .query(key: .page, value: "2")
    .query(key: .per_page, value: "5")
    .embed()
    .decode(type: [WordpressPost].self)
{ (result) in  

    guard let array = result.value else {
        print(result.error!.localizedDescription)
        return
    }
    
    array.forEach({ print( $0.title.rendered ) })
    
}

It's built on top of URLSession provided by the Foundation framework.

Usage

Everything starts from Wordpress object which is responsible to create the WordpressSession. You can instantiate a Wordpress object by passing: from REST API string URL to the route parameter and WordpressNamespace case to the namespace parameter.

In a normal WP configuration, the route of the REST API is located under https://oursite.com/wp-json/ and the core namespace is /wp/v2/.

So, with WordpressKit, you can represent an instance of your Wordpress REST API by creating a Wordpress object like this:

import WordpressKit

let wp = Wordpress(route: "https://oursite.com/wp-json/", namespace: .wp(v: .v2))

Custom WordpressNamespace

This is the base form of a Wordpress instance creation. If your WP has another API configuration, for example you renamed the wp-json or you changed the default namespace, the definition of the init will be:

Wordpress.init(route: String, namespace: WordpressNamespace = .wp(v: .v2)) 

WordpressNamespace is an enum composed by three cases.

public enum WordpressNamespace {
    case wp(v: Version)
    case plugin(name: String, v: Version)
    case custom(path: String)
}

You can compose your API URL like these examples:

// https://example.com/api/plugin/v1
Wordpress(route: "https://example.com/api", namespace: .plugin(name: "plugin", v: .v1))

// https://example.com/wp-json/plugin/v1
Wordpress(route: "https://example.com/wp-json", namespace: .custom(path: "plugin/v1"))

// https://example.com/wp-json/my-plugin/10
Wordpress(route: "https://example.com/wp-json", namespace: .plugin(name: "my-plugin", v: .custom(v: "10")))

WordpressGetSession: Preparing a GET Session

To perform a request with a Wordpress object, first you must create a WordpressGetSession by invoking the get method and passing the WordpressEndpoint case to its endpoint parameter.

public func get(endpoint: WordpressEndpoint) -> WordpressGetSession

If you want to get posts of your website, your code will look like this:

let wp: Wordpress = Wordpress(route: "https://www.xcoding.it/wp-json", namespace: .wp(v: .v2))
let session: WordpressGetSession = wp.get(endpoint: .posts)

// or, in a more concise way

Wordpress(route: "https://www.xcoding.it/wp-json", namespace: .wp(v: .v2))
    .get(endpoint: .posts)

WordpressGetSession internally contains a URLSession property that is used to manage one or more URLRequest based on your query and ResultHandler usage.

For example, if you want to manage the List or UITableView pagination you can use a single WordpressGetSession and change the .query(key: .page, value: "\(nextPage)") at runtime. We will discuss about this topic in the query paragraph.

Making a Request

To start communicating with your API, and so starting a real URLRequest, you need to use one of the ResultHandler methods of your WordpressGetSession object:

func json(result: @escaping ResultHandler<Any>) -> Self
func string(result: @escaping ResultHandler<String>) -> Self
func data(result: @escaping ResultHandler<Data>) -> Self
func decode<T>(type: T.Type, result: @escaping ResultHandler<T>) -> Self where T: Decodable

A ResultHandler is an object composed by two properties: a value: T?and an error: Error?. So based on your handler method, you will obtain a different result:

wp.session(endpoint: .posts).json { result in
    guard let json = result.value else {
        print(result.error!.localizedDescription)
        return
    }
    
    print(json is NSArray) 
    print(json)
}

Your action defined inside the closure will be fired when the request in the session ends.

Considering that a ResultHandler method returns self, you can combine more handler without any problems:

wp
    .session(endpoint: .posts)
    .string { result in 
        print("String Handler")
    }
    .data { result in 
       print("Data Handler")
    }

What will happen?

1. The .string method will create a WordpressGetTask (which is a wrapper of an URLSessionDataTask) that will start immediatly (with a .resume()).
2. If there is a WordpressGetTask inside the session, that is .suspended or .running, the .data method handler will be added to the same task.
   1. In this case, since there is only one WordpressGetTask involved, both handlers will use the same data and error (before making the internal transformation of the Data to your chosen return value)
3. If the previous task ends, a new task will be created. Then, a new URLSessionDataTask will start.

It's important to note that everything is execute asyncronously in a background thread (you can use the DispatchQueue.main.async {} to run the code on the main thread).

Codable Models

WordpressKit contains several models that are useful when you want to decode your request results. The models represent the schema described inside the Wordpress Doc.

Actually our framework contains the following models: WordpressPost and WordpressMedia. Both contain inner models that are used to describe nested properties.

WordpressPost

WordpressPost is an open class that is conforms to Codable and describes the JSON representation of a wordpress's post.

Useful links:

• WordpressPost properties here.
• Official Wordpress schema here.

You can use the WordpressPost model to decode a single post or an array of posts.

Decode a single post

You can request a single post by using the WordpressEndpoints.post(id: string) case while creating the get session. Remember, even if your post ID is an integer you have to pass it as a string.

wordpress
    .get(endpoint: .post(id: "5508442"))
    .decode(type: WordpressPost.self) 
    { (result) in
    
        guard let post = result.value else {
            print(result.error!.localizedDescription)
            return
        }

        print(post.title.rendered)
        print(post.id)
        print(post.content.rendered)
    }

Decode an array of posts

To decode your posts you have to use the .posts endpoint and the [WordpressPost].self type. You will find your decoded posts inside the result handler value.

wordpress
    .get(endpoint: .posts)
    .decode(type: [WordpressPost].self)
    { (result) in
        if let posts = result.value {
            for post in posts {
                print(post.title.rendered)
            }
        }
    }

Why my post is not correctly decoded

WordpressKit is built to works in a common Wordpress environment. Probably, if your post is not correctly decoded it's because there is a trouble with the the post schema itself (example: some json key are lost).

To try to solve this problem some WordpressPost model properties are defined as Optional. You can inspect this properties here.

If you are not sure about your schema you can ispect it with Postman.

WordpressEndpoints

At this moment the available version of WordpressEndpoint can contain these cases:

public enum WordpressEndpoint {
    case posts
    case post(id: String)
    case revisions
    case categories
    case tags
    case pages
    case comments
    case taxonomies
    case media
    case users
    case types
    case statuses
    case settings
    case custom(path: String)
}

The default names of the endpoints are taken from the Wordpress Doc. Actually, in this version of WordpressKit, some cases aren't covered but you can use the .custom(path: String) case to handle these losses.