API communication with Refit
Up to this point, we’ve set up a neat architecture for our repositories, but they’re still missing the ability to talk to our API. To add this functionality, we could use HttpClient manually to make API calls and deserialize the response. While that’s entirely possible, it’s also cumbersome and prone to errors, not to mention it takes a lot of boilerplate code to get it right.
This is where Refit comes into the picture. Refit is a powerful library that simplifies API calls by providing a more declarative and less error-prone approach. Instead of writing tedious HTTP requests and responses, you just define a C# interface that maps to the API’s endpoints. Refit takes care of the underlying HttpClient calls, serialization, and deserialization for you, letting you focus on what matters – the logic of your application.
In this section, we’ll see how Refit can make our life easier by reducing code complexity...