import Foundation protocol APIControllerProtocol { func didReceiveAPIResults(results: NSArray) } class APIController { var delegate: APIControllerProtocol init(delegate: APIControllerProtocol) { self.delegate = delegate } func get(path: String) { let url = NSURL(string: path) let session = NSURLSession.sharedSession() let task = session.dataTaskWithURL(url!, completionHandler: {data, response, error -> Void in println("Task completed") if(error != nil) { // If there is an error in the web request, print it to the console println(error.localizedDescription) } var err: NSError? if let jsonResult = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: &err) as? NSDictionary { if(err != nil) { // If there is an error parsing JSON, print it to the console println("JSON Error \(err!.localizedDescription)") } if let results: NSArray = jsonResult["results"] as? NSArray { self.delegate.didReceiveAPIResults(results) } } }) // The task is just an object with all these properties set // In order to actually make the web request, we need to "resume" task.resume() } func searchItunesFor(searchTerm: String) { // The iTunes API wants multiple terms separated by + symbols, so replace spaces with + signs let itunesSearchTerm = searchTerm.stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString(" ", withString: "+", options: NSStringCompareOptions.CaseInsensitiveSearch, range: nil) // Now escape anything else that isn't URL-friendly if let escapedSearchTerm = itunesSearchTerm.stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding) { let urlPath = "https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=\(escapedSearchTerm)&media=music&entity=album" } } }