boilerplate code: async GET Requests

async-GET-Requests.js

//boilerplate code: async GET Requests

//The async keyword will ensure that the function returns a promise.
const getData = async () => {
  try {
    const response = await fetch('https://api-to-call.com/endpoint');
    if (response.ok) {
      //Since .json() is an asynchronous method we have to await until the promise status is resolved. Then we store the value to know what data the JSON holds.
      const jsonResponse = await response.json();
      return jsonResponse;
    }
    throw new Error('Request failed!');
  }
  catch(error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
}