Pulling Data from JSON Array to make 3 different Arrays - arrays

Question

I'm trying to make three arrays based on the JSON Data that I'm pulling from my restaurant. I want to have an array of Entre, Main, & Dessert that will display in a tableView Object. This is the code I'm using to pull in data:
func loadMeals() {
Helpers.showActivityIndicator(activityIndicator, view)
if let restaurantId = restaurant?.id {
APIManager.shared.getMeals(restaurantId: restaurantId, completionHandler: { (json) in
if json != nil {
self.meals = []
if let tempMeals = json["meals"].array {
for item in tempMeals {
let meal = Meal(json: item)
self.meals.append(meal)
}
self.tableView.reloadData()
Helpers.hideActivityIndicator(self.activityIndicator)
}
}
})
}
}
Item prints out:
items {
"name" : "Spinach Artichoke",
"course" : "entres",
"short_description" : "savory",
"id" : 20,
"image" : "http:\/\/localhost:8000\/media\/product_images\/artichoke.jpg",
"usage" : "homestyle",
"sizes" : [
{
"size" : 3,
"id" : 24,
"product_id" : 20,
"price" : 55.899999999999999
},
{
"size" : 4,
"id" : 25,
"product_id" : 20,
"price" : 78
},
{
"size" : 5,
"id" : 26,
"product_id" : 20,
"price" : 125
}
]
}
items {
"name" : "Pizza",
"course" : "main",
"short_description" : "Melty cheese",
"id" : 19,
"image" : "http:\/\/localhost:8000\/media\/product_images\/pizza.jpg",
"usage" : "top",
"sizes" : [
{
"size" : 6,
"id" : 23,
"product_id" : 19,
"price" : 75.989999999999995
}
]
}
items {
"name" : "Chocolate Mousee Devil's cake",
"course" : "dessert",
"short_description" : "Sweet And Smooth",
"id" : 18,
"image" : "http:\/\/localhost:8000\/media\/product_images\/Devils_cake.jpg",
"usage" : "sweets",
"sizes" : [
{
"size" : 2,
"id" : 20,
"product_id" : 18,
"price" : 50
},
{
"size" : 3,
"id" : 21,
"product_id" : 18,
"price" : 120
},
{
"size" : 4,
"id" : 22,
"product_id" : 18,
"price" : 376
}
]
}
I'm trying to figure out how to create the arrays by pulling the data from this function. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Just You need to group By course
meals Array will be [[String:Any]] Key will be course Any will be Array of course items
func loadMeals() {
Helpers.showActivityIndicator(activityIndicator, view)
if let restaurantId = restaurant?.id {
APIManager.shared.getMeals(restaurantId: restaurantId, completionHandler: { (json) in
if json != nil {
self.meals = []
if let tempMeals = json["meals"].array {
self.meals = Dictionary(grouping: tempMeals, by: { $0["course"] as! String })
self.tableView.reloadData()
Helpers.hideActivityIndicator(self.activityIndicator)
}
}
})
}
}
OutPut Console:
["Main": [["name": Chocolate Mousee Devil's cake, "course": Main, "short_description": Sweet And Smooth, "id": 18, "image": http://localhost:8000/media/product_images/Devils_cake.jpg, "usage": sweets, "sizes": <__NSArrayI 0x60c0002456a0>(
{
id = 20;
price = 50;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 2;
},
{
id = 21;
price = 120;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 3;
},
{
id = 22;
price = 376;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 4;
}
)
]], "dessert": [["name": Chocolate Mousee Devil's cake, "course": dessert, "short_description": Sweet And Smooth, "id": 18, "image": http://localhost:8000/media/product_images/Devils_cake.jpg, "usage": sweets, "sizes": <__NSArrayI 0x60c000243d50>(
{
id = 20;
price = 50;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 2;
},
{
id = 21;
price = 120;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 3;
},
{
id = 22;
price = 376;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 4;
}
)
], ["name": Chocolate Mousee Devil's cake, "course": dessert, "short_description": Sweet And Smooth, "id": 18, "image": http://localhost:8000/media/product_images/Devils_cake.jpg, "usage": sweets, "sizes": <__NSArrayI 0x60c000248910>(
{
id = 20;
price = 50;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 2;
},
{
id = 21;
price = 120;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 3;
},
{
id = 22;
price = 376;
"product_id" = 18;
size = 4;
}
)
]]]