Very simple api request

analysis_options.yaml

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ linter:
   # producing the lint.
   rules:
     # avoid_print: false  # Uncomment to disable the `avoid_print` rule
-    # prefer_single_quotes: true  # Uncomment to enable the `prefer_single_quotes` rule
+    prefer_single_quotes: true  # Uncomment to enable the `prefer_single_quotes` rule
+    prefer_relative_imports: true
 
 # Additional information about this file can be found at
 # https://dart.dev/guides/language/analysis-options

lib/main.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
+import 'services/api.dart';
+
 void main() {
   runApp(const MyApp());
 }
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    Api.fetchStations();
     return MaterialApp(
       title: 'Floodwatch',
       theme: ThemeData(

lib/model/flood_station.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class FloodStation {
+  final String id;
+  final String town;
+  final double? latestReading;
+
+  FloodStation({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.town,
+    this.latestReading,
+  });
+
+  factory FloodStation.fromMap(Map<String, dynamic> json) => FloodStation(
+        id: json['@id'] ?? '',
+        town: json['town'] ?? '',
+        latestReading: double.tryParse(json['latestReading']?.toString() ?? ''),
+      );
+}

lib/services/api.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import '../model/flood_station.dart';
+
+class Api {
+  static const String _rootUrl =
+      'https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring';
+
+  static Future<void> fetchStations() async {
+    List<FloodStation> stations = [];
+    final response = await http.get(Uri.parse('$_rootUrl/id/stations'));
+    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
+      final Map<String, dynamic> jsonStr = jsonDecode(response.body);
+      for (final str in jsonStr['items']) {
+        stations.add(FloodStation.fromMap(str));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

pubspec.yaml

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ dependencies:
     sdk: flutter
 
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.8
+  fl_chart: ^0.70.2
+  http: ^1.3.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: