Socrata SODA example with java undefined method

Question

I am trying to execute the example found on the socrata-soda Api which is

import com.socrata.api.HttpLowLevel;
import com.socrata.api.Soda2Consumer;
import com.socrata.model.soql.SoqlQuery;
import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
.....
Soda2Consumer consumer = Soda2Consumer.newConsumer("https://sandbox.demo.socrata.com",
                "[email protected]",
                "OpenData",
                "D8Atrg62F2j017ZTdkMpuZ9vY");

ClientResponse response = consumer.getHttpLowLevel().query("nominationsCopy",
                HttpLowLevel.JSON_TYPE,
                SoqlQuery.SELECT_ALL);

This however is giving me this error

The method query(String, MediaType, SoqlQuery) is undefined for the type  HttpLowLevel

I had a look at the java doc, but couldn’t find anything to help me. There isnt even a query method on HttpLowLevel class

Answer 1

You should use the query method on the Soda2Consumer class instead. You also don't need to authenticate unless you're accessing a private dataset or updating a dataset. Here's what the example should reflect:

    Soda2Consumer consumer = Soda2Consumer.newConsumer("https://sandbox.demo.socrata.com");

    ClientResponse response = consumer.query("nominationsCopy",
            HttpLowLevel.JSON_TYPE,
            SoqlQuery.SELECT_ALL);
    String payload = response.getEntity(String.class);
    System.out.println(payload);

I'll update the example in GitHub too.