I'm trying to work with the league of legends api to get a list of champions from [1]http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/data/en_GB/champion.json[1]: http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/data/en_GB/champion.json
this returns json like
{
"type": "champion",
"format": "standAloneComplex",
"version": "6.24.1",
"data": {
"Aatrox": {
"version": "6.24.1",
"id": "Aatrox",
"key": "266",
"name": "Aatrox",
"title": "the Darkin Blade",
"blurb": "Aatrox is a legendary warrior, one of only five that remain of an ancient race known as the Darkin. He wields his massive blade with grace and poise, slicing through legions in a style that is hypnotic to behold. With each foe felled, Aatrox's ...",
"info": {
"attack": 8,
"defense": 4,
"magic": 3,
"difficulty": 4
},
"image": {
"full": "Aatrox.png",
"sprite": "champion0.png",
"group": "champion",
"x": 0,
"y": 0,
"w": 48,
"h": 48
},
"tags": [
"Fighter",
"Tank"
],
"partype": "BloodWell",
"stats": {
"hp": 537.8,
"hpperlevel": 85,
"mp": 105.6,
"mpperlevel": 45,
"movespeed": 345,
"armor": 24.384,
"armorperlevel": 3.8,
"spellblock": 32.1,
"spellblockperlevel": 1.25,
"attackrange": 150,
"hpregen": 6.59,
"hpregenperlevel": 0.5,
"mpregen": 0,
"mpregenperlevel": 0,
"crit": 0,
"critperlevel": 0,
"attackdamage": 60.376,
"attackdamageperlevel": 3.2,
"attackspeedoffset": -0.04,
"attackspeedperlevel": 3
}
},
"Ahri": {
"version": "6.24.1",
"id": "Ahri",
"key": "103",
"name": "Ahri",
"title": "the Nine-Tailed Fox",
"blurb": "Unlike other foxes that roamed the woods of southern Ionia, Ahri had always felt a strange connection to the magical world around her; a connection that was somehow incomplete. Deep inside, she felt the skin she had been born into was an ill fit for ...",
"info": {
"attack": 3,
"defense": 4,
"magic": 8,
"difficulty": 5
},
"image": {
"full": "Ahri.png",
"sprite": "champion0.png",
"group": "champion",
"x": 48,
"y": 0,
"w": 48,
"h": 48
},
"tags": [
"Mage",
"Assassin"
],
"partype": "MP",
"stats": {
"hp": 514.4,
"hpperlevel": 80,
"mp": 334,
"mpperlevel": 50,
"movespeed": 330,
"armor": 20.88,
"armorperlevel": 3.5,
"spellblock": 30,
"spellblockperlevel": 0,
"attackrange": 550,
"hpregen": 6.505,
"hpregenperlevel": 0.6,
"mpregen": 6,
"mpregenperlevel": 0.8,
"crit": 0,
"critperlevel": 0,
"attackdamage": 53.04,
"attackdamageperlevel": 3,
"attackspeedoffset": -0.065,
"attackspeedperlevel": 2
}
},
"Akali": {
"version": "6.24.1",
"id": "Akali",
"key": "84",
"name": "Akali",
"title": "the Fist of Shadow",
"blurb": "There exists an ancient order originating in the Ionian Isles dedicated to the preservation of balance. Order, chaos, light, darkness -- all things must exist in perfect harmony for such is the way of the universe. This order is known as the Kinkou ...",
"info": {
"attack": 5,
"defense": 3,
"magic": 8,
"difficulty": 7
},
"image": {
"full": "Akali.png",
"sprite": "champion0.png",
"group": "champion",
"x": 96,
"y": 0,
"w": 48,
"h": 48
},
"tags": [
"Assassin"
],
"partype": "Energy",
"stats": {
"hp": 587.8,
"hpperlevel": 85,
"mp": 200,
"mpperlevel": 0,
"movespeed": 350,
"armor": 26.38,
"armorperlevel": 3.5,
"spellblock": 32.1,
"spellblockperlevel": 1.25,
"attackrange": 125,
"hpregen": 8.34,
"hpregenperlevel": 0.65,
"mpregen": 50,
"mpregenperlevel": 0,
"crit": 0,
"critperlevel": 0,
"attackdamage": 58.376,
"attackdamageperlevel": 3.2,
"attackspeedoffset": -0.1,
"attackspeedperlevel": 3.1
}
},
...
I should be able to deserialize this like:
class ChampionService : BaseService
{
public List<Champion> GetChampions()
{
HttpWebRequest req = CreateRequest(ApiUrl);
HttpWebResponse res = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse();
string json;
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(res.GetResponseStream()))
{
json = reader.ReadToEnd();
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Champion>>(json);
}
}
}
If data were an array, my Champion class:
public class Champion
{
[JsonProperty("name")]
public string Name { get; set; }
[JsonProperty("key")]
public int Key { get; set; }
[JsonProperty("tags")]
public List<string> tags { get; set; }
}
However because the api returns the data object containing more objects it cannot be treated like an array and so this wont work. Is there a good way to make this work?
You can model the JSON differently by having a class that's a place holder for the champions dictionary:
class ApiResult
{
[JsonProperty("data")]
public Dictionary<string, Champion> Champions { get; set; }
}
And then to deserialize, you would do:
var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ApiResult>(json);
You could later retrieve a List of the champions by using the ToList() method on the Champions dictionary.