API Service Base Class

Base R6 class for creating API service wrappers. This class provides a foundation for building service-specific API clients with authentication, endpoint management, and configuration.

Public fields

.client: An api_client instance for making API requests

Methods

Public methods

api_service$new()

Method `new()`

Create a new API service instance

Usage

api_service$new(
  client = NULL,
  chain = NULL,
  endpoints = list(),
  config = list()
)

Arguments

client: An api_client instance. If NULL, a new client will be created.
chain: A credential_chain instance for authentication. Optional.
endpoints: A named list where names are endpoint paths (e.g., "v1.0", "beta") and values are R6 class objects (not instances) to use for creating resources. Defaults to an empty list. If the value is NULL, api_resource will be used.
config: A list of configuration options. Defaults to an empty list.

Returns

A new api_service object