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+import { ApiResponse } from 'apisauce'
+import { Api } from './api'
+import { GetCharactersResult } from './api.types'
+import { getGeneralApiProblem } from './api-problem'
+
+const API_PAGE_SIZE = 50
+
+export class CharacterApi {
+  private api: Api
+
+  constructor(api: Api) {
+    this.api = api
+  }
+
+  async getCharacters(): Promise<GetCharactersResult> {
+    try {
+      // make the api call
+      const response: ApiResponse<any> = await this.api.apisauce.get(
+        'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinitered/ignite/master/data/rick-and-morty.json',
+        { amount: API_PAGE_SIZE },
+      )
+
+      // the typical ways to die when calling an api
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const problem = getGeneralApiProblem(response)
+        if (problem) return problem
+      }
+
+      const characters = response.data.results
+
+      return { kind: 'ok', characters }
+    } catch (e) {
+      __DEV__ && console.tron.log(e.message)
+      return { kind: 'bad-data' }
+    }
+  }
+}