How to read api JSON object?

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how can I read objects like this, and use coblock for looping into that array (I am a experienced dev in coding and I can build my self the things, but in coblocks there isn’t any way to import typescript functions into codeblock):

{
    "products": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "title": "iPhone 9",
            "description": "An apple mobile which is nothing like apple",
            "price": 549,
            "discountPercentage": 12.96,
            "rating": 4.69,
            "stock": 94,
            "brand": "Apple",
            "category": "smartphones",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/1/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/1/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/1/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/1/3.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/1/4.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/1/thumbnail.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "title": "iPhone X",
            "description": "SIM-Free, Model A19211 6.5-inch Super Retina HD display with OLED technology A12 Bionic chip with ...",
            "price": 899,
            "discountPercentage": 17.94,
            "rating": 4.44,
            "stock": 34,
            "brand": "Apple",
            "category": "smartphones",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/2/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/2/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/2/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/2/3.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/2/thumbnail.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 3,
            "title": "Samsung Universe 9",
            "description": "Samsung's new variant which goes beyond Galaxy to the Universe",
            "price": 1249,
            "discountPercentage": 15.46,
            "rating": 4.09,
            "stock": 36,
            "brand": "Samsung",
            "category": "smartphones",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/3/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/3/1.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 4,
            "title": "OPPOF19",
            "description": "OPPO F19 is officially announced on April 2021.",
            "price": 280,
            "discountPercentage": 17.91,
            "rating": 4.3,
            "stock": 123,
            "brand": "OPPO",
            "category": "smartphones",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/4/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/4/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/4/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/4/3.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/4/4.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/4/thumbnail.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 5,
            "title": "Huawei P30",
            "description": "Huawei’s re-badged P30 Pro New Edition was officially unveiled yesterday in Germany and now the device has made its way to the UK.",
            "price": 499,
            "discountPercentage": 10.58,
            "rating": 4.09,
            "stock": 32,
            "brand": "Huawei",
            "category": "smartphones",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/5/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/5/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/5/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/5/3.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 6,
            "title": "MacBook Pro",
            "description": "MacBook Pro 2021 with mini-LED display may launch between September, November",
            "price": 1749,
            "discountPercentage": 11.02,
            "rating": 4.57,
            "stock": 83,
            "brand": "Apple",
            "category": "laptops",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/6/thumbnail.png",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/6/1.png",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/6/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/6/3.png",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/6/4.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 7,
            "title": "Samsung Galaxy Book",
            "description": "Samsung Galaxy Book S (2020) Laptop With Intel Lakefield Chip, 8GB of RAM Launched",
            "price": 1499,
            "discountPercentage": 4.15,
            "rating": 4.25,
            "stock": 50,
            "brand": "Samsung",
            "category": "laptops",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/7/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/7/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/7/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/7/3.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/7/thumbnail.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 8,
            "title": "Microsoft Surface Laptop 4",
            "description": "Style and speed. Stand out on HD video calls backed by Studio Mics. Capture ideas on the vibrant touchscreen.",
            "price": 1499,
            "discountPercentage": 10.23,
            "rating": 4.43,
            "stock": 68,
            "brand": "Microsoft Surface",
            "category": "laptops",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/8/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/8/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/8/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/8/3.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/8/4.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/8/thumbnail.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 9,
            "title": "Infinix INBOOK",
            "description": "Infinix Inbook X1 Ci3 10th 8GB 256GB 14 Win10 Grey – 1 Year Warranty",
            "price": 1099,
            "discountPercentage": 11.83,
            "rating": 4.54,
            "stock": 96,
            "brand": "Infinix",
            "category": "laptops",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/9/thumbnail.jpg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/9/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/9/2.png",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/9/3.png",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/9/4.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/9/thumbnail.jpg"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 10,
            "title": "HP Pavilion 15-DK1056WM",
            "description": "HP Pavilion 15-DK1056WM Gaming Laptop 10th Gen Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GTX 1650 4GB, Windows 10",
            "price": 1099,
            "discountPercentage": 6.18,
            "rating": 4.43,
            "stock": 89,
            "brand": "HP Pavilion",
            "category": "laptops",
            "thumbnail": "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/10/thumbnail.jpeg",
            "images": [
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/10/1.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/10/2.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/10/3.jpg",
                "https://i.dummyjson.com/data/products/10/thumbnail.jpeg"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "total": 100,
    "skip": 0,
    "limit": 10
}
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#2

Hi @LAAOUATNI_ANAS Unless I’m mistaken there is no easy way to create classes, structs etc using coBlocks. My go to method I’ve used so far is running parallel lists containing data, then one master list with the objects and using the Get index of … in list … to get the corresponding index to access the rest of the data.

I’ve used this for A* pathfinding, keeping track of enemy health/ stats, board positions and even making a heap. You could even use a vector to combine 3 floats/intergers within one piece of data. I will say coSpaces is not incredibly fond of running many parallel (and data heavy) lists, so if your creating huge data sets this will surely cause lag when adjusting

Also if I recall correctly I did manage to get lists nested into lists (tough you’d have to dubble check this since it was a while back); If this works you could make a crude class like structure, not optimal but it works notheless. If I’m mistaken or there is another way I hope somebody shares it;
Is there any particular reason you decide to work with coBlocks instead of typescript/ python directly?

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