jsonRequest method
make a get request to the given url
Implementation
Future<Map<String, dynamic>> jsonRequest(String url) async {
http.Response response = await _client.get(
Uri.parse(url).replace(scheme: 'https'),
headers: {"Accept": "application/json"});
if (!_isSuccessStatus(response.statusCode)) {
throw HttpRequestException(
statusCode: response.statusCode,
body: response.body,
url: url,
);
}
return jsonDecode(response.body);
}