Hacker News API Consumer

Description

This project is an ASP.NET Core Web API designed to fetch and display the top n stories from Hacker News. It leverages the Hacker News API to retrieve story details and ranks them based on their scores.

Features

• Retrieve top n stories from Hacker News.
• Efficient handling of HTTP requests to avoid overloading the Hacker News API.
• Caching implemented for improved performance.
• Utilizes IHttpClientFactory for optimal HttpClient usage.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 5.0 SDK or later
• An IDE (like Visual Studio, VS Code, or JetBrains Rider)

Using the API

• Get Top Stories: GET /BestStories/{n} where n is the number of top stories to retrieve.

Configuration

Cache Duration: The cache duration can be configured in appsettings.json under the CacheSettings section.