EmployeeDirectory/Classes/RequestBuilder.swift

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  RequestBuilder.swift
-//  EmployeeDirectory
-//
-//  Created by Matt Bruce on 1/21/25.
-//
-
-import Foundation
-
-/// Enum representing HTTP methods
-public enum HTTPMethod: String {
-    case get = "GET"
-    case post = "POST"
-    case put = "PUT"
-    case delete = "DELETE"
-    case patch = "PATCH"
-    case head = "HEAD"
-    case options = "OPTIONS"
-}
-
-/// A utility for constructing HTTP requests
-public struct RequestBuilder {
-    private var url: URL
-    private var method: HTTPMethod
-    private var headers: [String: String] = [:]
-    private var body: Data?
-
-    public init(url: URL, method: HTTPMethod = .get) {
-        self.url = url
-        self.method = method
-    }
-
-    /// Add a header to the request
-    @discardableResult
-    public mutating func addHeader(key: String, value: String) -> Self {
-        headers[key] = value
-        return self
-    }
-
-    /// Set the body of the request
-    @discardableResult
-    public mutating func setBody(_ data: Data?) -> Self {
-        body = data
-        return self
-    }
-
-    /// Build the `URLRequest`
-    public func build() -> URLRequest {
-        var request = URLRequest(url: url)
-        request.httpMethod = method.rawValue
-        request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
-        request.httpBody = body
-        return request
-    }
-}

EmployeeDirectory/Models/Employee.swift

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public enum EmployeeType: String, Codable, CustomStringConvertible {
 /// Employee Object
 /// JSON Object defintion
 /// - https://square.github.io/microsite/mobile-interview-project/
-public struct Employee: Hashable, Codable {
+public struct Employee: Codable {
     
     /// The unique identifier for the employee. Represented as a UUID.
     public let uuid: UUID

EmployeeDirectory/Models/Employees.swift

@@ -11,29 +11,8 @@ public struct Employees: Codable {
         
     /// Array of Employees
     public var employees: [Employee]
-    public let total: Int
-    public let page: Int
-    public let perPage: Int
     
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case employees
-        case total
-        case page
-        case perPage = "per_page"
-    }
-    
-    public init(employees: [Employee], total: Int = 0, page: Int = 1, perPage: Int = 10) {
-        self.employees = employees
-        self.total = total
-        self.page = page
-        self.perPage = perPage
-    }
-    
-    public init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
-        let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
-        self.employees = try container.decode([Employee].self, forKey: .employees)
-        self.total = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .total) ?? self.employees.count
-        self.page = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .page) ?? 1
-        self.perPage = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .perPage) ?? self.total
     }
 }

EmployeeDirectory/Protocols/EmployeeServiceProtocol.swift

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 //  Created by Matt Bruce on 1/20/25.
 //
 
+
 /// This will be the interface for the API for Employees
 public protocol EmployeeServiceProtocol {
+    
     /// This will get a list of all employees
+    /// - Parameter serviceMode: Mode in which to hit.
     /// - Returns: An Employees struct
-    func getEmployees() async throws -> Employees
-    func getEmployees(page: Int, perPage: Int, sortField: EmployeeSortField, sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder) async throws -> Employees
+    func getEmployees(_ serviceMode: EmployeeServiceMode) async throws -> Employees
 }

EmployeeDirectory/Services/EmployeeService.swift

@@ -6,35 +6,12 @@
 //
 import Foundation
 
-public enum EmployeeSortField: String {
-    case fullName
-    case team
-    case employeeType
-}
-
-public enum EmployeeSortOrder: String {
-    case ascending = "asc"
-    case descending = "desc"
-}
-
 /// These are the testing URL Endpoints for different states
-internal enum EmployeeServiceMode: String, CaseIterable {
+public enum EmployeeServiceMode: String, CaseIterable {
     case production
     case malformed
     case empty
     
-    public var service: EmployeeServiceProtocol {
-        switch self {
-        case .production:
-            return MockEmployeeService.shared
-            //return EmployeeService.shared
-        case .malformed:
-            return EmployeeMalformedService.shared
-        case .empty:
-            return EmployeeEmptyService.shared
-        }
-    }
-    
     /// Enpoint in which to grabe employees from.
     public var endpoint: String {
         switch self {
@@ -62,82 +39,7 @@ public class EmployeeService: EmployeeServiceProtocol {
     /// This will get a list of all employees
     /// - Parameter serviceMode: Mode in which to hit.
     /// - Returns: An Employees struct
-    public func getEmployees() async throws -> Employees {
-        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(from: EmployeeServiceMode.production.endpoint, as: Employees.self)
-    }
-    
-    /// Fetch employees with pagination support
-    /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - page: The page number to fetch.
-    ///   - perPage: The number of employees per page.
-    /// - Returns: A paginated Employees object.
-    public func getEmployees(page: Int, perPage: Int,
-                             sortField: EmployeeSortField = .fullName,
-                             sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder = .ascending) async throws -> Employees {
-        
-        guard var urlComponents = URLComponents(string: EmployeeServiceMode.production.endpoint) else {
-            throw NetworkServiceError.invalidURL
-        }
-        
-        urlComponents.queryItems = [
-            URLQueryItem(name: "page", value: "\(page)"),
-            URLQueryItem(name: "perPage", value: "\(perPage)"),
-            URLQueryItem(name: "sortField", value: "\(sortField.rawValue)"),
-            URLQueryItem(name: "sortOrder", value: "\(sortOrder.rawValue)")
-        ]
-        
-        guard let url = urlComponents.url else {
-            throw NetworkServiceError.invalidURL
-        }
-        
-        let request = RequestBuilder(url: url, method: .get).build()
-        
-        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(with: request, as: Employees.self)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Service Layer for Employees
-public class EmployeeMalformedService: EmployeeServiceProtocol {
-    // MARK: - Properties
-    public static let shared = EmployeeMalformedService() // Default shared instance
-
-    // MARK: - Initializer
-
-    public init() {}
-    
-    // MARK: - Public Methods
-
-    /// This will get a list of all employees
-    /// - Parameter serviceMode: Mode in which to hit.
-    /// - Returns: An Employees struct
-    public func getEmployees() async throws -> Employees {
-        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(from: EmployeeServiceMode.malformed.endpoint, as: Employees.self)
-    }
-    
-    public func getEmployees(page: Int, perPage: Int, sortField: EmployeeSortField, sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder) async throws -> Employees {
-        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(from: EmployeeServiceMode.malformed.endpoint, as: Employees.self)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Service Layer for Employees
-public class EmployeeEmptyService: EmployeeServiceProtocol {
-    // MARK: - Properties
-    public static let shared = EmployeeEmptyService() // Default shared instance
-    
-    // MARK: - Initializer
-    
-    public init() {}
-    
-    // MARK: - Public Methods
-    
-    /// This will get a list of all employees
-    /// - Parameter serviceMode: Mode in which to hit.
-    /// - Returns: An Employees struct
-    public func getEmployees() async throws -> Employees {
-        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(from: EmployeeServiceMode.empty.endpoint, as: Employees.self)
-    }
-    
-    public func getEmployees(page: Int, perPage: Int, sortField: EmployeeSortField, sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder) async throws -> Employees {
-        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(from: EmployeeServiceMode.empty.endpoint, as: Employees.self)
+    public func getEmployees(_ serviceMode: EmployeeServiceMode = .production) async throws -> Employees {
+        return try await NetworkService.shared.fetchData(from: serviceMode.endpoint, as: Employees.self)
     }
 }

EmployeeDirectory/Services/MockEmployeeService.swift

@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  MockEmployeeService.swift
-//  EmployeeDirectory
-//
-//  Created by Matt Bruce on 1/21/25.
-//
-import Foundation
-
-public class MockEmployeeService: EmployeeServiceProtocol {
-    // MARK: - Properties
-    public static let shared = MockEmployeeService() // Default shared instance
-    private var wrapper: Employees
-    private var sortField: EmployeeSortField = .fullName
-    private var sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder = .ascending
-    
-    // MARK: - Initializer
-
-    public init() {
-        let jsonFileName = "localTest"
-        guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: jsonFileName, withExtension: "json"),
-                let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url),
-              let localData = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Employees.self, from: data) else {
-            wrapper = .init(employees: [], total: 0, page: 0, perPage: 0)
-            return
-        }
-        wrapper = localData
-        sortEmployees()
-    }
-    
-    public func getEmployees() async throws -> Employees {
-        return wrapper
-    }
-    
-    public func getEmployees(page: Int, perPage: Int,
-                             sortField: EmployeeSortField = .fullName,
-                             sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder = .ascending) async throws -> Employees {
-                
-        //resort mock data
-        if sortField != self.sortField || sortOrder != self.sortOrder {
-            self.sortField = sortField
-            self.sortOrder = sortOrder
-            sortEmployees()
-        }
-        
-        let totalUsers = wrapper.employees.count
-        let startIndex = (page - 1) * perPage
-        let endIndex = min(startIndex + perPage, totalUsers)
-
-        guard startIndex < totalUsers else {
-            return .init(employees: [], total: totalUsers, page: page, perPage: perPage) // Return empty if out of bounds
-        }
-        
-        //paged
-        let pagedEmployees = Array(wrapper.employees[startIndex..<endIndex])
-        return .init(employees: pagedEmployees, total: totalUsers, page: page, perPage: perPage)
-    }
-    
-    private func sortEmployees() {
-        wrapper = .init(employees:  wrapper.employees.sorted(by: sortField, with: sortOrder),
-                          total: wrapper.employees.count,
-                          page: 1,
-                          perPage: 10)
-    }
-}
-
-extension Array where Element == Employee {
-    func sorted(by field: EmployeeSortField, with option: EmployeeSortOrder) -> [Employee] {
-        switch field {
-        case .fullName:
-            return option == .ascending
-            ? sorted { $0.fullName < $1.fullName }
-            : sorted { $0.fullName > $1.fullName }
-            
-        case .team:
-            return option == .ascending
-            ? sorted { $0.team < $1.team || ($0.team == $1.team && $0.fullName < $1.fullName) }
-            : sorted { $0.team > $1.team || ($0.team == $1.team && $0.fullName < $1.fullName) }
-            
-        case .employeeType:
-            return option == .ascending
-            ? sorted { $0.employeeType.rawValue < $1.employeeType.rawValue || ($0.employeeType.rawValue == $1.employeeType.rawValue && $0.fullName < $1.fullName) }
-            : sorted { $0.employeeType.rawValue > $1.employeeType.rawValue || ($0.employeeType.rawValue == $1.employeeType.rawValue && $0.fullName < $1.fullName) }
-        }
-    }
-}

EmployeeDirectory/Services/NetworkService.swift

@@ -49,24 +49,14 @@ public class NetworkService {
     /// - Throws: A `ServiceError` for network, decoding, or unexpected errors.
     /// - Returns: The decoded object of the specified type.
     public func fetchData<T: Decodable>(from endpoint: String, as type: T.Type) async throws -> T {
+        do {
             //ensure a valid URL
             guard let url = URL(string: endpoint) else {
                 throw NetworkServiceError.invalidURL
             }
 
-        return try await fetchData(with: URLRequest(url: url), as: type)
-    }
-    
-    /// Fetches data using a URLRequest and decodes it into a generic Decodable type.
-    /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - request: The URLRequest to execute.
-    ///   - type: The type to decode the data into.
-    /// - Throws: A `NetworkServiceError` for network, decoding, or unexpected errors.
-    /// - Returns: The decoded object of the specified type.
-    public func fetchData<T: Decodable>(with request: URLRequest, as type: T.Type) async throws -> T {
-        do {
             // Perform network request
-            let (data, response) = try await session.data(for: request)
+            let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: URLRequest(url: url))
             
             // Validate HTTP response
             guard let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse, httpResponse.statusCode == 200 else {

EmployeeDirectory/ViewControllers/EmployeesViewController.swift

@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ class EmployeesViewController: UIViewController {
     /// List for the employees
     private let tableView = UITableView()
     
-    /// Filtering the employees
-    private let searchBar = UISearchBar()
-    
     /// Will only show when fetching data occurs
     private let activityIndicator = UIActivityIndicatorView(style: .large)
     
@@ -34,81 +31,26 @@ class EmployeesViewController: UIViewController {
     /// Will show specific state of the viewModel
     private var footerView: TableFooterView?
     
-    // Prevents multiple calls during rapid scrolling
-    private var isFetchingNextPage: Bool = false
-
-    private var dataSource: UITableViewDiffableDataSource<Int, Employee>!
-
     // MARK: - Public Methods
 
     public override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
         setupUI()
-        setupDataSource()
         bindViewModel()
         viewModel.fetchEmployees()
     }
     
     // MARK: - Private Methods
         
-    
-    /// Setting up the TableView Datasource
-    private func setupDataSource() {
-        dataSource = UITableViewDiffableDataSource<Int, Employee>(tableView: tableView) { tableView, indexPath, employee in
-            guard let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: EmployeeTableViewCell.identifier,for: indexPath) as? EmployeeTableViewCell else {
-                return UITableViewCell()
-            }
-            cell.configure(with: EmployeeCellViewModel(employee: employee))
-            return cell
-        }
-    }
-    
-    /// Snapshot Handling
-    private func applySnapshot(employees: [Employee]) {
-        var snapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<Int, Employee>()
-        snapshot.appendSections([0])
-        snapshot.appendItems(employees, toSection: 0)
-        dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: true)
-    }
-    
     /// Setup the UI by adding the views to the main view
     private func setupUI() {
         view.backgroundColor = .white
         
         // Configure TableView
-        tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         tableView.register(EmployeeTableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: EmployeeTableViewCell.identifier)
-        tableView.delegate = self
-        tableView.estimatedRowHeight = 80 // Provide a reasonable default height
-        tableView.rowHeight = UITableView.automaticDimension // Enable dynamic row height
-        
-        // Configure Segmented Control
-        let segmentedContainer = UIView()
-        segmentedContainer.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        segmentedContainer.addSubview(modeSegmentedControl)
-        
-        modeSegmentedControl.selectedSegmentIndex = 0
-        modeSegmentedControl.addTarget(self, action: #selector(onServiceModeChange), for: .valueChanged)
-        modeSegmentedControl.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-
-        let stackView = UIStackView(arrangedSubviews: [segmentedContainer, tableView])
-        stackView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        stackView.axis = .vertical
-        stackView.distribution = .fill
-        stackView.spacing = 5
-        
-        view.addSubview(stackView)
-        
-        NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
-            stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor),
-            stackView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.leadingAnchor),
-            stackView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.trailingAnchor),
-            stackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor),
-            modeSegmentedControl.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: segmentedContainer.topAnchor),
-            modeSegmentedControl.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: segmentedContainer.bottomAnchor, constant: -5),
-            modeSegmentedControl.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: segmentedContainer.leadingAnchor, constant: 16),
-            modeSegmentedControl.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: segmentedContainer.trailingAnchor, constant: -16)
-        ])
+        tableView.dataSource = self
+        view.addSubview(tableView)
+        tableView.frame = view.bounds
 
         //add pull to refresh
         tableView.refreshControl = UIRefreshControl()
@@ -118,66 +60,30 @@ class EmployeesViewController: UIViewController {
         activityIndicator.center = view.center
         view.addSubview(activityIndicator)
 
-        let sortButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Sort", style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(showSortOptions))
-        navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = sortButton
-        
-        /// setup Search
-        searchBar.placeholder = "Search employees"
-        searchBar.delegate = self
-        navigationItem.titleView = searchBar
-    }
-    
-    private func presentSortingActionSheet() {
-        let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Sort Employees", message: "Select a sort option", preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
-
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Full Name (Asc)", style: .default) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.viewModel.sortField = .fullName
-            self?.viewModel.sortOrder = .ascending
-        })
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Full Name (Desc)", style: .default) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.viewModel.sortField = .fullName
-            self?.viewModel.sortOrder = .descending
-        })
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Team (Asc)", style: .default) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.viewModel.sortField = .team
-            self?.viewModel.sortOrder = .ascending
-        })
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Team (Desc)", style: .default) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.viewModel.sortField = .team
-            self?.viewModel.sortOrder = .descending
-        })
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Employee Type (Asc)", style: .default) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.viewModel.sortField = .employeeType
-            self?.viewModel.sortOrder = .ascending
-        })
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Employee Type (Desc)", style: .default) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.viewModel.sortField = .employeeType
-            self?.viewModel.sortOrder = .ascending
-        })
-        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel, handler: nil))
-        present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
+        // Configure Mode Selector
+        modeSegmentedControl.selectedSegmentIndex = 0
+        modeSegmentedControl.addTarget(self, action: #selector(onServiceModeChange), for: .valueChanged)
+        navigationItem.titleView = modeSegmentedControl
     }
     
     /// Using the ViewModel setup combine handlers
     private func bindViewModel() {
         viewModel.$employees
             .receive(on: RunLoop.main)
-            .sink { [weak self] employees in
+            .sink { [weak self] _ in
                 self?.updateFooter()
-                self?.applySnapshot(employees: employees)
+                self?.tableView.reloadData()
+                self?.tableView.refreshControl?.endRefreshing()
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
         
         viewModel.$isLoading
             .receive(on: RunLoop.main)
             .sink { [weak self] isLoading in
-                guard let self, let refreshControl = self.tableView.refreshControl else { return }
                 if isLoading {
-                    activityIndicator.startAnimating()
+                    self?.activityIndicator.startAnimating()
                 } else {
-                    activityIndicator.stopAnimating()
-                    refreshControl.endRefreshing()
-                    updateFooter()
+                    self?.activityIndicator.stopAnimating()
                 }
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
@@ -192,63 +98,29 @@ class EmployeesViewController: UIViewController {
     
     /// Show state in specific use-cases for the EmployeesViewModel
     private func updateFooter() {
-        var footerMessage: String?
-        
-        // Check for error messages or empty state first
-        if let message = viewModel.errorMessage ?? (viewModel.employees.isEmpty && viewModel.isLoading == false ? "No employees found." : nil) {
-            footerMessage = message
-            
-        }        
-        // Show loading footer if there are more pages to load
-        else if (viewModel.isLoading || isFetchingNextPage) && viewModel.hasMorePages {
-            footerMessage = "Loading more employees..."
+        var message: String? {
+            guard !viewModel.isLoading else { return nil }
+            return viewModel.errorMessage ?? (viewModel.employees.isEmpty ? "No employees found, please try to refresh." : nil)
         }
         
-        if let footerMessage {
+        if let message, !viewModel.isLoading {
             // Lazy initialize footerView if needed
             if footerView == nil {
-                footerView = TableFooterView(message: footerMessage)
-            } else {
-                footerView?.update(message: footerMessage)
+                footerView = TableFooterView(message: message)
+            } else { // Update the message
+                footerView?.update(message: message)
             }
             footerView?.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: tableView.frame.width, height: 150)
             tableView.tableFooterView = footerView
-
         } else {
             tableView.tableFooterView = nil
         }
     }
 }
 
-// MARK: - UITableViewDelegate
-extension EmployeesViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
-    func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView) {
-        let offsetY = scrollView.contentOffset.y
-        let contentHeight = scrollView.contentSize.height
-        let scrollViewHeight = scrollView.frame.size.height
-
-        if offsetY > contentHeight - scrollViewHeight - 100 && !isFetchingNextPage {
-            isFetchingNextPage = true
-            updateFooter()
-            viewModel.loadNextPage()
-
-            // Reset the flag after a short delay to allow new fetches
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { [weak self] in
-                self?.isFetchingNextPage = false
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 // Mark: - Objective-C Methods
 extension EmployeesViewController {
     
-    /// Show sort options
-    @objc private func showSortOptions() {
-        presentSortingActionSheet()
-    }
-
     /// Fetch the Employees
     @objc private func didPullToRefresh() {
         viewModel.fetchEmployees()
@@ -264,18 +136,22 @@ extension EmployeesViewController {
         case 2: selectedMode = .empty
         default: return
         }
-        viewModel.changeService(to: selectedMode.service)
+        viewModel.changeMode(to: selectedMode)
     }
 }
 
-extension EmployeesViewController: UISearchBarDelegate {
-    public func searchBar(_ searchBar: UISearchBar, textDidChange searchText: String) {
-        viewModel.searchText = searchText // Updates search text in ViewModel
+/// Mark: - UITableViewDataSource
+extension EmployeesViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
+    public func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
+        return viewModel.employees.count
     }
     
-    func searchBarCancelButtonClicked(_ searchBar: UISearchBar) {
-        searchBar.text = ""
-        searchBar.resignFirstResponder()
-        viewModel.searchText = "" // Clear search and reset list
+    public func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
+        guard let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: EmployeeTableViewCell.identifier, for: indexPath) as? EmployeeTableViewCell else {
+            return UITableViewCell()
+        }
+        let employee = viewModel.employees[indexPath.row]
+        cell.configure(with: EmployeeCellViewModel(employee: employee))
+        return cell
     }
 }

EmployeeDirectory/ViewModels/EmployeesViewModel.swift

@@ -6,126 +6,46 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
-import Combine
 
 /// ViewModel that will be bound to an Employees model and used
 /// specifically with the EmployeesViewController.
 @MainActor
 public class EmployeesViewModel: ObservableObject {
-
     private var serviceMode: EmployeeServiceMode = .production
-    private var employeeService: EmployeeServiceProtocol = MockEmployeeService.shared
 
-    private var allEmployees: [Employee] = []
     @Published public private(set) var employees: [Employee] = []
     @Published public private(set) var errorMessage: String? = nil
     @Published public private(set) var isLoading: Bool = false
-    @Published public private(set) var hasMorePages: Bool = true
-    @Published public var searchText: String = ""
-    @Published public var sortField: EmployeeSortField = .fullName
-    @Published public var sortOrder: EmployeeSortOrder = .ascending
-    private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
     
-    private var currentPage = 1
-    private let perPage = 10
-    private var totalEmployees = 0
-
-    public init() {
-        setupSearch()
-        observeSortingChanges()
-    }
-
-    /// Sets up Combine to filter employees as the search text changes
-    private func setupSearch() {
-        $searchText
-            .debounce(for: .milliseconds(300), scheduler: DispatchQueue.main) // Add delay to avoid frequent filtering
-            .removeDuplicates()
-            .sink { [weak self] query in
-                self?.filterEmployees(by: query)
-            }
-            .store(in: &cancellables)
-    }
-    
-    /// Observe changes to sortField and sortOrder and debounce fetch calls
-    private func observeSortingChanges() {
-        Publishers.CombineLatest($sortField, $sortOrder)
-            .dropFirst()
-            .debounce(for: .milliseconds(300), scheduler: DispatchQueue.main)
-            .sink { [weak self] _, _ in
-                self?.resetAndFetchEmployees()
-            }
-            .store(in: &cancellables)
-    }
-
-    /// Fetch employees for the given page
-    public func fetchEmployees(page: Int = 1) {
-        
-        // Prevent duplicate calls
-        guard !isLoading else { return }
+    public init() {}
     
+    public func fetchEmployees() {
         // resetting values out the values before fetching new data
         errorMessage = nil
         isLoading = true
+
         Task {
             do {
-                // Fetch employees using the paginated API
-                let wrapper = try await employeeService.getEmployees(page: page,
-                                                                     perPage: perPage,
-                                                                     sortField: sortField,
-                                                                     sortOrder: sortOrder)
-                
-                totalEmployees = wrapper.total
-                currentPage = page
-                hasMorePages = wrapper.employees.count < totalEmployees
+                // Fetch employees using the async method
+                let wrapper = try await EmployeeService.shared.getEmployees(serviceMode)
                 
                 // Update published properties
-                if page == 1 {
-                    allEmployees = wrapper.employees // Replace list for the first page
-                } else {
-                    allEmployees.append(contentsOf: wrapper.employees) // Append for subsequent pages
-                }
-                filterEmployees(by: searchText)
+                employees = wrapper.employees
+                isLoading = false
 
             } catch {
                 // Handle errors
-                errorMessage = "An unexpected error occurred, please try to refresh."
-            }
-            
-            isLoading = false
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Load the next page of employees
-    public func loadNextPage() {
-        guard hasMorePages else { return }
-        fetchEmployees(page: currentPage + 1)
-    }
-
-    /// Resets the current employee list and fetches data from page 1
-    private func resetAndFetchEmployees() {
-        currentPage = 1
                 employees = []
-        allEmployees = []
-        hasMorePages = true
-        fetchEmployees(page: 1)
-    }
-    
-    public func changeService(to employeeService: EmployeeServiceProtocol) {
-        self.employeeService = employeeService
-        resetAndFetchEmployees()
-    }
-    
-    /// Filters employees based on search query
-    private func filterEmployees(by query: String) {
-        if query.isEmpty {
-            employees = allEmployees // Reset to all employees if no search text
-        } else {
-            employees = allEmployees.filter { employee in
-                employee.fullName.lowercased().contains(query.lowercased()) ||
-                employee.team.lowercased().contains(query.lowercased()) ||
-                employee.emailAddress.lowercased().contains(query.lowercased())
-            }
+                isLoading = false
+                errorMessage = "An unexpected error occurred, please try to refresh"
             }
         }
 
+    }
+    
+    public func changeMode(to mode: EmployeeServiceMode) {
+        serviceMode = mode
+        fetchEmployees()
+    }
 }
+

EmployeeDirectory/Views/EmployeeTableViewCell.swift

@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ public class EmployeeTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
 
         // Bind the image to the photoImageView
         smallPhotoSubscriber = viewModel.$smallPhoto
-            .compactMap { $0 }
             .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
             .sink { [weak self] image in
                 self?.photoImageView.image = image