your API call should then return an object that wr...

# rx

[zak.taccardi]

your API call should then return an object that wraps the two possible outcomes.

data class ApiResponse(val data: String?, val error: Exception?) {
    val isSuccessful = data != null
}

With Kotlin 1.1, you can leverage sealed classes alongside data classes, so you can have a nice when statement for the two possible outcomes.