Run a function inside a worpress shortcode php function - php

Question

I am trying to create a shortcode to connect to an API but there is a problem with the shortcode. I know that it is because a function is inside a functinon but I can't figure out how to fix. I tried something that didn't work.
// Add Shortcode
function api_test() {
function execute_request( $args ) {
global $base_url;
$target_url = add_query_arg( $args, $base_url );
$data = wp_remote_get( $target_url );
echo '<pre><code>';
print_r( $data['body'] );
echo '<code></pre>';
}
if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) die();
// API variables, please override
$base_url = 'https://website.com';
$email = 'email#gmail.com';
$product_id = '1146';
$license_key = '0g96b29x5v27fmfnmbr4hxaflky';
$instance = '';
$request = ( isset( $_GET['request'] ) ) ? $_GET['request'] : '';
$links = array(
'check' => 'Check request',
'activation' => 'Activation request',
'deactivation' => 'Deactivation',
'version_check' => 'Version Check',
);
foreach ( $links as $key => $value ) {
echo '' . $value . ' | ';
}
// Valid check request
if ( $request == 'check' ) {
$args = array(
'wc-api' => 'serial-numbers-api',
'request' => 'check',
'email' => $email,
'serial_key' => $license_key,
'product_id' => $product_id
);
echo '<br>';
echo '<br>';
echo '<b>Valid check request:</b><br />';
//execute_request( $args );
$this->execute_request($args);
}
}
add_shortcode( 'api-test', 'api_test' );

Answer 1

Just create execute_request() outside of shortcode.
function execute_request( $args ) {
global $base_url;
$target_url = add_query_arg( $args, $base_url );
$data = wp_remote_get( $target_url );
echo '<pre><code>';
print_r( $data['body'] );
echo '<code></pre>';
}
function api_test() {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) die();
// API variables, please override
$base_url = 'https://website.com';
$email = 'email#gmail.com';
$product_id = '1146';
$license_key = '0g96b29x5v27fmfnmbr4hxaflky';
$instance = '';
$request = ( isset( $_GET['request'] ) ) ? $_GET['request'] : '';
$links = array(
'check' => 'Check request',
'activation' => 'Activation request',
'deactivation' => 'Deactivation',
'version_check' => 'Version Check',
);
foreach ( $links as $key => $value ) {
echo '' . $value . ' | ';
}
// Valid check request
if ( $request == 'check' ) {
$args = array(
'wc-api' => 'serial-numbers-api',
'request' => 'check',
'email' => $email,
'serial_key' => $license_key,
'product_id' => $product_id
);
echo '<br>';
echo '<br>';
echo '<b>Valid check request:</b><br />';
//execute_request( $args );
execute_request($args);
}
}
add_shortcode( 'api-test', 'api_test' );