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+package com.example.nemophila.viewmodels;
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel;
+
+import com.example.nemophila.entities.Shop;
+import com.example.nemophila.resources.ShopsRest;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import retrofit2.Call;
+import retrofit2.Callback;
+import retrofit2.Response;
+import retrofit2.Retrofit;
+import retrofit2.converter.jackson.JacksonConverterFactory;
+
+public class ShopsViewModel extends ViewModel {
+    final private ShopsRest shopsRest;
+    final private Retrofit retrofit;
+
+    public ShopsViewModel(){
+        this.retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
+                .baseUrl("http://nitta-lab-www.is.konan-u.ac.jp/nemophila/")
+                .addConverterFactory(JacksonConverterFactory.create())
+                .build();
+        this.shopsRest = retrofit.create(ShopsRest.class);
+    }
+
+    public void setViewArea(double ux, double uy, double lx, double ly){
+        Call<Collection<Shop>> call = shopsRest.getShops(ux, uy, lx, ly);
+
+        call.enqueue(new Callback<Collection<Shop>>() {
+            @Override
+            public void onResponse(Call<Collection<Shop>> call, Response<Collection<Shop>> response) {
+
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onFailure(Call<Collection<Shop>> call, Throwable t) {
+
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}