Class not being called?

Hello,

I was expecting the code below to print the test message "line 25" because the class "API" is being called on line 57. But "line 25" is not being displayed in the debug window, please could you tell me why?

This is the debugging window:

line 93
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line 93
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line 93
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import UIKit
    // not sure these 2 below are needed
    import SwiftUI
    import Combine
 
struct NewsFeed: Codable {
    
    var id: String
    var name: String
    var country: String
    var type: String
    var situation: String
    var timestamp: String
    
}
 
let urlString = "https://www.notafunnyname.com/jsonmockup.php"
let url = URL(string: urlString)
let session = URLSession.shared
 
class API: ObservableObject {
    
        let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
            
            print("line 25")
            
            var dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
            
            if error == nil && data != nil {
 
                // Parse JSON
                let decoder = JSONDecoder()
                
                do {
                    
                    var newsFeed = try decoder.decode([NewsFeed].self, from: data!)
                    
                    print("line 38")
                    // print(newsFeed)
                    // print("line 125")
                    // print(newsFeed.count)
                    print(error)
                    
                }
                catch{
                    print("Line 46, Error in JSON parsing")
                    print(error)
                }
                
            }
        }.resume
        // Make the API Call - not sure why but error clears if moved to line above
        // dataTask.resume()
    
}
 
let myAPIarray = API()
 
class QuoteTableViewController: UITableViewController {
    
    var newsFeed: [[String: String]] = []
    
    override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
        // let selectedQuote = quotes[indexPath.row]
        // performSegue(withIdentifier: "moveToQuoteDetail", sender: selectedQuote)
    }
    
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        
        // tableView.dataSource = self
    }
    
    // Uncomment the following line to preserve selection between presentations
    // self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = false
    
    // Uncomment the following line to display an Edit button in the navigation bar for this view controller.
    // self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem
    
    
    // MARK: - Table view data source
    
    override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        // #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections
        return 1
    }
    
    override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        // (viewDidLoad loads after tableView)
        
        // #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
        
        print("line 93")
        print(newsFeed.count)
        
        return 10
        
    }
    
    override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        // let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "reuseIdentifier", for: indexPath)
        
        let cell = UITableViewCell ()
 
        cell.textLabel?.text = "test"
        
        return cell
    }
    
    /*
     // Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
     // Return false if you do not want the specified item to be editable.
     return true
     }
     */
    
    /*
     // Override to support editing the table view.
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
     if editingStyle == .delete {
     // Delete the row from the data source
     tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
     } else if editingStyle == .insert {
     // Create a new instance of the appropriate class, insert it into the array, and add a new row to the table view
     }
     }
     */
    
    /*
     // Override to support rearranging the table view.
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, moveRowAt fromIndexPath: IndexPath, to: IndexPath) {
     
     }
     */
    
    /*
     // Override to support conditional rearranging of the table view.
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canMoveRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
     // Return false if you do not want the item to be re-orderable.
     return true
     }
     */
    
    
    // MARK: - Navigation
    
    // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
    override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
        // Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
        // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
        // getPrice()
        print("test_segue")
        if let quoteViewController = segue.destination as? QuoteDetailViewController{
            if let selectedQuote = sender as? String {
                quoteViewController.title = selectedQuote
            }
        }
    }
        
}