class_docstr: A class for handling connections and interactions with the Hacker News API.
code: def check_connection(self) -> StatusResponse:
      try:
          response = requests.get(f"{self.base_url}/maxitem.json")
          response.raise_for_status()
          return StatusResponse(True)
      except Exception as e:
          logger.error(f"Error checking connection: {e}")
          return StatusResponse(False, str(e))
  
file_path: mindsdb/mindsdb/integrations/handlers/hackernews_handler/hn_handler.py
imports: import requests
  import pandas
  from mindsdb.utilities import log
  from mindsdb.utilities.config import Config
  from mindsdb_sql.parser import ast
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.api_handler import APIHandler, APITable
  from mindsdb.integrations.libs.response import HandlerStatusResponse, HandlerResponse, RESPONSE_TYPE
  from .hn_table import StoriesTable, CommentsTable, HNStoriesTable, JobStoriesTable, ShowStoriesTable
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the HackerNewsHandler obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.check_connection() and returns: StatusResponse, StatusResponse