Method: Weatherbot::API.current_weather

Defined in:
lib/api.rb

.current_weather(location) ⇒ Object

Takes user input to enter into URL query & gets current weather conditions in imperial units



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# File 'lib/api.rb', line 17

def self.current_weather(location)
  # query sample: 'https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=new+york&appid=3207703ee5d0d14e6b6a53d10071018f&units=imperial'
  response = HTTParty.get("https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=#{location}&appid=3207703ee5d0d14e6b6a53d10071018f&units=imperial")
  parsed = response.parsed_response
  @current = self.new
  @current.response_code = parsed["cod"]

  # Check for invalid entry
  if @current.response_code === "404"
    puts "\n\nInvalid location, please enter a valid location.\n\n"
    return
  else
    # Assign attributes to current weather object
  @current.coordinates = parsed["coord"].values.reverse.join(", ")
  @current.location_name = parsed["name"]
  @current.report_time = Time.at(parsed["dt"])
  @current.temp_avg = parsed["main"]["temp"]
  @current.condition = parsed["weather"].first["description"]
  @current.cloudiness = parsed["clouds"]["all"]
  # @current.pressure = parsed["main"]["pressure"]
  @current.humidity = parsed["main"]["humidity"]
  @current.wind_speed = parsed["wind"]["speed"]
  @current.sunrise = Time.at(parsed["sys"]["sunrise"])
  @current.sunset = Time.at(parsed["sys"]["sunset"])
  @current.wind_direction = degToCompass(parsed["wind"]["deg"])
  @current.temp_celsius = toCelsius(parsed["main"]["temp"])

  # Open query in browser to Google Maps
  @current.google_maps = "https://www.google.com/maps/place/#{@current.coordinates.gsub(" ", "")}"
  @google_maps_link = @current.google_maps

  # Check for odd locations with no country key
  if parsed.fetch("sys").has_key?("country")
    @current.country = parsed["sys"]["country"]
  else
    @current.country = nil
  end


  end

  @current
end