Method: Weatherbot::API.forecast

Defined in:
lib/api.rb

.forecast(location) ⇒ Object

Takes user input to enter into URL query for 3 day forecast in imperial units



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# File 'lib/api.rb', line 63

def self.forecast(location)
  # query sample: https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?q=new+york&appid=3207703ee5d0d14e6b6a53d10071018f&units=imperial
  response = HTTParty.get("https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?q=#{location}&appid=3207703ee5d0d14e6b6a53d10071018f&units=imperial")
  parsed = response.parsed_response
  forecast = self.new

  forecast.location_name = @current.location_name
  # 24/48/72hr date
  forecast.hr24_dt = parsed["list"][8]["dt_txt"]
  forecast.hr48_dt = parsed["list"][16]["dt_txt"]
  forecast.hr72_dt = parsed["list"][24]["dt_txt"]
  # 24/48/72hr temp
  forecast.temp24 = parsed["list"][8]["main"]["temp"]
  forecast.temp48 = parsed["list"][16]["main"]["temp"]
  forecast.temp72 = parsed["list"][24]["main"]["temp"]
  # 24/48/72hr condition
  forecast.condition24 = parsed["list"][8]["weather"][0]["description"]
  forecast.condition48 = parsed["list"][16]["weather"][0]["description"]
  forecast.condition72 = parsed["list"][24]["weather"][0]["description"]
  # 24/48/72hr cloudiness
  forecast.cloudiness24 = parsed["list"][8]["clouds"]["all"]
  forecast.cloudiness48 = parsed["list"][16]["clouds"]["all"]
  forecast.cloudiness72 = parsed["list"][24]["clouds"]["all"]
  # 24/48/72hr humidity
  forecast.humidity24 = parsed["list"][8]["main"]["humidity"]
  forecast.humidity48 = parsed["list"][16]["main"]["humidity"]
  forecast.humidity72 = parsed["list"][24]["main"]["humidity"]
  # 24/48/72hr wind speed & direction
  forecast.wind_speed24 = parsed["list"][8]["wind"]["speed"]
  forecast.wind_speed48 = parsed["list"][16]["wind"]["speed"]
  forecast.wind_speed72 = parsed["list"][24]["wind"]["speed"]
  forecast.wind_direction24 = degToCompass(parsed["list"][8]["wind"]["deg"])
  forecast.wind_direction48 = degToCompass(parsed["list"][16]["wind"]["deg"])
  forecast.wind_direction72 = degToCompass(parsed["list"][24]["wind"]["deg"])

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

  # Output 3 day forecast
  puts "\n-------------------------------\n"
  puts "\n\nIn 24 Hours:"
  puts "\nReport Time:      #{forecast.hr24_dt}"
  puts "Location:         #{forecast.location_name},  #{@current.country}"
  puts "Google Maps:      #{forecast.google_maps}"
  puts "\nTemperature:      #{forecast.temp24}ºF / #{toCelsius(forecast.temp24)}ºC"
  puts "Condition:        #{forecast.condition24.capitalize}"
  puts "Cloudiness:       #{forecast.cloudiness24}%"
  puts "\nHumidity:         #{forecast.humidity24}%"
  puts "Wind Speed:       #{forecast.wind_speed24} mph"
  puts "Wind Direction:   #{forecast.wind_direction24}"

  puts "\n-------------------------------\n"
  puts "\n\nIn 48 Hours:"
  puts "\nReport Time:      #{forecast.hr48_dt}"
  puts "Location:         #{forecast.location_name},  #{@current.country}"
  puts "Google Maps:      #{forecast.google_maps}"
  puts "\nTemperature:      #{forecast.temp48}ºF / #{toCelsius(forecast.temp48)}ºC"
  puts "Condition:        #{forecast.condition48.capitalize}"
  puts "Cloudiness:       #{forecast.cloudiness48}%"
  puts "\nHumidity:         #{forecast.humidity48}%"
  puts "Wind Speed:       #{forecast.wind_speed48} mph"
  puts "Wind Direction:   #{forecast.wind_direction48}"

  puts "\n-------------------------------\n"
  puts "\n\nIn 72 Hours:"
  puts "\nReport Time:      #{forecast.hr72_dt}"
  puts "Location:         #{forecast.location_name}, #{@current.country}"
  puts "Google Maps:      #{forecast.google_maps}"
  puts "\nTemperature:      #{forecast.temp72}ºF / #{toCelsius(forecast.temp72)}ºC"
  puts "Condition:        #{forecast.condition72.capitalize}"
  puts "Cloudiness:       #{forecast.cloudiness72}%"
  puts "\nHumidity:         #{forecast.humidity72}%"
  puts "Wind Speed:       #{forecast.wind_speed72} mph"
  puts "Wind Direction:   #{forecast.wind_direction72}"

end