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https://github.com/coderhs/ruby_open_weather_map
A ruby wrapper for open weather map
https://github.com/coderhs/ruby_open_weather_map
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A ruby wrapper for open weather map
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/coderhs/ruby_open_weather_map
- Owner: coderhs
- License: mit
- Created: 2013-06-26T10:43:45.000Z (about 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-07-21T08:07:38.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-07-18T20:48:47.354Z (2 months ago)
- Language: Ruby
- Size: 80.1 KB
- Stars: 79
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 52
- Open Issues: 12
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
## Inviting maintainers
Kindly create an issue and tag me if you wish to become a maintainer.
## A ruby wrapper for Open Weather Map API.
[](https://travis-ci.org/coderhs/ruby_open_weather_map)
## Installation
Latest version `0.12.0`
Add the following to your **Gemfile**
gem 'open-weather'
or
$ gem install open-weather
## Usage
#### Getting and using the API key
How to get an API key and tips for an effective usage of the API:
http://openweathermap.org/appid
```ruby
# get current weather by city name
options = { units: "metric", APPID: "1111111111" }
OpenWeather::Current.city("Berlin, DE", options)
```
### Current weather information API
```ruby
require 'open_weather'
# get current weather by city name
OpenWeather::Current.city("Cochin, IN", options)
# get current weather by city id
OpenWeather::Current.city_id("1273874", options)
# get current weather by geocode. (lat, lon)
OpenWeather::Current.geocode(9.94, 76.26 , options)
# get current weather for a list of city ids
OpenWeather::Current.cities([524901, 703448, 2643743], options)
# get current weather for a bounding box
OpenWeather::Current.rectangle_zone(12, 32, 15, 37, 10, options)
# get current weather for cities around a point
OpenWeather::Current.circle_zone(55.5, 37.5, 10, options)
# By default temperature is returned in fahrenheit to get the current weather in degrees celsius use unit as follows.
options = { units: "metric", APPID: "1111111111" }
OpenWeather::Current.city("Cochin, IN", options)
```
Documentation about the current weather end-point:
http://openweathermap.org/current
### Weather forecast API
```ruby
require 'open_weather'
# get weather forecast by city name
OpenWeather::Forecast.city("Cochin, IN", options)
# get weather forecast by city name in fahrenheit
OpenWeather::Forecast.city("Cochin, IN", options)
# get weather forecast by city id
OpenWeather::Forecast.city_id("1273874", options)
# get weather forecast by geocode. (lat, lon)
OpenWeather::Forecast.geocode(9.94, 76.26, options)
# get daily weather forecast by city name
OpenWeather::ForecastDaily.city("Cochin, IN", options)
# get daily weather forecast by city name in fahrenheit
OpenWeather::ForecastDaily.city("Cochin, IN", options)
# get daily weather forecast by city id
OpenWeather::ForecastDaily.city_id("1273874", options)
# get daily weather forecast by geocode. (lat, lon)
OpenWeather::ForecastDaily.geocode(9.94, 76.26, options)
# get daily weather forecast for 6 days
options[:cnt] = 6
OpenWeather::ForecastDaily.city_id("1273874", options)
```
### Weather history API
```ruby
require 'open_weather'
# get weather history by city name
OpenWeather::History.city("Cochin, IN", options)
# get weather history by city id
OpenWeather::History.city_id("1273874", options)
# get weather history by geocode. (lat, lon)
OpenWeather::History.geocode(9.94, 76.26, options)
```
Doucumentation about the weather forecast end-point:
http://openweathermap.org/forecast
#### Multilingual support
```ruby
# get current weather in german
options[:lang] = "de"
OpenWeather::Current.city("Berlin, DE",options)
```
Available languages are listed at:
http://openweathermap.org/current#multi
## Contributing
Fork it
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
Create new Pull Request
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**This gem was created during the Hacker Saturdays hosted by [Kerala/Kochi Ruby Users Group](https://krug.github.io)**