https://github.com/icodealot/raylib-go-noaa
A simple proof of concept using Go bindings for raylib to get weather data from weather.gov and rendering that to an OpenGL context.
https://github.com/icodealot/raylib-go-noaa
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A simple proof of concept using Go bindings for raylib to get weather data from weather.gov and rendering that to an OpenGL context.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/icodealot/raylib-go-noaa
- Owner: icodealot
- License: other
- Created: 2022-03-06T02:40:31.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-08-29T00:19:18.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-01-26T10:06:09.272Z (over 2 years ago)
- Topics: noaa, raylib, raylib-go
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 35.2 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
## Raylib-NOAA Weather Client
> The source data for this application is maintained by the National Weather Service under the umbrella of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
This is a hobby project and a simple graphical client for the NOAA weather API hosted at weather.gov. This software
uses the (excellent) Raylib library with Go bindings to display weather forecast data. The forecast data is rendered
to an underlying OpenGL context setup by Raylib.
Go was chosen for its ease of use and robust HTTP support (but also because I already had a NOAA API wrapper handy.)
### Requirements
This project depends on the following external or open source components:
- api.weather.gov (for weather observations)
- [raylib](https://www.raylib.com/), a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming. (For Window
creation and ease of rendering)
- Golang bindings for [raylib-go](https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go)
- C/C++ compiler (for `cgo`)
- ...TBD other for parsing YAML, etc.
Check out raylib and the raylib-go bindings projects for prerequisites and initial setup.
### Configuration
There are two different ways to configure the program to pull in a weather forecast and both options require a
latitude and longitude value.
##### Config File
`config.yml`: The first option is to edit the `config.yml` file included with this project. The example shown here
points the application at the Chicago, IL weather observations pulling in standard units.
```yaml
noaa:
latitude: 41.837
longitude: -87.685
```
Then, once you have setup your coordinates you can pass a configuration option to the software such as:
```bash
noaawc.exe -config config.yml
```
##### Command Line Arguments
`-lat -lon `: The second option is to pass in the `lat` and `lon` arguments when starting the program.
```bash
noaawc.exe -lat "41.837" -lon "-87.685"
```
##### Optional Arguments
`config.yml`: If you wish to pull forecast data in Metric units you may pass the "units" parameter in the config file as follows.
```yaml
noaa:
latitude: 41.837
longitude: -87.685
units: si
```
Alternatively, you can set the units via command line argument such as:
`-uom `: units can be "si", "us", or not set (defaults to us)
```bash
noaawc.exe -uom si
```