https://github.com/johnntirintis/will-it-rain
API for rain. Uses toast notifications if rain is detected for given locations.
https://github.com/johnntirintis/will-it-rain
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API for rain. Uses toast notifications if rain is detected for given locations.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/johnntirintis/will-it-rain
- Owner: JohnNtirintis
- Created: 2024-09-17T20:17:13.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-12T11:49:52.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-13T15:26:44.200Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: go, golang, learning, learning-by-doing
- Language: Go
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- Size: 32.2 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 3
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- Readme: readme.md
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README
I commute by motorcycle, and there have been far too many times when I didn't know (or even expected that) rain was forecasted. This small project is designed to help prevent that. Personally, I’ve set up a task in Windows Task Scheduler to run the program at startup and every three hours.
# 🌧️ Will It Rain? - Weather Forecast Notification
This Go project fetches weather data from the Open-Meteo API and sends a toast notification on Windows if rain is forecasted for specific locations. It’s designed to help you prepare for rainy weather by sending a quick desktop alert to get your jacket or umbrella!
## Setup
1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Install Go on your machine.
3. Run the following command to get the dependencies:
``` go get github.com/go-toast/toast ```
4. Modify the `locations.json` file to set your preferred locations.
### Example `locations.json`:
```json
[
{
"latitude": "37.9278",
"longitude": "23.7036",
"name": "Palaio Faliro",
"cityID": "2281820"
},
{
"latitude": "37.9011",
"longitude": "23.8727",
"name": "Koropi",
"cityID": "4-182368_1_al"
}
]
```
### Running the code
``` go run main.go ```
### Alternatively, you can compile the program with:
``` go build -o weather-notifier ```
```./weather-notifier ```
### Disclaimer:
The main purpose of this project -- apart from saving me from getting wet -- is to help me learn Go. This repo is my first time using Go, so mistakes are expected.