Leveraging real-time geographical location data for a weather widget with OpenWeatherAPI integration

My goal is to incorporate the current geolocation feature into a weather widget that I am developing. At the moment, I can only show data from cities based on an external source. My coding knowledge is quite limited.

I am not a professional in this field, but I am dedicated to teaching myself more about coding.

Despite my efforts, I have been unsuccessful in integrating the geolocation feature so far. The code snippets I've tried have not produced the desired outcome.

I am considering starting from scratch with a new approach, although it feels daunting to learn all the required information.

I found suggestions both here and from OpenWeatherAPI advising me to utilize the following links: https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat={lat}&lon={lon}&appid={API key> or const api =

https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat=${lat}&lon=${long}&appid=${apiKey}

`

#mode of widget (light)
mode = "dark"

#api Key from OpenWeatherMap API
apiKey = "API key"

#list of city IDs from API database
cityList = "5814616,1835847"
units = "metric;


command: "curl -s 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/group?id=#{cityList}&units=#{units}&appid=#{apiKey}'"
#http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/group?id=7046,7049,2008861&units=metric&appid=API Key
refreshFrequency: '15m'



render: (output) -> """
  <div id='weather' class='#{mode}'>#{output}</div>
""""

update: (output) ->
    weatherData = JSON.parse(output)
    console.log(weatherData)

    inner = ""
    inner += "<div class='weatherBox'>"" 
    
    for i in [0...weatherData.cnt]
        city = weatherData.list[i].name
        condition = weatherData.list[i].weather[0].main
        temperature = Math.round(weatherData.list[i].main.temp)
        rainChance = weatherData.list[i].clouds.all
        windSpeed = Math.round(weatherData.list[i].wind.speed * 10) / 10
        icon = weatherData.list[i].weather[0].icon

        inner += "<div class='city'><div class='leftBox'><img src='clock-weather.widget/icons/weather/#{icon}.svg' alt='#{icon}'></img></div><div class='middleBox'><div class='cityName'>"
        inner += city
        inner += "</div><div class='condition'>"
        inner += condition
        inner += "</div><div class='rainChance'>Chance of Rain ""
        inner += rainChance
        inner += " %</div></div><div class='rightBox'><div class='temperature'>"
        inner += temperature
        inner += "°</div><div class='wind'>"
        inner += windSpeed
        inner += " km/h</div></div></div>"

        console.log(city + condition + temperature)"
    
    inner += "</div>""

    $(weather).html(inner)


style: """"
    color: white
    font-family: Helvetica Light
    font-weight: 400
    width: 100%
    position: absolute
    top: calc(27%)
    font-size: 14px
    
    #weather
        border-radius: 10px
        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.45)
        width: 300px
        height: 70px
        position: absolute
        top: 0
        left 50%
        transform: translate(-50%,0)
        letter-spacing: 0px

    #weather.dark
        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.0)"

    #weather.light
        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.0)
        color: black

    #weather.light header
        color: rgba(50,50,50,0.8)

    #weather.dark header
        color: rgba(300,300,300,300.10)

    header 
        padding: 10px 0 10px 0
        display: flex
        flex-direction: row
        position: fixed
        top: 0

    .weatherBox
        overflow-y: scroll
        height: 100%

    .city
        padding: 5px
        display: flex
        flex-direction: row
        //border-top: 1px solid rgba(300,300,300,10)

    .city .leftBox
        width: auto
        padding: 0 15px 0 0
        margin-top: 0 5px 0 0

    .leftBox img
        width: 40px
        height: 40px

    .city .middleBox
        flex-grow: 1
    
    .middleBox .cityName
        font-size: 20px
        line-height: 5px
        font-weight: 500

    .middleBox .condition
        font-size: 13px
        line-height: 20px
        margin-top: 10px

    .middleBox .rainChance
        font-size: 13px
        line-height: 15px

    .city .rightBox
        width: 30%
        text-align: right

    .rightBox .temperature
        font-size: 40px
        line-height: 20px
        font-weight: 300

    .rightBox .wind
        font-size: 13px
        line-height: 45px
    font-weight: 300
        text-align: center
"" ""

`

Answer №1

It seems like there may be some missing pieces of code here, such as what triggers the command and calls to render() or update(). I'm a bit unclear on the main question or issue you're encountering.

While the shared sample doesn't appear explicitly incorrect, it also doesn't seem to perform any meaningful actions on its own (simply declaring variables and functions without executing them). If you're facing a specific error or challenge, then the revealed portion is likely relevant.

Here are a few noteworthy points:

  1. The way you define "properties" (variables and functions) uses a mix of styles like foo = "bar" and foo: "bar". While this mixture might function in this scenario (especially if all code resides in one file), it's advisable to stick to a single style for consistency. The = operator declares variables with "global" scope, while the : operator assigns attributes of a JavaScript object. To avoid confusion, opt for a uniform style throughout your codebase.

  2. Your usage of an external program and secondary process to retrieve data from the OpenWeatherMap API might have implications in terms of speed and reliability. It would be more efficient to handle the HTTP transaction within the Node environment itself using modules like http, request, or axios instead of relying on external processes.

  3. In CoffeeScript, utilizing """ for multi-line strings can simplify concatenation tasks. Consider incorporating this approach in areas where extensive string manipulation is required for better readability and ease of writing.

  4. Ensure that CSS rules in the style variable are enclosed within curly braces ({}) for proper formatting. Additionally, adhere to standard CSS commenting syntax using /* */ for both single-line and multiline comments.

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