Custom weather plugin

[ZXCVBOT]

Firstly, you need to have your units as Metric not metric.

I think you misunderstood. I used this thing before your plugin was known to me.

Other than that, if you go grab the latest build and plugin your info, it seems like you should be good to go. In terms of the JSON parser plugin, I have considered using it instead of having a whole plugin, I decided against it for two reasons. Firstly, from what I've seen, it's a bit messy to implement. Secondly, writing a standalone plugin allows for a bit more customization and dexterity than the JSON parser does.

Yep! Standalone plugin will provide a better customization.
I earlier meant that 'maybe' that plugin might minimise the number of calls by (?) collecting the data (don't know what I am saying - just go with the flow: I don't use the plugin) and displaying some of the required data in the skin.

I'm still looking at the workings, and it looks awesome! (Trying to implement the icons - not a problem of this plugin).

Also, thanks for the plugin update!

[cperryoh]

I think you misunderstood. I used this thing before your plugin was known to me.



Yep! Standalone plugin will provide a better customization.
I earlier meant that 'maybe' that plugin might minimise the number of calls by (?) collecting the data (don't know what I am saying - just go with the flow: I don't use the plugin) and displaying some of the required data in the skin.

I'm still looking at the workings, and it looks awesome! (Trying to implement the icons - not a problem of this plugin).

Also, thanks for the plugin update!

If you mean the icons for my plugin, I can help with that. For the icons, you can do two things. Either load it from the web or download them from OpenWeatherMap and store them locally. I forget if the URL way works, but I'll drop a link here to a folder with the images. This way is also better because you are not reliant on the internet to pull icons. In the skin i use these by doing this,

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[weatherPlugin]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=#PLUGINSPATH#\WeatherPlugin.dll
key=<api-key>
longitude=<lat>
latitude=<lon>
units=c
decimals=0
...
[MeterCurrentIcon]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#@#WeatherIcons\[weatherPlugin:getValue(icon)]2x.png
PreserveAspectRatio=1
X=170
Y=0
W=120
Group=Current
DynamicVariables=1

The plugin serves some kind of weather condition id that correlates to a specific image representation.

Edit: I got the icons from here.

[ZXCVBOT]

Hehe no... I did not mean that. I am having perfect time with your plugin! I had checked that link out. Was saving and using the icons https://openweathermap.org/weather-conditions at that time (Upscaling is the thing that is taking bit of time - I am bit-busy at this moment).

Also, Happy Halloween! (Wow - this Jack-O-Lantern is looking scary in the comment!)