What do these .env parameters do?

[rmloeb]

The usage of most .env parameters is described in the instructions for setting up a local weather servicer on a Raspberry Pi. However, there are four parameters that are not described in any of the documentation. I would like to know what they do and whether they can be used on a local weather server:

GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY LOCAL_PERSISTENCE PWS_WEATHER_PROVIDER GEOCODER

Thanks,

Rog

[salbahra]

These variables were added when Weather Underground started closing up their API and work as follows:

GEOCODER defines which service will be used to convert a location name to coordinates. The available options are Google Maps and WUnderground. Google Maps uses GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY to authenticate with the API.

PWS_WEATHER_PROVIDER defines which weather service to use which can be: DarkSky, OpenWeatherMaps, WUnderground, or a local weather service. When using a local weather service, you can have the OpenSprinkler weather service cache the weather by setting LOCAL_PERSISTENCE to true.

We will try to update the documentation with this information ASAP.

Thank you, Samer