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week 03 - day 01 - weather API - #8

Closed Schnorschel closed 4 years ago

Schnorschel commented 4 years ago

Cloudy with a chance of Syntax Error

Using a popular weather API, Create a web site that allows a user to search for a location and gets that location's weather.

Objectives

Practice working with an API
Practice working with data that was structure by a third party

Requirements

Using openweathermap.org, create a simple UI that allows a user to search for the current weather by zip code or city.

SIGN UP!

[ ] Visit openweathermap.org and signup for an account
[ ] Visit API Keys in your dashboard
[ ] Copy your API key
[ ] You can use the API key in any of the URLs by appending appid=KEY
- Example: from the docs https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Tampa becomes https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Tampa&appid=cbb5b6537cd4a6eccd9aee04ffffffff
- NOTE: It will take about 10 to 30 minutes for your API key to be active

Explorer Mode

[ ] Create a simple HTML page that has a text box and a search button
[ ] Allow the user to type in a place, click the search button, and , using openweathermap.org, get the current weather for that location.
[ ] Display the weather to user by adding elements to the DOM.
[ ] Allow the user to search by zip or city name.

Adventure Mode

[ ] Using the HTML5 Geolocation API, search for the users current location when page loads.
[ ] Store the Users last search and use it to search for the value on page load. HINT: localstorage
[ ] remove the need for the search button and search when the user stops typing. HINT: use setTimeout and the change event. to track when the user stops typing.

Epic Mode

[ ] Add a type a head using Google Places API
[ ] Head back to Blackjack and use this as your API.

Schnorschel commented 4 years ago

Implemented Adventure Mode minus "no search button". https://github.com/Schnorschel/currentweather https://currentweather-schorschi.netlify.com/