Metric wind speeds are commonly displayed in m/s

[mwngrn]

When talking about wind speeds using the metric system (at least in Sweden) you use m/s, not km/h as is currently used.

Looking at the code it seems that this is a conscious decision since the wind speed (and gust) is multiplied with 3.6, effectively converting it from m/s to km/h.

What's the reasoning behind this? Just a misunderstanding and we could/should change it to m/s? Or add a setting/additional string macro that you can use if you want m/s?

[willasm]

In Canada it is measured in km/h so that is what I went with. It should not be a problem to make that optional though.

I actually have not been able to work on this for a while, was without a computer for a few months after my ten year old pc died on me but I finally have a new pc setup now. Being retired and on a tight budget, it took me a while to replace it. There a a couple of things I want to change and I will add this to the list. Might take a while as I will need to refresh myself with where I was at with the code again. Hoping I can get everything done this week though.

[mwngrn]

Ah, ok the world is a big and diverse place 😀

My suggestion then would be to add a macro string, for instance "%wind-speed-ms%" that way no existing users need to change anything and no new settings are needed I guess.

If you want to, I could give it a go and see if I can fix it. Been interested in looking into Obsidian plugins so it could be fun.

[willasm]

This is an excellent idea and will not affect existing users setups. I have VSCode setup and working now and will see if I can get this added tonight. Feel free to play around with the code, it is heavily commented by the way. That is how I learned to write this plugin.

[willasm]

That was easier than I thought. If you want to test, download the main.js file and replace the one in this extensions folder (optionally backup original if you want). Use the macro %wind-speed-ms% to display wind speed in m/s. I still have more work to do before I can upload an update for Obsidian but you can use this fixed version until then.

One thing to note is the API returns the wind speed with 2 decimal places Eg. 3.09 m/s - Would you prefer to have this rounded down Eg. 3 m/s or keep the more precise speed?

If you need help downloading it let me know. Github can be a pain to download single files.

[willasm]

The fix has been uploaded as v1.6.0 and should be available in Obsidian shortly. No need to download the fixed version now. I left the wind speed at 2 decimal places for now. Please let me know if you would prefer this rounded down or leave it as is.

[mwngrn]

Awesome, that was very quick :) downloaded the update and confirmed that it works 👍

Regarding the rounding I think it's probably best to be consistent with the how the km/h is and I think that one is rounded because I haven't seen any decimals for it in my generated Obsidian notes. I also guess that since this is weather forecasts they're aren't that accurate anyway ;)

[willasm]

Thanks for the great feedback, very much appreciated. I will round them on the next update, who really needs that kind of accuracy for something that is constantly changing anyways, lol. I want to update the documentation as well which always takes me longer but expect another update in a day or so.

[mwngrn]

Thank you for developing this awesome plugin 🙏 and just let me know if there's something I can help out with.

[willasm]

Somehow I forgot to add the rounding for this in the last updates (Sorry). This is now corrected in a soon to be released update.