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[weatherbug_getfullforecast]

Linkweatherbug_getfullforecast
AuthorJason Huck
CategoryUtility
Version8.x
Licensehttp://opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php
Posted08 May 2006
Updated08 May 2006
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Description

Returns a 7-day forecast for the given zip code using the WeatherBug API. The result is an array of maps containing a prediction, expected high and low temperatures, etc. for each day. Requires a valid WeatherBug API key.

Sample Usage

var('forecast') = weatherbug_getfullforecast(
	-key=$key,
	-zip=$zip
);

iterate($forecast, local('s'));
	iterate(#s->keys, local('i'));
		#i + ': ' + #s->find(#i) + '
\n'; /iterate; '
\n' * 2; /iterate;

Source Code

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define_tag(
	'getfullforecast',
	-namespace='weatherbug_',
	-required='key',
	-required='zip',
	-priority='replace',
	-description='Returns a 7-day forecast for the given zip code.'
);
	local('url' = 'http://' + #key + '.api.wxbug.net/getFullForecast.aspx');
	local('getparams') = array(
		'acode' = #key,
		'zipcode' = #zip
	);
	
	local('response') = include_url(
		#url,
		-getparams=#getparams
	);
	
	#response->replace(' xmlns:aws="http://www.aws.com/aws"','')&replace('aws:','');
	
	local('xmldata') = xml(#response);
	local('forecasts') = #xmldata->extract('//forecast');
	local('out' = array);
	
	local('fields') = array(
		'title',
		'short-title',
		'image',
		'description',
		'prediction',
		'high',
		'low'
	);
	
	iterate(#forecasts, local('s'));
		#s = xml('' + #s);
	
		local('map' = map);
		
		iterate(#fields, local('f'));
			local('v') = #s->extract('//' + #f + '/text()')->first;
			#map->insert(#f = #v);
		/iterate;
		
		#out->insert(#map);
	/iterate;
	
	return(@#out);	
/define_tag;

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