//This method gets weather data from the openweathermap API, JSON data is then parsed into
//a class for use in other parts of the program.
//-----------------------------------------getWeather(string zip)----------------------------------------
public WeatherObject getWeather(string zip)
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/");
string weather_API_key = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WeatherAPI"];
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync("weather?zip=" + zip + "&APPID=" + weather_API_key).Result;
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string result = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
//Debug.WriteLine(result);
WeatherObject weatherInfo = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <WeatherObject>(result);
return(weatherInfo);
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("Unsuccsessful request. Status code: " + response.StatusCode);
Thread.Sleep(2000 * i);
}
}
}
return(null);
}
private string getCurrentWeather(string zipCode)
{
weatherAPICall weather = new weatherAPICall();
if (weather == null)
{
return("clear");
}
WeatherObject weatherInfo = weather.getWeather(zipCode);
if (weatherInfo == null)
{
return("clear");
}
return(weatherInfo.weather[0].main);
}
private int getCurrentTemp(string zipCode)
{
weatherAPICall weather = new weatherAPICall();
if (weather == null)
{
return(50);
}
WeatherObject weatherInfo = weather.getWeather(zipCode);
if (weatherInfo == null)
{
return(50);
}
float kelvinTemp = weatherInfo.main.temp;
int temp = (int)((kelvinTemp - 273.15) * 1.8 + 32);
return(temp);
}