NationalWeatherServiceJson getFromServer(GeoCoordinate location)
{
try
{
string url = bindLocationToUrl(location);
string rawJson = getJsonFromServer(url);
NationalWeatherServiceJson model = convertToJsonType(rawJson);
return(model);
}
catch (Exception ex) //normally i'd narrow this down to more specific types, but this is a rush job
{
throw new WeatherException($"error obtaining weather for location {location} from national weather service b/c {ex.Message}", ex);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns current conditions for specified location.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="location">Lat + Long for desired location</param>
/// <exception cref="WeatherException">Error in accessing NWS/parsing response</exception>
public Report GetCurrentConditions(GeoCoordinate location)
{
NationalWeatherServiceJson model = getFromServer(location);
//WARNING: no explicit markers for units were found; assuming that NWS is in Freedom units!!!
return(new Report()
{
WeatherSource = model.credit, //mostly for testing purposes
Location = location,
Status = model.currentobservation.Weather,
Temperature = new Units.Fahrenheit(double.Parse(model.currentobservation.Temp)),
Visiblity = new Units.Mile(double.Parse(model.currentobservation.Visibility)),
WindSpeed = new Units.KnotsPerHour(double.Parse(model.currentobservation.Winds))
});
}
