public static void WriteWeatherObject(WeatherClass weatherObject, int ErrorCode = 0)
{
//The following block of code is used to make directories and/or the actual file as required. The paths are, of course, complicated.
const string BasePath = "D:\\Runka's Files\\WeatherData\\";
DateTime CurrentTimestamp = DateTime.Now;
string DataToWrite = null;
if (!Directory.Exists(String.Format($"{BasePath}{CurrentTimestamp.Year}")))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(String.Format($"{BasePath}{CurrentTimestamp.Year}"));
}
if (!Directory.Exists(String.Format($"{BasePath}{CurrentTimestamp.Year}\\{CurrentTimestamp.ToString("MMMM")}")))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(String.Format($"{BasePath}{CurrentTimestamp.Year}\\{CurrentTimestamp.ToString("MMMM")}"));
}
string CurrentFilePath = String.Format($"{BasePath}{CurrentTimestamp.Year}\\{CurrentTimestamp.ToString("MMMM")}\\{CurrentTimestamp.Day}.csv");
if (!File.Exists(CurrentFilePath))
{
//If the file does not exist, create it and write "headers".
using (StreamWriter streamWriter = new StreamWriter(CurrentFilePath))
{
streamWriter.WriteLine("Day,Time,Temperature,Relative Humidity,Feels Like,Weather,Observation Day,Observation Time");
}
}
if (ErrorCode == 0)
{
DataToWrite = weatherObject.Serialize();
}
else if (ErrorCode == 1)
{
DataToWrite = "Error code 1: Possible API problem";
}
else if (ErrorCode == 2)
{
DataToWrite = "Error code 2: Possible network problem";
}
//Finally, we can write the data to the file.
DataToWrite = String.Format($"{CurrentTimestamp.Day},{CurrentTimestamp.TimeOfDay}, {DataToWrite}");
using (StreamWriter streamWriter = new StreamWriter(CurrentFilePath, true))
{
streamWriter.WriteLine(DataToWrite);
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int ErrorCode = 0;
WeatherClass weatherObject;
// The following block of code is used to request the .json file and subsequently parse and store it.
try
{
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(@"http://api.wunderground.com/api/XXXXXXXXX/conditions/q/IN/Kolkata.json"); // An API key has been censored here.
request.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
string responseString;
using (WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
{
using (Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
{
using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
{
responseString = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
JObject jObject = JObject.Parse(responseString);
weatherObject = new WeatherClass(jObject);
}
//A WebException occurs if there is a problem with the API; for example, a corrupt json file is returned.
catch (WebException webException)
{
weatherObject = null;
ErrorCode = 1;
}
//An Exception implies a more general problem; for example, there is no internet access.
catch (Exception exception)
{
weatherObject = null;
ErrorCode = 2;
}
IOHelpers.WriteWeatherObject(weatherObject, ErrorCode);
}
