weather.sh is hiding out at....

tlp.zapto.org/hidden_stuff/weather.sh

If you wish to peruse it.

Spec


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tlp.zapto.org/hidden_stuff/weather.sh

If you wish to peruse it.

This is pretty cool. If you updated it to use, say openweathermap.org/api
then anyone could use it. (I checked Melbourne, Au has data)

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On 02-19-20 10:53, Spectre wrote to Nobody <=-

weather.sh is hiding out at....

tlp.zapto.org/hidden_stuff/weather.sh

If you wish to peruse it.

Cool. Had a quick (QWK? ;) ) glance, will have to look closer at a later
tage.


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On 19 Feb 2020 at 10:53a, Spectre pondered and said...

weather.sh is hiding out at....

tlp.zapto.org/hidden_stuff/weather.sh

If you wish to peruse it.

I took a peek. That case statement isn't as wild
as I was expecting from your description....

Is it giving you problems?

I'd imagine that using FTP to get your data is a
lot more expensive than the case statement.

I notice that the Australian government will give
you back data in a structured format (even if it
is XML...). I'd consider writing a program in a
language with a larger library to pick apart the
data.

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This is pretty cool. If you updated it to use, say
openweathermap.org/api then anyone could use it. (I checked
Melbourne, Au has data)

Ponder, it'd depend on what the data from openweathermap looks like, I've never
actually heard of it before. Strangely enough I know the BOM though :) Anyone could use it? You mean any location globally or locally? The BOM data is free access, although that limits you to finding your data in the fistful that arrives. I think you'd need to make it a lot smarter to do much more.

Spec


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I took a peek. That case statement isn't as wild as I was expecting
from your description....

How many descriptions are already in that case? I reckon barely 6 of those statements have seen more than one usage, and there are many more that never match. So its a losing position, especially given the limited icons its being used to deliver.

Is it giving you problems?

Its not a problem from a coding standpoint, just that it can't possibly contain
all the permutations and evolutions that come out of the BOM.

I'd imagine that using FTP to get your data is a lot more expensive
than the case statement.

I expect so, but its running in the background, no on demand so you don't get to see it.

structured format (even if it is XML...). I'd consider writing
a program in a language with a larger library to pick apart the
data.

I return to one of my recent observations, when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. BASH is my hammer. I don't have to many other skills hidden in the cupboard... touched on pascal before, but thats sooo rusty.. usually all I do, is assemble other bits of code to do what I need inside the bash script.

Not sure if I posted it here or FB now off hand, but my recent look at graphing
solution is related to similar data. The previous script is now fully functional, I stuck with my backhanded approach for now.

Spec


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