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Markus Olsson
Markus Olsson

Reputation: 23

Getting data from forecast_io using Ruby on Rails

I'm pretty new to Ruby and would like to use it in a project in school. I've done the blog tutorial and I have a little understanding of how it works.

The question: Can someone give me a tip on how to start to get data from the forecast_io API? A simple request to get some data to my page. Where should I start?

Thanks!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 854

Answers (2)

tessi
tessi

Reputation: 13574

The forecast_io gem helps you here. First you need an API key. You can get the API key through registering here. Then the forecast_io github readme helps you.

Forecast::IO.api_key = 'this-is-your-api-key'
forecast = Forecast::IO.forecast(37.8267, -122.423) # params are: latitude, longitude
forecast.currently # gives you the current forecast datapoint
forecast.currently.summary # =>"Mostly Cloudy"

You can read the forecast.io API docs for more details.

Upvotes: 2

jbr
jbr

Reputation: 6258

A good place to start is always The Ruby Toolbox. If you search for forecast.io there, it will point you to a suitable gem.

Upvotes: 0

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