Weather App for Office 365 with Yahoo API Web Services

Mohamed Sithik
 
SharePoint Consultant
December 21, 2012
 
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This is a step by step article on creation of a client web part for Office 365 Napa to display the current weather of a location with Yahoo Web Services.

Follow the bellow steps to create a the weather app

Step :- 1

Click the Get tools to build apps to launch Napa

Choose the Add New Project button

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Step :- 2

 

Choose the App for SharePoint tile, name the project “WeatherReportDemo” , and then Click the Create button

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Step :-3

Add a new Java Script File and set the name as “Weather.js”

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Step :-4

Paste the below Code inside the Page

 $(function () {    
             WeatherCode();
         });
         $(document).ready(function () {
             $("#SelectCity").change(function () {
                 WeatherCode();
             });
         });
        function WeatherCode()
        {
         var Cit=($('#SelectCity').val());
             $.simpleWeather({
                 location: ''+Cit+', India',
                 unit: 'f',
                 success: function (weather) {
                     html = '<h2>' + weather.city + ', ' + weather.region + ' ' + weather.country + '</h2>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Today's High</strong>: ' + weather.high + '° ' + weather.units.temp + ' - <strong>Today's Low</strong>: ' + weather.low + '° ' + weather.units.temp + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Current Temp</strong>: ' + weather.temp + '° ' + weather.units.temp + ' (' + weather.tempAlt + '° C)</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Condition Code</strong>: ' + weather.code + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Thumbnail</strong>: <img src="' + weather.thumbnail + '"></p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Wind</strong>: ' + weather.wind.direction + ' ' + weather.wind.speed + ' ' + weather.units.speed + ' <strong>Wind Chill</strong>: ' + weather.wind.chill + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Currently</strong>: ' + weather.currently + ' - <strong>Forecast</strong>: ' + weather.forecast + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><img src="' + weather.image + '"></p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Humidity</strong>: ' + weather.humidity + ' <strong>Pressure</strong>: ' + weather.pressure + ' <strong>Rising</strong>: ' + weather.rising + ' <strong>Visibility</strong>: ' + weather.visibility + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Heat Index</strong>: ' + weather.heatindex + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Sunrise</strong>: ' + weather.sunrise + ' - <strong>Sunset</strong>: ' + weather.sunset + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Tomorrow's Date</strong>: ' + weather.tomorrow.day + ' ' + weather.tomorrow.date + '<br /><strong>Tomorrow's High/Low</strong>: ' + weather.tomorrow.high + '/' + weather.tomorrow.low + '<br /><strong>Tomorrow's Condition Code</strong>: ' + weather.tomorrow.code + '<br /><strong>Tomorrow's Forecast</strong>: ' + weather.tomorrow.forecast + '<br /> <strong>Tomorrow's Image</strong>: ' + weather.tomorrow.image + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><strong>Last updated</strong>: ' + weather.updated + '</p>';
                     html += '<p><a href="' + weather.link + '">View forecast at Yahoo! Weather</a></p>';
                      $("#weather").html(html);
                 },
                 error: function (error) {
                     $("#weather").html('<p>' + error + '</p>');
                 }
             });
             $.simpleWeather({
                 zipcode: '90210',
                 unit: 'f',
                 success: function (weather) {
                     html = '<h2>' + weather.city + ', ' + weather.region + '</h2>';
                     html += '<img style="float:left;" width="125px" src="' + weather.image + '">';
                     html += '<p>' + weather.temp + '° ' + weather.units.temp + '<br /><span>' + weather.currently + '</span></p>';
                     html += '<a href="' + weather.link + '">View Forecast »</a>';
                      $("#weather2").html(html);
                 },
                 error: function (error) {
                     $("#weather2").html('<p>' + error + '</p>');
                 }
             });
        }

Step :-5

And then add one more javascript file  and name it as “jquery.simpleWeather.js”.

Copy Paste the below code into the newly created script file.

 (function($) {
                 "use strict";
                 $.extend({
                                 simpleWeather: function(options){
                                                 options = $.extend({
                                                                 zipcode: '76309',
                                                                 location: '',
                                                                 unit: 'f',
                                                                 success: function(weather){},
                                                                 error: function(message){}
                                                 }, options);
                                                
                                                 var now = new Date();
                                                
                                                 var weatherUrl = 'http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?format=json&rnd='+now.getFullYear()+now.getMonth()+now.getDay()+now.getHours()+'&diagnostics=true&callback=?&diagnostics=true&env=store%3A%2F%2Fdatatables.org%2Falltableswithkeys&q=';
                                                 if(options.location !== '') {
                                                                 weatherUrl += 'select * from weather.forecast where location in (select id from weather.search where query="'+options.location+'") and u="'+options.unit+'"';
                                                 } else if(options.zipcode !== '') {
                                                                 weatherUrl += 'select * from weather.forecast where location in ("'+options.zipcode+'") and u="'+options.unit+'"';
                                                 } else {
                                                                 options.error("No location given.");
                                                                 return false;
                                                 }
                                                                                                
                                                 $.getJSON(
                                                                 weatherUrl,
                                                                 function(data) {
                                                                                 if(data !== null && data.query.results !== null) {
                                                                                                 $.each(data.query.results, function(i, result) {
                                                                                                                 if (result.constructor.toString().indexOf("Array") !== -1) {
                                                                                                                                 result = result[0];
                                                                                                                 }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 var currentDate = new Date();
                                                                                                                 var sunRise = new Date(currentDate.toDateString() +' '+ result.astronomy.sunrise);
                                                                                                                 var sunSet = new Date(currentDate.toDateString() +' '+ result.astronomy.sunset);
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 if(currentDate>sunRise && currentDate<sunSet) {
                                                                                                                                 var timeOfDay = 'd';
                                                                                                                 } else {
                                                                                                                                 var timeOfDay = 'n';
                                                                                                                 }
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 var compass = ['N', 'NNE', 'NE', 'ENE', 'E', 'ESE', 'SE', 'SSE', 'S', 'SSW', 'SW', 'WSW', 'W', 'WNW', 'NW', 'NNW', 'N'];
                                                                                                                 var windDirection = compass[Math.round(result.wind.direction / 22.5)];
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 if(result.item.condition.temp < 80 && result.atmosphere.humidity < 40) {
                                                                                                                                 var heatIndex = -42.379+2.04901523*result.item.condition.temp+10.14333127*result.atmosphere.humidity-0.22475541*result.item.condition.temp*result.atmosphere.humidity-6.83783*(Math.pow(10, -3))*(Math.pow(result.item.condition.temp, 2))-5.481717*(Math.pow(10, -2))*(Math.pow(result.atmosphere.humidity, 2))+1.22874*(Math.pow(10, -3))*(Math.pow(result.item.condition.temp, 2))*result.atmosphere.humidity+8.5282*(Math.pow(10, -4))*result.item.condition.temp*(Math.pow(result.atmosphere.humidity, 2))-1.99*(Math.pow(10, -6))*(Math.pow(result.item.condition.temp, 2))*(Math.pow(result.atmosphere.humidity,2));
                                                                                                                 } else {
                                                                                                                                 var heatIndex = result.item.condition.temp;
                                                                                                                 }
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 if(options.unit === "f") {
                                                                                                                                 var tempAlt = Math.round((5.0/9.0)*(result.item.condition.temp-32.0));
                                                                                                                 } else {
                                                                                                                                 var tempAlt = Math.round((9.0/5.0)*result.item.condition.temp+32.0);
                                                                                                                 }
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 var weather = {                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 title: result.item.title,
                                                                                                                                 temp: result.item.condition.temp,
                                                                                                                                 tempAlt: tempAlt,
                                                                                                                                 code: result.item.condition.code,
                                                                                                                                 todayCode: result.item.forecast[0].code,
                                                                                                                                 units:{
                                                                                                                                                 temp: result.units.temperature,
                                                                                                                                                 distance: result.units.distance,
                                                                                                                                                 pressure: result.units.pressure,
                                                                                                                                                 speed: result.units.speed
                                                                                                                                 },
                                                                                                                                 currently: result.item.condition.text,
                                                                                                                                 high: result.item.forecast[0].high,
                                                                                                                                 low: result.item.forecast[0].low,
                                                                                                                                 forecast: result.item.forecast[0].text,
                                                                                                                                 wind:{
                                                                                                                                                 chill: result.wind.chill,
                                                                                                                                                 direction: windDirection,
                                                                                                                                                 speed: result.wind.speed
                                                                                                                                 },
                                                                                                                                 humidity: result.atmosphere.humidity,
                                                                                                                                 heatindex: heatIndex,
                                                                                                                                 pressure: result.atmosphere.pressure,
                                                                                                                                 rising: result.atmosphere.rising,
                                                                                                                                 visibility: result.atmosphere.visibility,
                                                                                                                                 sunrise: result.astronomy.sunrise,
                                                                                                                                 sunset: result.astronomy.sunset,
                                                                                                                                 description: result.item.description,
                                                                                                                                 thumbnail: "http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/"+result.item.condition.code+timeOfDay+"s.png",
                                                                                                                                 image: "http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/"+result.item.condition.code+timeOfDay+".png",
                                                                                                                                 tomorrow:{
                                                                                                                                                 high: result.item.forecast[1].high,
                                                                                                                                                 low: result.item.forecast[1].low,
                                                                                                                                                 forecast: result.item.forecast[1].text,
                                                                                                                                                 code: result.item.forecast[1].code,
                                                                                                                                                 date: result.item.forecast[1].date,
                                                                                                                                                 day: result.item.forecast[1].day,
                                                                                                                                                 image: "http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/weather/gr/"+result.item.forecast[1].code+"d.png"
                                                                                                                                 },
                                                                                                                                 city: result.location.city,
                                                                                                                                 country: result.location.country,
                                                                                                                                 region: result.location.region,
                                                                                                                                 updated: result.item.pubDate,
                                                                                                                                 link: result.item.link
                                                                                                                 };
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                 options.success(weather);
                                                                                                 });
                                                                                 } else {
                                                                                                 if (data.query.results === null) {
                                                                                                                 options.error("Invalid location given.");
                                                                                                 } else {
                                                                                                                 options.error("Weather could not be displayed. Try again.");
                                                                                                 }
                                                                                 }
                                                                 }
                                                 );
                                                 return this;
                                 }                             
                 });
 })(jQuery);

Step :- 6

Go to the Default.aspx  and paste the below code inside the  PlaceHolderAdditionalPageHead

 <!-- Add your CSS styles to the following file -->
 <link rel="Stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../Content/App.css" />
 <style>
     #weather2 {
                     background: #6f9dbe;
                     background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#adc7db), to(#6f9dbe));
                     background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #b2bcc8, #adc7db);
                     width: 185px;
                     padding: 5px 10px;
                     overflow: hidden;
                     border: 1px solid #6591b3;
     }
 
     #weather2 h2 {
                     color: #000;
                     text-shadow: rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.6) 2px 2px 0;
     }
 
     #weather2 p {
                     font-size: 25px;
                     margin: 30px 0 0;
     }
 
     #weather2 p span {
                     font-size: 16px;
     }
 
     #weather2 a:link, #weather2 a:active, #weather2 a:visited {
                     display: block;
                     clear: both;
                     text-decoration: none;
                     color: #222;
                     font-size: 12px;
     }
 
     #weather2 a:hover {
                     color: #000;
                     text-decoration: underline;
     }
 </style>
 <!-- Add your JavaScript to the following file -->
 <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7/jquery.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="../Scripts/jquery.simpleWeather.js" > </script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="../Scripts/Weather.js"> </script>

Step :- 7

 

Add the below code inside the  PlaceHolderMain

 <select id="SelectCity">
     <option>Chennai</option>
     <option>Allahabad</option>
     <option>Alleppey</option>
     <option>Pune</option>
     <option>hyderabad</option>
     <option>Delhi</option>
 </select>
 <div id="weather2"></div>
 <p> </p>
 <div id="weather"></div>

Step :- 8

Click the properties  Icon inside the browser which pops out a window link the one shown below.

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Step :- 9

Click the Remote Endpoint

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Step :- 10

Add the below urls inside the textbox one by one

http://ajax.googleapis.com

https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com

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Step :- 11

Run your project  you will see an image like below

Then click the “Click here to launch your app in a new windows” Link button

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Step :- 12

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Step :-13

Enable the security option shown in the right most corner of browser’s address bar by clicking it.(I am using chrome )

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After that  you will see the output like the one shown below. Just select the city in the dropdown box ,you will see the weather report information about the particular city

Final Output Screen

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Category : Office 365, SharePoint

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Mohamed Sithik
 
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