Lightweight WeatherApp - Django Backend with RESTAPI

Installation

Note

Python version: 3.11

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/myavuzokumus/LightweightWeatherApp-Backend.git

2. Get the dependencies

python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run server!

python manage.py runserver

Important

You need to create .env file in root directory. And add that following things:

• GOOGLEAPI_KEY = ""
• WEATHERAPI_KEY = ""
• SECRET_KEY=""

Packages

• virtualenv - To run project safely in environment.
• DateTime - Parse for datetimes.
• Django - For backend framework
• djangorestframework - To create own API.
• whitenoise - For Static files in live

APIs

• visualcrossing - Weather Data
• [Google Maps AutoComplete Places] - City Data

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

How to use API?

Data refreshing every 15 minute when user try to send pull request.

GET

• ..api/weather-info > Will display you all weather info of cities in database
• ..api/weather-info?city=name > Will display the city you typed in the city section of the URL.

POST

• ..api/weather-info | City key > If city doesn't exists, then it will be create and return that data.
• ..api/places | City key > Returns the cities in the word you send via POST.