weather 0.0.7

A weather plugin for fetching current weather and forecasting via the OpenWeatherMap API. Works for both Android and iOS.

weather

Install

Add weather as a dependency in pubspec.yaml. For help on adding as a dependency, view the documentation.

Permissions

The plugin uses your location to fetch weather data, therefore location tracking must be enabled.

Android

Add the following entry to your manifest.xml file, in the Android project of your application:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

In addition, it is recommended to set your minimum SDK version to 21.

iOS

1. Open the XCode project of your app, named Runner.xcodeproj
2. Locate the info.plist file in the Runner directory.
3. Right click info.plist and choose Open as > Source Code.
4. Add the following entries inside the <dict></dict> tags`:

<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app uses location to forecast the weather.</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app uses location to forecast the weather.</string>

Usage

First and foremost you need an API key from OpenWeatherMap, which can be acquired for free here.

String key = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
Weather weather = new Weather(key);

Query current weather

For api documentation on the current weather API, see the documentation.

Map<String, dynamic> weatherJSON = await weather.getCurrentWeather();

Query 5 day forecast

For api documentation on the forecast API, see the documentation.

Map<String, dynamic> forecastJSON = await weather.getFiveDayForecast();