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Weather App

Overview

The Weather App is a Ruby on Rails application that fetches weather data based on a ZIP code. It utilizes caching to store results and optimize API calls, ensuring faster responses for repeated requests.

Features

  • Fetches weather data using an external API (https://openweathermap.org/)
  • Caches responses to reduce redundant API calls.
  • Implements RSpec tests for validation.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

  • Ruby 3.2.2
  • Rails 7.x
  • Bundler

Setup

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/GandalftheGUI/weather.git
cd weather

  2. Install dependencies:

    bundle install

  3. Sign up for a free account at https://openweathermap.org/ and find your API key.

  4. Set up the environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add your API key from the previous step:

    OPENWEATHER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

    You may need to use dotenv gem to load environment variables.

  5. Run the server:

    bin/dev

    Access the app at http://localhost:3000.

Running Tests

To run RSpec tests, use:

rspec