Weather API Script

Objective

This project is a simple automation script designed to demonstrate basic programming skills. The script fetches weather data from a public API, processes the data, and stores it in a JSON file. Additionally, it visualizes the data in a simple chart using Chart.js.

Task Description

1. Fetch data from a public API (e.g., weather data).
2. Process the data and store it in a file (e.g., JSON or CSV).
3. Optionally, visualize the data in a simple chart (e.g., using a library like Matplotlib for Python or Chart.js for JavaScript).

Deliverables

• The script file.
• Example output file (JSON/CSV).
• Documentation on how to run the script and an explanation of the logic.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/B1lok/weather-api-script.git
cd weather-api-script

2. Install dependencies:

 npm install 

3. Set up environment variables. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your OpenWeatherMap API key

*API_KEY=your_api_key_here*

Running

to run the script execute:

node weather-script.js <city_name> 

to see graphical visualisation execute:

npm run dev

and open page in the browser

Example Output

An example of the JSON output file (weather_data.json) after fetching weather data for Sumy:

Example file

{
  "city": {
    "id": 2643743,
    "name": "Sumy",
    ...
  },
  "list": [
    {
      "dt": 1625812800,
      "main": {
        "temp": 290.15,
        ...
      },
      ...
    },
    ...
  ]
}