installation

Create 2 Cloudant databases named alerts and districts.

Create API keys for each and give them admin rights.

Note your Cloudant URL, e.g. https://BLAHBLAH.cloudant.com, and database API key and password values.

From your terminal, execute

git clone https://github.com/CodenameBlueMix/bluemix-retail.git
make install

Supply configuration parameters as prompted.

usage

Browse to URL for the bluemix-retail application in Bluemix.

hello-weather

node library and server/web app providing weather data from

http://graphical.weather.gov/xml/rest.php

NDFD database:

http://graphical.weather.gov/xml/docs/elementInputNames.php

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd/technical.htm#elements

result

JSON structure. For example:

{ "createdate": "2014-04-22", "effdate": "2014-04-27", "lat": 61.22, "lon": -149.85, "tempmaximum": 50, "tempminimum": 34, "probPrecipAM": 22, "probPrecipPM": 20, "hazardAMPhenomena": "", "hazardPMPhenomena": "", "hazardAMCode": "", "hazardPMCode": "", "weathersummary": "Chance Rain" }

weathertype:

• "freezing drizzle"
• "freezing rain"
• "snow showers"
• "blowing snow"
• "blowing dust"
• "rain showers"
• "ice pellets"
• "frost"
• "rain"
• "hail"
• "snow"
• "thunderstorms"
• "drizzle"
• "fog"
• "haze"
• "smoke"
• "freezing spray"
• "ice fog"
• "freezing fog"
• "water spouts"
• "volcanic ash"
• "ice crystals"
• "blowing sand"

weathersummary: (partial list)

• "Partly Sunny"

hazard phenomena:

• "Ashfall"
• "Air Quality"
• "Air Stagnation"
• "Blowing Snow"
• "Brisk Wind"
• "Blizzard"
• "Coastal Flood"
• "Dust Storm"
• "Blowing Dust"
• "Excessive Cold"
• "Excessive Heat"
• "Excessive Wind"
• "Areal Flood"
• "Flash Flood"
• "Dense Fog"
• "Flood"
• "Frost"
• "Red Flag"
• "Fire Weather"
• "Freeze"
• "Gale"
• "Hurricane Force Wind"
• "Hurricane Wind"
• "Heavy Snow"
• "Heat"
• "Hurricane"
• "High Wind"
• "Hard Freeze"
• "Sleet"
• "Ice Storm"
• "Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow"
• "Lake Effect Snow"
• "Low Water"
• "Lakeshore Flood"
• "Lake Wind"
• "Marine"
• "Special Marine"
• "Small Craft, for Rough Bar"
• "Snow and Blowing Snow"
• "Small Craft"
• "Hazardous Seas"
• "Small Craft, for Winds"
• "Dense Smoke"
• "Snow"
• "Storm"
• "High Surf"
• "Severe Thunderstorm"
• "Small Craft, for Hazardous Seas"
• "Tropical Storm Wind"
• "Tornado"
• "Tropical Storm"
• "Tsunami"
• "Typhoon"
• "Freezing Spray"
• "Wind Chill"
• "Wind"
• "Winter Storm"
• "Winter Weather"
• "Freezing Fog"
• "Freezing Rain"
• "Record High Temperature Possible"
• "Record Low Temperature Possible"
• "none"

license

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0