SimpleWeatherApp

A simple ASP.NET Core MVC application that fetches weather data from OpenWeatherMap API.

Note: Currently, the API returns raw responses or deserialized JSON directly from the service. HTML view rendering is planned for future implementation.

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Features

• Fetch weather data in JSON or XML format.
• View raw API responses.
• Deserialized weather info is available via the service (no controller/view yet; HTML rendering planned for future).

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Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• OpenWeatherMap API Key (https://openweathermap.org/api)
• Visual Studio 2022 / VS Code or any compatible IDE

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Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/<YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME>/SimpleWeatherApp.git
cd SimpleWeatherApp

2. Set your API key

Open appsettings.json and replace the placeholder with your OpenWeatherMap API key:

{
  "WeatherApiOptions": {
    "ApiKey": "<YOUR API KEY HERE>"
  }
}

3. Restore packages

dotnet restore

4. Run the application

dotnet run

By default, the application will run at:

https://localhost:7152
http://localhost:5000

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Usage

1. Deserialized Weather (via Service)

You can call the service directly in your code:

var weather = await weatherService.GetWeatherAsync("Manila", "json");

Currently, no controller returns the deserialized object. HTML view rendering is planned for future implementation.

2. Raw API Responses

You can access raw API responses through the existing controller:

• JSON: /weather?city=Manila&format=json
• XML: /weather?city=Manila&format=xml

Notes

• Strategy pattern selects the appropriate deserializer for JSON or XML.
• HttpClientFactory is used for efficient HTTP requests.
• Logging via ILogger tracks API calls and errors.
• HTML view rendering is planned for future implementation; currently, deserialized data is only available in the service layer.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.