DarkSky API pass-through proxy server

A pass-through proxy to communicate with DarkSky API server.

How it works

It acts as a simple web proxy that sends all requests it receives to https://api.darksky.net. You may need to send your secret key to the proxy if it is a protected API. Check the official documentation.

The proxy runs on AWS Lambda.

Supported APIs

• /forecast

Setup

Terraform is used for deployment on AWS.

Development

LocalStack is used to provide local AWS services.

Requirements

• Docker

Steps

1. Start LocalStack

   docker run --rm -it -p 4566:4566 -p 4571:4571 -e "SERVICES=iam,lambda,apigateway,cloudwatch,logs,sts" localstack/localstack

2. Run Terraform scripts

   cd terraform/local
   terraform init
   terraform apply -auto-approve

3. Take note of the outputs when Terraform completes. Example:

   Outputs:
   
   rest_api_url = "http://localhost:4566/restapis/7rujauhl95/api/_user_request_"

4. Test the deployed endpoint

   curl http://localhost:4566/restapis/7rujauhl95/api/_user_request_/forecast/[secretKey]/[latitude],[longitude]

Production

Requirements

• Have an AWS account ready. We will need the Access and Secret Keys to run the Terraform scripts.
• Have a Terraform account ready. We will need it to store the Terraform states.

Steps

1. Run Terraform scripts

   cd terraform/remote
   terraform init
   terraform apply -auto-approve

2. Take note of the outputs when Terraform completes
3. Test the deployed endpoint