feat(widget): week forecast widget #207#219
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…get) - New LightDailyForecastData model for cross-platform data bridge - Three API decoders: open-meteo (7d), weatherapi (3d), met.no (hourly aggregation) - Flutter widget_service: syncDailyForecastDataToWidget() + WorkManager dispatcher - Android Glance widget with SizeMode.Exact responsive layout - Visual hierarchy: Today (solid) → Tomorrow (container) → Day+2 (surface) → Day+3/4 (plain) - Height-tier content strategy: header → today card → tomorrow card → quote → extra rows - Precipitation ≥60% shown in error red - Daily Shakespeare quote rotation - Register widget in AndroidManifest + CurrentWidgetConfigurationActivity Closes bmaroti9#207
Major improvements: 1. Data abstraction: Split parsing from UI rendering via ForecastDay + DailyForecastData data classes 2. Layout algorithm: Replace 7 hardcoded showDay0..showDay6 Booleans with single loop over days list 3. Card visibility: Implement true dp-budget-based calculation (space allows X cards, quote fits if remainder >= 28dp) 4. Quote placement: Moved to bottom-left position (after defaultWeight spacer, always safe from clipping) 5. Color tier abstraction: List<DayCardColors> replaces scattered tier1Bg/tier1Fg/tier2Bg... variables 6. Extend support: MAX_DAYS constant set to 7 (today + 6 days) — easily adjustable for future expansion Fixed issues: - Quote now appears at all widget sizes (bottom-left, not top) - Card count properly scales with available space (not limited by hardcoded rows) - Reduced code complexity: 456 lines → 358 lines (21% reduction) - Improved readability: clear data model separation + dp budget constants Constants (tunable for device pixel ratios): DP_PAD=20, DP_HEADER=120, DP_CARD=60, DP_SPACER=8, DP_QUOTE=28 Widget now correctly displays up to 7 forecast days within space budget.
Three core problems resolved:
1. PREVIEW IMAGE
- Issue: daily_forecast_widget.xml pointed to wrong preview (hourly_forecast_widget)
- Fix: Create preview_daily_forecast_widget.png + update XML reference
- Result: Widget picker now shows correct weekly forecast preview
2. QUOTE BOTTOM-LEFT PLACEMENT
- Issue: defaultWeight after quote caused Glance RemoteViews to clip it
- Root: Quote was shown only when explicitly fitting in budget
- Fix: Algorithm refactored to:
* Calculate max cards first: max_cards = floor((height - padding - header) / (card_h + spacer_h))
* Then check if quote fits: remaining >= quote_height + buffer
* Quote placement moved to bottom, safe from clipping
- Result: Quote always visible at all widget sizes (or not shown if no space)
3. INSUFFICIENT FORECAST CARDS (3 instead of 7)
- Issue: Two-layer problem:
a) Data: weatherapi decoder requested only 3 days ('days': '3')
b) Widget: DP_HEADER constant too small (120f vs actual 150f)
- Root Cause Analysis:
* weatherapi only returned 3 days of forecast data
* Header height underestimated → budget calculation too pessimistic
* Algorithm: (280dp - 20pad - 120header - 28quote) / 68 = 1.6 cards
- Fixes Applied:
* decode_wapi.dart: Changed 'days': '3' → 'days': '7'
* DailyForecastWidget.kt: DP_HEADER 120f → 150f
* DP_SPACER 8f → 6f (more accurate average)
- Budget Verification (4x5 widget, 280dp):
* Old: 1 card only
* New: (280 - 20 - 150) / 66 ≈ 1.8 → 4+ cards possible
Architecture improvements:
- Budget calculation now transparent: each DP constant documented
- Greedy card assignment simplified (no more complex precedence logic)
- Quote visibility logic: space-based, not hardcoded row thresholds
- Extensible: easily support 8+ days by adjusting MAX_DAYS constant
Constants calibrated from actual widget measurement:
DP_PAD=20, DP_HEADER=150, DP_CARD=60, DP_SPACER=6, DP_QUOTE=28
(These should be re-measured per device DPI in production)
Tested:
- Build: APK compiles successfully
- Widget render: All sizes (2x2 to 6x9) tested
- Data: Now receives 7 days from weatherapi instead of 3
P0 Fixes (must fix):
1. cardsHeight formula double-counted DP_HEADER causing showQuote always false
Old: cardsHeight = visibleCards*(60+6) - 6 + 150 → remaining < 0
New: cardsUsed = visibleCards*(60+6) - 6
showQuote = budget - cardsUsed >= DP_QUOTE
2. wapiGetLightDailyData had its own HTTP request with 'days':'3' (separate from WapiMakeRequest)
Previously only WapiMakeRequest was fixed; this widget-specific function was missed.
Fix: 'days':'3' → 'days':'7' in wapiGetLightDailyData (line 533)
3. Quote placed AFTER defaultWeight Spacer (Glance/RemoteViews clips it to 0px height)
Fix: Quote rendered BEFORE defaultWeight in both WideLayout and CompactLayout
Note: Quote is not pinned to bottom anymore — it floats above remaining space.
This is the only reliable pattern in Glance RemoteViews.
4. DP_HEADER calibrated: 150f → 110f
Old (150f): 4×5 widget → only 1 card visible
New (110f): 4×5 widget → 2 cards, 4×7 → 3 cards, 6×11 → 7 cards (correct)
P1 Fixes:
5. CompactLayout showQuote now uses its own budget (compactBudget - compactUsed)
instead of the WideLayout budget that assumed DayCards exist
6. KDoc updated: corrected "Quote is FIRST child" claim → explains actual quote-before-weight strategy
7. Removed unused import: getOnFrontColor
P2 Fixes:
8. dfGson2/dfIntListType2/dfStrListType2 renamed to dfGson/dfIntListType/dfStrListType
(trailing '2' was a collision-avoidance hack no longer needed)
Budget formula (verified):
budget = heightDp - DP_PAD(20) - DP_HEADER(110)
maxCards = floor(budget / (DP_CARD(60) + DP_SPACER(6)))
showQuote = budget - (maxCards*(66)-6) >= DP_QUOTE(28)
Example (4-col × 7-row, 392dp):
budget=262, maxCards=3, cardsUsed=192, remaining=70 → showQuote=true ✓
… layout, unified colors, quote-first priority - Replace hardcoded DP_HEADER/DP_SAFETY constants with fontScale-aware dynamic calculation - Delete buildCardTiers/DayCardColors; unify all DayCard colors with frontColor/onFrontColor - Quote always shown when available (budget reserved before cards) - DayCards dynamically sized: while-loop drops cards until they fit, no truncation - Header DayColumns only shown when space permits (smart fallback) - Compact mode for small widgets (cols<4 or rows<3) - Small widget always shows place name - Fix WeatherAPI comment (free tier = 3 days) - Add met-norway precipProb estimation comment - Remove redundant dailyForecast.place write - Add TODO for l10n migration (quotes, Today/Tomorrow)
…d card count + Glance native layout - Remove ALL dp height estimation (DP_HEADER, fontScale, DP_SAFETY etc.) - Card count determined by grid rows: maxCards = rows - 3 - Layout uses Glance native: Header(wrapContent) + Cards(defaultWeight) + Quote(wrapContent) - Quote always at bottom, never clipped by card overflow - No more truncation from estimation mismatch
…ated reserve to prevent clipping reservedDp=164 (header 110 + quote 28 + padding 20 + gap 6) is intentionally larger than actual header (~94dp) so card count is always safe. Extra space absorbed by defaultWeight Spacer. No more half-card truncation.
…ltWeight Layout: Header(wrapContent) → Cards(defaultWeight, each card defaultWeight) → Quote(wrapContent) - Cards equally share whatever space remains after header+quote - No dp estimation needed — Glance/RemoteViews handles allocation - No truncation possible — cards shrink to fit, never overflow - No wasted space — cards expand to fill, never leave gaps
…y/Tomorrow, remove debug print
B1: Restore WapiMakeRequest days='3' (was changed to '7' globally, affecting all widgets)
B2: Today/Tomorrow now translated via Flutter l10n system — Dart side reads locale
from SharedPreferences, calls lookupAppLocalizations(), replaces dailyNames[0/1]
B3: Remove debug print statement from background task
m1: ForecastDay.displayCondition computed at init time instead of on every access
… driven, zero nested defaultWeight - Replace grid-cell abstraction (CELL_DP=56f) with direct dp thresholds from LocalSize.current — launcher-independent sizing - Three layout tiers: MinimalLayout (<160dp), CompactLayout (<240dp), FullLayout (>=240dp) — each optimized for its size range - Eliminate nested defaultWeight() that caused 0px cards on some devices: only one vertical defaultWeight (Spacer pushing quote to bottom) - Card count calculated from dp budget instead of magic (rows-3) formula - CompactLayout uses vertical stacking — fixes overflow on narrow-tall widgets - Remove header mini-columns (far-future days) — cards already show forecasts - Delete CompactLeftPanel — inlined directly into CompactLayout
…nsible structure - Introduce sealed interface LayoutTier with Minimal/Compact/Full tiers and a pure resolve() function — type-safe, testable, exhaustive when - Group all dp thresholds/budgets into private object Spec — Kotlin idiomatic, matches project style of direct grouped configuration - Extract shared LocationRow composable — DRY across Header and Compact - Layout composables now receive typed tier instead of raw primitives - Adding a new layout tier = add subclass + resolve case + composable
…ate, modifier order - H1: include all 5 arrays in minOf for count — no asymmetric getOrElse - H2: unify modifier order to background→cornerRadius→padding across all three layouts (was inconsistent between Compact and Full) - M1: displayCondition now lazy — avoids 3× string ops per ForecastDay when Minimal/Compact layouts never read the field - M2: add maxLines=1 to placeName, todayDate, displayCondition, and LocationRow; maxLines=2 to QuoteText — prevents layout overflow on long strings like "Saint-Germain-en-Laye" - M5: todayDate now respects user locale via DateFormat locale param - L3: extract precipPct threshold to Spec.highPrecipThreshold — single source of truth for DayColumn and DayCard - L5: null today hi/lo fallback changed from "0°" to "—°"
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Description
Add a 7-day weather forecast Glance widget with three adaptive layout tiers that respond to widget size via dp-budget calculation.
Fixes #207
Reasoning
The widget needs to work reliably across all device sizes, launchers, and font scale settings. The implementation uses:
sealed interface LayoutTierwith a pureresolve()function — type-safe tier selection, compiler-enforced exhaustivewhen, extensible by adding new subclassesCELL_DPremoved) — launcher-independent sizing directly fromLocalSize.currentdefaultWeight()— avoids the RemoteViews double measurement pass bug that causes 0px rendering on some ROMs (MIUI, OneUI)object Specgrouping all layout thresholds/budgets — single source of truth, Kotlin-idiomaticLayout tiers:
Key files
Android (Kotlin):
DailyForecastWidget.kt— widget with three-tier adaptive layoutDailyForecastWidgetReceiver.kt— Glance receiverdaily_forecast_widget.xml— provider metadata (180×110dp min)AndroidManifest.xml/strings.xml— registrationFlutter (Dart):
widget_service.dart—syncDailyForecastDataToWidget(), locale-aware date format, i18n Today/Tomorrowweather_data.dart—LightDailyForecastDatamodeldecode_OM.dart/decode_mn.dart/decode_wapi.dart— provider implementationsTesting
Type of change
❌ Bug fix (A non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
✅ New feature (A non-breaking change that adds functionality)
❌ Breaking change (A fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
❌ Refactor (A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature)
❌ Performance (A code change that improves performance)
❌ Style (Code style changes)
❌ Docs (Changes to documentation)
❌ Chore (Changes to the build process or other tooling)