Minimalist local weather app powered by Dark Sky
- Progressive Web App
- ServiceWorker used for caching assets
- localStorage used to cache API requests in 10 minute intervals
- App is available when offline or with intermittent connections
- Automatically checks for new data when back online (or connection stabilizes)
- Responsive design that scales for all device types
- App and all assets serverd over HTTPS
- Can add app to homescreen on mobile devices that support PWAs
- Last Google Lighthouse audit received 100 for PWA (results)
- Geolocation from browser used for location (latitude/longitude)
- Uses the ask permission responsibly philosophy
- Let's users know their location info will be used
- Asks user to initiate process to approve access to location
- PLANNED: Fall back to IP address geolocation service
- Uses the ask permission responsibly philosophy
- Google Maps Reverse Geocoding API used to translate lat/lon to friendly name
- Weather data retrieved from Dark Sky API
- All external API calls consolidated via barebones Node/Express API
- Alleviates CORS issues
- Allows for more control with rate limiting
- Easier to abstract private API keys
- NOTE: API source currently in private repo, planning to make public in the future
- Background color, favicon, and title are dynamic
- Background color based on conditions and time of day
- Clear (Day/Night)
- Cloudy (Day/Night) - if current cloud cover over 60%
- Rainy (Day/Night)
- Snowy (Day/Night)
- Favicon updates to same as curren conditions on webpage
- Browser/Tab titlebar text updates to current temp and conditions
- Background color based on conditions and time of day
- Tooptips provide additional data and information about data types
- Available via most parts of the interface
- Hover to display on laptops/desktops
- Tap/touch to display on mobile devices and tablets
- Available via most parts of the interface
- App automatically checks for updates (if left open)
- Runs a task every minute, if past the 10 minute cache timeout then data is refreshed
- Uses Bugsnag for error reporting and release tracking
