Chainlink NodeJS External Adapter for Air Pollution API from Openweather

This repo is based on a template which can be found here

Clone the repo -

git clone https://github.com/NishithPat/Chainlink-external-adapter ExternalAdapterProject

Enter the repo-

cd ExternalAdapterProject

Input Params

• lat: Lattitude of the desired location
• lon: Longitude of the desired location

Output

{
  "jobRunID": 0,
  "data": {
    "coord": {
      "lon": 50,
      "lat": 50
    },
    "list": [
      {
        "main": {
          "aqi": 1
        },
        "components": {
          "co": 287.06,
          "no": 0.05,
          "no2": 1.04,
          "o3": 45.42,
          "so2": 0.47,
          "pm2_5": 4.22,
          "pm10": 4.3,
          "nh3": 0.05
        },
        "dt": 1635505200
      }
    ],
    "result": 1
  },
  "result": 1,
  "statusCode": 200
}

Install Locally

Install dependencies:

yarn

Test

Run the local tests:

yarn test

Natively run the application (defaults to port 8080):

Run

yarn start

Call the external adapter/API server

curl -X POST -H "content-type:application/json" "http://localhost:8080/" --data '{ "id": 0, "data": { "lat": 50, "lon": 50 } }'

Docker

If you wish to use Docker to run the adapter, you can build the image by running the following command:

docker build . -t external-adapter

Then run it with:

docker run -p 8080:8080 -it external-adapter:latest

Serverless hosts

After installing locally:

Create the zip

zip -r external-adapter.zip .

Install to AWS Lambda

• In Lambda Functions, create function
• On the Create function page:
  • Give the function a name
  • Use Node.js 12.x for the runtime
  • Choose an existing role or create a new one
  • Click Create Function
• Under Function code, select "Upload a .zip file" from the Code entry type drop-down
• Click Upload and select the external-adapter.zip file
• Handler:
  • index.handler for REST API Gateways
  • index.handlerv2 for HTTP API Gateways
• Add the environment variable (repeat for all environment variables):
  • Key: API_KEY
  • Value: Your_API_key
• Save

To Set Up an API Gateway (HTTP API)

If using a HTTP API Gateway, Lambda's built-in Test will fail, but you will be able to externally call the function successfully.

• Click Add Trigger
• Select API Gateway in Trigger configuration
• Under API, click Create an API
• Choose HTTP API
• Select the security for the API
• Click Add

To Set Up an API Gateway (REST API)

If using a REST API Gateway, you will need to disable the Lambda proxy integration for Lambda-based adapter to function.

• Click Add Trigger
• Select API Gateway in Trigger configuration
• Under API, click Create an API
• Choose REST API
• Select the security for the API
• Click Add
• Click the API Gateway trigger
• Click the name of the trigger (this is a link, a new window opens)
• Click Integration Request
• Uncheck Use Lamba Proxy integration
• Click OK on the two dialogs
• Return to your function
• Remove the API Gateway and Save
• Click Add Trigger and use the same API Gateway
• Select the deployment stage and security
• Click Add

Install to GCP

• In Functions, create a new function, choose to ZIP upload
• Click Browse and select the external-adapter.zip file
• Select a Storage Bucket to keep the zip in
• Function to execute: gcpservice
• Click More, Add variable (repeat for all environment variables)
  • NAME: API_KEY
  • VALUE: Your_API_key