SweaterWeather

SweaterWeather is a Rails API application that provides weather forecasts and road trip planning with weather information.

Features

• User registration and authentication
• Current weather forecasts
• Hourly and daily weather forecasts
• Road trip planning with estimated travel time and weather at destination

Setup

Prerequisites

• Ruby 3.x
• Rails 7.x
• PostgreSQL

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/sweaterweather.git
   cd sweaterweather
   

2. Install dependencies:

   bundle install
   

3. Set up the database:

   rails db:create db:migrate
   

4. Set up environment variables: Create a config/credentials.yml.enc file with your API keys:

   EDITOR="vim" rails credentials:edit
   

   Add your API keys:

   maps:
     access_key: your_mapquest_api_key
   weather:
     access_key: your_weatherapi_key

5. Start the server:

   rails server
   

API Endpoints

User Registration

• POST /api/v1/users

User Login

• POST /api/v1/sessions

Weather Forecast

• GET /api/v1/forecast?location=denver,co

Road Trip

• POST /api/v1/road_trip

Running Tests

bundle exec rspec

Services Used

• MapQuest API for geocoding and directions
• WeatherAPI for weather forecasts

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request