artur-gajewski/google-weather

This module provides a way to obtain weather forecast for a given city and use view helper to display that information on your view scripts.

GoogleWeather module for Zend Framework 2

This module provides a way to obtain weather forecast for a given city and use view helper to display taht information on your view scripts., _(*1)

Requirements:, _(*2)

• PHP 5.3
• Zend Framework 2
• An active internet connection (module fetches forecast from Google)

See https://github.com/artur-gajewski/GoogleWeather, _(*3)

Follow me on twitter: @GajewskiArtur, _(*4)

Installation with Composer

Go to your project directory and add the following line to "require" list in composer.json file:, _(*5)

"artur-gajewski/google-weather": "dev-master"

Now run the Composer:, _(*6)

php composer.phar install

Then add 'GoogleWeather' into the Module array in APPLICATION_ROOT/config/application.config.php, _(*7)

<?php
return array(
    'modules' => array(
        ...
        'GoogleWeather',
        ...
    ),
);

Accessing GoogleWeather from a controller

GoogleWeather module is accessible via Service Locator:, _(*8)

$weather = $this->getServiceLocator()->get('GoogleWeather');

When you obtain the service and create the object, you can then use it to do the magic:, _(*9)

$forecast = $weather->getWeather('Helsinki', 'en');

The return value is an object containing current and future weather information., _(*10)

You can access forecast information with following functions:, _(*11)

getLocation()

Get the name of the forecast's location., _(*12)

getCurrentCondition()

Get the current weather condition in selected language., _(*13)

getCurrentIcon()

Get the URL to the image representing the current weather., _(*14)

getCurrentTemperature()

Get the current temperature in local degrees and type (celcius or fahrenheit)., _(*15)

getForecastCondition($dayNumber)

Get the forecasted weather condition in selected language for the given day in array, 0 being today., _(*16)

getForecastIcon($dayNumber)

Get the forecasted weather image for the given day in array, 0 being today., _(*17)

getForecastDayOfWeek($dayNumber)

Get the string representation of day of the week for the given day in array, 0 being today., _(*18)

getForecastLow($dayNumber)

Get the lowest forecasted temperature in local degrees and type for the given day in array, 0 being today., _(*19)

getForecastHigh($dayNumber)

Get the highest forecasted temperature in local degrees and type for the given day in array, 0 being today., _(*20)

Usage of GoogleWeather view helper

You can use GoogleWeather in your view scripts by using a view helper class provided., _(*21)

    getWeather('Helsinki')->getLocation(); ?>



<img src="<?php echo $this->getWeather('Helsinki')->getForecastIcon(0); ?>"/>

• Week of day: getWeather('Helsinki')->getForecastDayOfWeek(0); ?>
• Condition: getWeather('Helsinki')->getForecastCondition(0); ?>
• Lowest temperature: getWeather('Helsinki')->getForecastLow(0); ?>
• Highest temperature: getWeather('Helsinki')->getForecastHigh(0); ?>

Questions or comments?

Feel free to email me with any questions or comments about this module, _(*22)

info@arturgajewski.com, _(*23)