WeatherApp

My attempt at building a location based weather application with react-native-cli

Setting Up

Running the Release Version

Download app-release.apk in the repository root folder to test.

Running in Debug Mode

openweather api key is stored in a .env file which is not included in the repository. Go to ./src/api/Weather.js and replace Config.OPENWEATHER_API_KEY with your own openweather api key

// ./src/api/Weather.js line 4
const contructParams = (params) => ({ ...params, appid: Config.OPENWEATHER_API_KEY })

Features / Summary

Get Current Weather

• Load current user location
• fetch api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather to retrieve current weather information.

Forecast Upcoming Weather

• Use existing user location
• fetch api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast to retrieve weather forecast for 5 upcoming days with data every 3 hours

App Theming

Allow user to change predefined themes and custom fonts on the fly.

Forecast History

Sync forecast data into local storage via SQLite. Allow user to view history data

Resolution Support

Portrait

5.5 inch 16x9	6.1 inch 19x9	8.9inch 4x3

Landscape

5.5 inch 16x9	6.1 inch 19x9	8.9inch 4x3

react-native-extended-stylesheet package is used to ensure multiple resolution support. rem unit is used to size UI elements instead of pixel unit. rem unit is calculated with aspect fit calculation

// 340 width 640 height as baseline screen size
export const REM = (width / height > 340 / 640 ? height / 640 : width / 340);

Notes

This app is tested only on android devices. It might not work properly on IOS devices