current_metar 0.1

data/MIT_LICENSE

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+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2010 Nathan Humbert
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+
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+
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+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.

data/README

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+Query current metar data from the ADDS Experimental data server.
+
+Currently returns a subset of the metar data.
+  Temperature (converted to Fahrenheit)
+  Wind direction
+  Wind speed
+  Wind gust speed
+  Visibility
+
+
+License: MIT
+
+Originally created to support weather data on www.checkthesock.com 

data/lib/current_metar/metar.rb

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+class CurrentMetar::Metar
+  require 'rexml/document'
+  attr_accessor :wind_speed, :wind_direction, :wind_gust_speed, :observation_time, :visibility, :temperature, :available
+  attr_reader :icao
+
+  METAR_ATTRIBUTE_MAPPING = { 
+    :wind_speed => "wind_speed_kt",                                                                                  
+    :wind_direction => "wind_dir_degrees",                                                                           
+    :wind_gust_speed => "wind_gust_kt",                                                                              
+    :visibility => "visibility_statute_mi"                                                                           
+  } 
+
+  def initialize(icao)
+    @icao = icao
+  end
+
+  def self.get_metar(icao)
+    
+    metar = CurrentMetar::Metar.new(icao) 
+    begin
+      metar_response_body  = REXML::Document.new(CurrentMetar::Request.query_adds(metar.icao)) 
+      metar_response_body.root.elements.each("data/METAR") do |metar_xml|
+        unless metar_xml.elements['temp_c'].nil?
+          metar.temperature = (9/5.0 * metar_xml.elements['temp_c'].text.to_i + 32).round
+        end
+        metar.parse_standard_attributes(metar_xml)
+      end
+      metar.available = true
+    rescue
+      metar.available = false 
+    ensure
+      return metar
+    end
+  end
+
+  def parse_standard_attributes(metar_xml)                                                                          
+    METAR_ATTRIBUTE_MAPPING.each do |key, value|
+      unless metar_xml.elements[value].nil?  
+        self.send( "#{key}=", metar_xml.elements[value].text)                                                       
+      end                                                                                                              
+    end
+  end 
+      
+end

data/lib/current_metar/request.rb

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+class CurrentMetar::Request
+  require 'net/http'
+  require 'uri'
+  require 'rexml/document'
+
+  def self.query_adds(icao)
+    url = URI.parse("http://weather.aero/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=3&mostRecent=true&stationString=#{icao}")
+    request = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port) do |http|
+      http.get(url.path + "?" + url.query)
+    end
+    return request.body
+  end
+
+end

data/lib/current_metar.rb

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+module CurrentMetar
+  require 'current_metar/request'
+  require 'current_metar/metar'
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: current_metar
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  hash: 9
+  prerelease: false
+  segments: 
+  - 0
+  - 1
+  version: "0.1"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Nathan Humbert
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-12-29 00:00:00 -08:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: 
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: fakeweb
+  prerelease: false
+  requirement: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    none: false
+    requirements: 
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        hash: 3
+        segments: 
+        - 0
+        version: "0"
+  type: :development
+  version_requirements: *id001
+description: current_metar queries the ADDS Experimental server to pull back current weather data for a specific reporting station
+email: 
+- nathan.humbert@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- README
+- MIT_LICENSE
+- lib/current_metar/metar.rb
+- lib/current_metar/request.rb
+- lib/current_metar.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: https://github.com/nathanhumbert/current_metar
+licenses: 
+- MIT
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  none: false
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      hash: 3
+      segments: 
+      - 0
+      version: "0"
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.7
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Query current metar data from the ADDS Experimental data server.
+test_files: []
+