Inspiration
We hated to always open another tab and check the weather for events that we wanted to go to to make sure it was not raining.
What it does
It is a chrome extension that displays the predicted weather for dates on websites within a week from the current date.
How I built it
We built it from scratch using Javascript and APIs and uploaded it as a chrome extension.
Challenges I ran into
This was our first major project using Javascript. Prior to this, none of us had any real javascript experience so it was challenging to learn the language while creating a product. In addition, one weather retrieval API posed a really difficult error that caused a road block for multiple hours. Even after getting help from people experienced with javascript, the problem persisted so we switched APIs.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This was our first chrome extension for all of us, and first experience with javascript. Getting the text to replace inside the website and parsing the dates was a real challenge and accomplishment for us.
What I learned
Javascript, APIs, callback functions, async, chrome extensions
What's next for Weatherman
Parsing more date formats, "tomorrow" or "this ___day", parsing times, parsing locations. Or maybe another app that uses a similar algorithm to display a map next to locations.
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