bluegaspode;456714 Wrote: > > - should update data every 15min >
In my opinion this is to heavy, most datasets are only updated twice a day, though this obviously depends where you obtain your datafeed. So you are causing traffic for the provider for no reason. One check per hour makes sense as the maximum, if you need more than that you are better off looking out the window! bluegaspode;456714 Wrote: > > 1) where to take weather data from ? > I don't want to parse HTML-sites (like the other plugins), there should > be a proper API and a specified stable result. > Good luck with that, most of the API/RSS feeds only give limited data, so you either need to suck the data from the screen or find a good provider. Most of the plugins check www.weather.com, wunderground, or an old one I wrote bbc.co.uk/weather bluegaspode;456714 Wrote: > > Currently WeatherBug has one big advantage over the other - it provides > real nice icons in different resolution (and transparent background) > Be careful with copyright infringement, the way current plugins are working is to extract the forecast and check the forecast text and link this up to a number stored in an array/list, with the number e.g. 1.gif (sunny) or 2.gif (rain) being the gfx to display on the screen. So you can use any gfx you want and you arent limited to what the provider uses. You need to plan for a lot of users using your plugin (even if you only have a few) and think about the case where 1000+ users are all pulling data from the provider and therefore what you can cache locally to ensure minimal impact to the provider. If you become a burden they will just cut your plugin off as you arent generating any revenue for them. Good Luck, look forward to seeing your work, dont forget to use an Async data request :) -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced Interface for MusicIP and integration tips and tricks, Plugin coding tips, Spicefly SugarCube the MIP AutoDJ plugin and SpiceyWeather an animated weather forecast plugin! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cparker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2083 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67695 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
