README
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forecast-service 
A pass-through microservice for the forecast.io API and pollen data
To build, make sure you have the latest version of Go installed. If you've never used Go before, it's a quick install and there are installers for multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux and OSX.
Quick Start
Run the following commands get latest and build.
go get github.com/danesparza/forecast-service
go build
Starting and testing the service
To start the service, just run forecast-service.
If you need help, just run forecast-service --help.
There are a few command line parameters available:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| apikey | The Forecast.io api key use for making calls. You'll need to supply your own key, but they are free. You can get one at the Forecast.io developer site |
| port | The port the service listens on. |
| allowedOrigins | comma seperated list of CORS origins to allow. In order to access the service directly from a javascript application, you'll need to specify the origin you'll be running the javascript site on. For example: http://www.myjavascriptapplication.com |
Once the service is up and running, you can connect to it using
http://yourhostname:3000/forecast/lat,long where lat and long are the latitude and longitude you'd like to get weather for.
Example: http://yourdomain.com:3000/forecast/34.0487043,-84.22674289999999
To test your service quickly, you can use the Postman Google Chrome Extension to call the service and see the JSON return format.
Weather information will be returned as a JSON payload outlined on the Forecast.io website.
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