VITAforecast

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VITAforecast
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General
Authorjoel16
TypeOther Apps
Version1.00
LicenseGPL-3.0
Last Updated2017/03/19
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VITAforecast is a weather application that determines the current weather in your area (provided a zip code, and country code (example 07009, us). This application makes use of a free weather service API offered from openweathermap.org, and parses the data to extract relevant details.

It was entered into the GekiHEN Homebrew Competition.

Features

  • Current temperature (Including minimum and max on current day), in both degrees C/F.
  • Short description on current atmospheric condition.
  • Humidity.
  • Cloudiness.
  • Wind speed in both km/h or mph.
  • Atmospheric pressure.
  • 5 day forecast (Future update - considering how well this goes).

Installation

Drag and drop the VPK into your vita's memory card.

Open VitaShell and install.

Make sure you have a working net connection and you're good to go.

User guide

Please enter your zip code correctly and use common letters only. For example (Use without quotations): Format: "zipcode,id"

  • "wv1,gb" - Wolverhampton, UK
  • "07001,us" - Avenel, US
  • "169-0072,jp" - Tōkyō-to, JP
  • "75008,fr" - Palais-Royal, FR

Controls

Square - Re-enter zip code and ID

Start - Exit app

Triangle - Refresh data (although it already does this in the background)

Screenshots

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Known issues

The biggest font appears rather smooth-en-ed out. This is a problem with the graphics library.

Credits

  • nickelad for helping me out with HTTP functions.
  • preetisketch for designing the GUI's background and the banner.
  • d3stroy from deviantart for the current atmosphere icons.
  • MerlinTheRed from deviantart for the app's icon0.

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