zolok / insights-weather

A sample application featuring the IBM Insights for Weather service

Insights for Weather

This project provides a user interface to query the IBM Insights for Weather service.

Running the app on Bluemix

1. Create a Bluemix Account

   Sign up for Bluemix, or use an existing account.

2. Download and install the Cloud-foundry CLI tool

3. Clone the app to your local environment from your terminal using the following command

git clone https://github.com/IBM-Bluemix/insights-weather.git

4. cd into this newly created directory

5. Edit the manifest.yml file and change the <application-name> and <application-host> from insights-weather to something unique.

   applications:
     - services:
       - insights-weather-weatherinsights
       name: insights-weather
       host: insights-weather
       memory: 256M
   

The host you use will determinate your application url initially, e.g. <application-host>.mybluemix.net.

6. Connect to Bluemix in the command line tool and follow the prompts to log in.

   $ cf api https://api.ng.bluemix.net
   $ cf login
   

7. Create the Insights for Weather service in Bluemix.

$ cf create-service weatherinsights Free insights-weather-weatherinsights

8. Push the application to Bluemix.

$ cf push

And voila! You now have your very own instance running on Bluemix. Navigate to the application url, e.g. <application-host>.mybluemix.net and start querying the Weather service.

Built with

• node.js
• express
• Twitter Bootstrap
• angularJS, angular-cookies, angular-google-maps, angular-ui-router
• angular-strap
• angular-typeahead
• angular-spinners
• json-formatter
• momentjs
• livestamp.js
• lodash

Troubleshooting

To troubleshoot your Bluemix app the main useful source of information is the logs. To see them, run:

$ cf logs <application-name> --recent

Privacy Notice

This application includes code to track deployments to IBM Bluemix and other Cloud Foundry platforms. The following information is sent to a Deployment Tracker service on each deployment:

• Application Name (application_name)
• Space ID (space_id)
• Application Version (application_version)
• Application URIs (application_uris)

This data is collected from the VCAP_APPLICATION environment variable in IBM Bluemix and other Cloud Foundry platforms. This data is used by IBM to track metrics around deployments of sample applications to IBM Bluemix. Only deployments of sample applications that include code to ping the Deployment Tracker service will be tracked.

Disabling Deployment Tracking

Deployment tracking can be disabled by removing require("cf-deployment-tracker-client").track(); from the beginning of the app.js file.

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This project is a sample application created for the purpose of demonstrating the use of the Insights for Weather service. The program is provided as-is with no warranties of any kind, express or implied.