anderaus / YrSlackApp

Simple YR Slack app implemented using Azure Functions

YrSlackApp

Simple weather forecast slack notifier using the YR api and Azure Functions

Requires an existing azure func app in Azure set up with these application keys:

Key	Example value	Comment
SlackWebhookUrl	https://hooks.slack.com/services/{secret}	Setup
WEBSITE_TIME_ZONE	Central Europe Standard Time	Your timezone
CRON_EXPRESSION	0 0 7,15 * * *
YR_LOCATION_ID	1-72837	Find ID

Run locally

Fetch config:

• Install azure cli
  npm install -g azure-functions-core-tools@core
• Connect to azure
  func azure login
• Find correct subscription
  func azure subscriptions list
• Switch to correct subscription
  func azure subscriptions set 42cbd6ae-5f3f-42d5-ac13-5d7f821e8744
• From \YrSlackAzFuncApp folder, fetch configuration (will be written to local.settings.json)
  func azure functionapp fetch YrSlackAzFuncApp
• Decrypt configuration
  func settings decrypt

Change the cron expression to something more test-friendly in local.settings.json, like */10 * * * * *.

Run:

• From \YrSlackAzFuncApp\bin\Debug\netstandard2.0 folder
  func start