tag / GeekWeather2

Shell script to generate weather information using ForeCast.io API

GeekWeather 2

GeekWeather is a geeklet for Geektool that shows the ForeCast weather on your desktop. LIGHT is a lighter image for use on darker desktops, DARK is a darker image for use on lighter desktops. LAT and LON are the coordinates of the location you want the weather report for.

Requirements

• WebKit2Png brew install webkit2png
• ImageMagick brew install imagemagick

Version

2.0

Tech

GeekWeather uses:

• WebKit2Png: Converts the webpage to a PNG
• ImageMagick: Image convertion
• ForeCast API

Script usage

$./geekWeather2.sh
Usage: geekWeather2.sh LAT LON NAME LIGHT/DARK
$./geekWeather2.sh 40.4118 74.0198 AtlHighlands LIGHT

GeekTool

Run the script via LaunchD or via a script geeklet that returns no output. For LaunchD a plist is included.

• GeekWeather.plist

Drop that into ~/Library/LaunchAgents

Then, point an image geeklet at /tmp/GeekWeather.png

NB __

Webkit2Png uses Python, and on OSX when it runs it'll put an icon in the dock. To suppress the Python icon follow these steps.

License

MIT.