Flask Weather API

This project sets up a basic web server using Flask that exposes an API endpoint to greet visitors and provide the current temperature of their location based on their IP address.

Features

Get the client's IP address.
Determine the client's location (city) using their IP address.
Fetch the current temperature for the client's location.
Return a JSON response with the client's IP, location, and greeting message.

Endpoint

[GET] `/hello`

Query Parameters:

visitor_name (optional): The name of the visitor. Defaults to "Guest" if not provided.

Response:

{
  "client_ip": "127.0.0.1",
  "location": "New York",
  "greeting": "Hello, Guest! The temperature is 11 degrees Celsius in New York."
}

Requirements

To run this project, you need to have the following installed:

Python 3.x
Flask
Requests

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Ibrahim-mj/hng11-stage-one.git

Change into the project directory:

cd hng11-stage-one

Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Add your seceret key and openweather api key to the .env file

Usage

Start the Flask server:

flask run

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000/hello to access the API endpoint.
You can also pass a visitor_name query parameter to customize the greeting message:

http://localhost:5000/api/hello?visitor_name=Mark

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