README

This is a simple Rails app that gets current weather conditions as well as hourly and extended forecast by the supplied address. It uses weather.gov APIs and will cache conditions by ZIP code for 30 minutes. Development is done with Docker.

Getting Started with Docker

Install Docker Desktop
Clone the repository

git clone ssh://git@github.com/michaelirick/forecast
cd forecast

Build the Docker image

docker-compose build

Create the database

docker-compose run forecast rake db:create

Run the migrations

docker-compose run forecast rake db:migrate

Start the server

docker-compose up

Visit the site at http://localhost:8010
Run the tests

docker-compose run -e "RAILS_ENV=test" forecast rails db:create db:migrate
docker-compose run -e "RAILS_ENV=test" forecast rspec

About

I originally started on this application in 2021 when applying to Apple. I was passed on the position, but now have another opportunity to work with them. For my second attempt, I decided to revisit this project and make it better with some of the techniques and technologies I have since learned. I have added more tests to the cover the acceptance criteria with VCR mocking of the external API, improved the UI with React and Semantic-UI, and added Docker for development.