WeatherBar SDK – now public
A while ago I decided to make WeatherBar extensible. I know that for some people it could be a bit frustrating when they cannot find a specific location in WeatherBar because Google Weather API cannot locate weather data for it.
Therefore, starting with the next release of WeatherBar, the application will no longer be tied to a single weather service. By default, I will still ship the Google Weather plugin (it is already developed and ready for distribution), but there will also be alternative web services available.
To develop a plugin for WeatherBar, all that is needed is the WeatherBar Dev Kit. It can be downloaded here.
It includes:
- The SDK documentation
- Sample plugin (Google Weather API)
- WeatherBar Extension Test Tool 1.0 Beta
The WeatherBar Extension Test Tool can be used to test the plugin compatibility with WeatherBar 3.0. And although at this moment there is no official relase for the 3.0 build, this tool will ensure that the plugin works correctly and is able to expose the correct information.
I will be glad to bundle more extensions in the next release (for weather services other than Google Weather), so if you – the developer, created one, drop me a line. Once I make sure that your plugin works correctly and is using the correct format, I will be able to pack it in the final release. Of course, developers get the credit for their plugins.
