The Weather App provides accurate and up-to-date weather information for any location using the Weatherbit API. Built with Jetpack Compose, it’s designed for an intuitive and visually appealing experience, helping users quickly access essential weather details.
- Real-Time Weather: Displays current temperature, humidity, wind speed, and other weather parameters.
- Location-Based Forecast: Retrieves weather based on the user's location (latitude and longitude).
- 7-Day Forecast: Provides a detailed daily forecast for up to 7 days.
- Hourly Forecast: Provides a detailed hourly forecast for up to 24 hours.
- Modern UI: Built with Jetpack Compose for a responsive, user-friendly design.
- Language: Kotlin
- UI Framework: Jetpack Compose
- Networking: Retrofit2 for API calls
- Location: Kotlinx-datetime for date-time handling
- API: Weatherbit API for weather data
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Clone the Repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/weather-app.git
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API Key Setup:
- Sign up at Weatherbit.io (choose the trial plan) and get your API key.
- Place the API key in your project by adding it to your
resources/string_values.xmlfile :WEATHER_API_KEY="your_weatherbit_api_key"
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Build and Run:
- Open the project in Android Studio, sync dependencies, and run the app on an emulator or device.
ui/: Jetpack Compose screens for displaying weather details.data/: Handles API calls and data models.viewmodel/: Contains business logic with ViewModel and LiveData for state management.
Building this Weather App was a hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose and API integration. Working with live data from the Weatherbit API and managing location services were among the challenging but rewarding parts of the project.