Daily Weather Plugin for Backstage

The Daily Weather Plugin for Backstage provides real-time weather information for a specified location using the Weatherstack API. This plugin includes a secure backend proxy configuration to fetch weather data without exposing your API key.

Installation

To install the plugin, run the following command:

yarn --cwd packages/app add @infosys_ltd/daily-weather-plugin

After installation, create an account on Weatherstack and generate your API Access Key.

Configuration

Backend Proxy Configuration

Update your app-config.yaml file with the following proxy configuration:

proxy:
  endpoints:
    '/weather':
      target: 'http://api.weatherstack.com/current?access_key=YOUR_API_KEY&query=YOUR_DEFAULT_LOCATION'
      changeOrigin: true

Important Notes:

• Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your Weatherstack API key.
• Replace YOUR_DEFAULT_LOCATION with the desired default location (e.g., Stockholm).

This configuration ensures:

• The access_key (API key) is securely embedded in the proxy target URL.
• The query parameter specifies the default location for weather data.

Using Environment Variables (Optional)

Instead of hardcoding the access_key and query in the configuration file, you can dynamically set them via environment variables. This approach is more secure and flexible.

Set the following environment variables in your CLI:

export WEATHERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY=your_api_key_here
export WEATHERSTACK_DEFAULT_LOCATION=your_default_location_here

Then update the app-config.yaml as follows:

proxy:
  endpoints:
    '/weather':
      target: 'http://api.weatherstack.com/current?access_key=${WEATHERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY}&query=${WEATHERSTACK_DEFAULT_LOCATION}'
      changeOrigin: true

Example Screenshots

Weather Plugin Configuration:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.