Function openweathermap::init

pub fn init(
    location: &str, 
    units: &str, 
    lang: &str, 
    api_key: &str, 
    poll_mins: u64
) -> Receiver

Spawns a thread which fetches the current weather from openweathermap.org periodically.

Parameters

• location: Can be a city name, a city ID or a geographical coordinate:
  • city name: may be followed by comma separated state code and/or country code (e.g. "Berlin,DE").
  • city ID: which can be found at this where you will get link that includes the ID
    • e.g. "2950159" for Berlin, Germany
  • coordinates: given by comma separated latitude and longitude (e.g. "52.5244,13.4105"). |
• units: One of the following:
  • "metric": meters, m/s, °C, etc.
  • "imperial": miles, mi/s, °F, etc.
  • "standard": meters, m/s, K, etc.
• lang: Language code:
  • "en": for English
  • "de": for German
  • see this list for all available language codes
• api_key: Your API key which you can get here
• poll_mins: Update interval:
  • > 0: duration of poll period in minutes (10 is recommended)
  • = 0: thread will terminate after the first successful update.

Return value

• openweathermap::Receiver: Handle this to openweathermap::update() to get the latest weather update.

  The return value is a mpsc channel receiver:

   pub type Receiver = std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Result<openweathermap::CurrentWeather, String>>;