Observations

Observations

Object
aeris.wxblox.views.Observations
Data Usage
/observations (1)
/alerts (1, when enabled)
/threats (1, when enabled)

The Observations view displays the current weather conditions for a single location. Additionally, current active weather advisories and threats can be displayed.

Observations

Examples

Display the current observations for Minneapolis, MN including advisories and threats as needed:

const view = new aeris.wxblox.views.Observations('#wxblox');
view.load({
        p: 'minneapolis,mn'
});

Display the current observations for Houston, TX including advisories but without threats:

const view = new aeris.wxblox.views.Observations('#wxblox', {
    threats: {
        enabled: false
    }
});
view.load({
        p: 'houston,tx'
});

Configuration

The following configuration options are supported by this view:

OptionDescriptionDefault
advisoriesType: object (undefined)Configuration for the internal advisories view``
advisories.enabledType: boolean (undefined)Whether or not to include active advisories in the view (requires 1 additional API hit)true
threatsType: object (undefined)Configuration for the internal threats view``
threats.enabledType: boolean (undefined)Whether or not to include current weather threats in the view (requires 1 additional API hit)true
enabledType: boolean (undefined)Whether or not the view is enabled. If false then the view will not be rendered and data required for the view will not be requested. This option is typically only applicable for views contained within a parent layout.true
metricType: boolean (undefined)Whether or not to display units in metric. The method setUnits() can be used at runtime once a view has rendered to change the units currently displayed.false
renderNoDataType: boolean (undefined)Whether or not the view should be rendered if data was not returned or not available.true
requestType: object (undefined)An object containing the default Weather API request options to use for the views's data request where applicable. These parameters can also be overriden in the load(:params) method when rendering the view using the JavaScript method.``

Methods

The following methods are supported by instances of this view:

Events

The following events are triggered by instances of this view: