MenuTemp

This is a very basic app to solve my own problem.

If it solves your problem too...great!

I take pull requests, if you add features to it.

ScreenShots

What does this app do?

This app reads from a particular weather station on https://ambientweather.net, and displays the temperature in the Mac menu bar.

Configuration

You'll need an api key, and an application key from Ambient Weather.

Add something similar to the following to a file in your home dir, named ~/.ambient_config.json:

{
  "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY_FROM_AMBIENT_WEATHER",
  "application_key": "YOUR_APP_KEY_FROM_AMBIENT_WEATHER",
  "update_seconds": 60,
  "sensors": [
    {
      "name": "Outdoor",
      "key": "tempf",
      "unit": "°F"
    },
    {
      "name": "Indoor",
      "key": "tempinf",
      "unit": "°F"
    },
    {
      "name": "Office",
      "key": "temp1f",
      "unit": "°F"
    },
    {
      "name": "Attic",
      "key": "temp2f",
      "unit": "°F"
    },
    {
      "name": "Barn",
      "key": "temp3f",
      "unit": "°F"
    }
  ]
}

The sensors array will be displayed in the menu, when you click on it. This file is also in the source tree as an .example file.

This can be installed automatically, by providing the API_KEY, and APP_KEY on the make command line:

make  API_KEY=XXXXX APP_KEY=YYYYY

Note that you will still have to edit the sensors to match your setup. The full list of key/value pairs from the API can be seen by opening the "View Info" menu item. You can use these keys in the key of a sensor. The name and unit are arbitrary values you can use to suit your sensor.

Making the app

This app relies on python. To make this work consistently, I've set up a Makefile, for setting up a local python virtual environment for this app.

# make the app
make

NOTE: the first time executing this, a python virtual environment will be installed, as well as the configuration file to your home dir.
Subsequent executions will not re-run these steps.

# run the app from the command line
make debug

# install the app to /Applications
make install

# run the app from /Applications
make run

Signing

Since this is a personal project, I don't have intentions of signing, or distributing official versions of this.