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almostengr/cakephp-nwsapi
=========================

National Weather Service API plugin for CakePHP

2024.07.26(1y ago)02[1 issues](https://github.com/almostengr/CakephpNwsApi/issues)MITPHPPHP >=8.1

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National Weather Service API Plugin for CakePHP
===============================================

[](#national-weather-service-api-plugin-for-cakephp)

Interact with the National Weather Service API using CakePHP Plugin

Methods that are available are based on the routes listed on the National Weather Service website at .

Contents
--------

[](#contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage / How To Use](#usage)
- [Overriding Default Configuration](#overriding-default-configuration)
- [Report Issues / Feature Requests](#report-issues-or-feature-requests)
- [Versoining](#version-numbering)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using [composer](https://getcomposer.org).

The recommended way to install composer packages is:

```
composer require almostengr/national-weather-service-api
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This plugin is to be used like any other component within CakePHP.

In your Controller class, add the code below. If you do not already have an `initialize()` method in your controller class, you may copy and paste the code below as it is written.

```
public function initialize(): void
{
    parent::initialize();

    $this->loadComponenent("NwsApi");
}
```

Inside of your controller method, you will call one of the endpoints like the below.

```
$this->NwsApi->getAlertTypes();
```

Overriding Default Configuration
--------------------------------

[](#overriding-default-configuration)

This plugin has default values for the API URL and the timeout. To override the defaults, add an entry to your app\_local.php file.

```
[
    "NwsApi":
    {
        "url": "api.weather.gov",
        "timeout": 30,
    }
]
```

Report Issues or Feature Requests
---------------------------------

[](#report-issues-or-feature-requests)

Issues and feature requests should be submitted to the project issue tracker at .

Upcoming features and functionality are also listed on the project issue tracker.

Version Numbering
-----------------

[](#version-numbering)

The version number for this plugin is in the following format. Using the example of

```
5.2024.07.26
```

"5" represents the major CakePHP version number that the plugin is designed for

"2024.07.26" represents the date, in YYYY-MM-DD format, that the release was created

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance35

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

661d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c709d6c1059a9a99526a28342589317a3714694078166148c8b5756252ffe39d?d=identicon)[almostengr](/maintainers/almostengr)

---

Top Contributors

[![almostengr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15150637?v=4)](https://github.com/almostengr "almostengr (15 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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