code.py

"""
This example queries the DarkSky API to find out the current
weather for your location... and display it on a screen!
"""
import sys
import time
import board
from adafruit_pyportal import PyPortal
import darksky  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position

cwd = ("/"+__file__).rsplit('/', 1)[0] # the current working directory (where this file is)
sys.path.append(cwd)

# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
try:
    from secrets import secrets
except ImportError:
    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
    raise

# Set up where we'll be fetching data from
DATA_SOURCE = "https://api.darksky.net/forecast/"+secrets['DARKSKY_KEY']
DATA_SOURCE += "/"+secrets['GPS_COORDS']
DATA_SOURCE += "?units=auto&exclude=hourly,minutely,flags,daily,alerts"
DATA_LOCATION = []

# Initialize the pyportal object and let us know what data to fetch and where
# to display it
pyportal = PyPortal(url=DATA_SOURCE,
                    json_path=DATA_LOCATION,
                    status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL,
                    default_bg=0x000000)

gfx = darksky.darksky(pyportal.splash, am_pm=True, celsius=False)

localtile_refresh = None
weather_refresh = None
while True:
    # only query the online time once per hour (and on first run)
    if (not localtile_refresh) or (time.monotonic() - localtile_refresh) > 3600:
        try:
            print("Getting time from internet!")
            pyportal.get_local_time()
            localtile_refresh = time.monotonic()
        except RuntimeError as e:
            print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
            continue

    # only query the weather every 10 minutes (and on first run)
    if (not weather_refresh) or (time.monotonic() - weather_refresh) > 600:
        try:
            value = pyportal.fetch()
            print("Response is", value)
            gfx.display_weather(value)
            weather_refresh = time.monotonic()
        except RuntimeError as e:
            print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
            continue

    gfx.update_time()
    time.sleep(60)  # wait 60 seconds before updating anything again