The Weather Agent utilizes the OpenWeatherMap API as its primary tool for fetching real-time weather data. This API was chosen for several reasons:
- Reliable and well-documented service
- Comprehensive weather data
- Free tier available for development
- Real-time weather updates
- Global coverage
The agent is implemented in the WeatherAgent
class with the following key components:
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Initialization
- Loads API key from environment variables
- Sets up base URL for API requests
- Configures error handling
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Core Functions
get_weather(city)
: Makes API calls to fetch weather dataformat_weather_info(weather_info)
: Formats the data for display
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API Integration Flow
- User inputs a city name
- Agent constructs API request with parameters
- API call is made using the requests library
- Response is processed and relevant data extracted
- Formatted weather information is displayed
The agent implements robust error handling for:
- Missing API keys
- Network errors
- Invalid city names
- API response errors
- API key is stored in environment variables
- Sensitive data is not exposed in the code
- HTTPS is used for API calls
[User Input] -> [WeatherAgent]
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[API Key Validation]
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[API Request Construction]
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[OpenWeatherMap API] -> [Response]
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[Data Processing]
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[Formatted Output] -> [User Display]