The Weather App

A full-stack application to search cities and track real-time weather updates via WebSocket.

• Frontend: React.js + Vite
• Backend: Spring Boot with REST API & WebSocket/STOMP.
• External API: https://openweathermap.org

Features

• Search Weather by City: Current weather fetched on search.
• Real-Time Weather Updates: Automatic updates pushed every 30 seconds.
• Multiple City Tracking: Subscribe to multiple cities simultaneously.
• Remove/Unsubscribe Cities: Stop tracking a city.
• Session-Based Tracking:Tracks subscriptions per WebSocket session

Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Node.js
• Gradle

Setup Instructions

Backend Setup

1. Update application.properties with your OpenWeatherMap API keys:

weather.api.key=YOUR_WEATHER_API_KEY
weather.api.base-url=https://api.openweathermap.org

2. Run the backend:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

3. Backend runs on: http://localhost:8080

Frontend Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Start the development server:

npm run dev

3. Frontend runs on: http://localhost:5173