https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505591
Ismael Asensio <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REPORTED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |UPSTREAM --- Comment #1 from Ismael Asensio <[email protected]> --- This is a limitation of the legacy wetter.com API we use, and unfortunately there's little we can do about it. This service only offers the small set of capabilities we already show in the applet (3-day forecast, no current data, no warnings), and not the whole data they have on their web. This legacy API hasn't been removed from the site, but it is no longer documented or even advertised, and it is like "frozen in time". It still works for the plasma applet because it has been a long-time user, but it's not guaranteed in the future. That's why using this provider is discouraged, and only shown in case there are no alternatives. Beside the local providers, the BBC UK Met provider also offers a worldwide coverage with a bigger set of capabilities, and should be used if possible. I resisted to remove it completely because it still may be helpful for some locations that are not available otherwise, even if not as complete (unfortunate if that's your case, but the alternative would be no data at all). Note we cannot also update to a new version of the API, because those are paid services, or a small free trial with a limit of 100 requests per day, so only apt for small personal projects and not one with the amount of users Plasma has. (See https://www.meteonomiqs.com/de/wetter-api and https://www.meteonomiqs.com/de/wetter-api/) Thank you for compiling so good bug reports, with all the info perfectly explained and separated for each issue. I'm afraid though, that I'll have to close this and the other ones related to wetter.com capabilities, which solution is not something on our hands. There may be options to add new providers and it's something I'm looking forward to, but there's some big internal re-work we need to do first to make that possible. In general, we'll opt for real open sources, specially from governments and public institutions, because unlike private weather portals, those are free to use in their full capability. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
