teaser for my little winter project.
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@hbons An aurora forecasting app..?
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@hbons/115684542795059829
several people told me (unprompted) that they liked my "micro dev blogging" for Bobby on here.
so fave if you want to see my failures in real time for the next one.

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@hbons/115684542795059829
several people told me (unprompted) that they liked my "micro dev blogging" for Bobby on here.
so fave if you want to see my failures in real time for the next one.

alright let's get started!
got a backend that mirrors+archives to SQLite (hence Bobby) space weather data from the NOAA. and you'll be able to self-host a mirror.
now to write a beautiful aurora dashboard in #gtk #libadwaita UI!
#linux #opensource #gnome #design

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alright let's get started!
got a backend that mirrors+archives to SQLite (hence Bobby) space weather data from the NOAA. and you'll be able to self-host a mirror.
now to write a beautiful aurora dashboard in #gtk #libadwaita UI!
#linux #opensource #gnome #design

the NOAA space weather data does not have an API. it's a bunch of undocumented random .json files behind a CDN that sometimes partially cuts cached files.
so I wanted to have something reliable to work with first.
it's... interesting for an official government agency... 🤨
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alright let's get started!
got a backend that mirrors+archives to SQLite (hence Bobby) space weather data from the NOAA. and you'll be able to self-host a mirror.
now to write a beautiful aurora dashboard in #gtk #libadwaita UI!
#linux #opensource #gnome #design

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@ewen oh I've hyperfocused a bunch of trippy ideas don't worry.

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the NOAA space weather data does not have an API. it's a bunch of undocumented random .json files behind a CDN that sometimes partially cuts cached files.
so I wanted to have something reliable to work with first.
it's... interesting for an official government agency... 🤨
hitting the ground running because of all the code reuse. thanks Bobby.

#linux #opensource #gnome #gtk #libadwaita #design #aurora

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the NOAA space weather data does not have an API. it's a bunch of undocumented random .json files behind a CDN that sometimes partially cuts cached files.
so I wanted to have something reliable to work with first.
it's... interesting for an official government agency... 🤨
@hbons hey this is super cool! you might want to look into how home assistant fetches some of this? I use this to keep an eye on things https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/aurora/
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@hbons hey this is super cool! you might want to look into how home assistant fetches some of this? I use this to keep an eye on things https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/aurora/
@eljojo oh nice! didn't know that existed.

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hitting the ground running because of all the code reuse. thanks Bobby.

#linux #opensource #gnome #gtk #libadwaita #design #aurora

@hbons Might be repeating myself, but that is one damn nice app icon.
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@hbons Might be repeating myself, but that is one damn nice app icon.
@jimmac lovely wallpaper too!
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@ewen oh I've hyperfocused a bunch of trippy ideas don't worry.

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hitting the ground running because of all the code reuse. thanks Bobby.

#linux #opensource #gnome #gtk #libadwaita #design #aurora

been a while since I used a Grid (probably GTK2 days). and being able to set relative positions to other items is a lot more intuitive and less clunky than hardcoding edge numbers.
also <sub> and <sup> texts are working nicely for scientific notations!
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been a while since I used a Grid (probably GTK2 days). and being able to set relative positions to other items is a lot more intuitive and less clunky than hardcoding edge numbers.
also <sub> and <sup> texts are working nicely for scientific notations!
@hbons Is this with XML or Blueprint or something else?
GNOME / Blueprint · GitLab
A markup language for GTK user interfaces. Docs: https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/
GitLab (gitlab.gnome.org)
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@hbons Is this with XML or Blueprint or something else?
GNOME / Blueprint · GitLab
A markup language for GTK user interfaces. Docs: https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/
GitLab (gitlab.gnome.org)
@garrett just in code right now. will add Blueprint later.

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been a while since I used a Grid (probably GTK2 days). and being able to set relative positions to other items is a lot more intuitive and less clunky than hardcoding edge numbers.
also <sub> and <sup> texts are working nicely for scientific notations!
adding
.almost done with the low hanging fruit. now need to add graphs over time.
best way to do that?
#linux #opensource #gnome #gtk #libadwaita #design #aurora

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adding
.almost done with the low hanging fruit. now need to add graphs over time.
best way to do that?
#linux #opensource #gnome #gtk #libadwaita #design #aurora

@hbons Ui looks good


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@hbons I'd love to see your designing process for those gnome icons

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adding
.almost done with the low hanging fruit. now need to add graphs over time.
best way to do that?
#linux #opensource #gnome #gtk #libadwaita #design #aurora

@hbons Resources has some pretty good looking graphs, but I don't know if they're the kind you're after...
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@hbons Resources has some pretty good looking graphs, but I don't know if they're the kind you're after...
@salkeld totally yes. will have a look!
