What happened to Fluent Weather?

[ticotice]

I've recently upgraded my iMac to an Apple M4 running MacOS 26.3. Fluent Weather has ceased to load properly. I deleted the app and cannot find a copy to download. Seems like FluentWeather no longer exits. Anyone know how to get my Davis Wether Station working with Indigo?

[FlyingDiver]

If you have the WeatherLink Live device, there's a plugin for it.

[ticotice]

Unfortunately, I don't have a Weather Link Live device. I own an older Davis Vantage Vue with a WeatherLink DataLogger connected to my iMac via USB. Need the local weather info to control lights on citrus trees to prevent frost damage. Suggestions?

[DaveL17]

Unfortunately, I don't have a Weather Link Live device. I own an older Davis Vantage Vue with a WeatherLink DataLogger connected to my iMac via USB. Need the local weather info to control lights on citrus trees to prevent frost damage. Suggestions?

Does it have an API? A web search says yes, but I don't know your model, etc. You might be able to get something done with the GhostXML plugin (which also supports JSON). With some more information, we may be able to get you going.

[ticotice]

Sorry for late response, was away on trip. I own a Davis Vantage Vue weather station with an old style model 6250 display console. As mentioned before it has a WeatherLink DataLogger connected to my iMac via USB. I also use the SILabs CP210x USB to UART bridge driver. While I have a degree in EE, I know nothing about coding. Willing to try before dropping $500 on a new Davis display console.

[DaveL17]

It looks like the WeatherLink DataLogger must connect to the WeatherLink website and then you can get data back from the WeatherLink v2 API.

Otherwise, it'll require some Python code (with supporting Python libraries) that'll let you query it via HTTP (which would be necessary to use the GhostXML plugin to get it into Indigo). There are also options to install some software on a Raspberry Pi and access the data via that bridge. Least attractive alternative is to use a Python daemon script to access the data directly and I think the best approach there would be a custom Indigo plugin. So short version -- it doesn't seem like you can access it without some kind of intermediary.

Take all that with a bit of salt because it's based on some quick searches and ChatGPT questions.

[ticotice]

Thanks. I'll start looking into a way to get my Davis Weather Station data into indigo since Fluent Weather appears to be no more.

[ticotice]

It looks like the WeatherLink DataLogger must connect to the WeatherLink website and then you can get data back from the WeatherLink v2 API.

Otherwise, it'll require some Python code (with supporting Python libraries) that'll let you query it via HTTP (which would be necessary to use the GhostXML plugin to get it into Indigo). There are also options to install some software on a Raspberry Pi and access the data via that bridge. Least attractive alternative is to use a Python daemon script to access the data directly and I think the best approach there would be a custom Indigo plugin. So short version -- it doesn't seem like you can access it without some kind of intermediary.

Take all that with a bit of salt because it's based on some quick searches and ChatGPT questions.

I bit the bullet and bought a Davis WeatherLink Console. Unfortunately, FlyingDiver's WeatherLink Live PlugIn doesn't work as the WeatherLink Console only supports the V2 API. It appears Ghost XML can be configured to retrieve my weather stations current data using WeatherlInk V2 API. I'm totally clueless on how to do this. Any suggestions for a tutorial so I might learn how to set this up?

TIA

[FlyingDiver]

Weatherlink V2 API: https://weatherlink.github.io/v2-api/

[ticotice]

Thanks. I read that tutorial a few days ago but I still don't understand what a "header" is or how to get the API Secret in a header.

When I query the WeatherLink V2 API with the station ID and API Key, I get this: {"message":"Invalid authentication credentials"} . Not sure where to go from here. Need a detailed instruction of how to get the authentication working.

TIA