Where on Earth IDentifier Python API

This is an API for the getting the WOEID for city.

What is Where on Earth IDentifier? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOEID

This project is made possible by using the following:

• Serverless Application Model (SAM)
• SAM Local
• YQL

Code Structure

• README.md - this file
• buildspec.yml - This YAML file is used by AWS CodeBuild to create an artifact that can be used to deploy to AWS Lambda through CloudFormation.
• code/index.py - This file contains the AWS Lambda code used to interact with YQL to retrieve the WOEID for a city in a country.
• events.json - This file contains a sample of list of events that can be used to do local development using sam-local
• template.yml - This YAML file is used by AWS CloudFormation to update AWS Lambda and manage any additional AWS resources.

API Doc

GET / | Parameter | Required | Default | |---|---|---|---|---| | city | Yes | n/a | | countryCode | No | 'US' |

Development

1. Clone this repository
2. Install sam-local from steps here

• To invoke an event use the events.json

sam local invoke GetWoeid --event events.json

• To start the API server

sam local start-api

Then go to http://localhost:3000/?city=Seattle&countryCode=US