ChatBotWeatherNotifier

ChatBotWeatherNotifier is a chatbot that provides weather information via a KakaoTalk channel. It is implemented using Go and the Echo framework, running on an AWS EC2 instance.

Project Structure

my_weatherBot ├── main.go ├── handler/ │ └── weather.go └── README.md

Key Features

• Provides weather information for user-specified locations via KakaoTalk.
• Delivers temperature, precipitation type, humidity, precipitation amount, and wind speed information by time.
• Supports simple text and image responses.

Installation and Execution

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.16 or above)
• AWS EC2 instance
• Kakao Developer account and API key

Installation

1. Clone the repository.

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/ChatBotWeatherNotifier.git
   cd ChatBotWeatherNotifier

2. Install necessary Go modules.

   go mod tidy

3. Run the server on your AWS EC2 instance.

   go run main.go

4. Set up the skill server URL in the KakaoTalk chatbot admin center.

Example

1. When the user inputs "Weather in Jamsil" in KakaoTalk, the bot returns the weather information for that location.

   {
       "version": "2.0",
       "template": {
           "outputs": [
               {
                   "simpleText": {
                       "text": "14:00 Weather\nSky Status: ☀️ Clear\nPrecipitation Type: None\nTemperature: 25℃\nHumidity: 60%\nPrecipitation: 0mm\nWind Speed: 3m/s\n\n"
                   }
               }
           ]
       }
   }

File Description

main.go

• Initializes the server and sets up routing.
• Defines handlers for KakaoTalk chatbot requests.

handler/weather.go

• Retrieves and formats weather information.
• Uses the Kakao Local API to get location information.
• Uses the Korean Meteorological Administration API to get and process weather data.

Environment Variable Setup

• Manage your API keys (Kakao and weather) using environment variables or a configuration file.

  const (
      KAKAO_API_KEY = "YOUR_KAKAO_API_KEY"
      WEATHER_API_KEY = "YOUR_WEATHER_API_KEY"
  )

Contribution

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Create a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.