Wunderground Weather API Integration with Databinder-Dispatch

gistfile1.scala

import dispatch._
import dispatch.liftjson.Js._
import net.liftweb.json.JsonAST.JString

final val APIKEY = "XXXXXXXXX" // get a free key at http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

def getTemp(city: String, state: String) = {
  val http = new Http
  val url = :/("api.wunderground.com") / "api" / APIKEY / "geolookup" / "conditions" / "q" / state / (city + ".json")
  http(url ># { json =>
    (json \\ "temperature_string") match {
      case js: JString => js.values
      case _ => "Not Available"
    }
  })
}

getTemp("Austin", "TX")			// 93.4 F (34.1 C)
getTemp("San%20Francisco", "CA")	// 66.6 F (19.2 C)
getTemp("Washington", "DC")		// 84.4 F (29.1 C)