WSI Reader Release Notes

Owned by Jonathan Schmale
Last updated: Jan 19, 2021
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The current data API was retired December 31, 2020. This reader is no longer supported.
We recommend using The Weather Company Reader instead.

3.0.8

July 20, 2020

  • Update to enable support for using MySQL 8.0 database instances.

3.0.5

July 16, 2019

  • Stop writing so many log entries to the database. We'll continue to write them to the file instead. 

3.0.4

July 15, 2019

  • Default to assuming HTTPS if no prefix is given for the server address. 

    • NOTE: if your server address requires HTTP then you will now need to specify that in the WSI server address text box explicitly.

  • If Verbose Logging mode is enabled - the log now includes the full API call for the weather report requests.

Requires .Net framework 4.6.1

3.0.2

May 31, 2018

  • Fix bug that allowed dynamic fields of manual weather records to still be updated. 

3.0.1

October 16, 2017

  • Update the location count after deleting row(s).

3.0.0

October 11, 2017

Requires Flow build 9.8.3.2 or greater

  • New multi-instance user interface.

  • Search, add and remove available locations in the reader itself.

  • Support for previously unleveraged data from the WSI source

    • These additional data fields are added by using dynamic fields.

2.5.1

January 4, 2017

  • Change the icon to a weather icon that matches the Flow icon.

  • Enable a feature to pull database connection information from a Flow URL.

  • Use the new Weather Company name and URL in the data source details for new installs.

  • Requires .Net Framework 4.5.2

  • Use latest ReaderUtils 1.0.11

2.4.5

December 9, 2016

  • Fix to prevent error on time zones with decimal values.

2.4.4

December 8, 2015

  • Use the default Updater login instead of root for easier first-time setup

  • Don't show popup alerts on error - instead add message to status text

  • Use latest ReaderUtils 1.0.6

2.4.3

November 6, 2015

  • Improve handling of null values for weather codes

  • Report # of downloaded reports

2.4.2

July 24, 2015

  • Prevent writing status updates to the DB when not running to be more replication server friendly.

2.4.1

Requires Flow 7.4.1.3 or higher to be installed first

  • Added support for source tracking and to be compatible with multiple weather sources in a single ST instance.

  • Add support for switching pressure units from kPa to inHg based on the preference selected in Flow.

    • The Flow preference is added in Flow version 7.4.1.2

2.3.7

Requires Flow 6.10.3.4 or higher to be installed first

  • Add support for addition forecast details: ForecastDate, WindDirDegree, Humidity, Visibility, DewPoint, Pressure and direction, Sunrise, Sunset

  • Removed the remaining Xceed status panel that we didn't really need.

2.3.6

  • Add support for selecting which country to load the WSI cities for instead of only loading Canadian cities.

  • Additional menu items for support options. 

2.3.5

  • Put warnings into audit log rather then the error log for minor warnings like Feels Like temp not given.

2.3.4

  • Re-brand as WSI Reader (instead of calling it WSI Parser).

  • Add shortcut to the Bannister Lake Programs folder on installation

2.3.3

  • Don't report an empty wind speed as an error

2.3.2

  • Enable basic support for both legacy and new audit record formats (added aud_class and dropped aud_link)

  • allow all current weather parsing errors to be reported so we can fix regardless of verbose log setting

2.3.1

  • Update the Check for Updates feature to use Bannister Lake db data via web api

  • Apply icon to the start menu shortcut

2.3.0

  • Handle parsing errors without generating massive amounts of error logs - show only when verbose logging is on.

  • Enable the Check for Updates feature

2.2.9

  • Put the night weather code into weatherId (not weatherId2)

  • Reduce logging - use a summary statement instead of announcing every city being processed

2.2.8

  • Clean logs after 90 days

2.2.7

  • Use new logging DLL to allow one log per instance

  • Log to the DB when available

2.2.6

  • Enable the use of the utility status module

2.2.5

  • Always change the last modified date value for a forecast record even if no changes to the forecast data

2.2.4

  • Use the correct date format when checking the date of the current observations (bug fix) (eg. 8/1/2012 3:00 PM)

2.2.3

  • Add background pic to make it look different then version 1

2.2.2

  • Enable use of daily night forecasts

  • Add wind cardinal direction and speed

2.2.1

  • Use Day 1 High temp + icon for hour 4 data

  • Use Day 1 Low temp + night icon for hour 8 data

2.1.0

  • Use the correct date format when checking the date of the current observations (bug fix)

2.0.9

  • Use the new preferences table for config settings.

  • Set the day of the week for the "current" weather forecast.

2.0.8.0

  • Add verbose logging option in the Help - Diagnostics menu

2.0.7.0

  • Update to use the modified weather tables that remove show specific forecasts and support playlists

2.0.6.0

  • Enable support for switching between F and C temperatures using a config key in the DB.

2.0.5.0

  • Use extra exception catching methods

  • Compile only for x86 (not all cpus)

  • Update window icons

2.0.4.0

  • Use new branding logo and texts

  • Change to a new product to allow previous Global ST parser to continue development separately

2.0.3.0

  • For current forecasts - use the Weather text when available otherwise use Sky text as our short text

2.0.2.0

  • Add Day-of-Week data to the forecasts

2.0.1.1

  • Use Daily SkyText instead of ShortPhrase

  • Use Hourly SkyMedium instead of SkyShort

2.0.1.0

  • Enable individual forecasts to be overridden (Eg. Current can be manual while Day2 is auto)

  • Add additional weather details: Pop, UV, temp2 (feels like or daily low), short text

  • Update weather URL based on requested weather forecasts - Eg. if we need hourly 1,2, 9 request up to hour 9.

  • Insert weather detail records if none found when updating

2.0.0.0

  • Convert project to MS Visual Studio 2010

1.2.0.4

  • Add icon to installer for Uninstall in control panel

  • Enable an -autostartX command line option (the X is the number of minutes to delay before starting - default = 3)

  • Add tools menu to access db and WSI server preferences

1.2.0.3

  • Add an option in the diagnostics menu to keep dated copies of downloaded weather for troubleshooting

1.2.0.1

  • Add a Delayed Start option

  • Reload the weather translations each time the Start button is pressed to start

  • Improved installer version management

  • Use -999 as invalid temperature value

1.0.2.0

  • Add support for the Manual override flag of weather data

1.0.1.0

  • Change loading options to meet WSI service contract requirements and enable sharing data among instances

    • WSI = load from WSI web service

    • URL = load from local web location

    • File = load from local application data files

1.0.0.3

  • Add a Load Cities option (saving only CANADA locations and ignoring the rest for now ) (quick solution)

1.0.0.2

  • Add desktop shortcut on install

  • Cleanup code

  • Improve logging

  • Report WSI IconCodes that fail translation to Weather Ids

1.0.0.1

  • Fix the URL to access hourly forecasts

1.0.0.0

  • This is the first release of the weather parser