☁️ WeatherAppGUI

Java desktop application that fetches and displays live weather data through a clean Swing GUI

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What This Does

WeatherAppGUI is a desktop Java application built with Java Swing/AWT that fetches real-time weather data and presents it through a clean, user-friendly graphical interface. It demonstrates core Java OOP principles, GUI component design, external API consumption, and JSON parsing — all without a web browser.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Language	Java
GUI Framework	Java Swing / AWT
Data Parsing	JSON Simple Library
Weather Data	Live weather API
IDE	IntelliJ IDEA / VS Code

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✨ Features

• Fetches live weather data via external API
• Clean, responsive desktop GUI built with Java Swing
• JSON response parsing with JSON Simple library
• Organized MVC-style project structure
• Runs as a standalone desktop application — no browser needed

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📂 Project Structure

WeatherAppGUI/
└── WeatherAppGUI/
    └── src/
        ├── AppLauncher.java       # Entry point
        ├── WeatherAppGui.java     # Main GUI window
        ├── WeatherApp.java        # API call + data logic
        └── [assets/images]

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🏃 Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/Sakshi1823/WeatherAppGUI.git
cd WeatherAppGUI
# Open in IntelliJ IDEA or VS Code with Java extension
# Add JSON Simple library to your classpath (or via Maven/Gradle)
# Run AppLauncher.java

Make sure you have JDK 11+ installed.

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🚀 Roadmap

• Add 5-day forecast view
• City search with autocomplete
• Dark/light theme toggle
• Package as executable .jar for easy distribution

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Built by Sakshi Hingamire