From Sunshine to Snowfall: Crafting Weather-Based UIs with DevCycle Feature Flag Challenge

This is a submission for the DevCycle Feature Flag Challenge: Feature Flag Funhouse

What I Built

I have built a Dynamic Weather-Based React application that transforms its landing page based on real-time weather conditions, featuring beautiful animations and theme-switching capabilities. Built with React and DevCycle for feature management.

Key technical features:

• Dynamic weather-based theming
• Smooth animations using Framer Motion
• Real-time weather updates
• Geolocation integration
• Feature flag management

Demo

https://devcycle-weather-adaptive-app.vercel.app/

My Code

chintanonweb / devcycle-weather-adaptive-app

Dynamic Weather-Based Landing Page

A React application that transforms its landing page based on real-time weather conditions, featuring beautiful animations and theme switching capabilities. Built with React, and DevCycle for feature management.

Features

• 🌡️ Real-time weather data integration
• 🎨 Dynamic themes based on weather conditions
  • ❄️ Winter theme with snowfall animation
  • 🌧️ Rain theme with rainfall animation
  • ☀️ Summer theme with wave/sun ray effects
• 🔄 Manual theme switching
• 🎯 Feature flags using DevCycle
• 📱 Responsive design
• 🌐 Geolocation support

What I Built

This project demonstrates the power of combining real-time weather data with dynamic user interfaces. The application fetches weather information based on the user's location and automatically adjusts its theme and animations accordingly. Users can also manually switch between themes, creating an engaging and interactive experience.

Key technical features:

• Dynamic weather-based theming
• Smooth animations using Framer Motion
• Real-time weather updates
• Geolocation integration
• Devcyle Feature flag management

My DevCycle Experience

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My DevCycle Experience

DevCycle has been instrumental in managing feature rollouts and configurations in this project.

Benefits of Using DevCycle

1. Gradual Feature Rollout: Ability to gradually enable features for different user segments
2. Configuration Management: Easy management of feature flags and variables
3. Real-time Updates: Instant updates to feature flags without deployment
4. Safe Feature Testing: Risk-free testing of new features in production

Feature Flags Implementation

Create a DevCycle account and project at https://app.devcycle.com/

Create the following feature flags in DevCycle:

1. enable-weather-effects:
   Type: Boolean
   Default: true
   Description: Controls weather animation effects

2. enable-manual-theme:
   Type: Boolean
   Default: true
   Description: Controls manual theme switching capability

3. weather-refresh-interval:
   Type: Number
   Default: 300000 (5 minutes)
   Description: Weather data refresh interval in milliseconds

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