[dev] Weather block; need advice/help

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Rick Emery <rick at emery.homelinux.net>:

> The pear Services_Weather module searches for the location ID by receiving a
> location string (for example, "Sanford, FL") and querying the web service. It
> returns either a) a pear error if the location isn't found, b) a string
> containing the ID of the location, or c) an array of possible matches.

[snip]

> It would be great if there were a way to query Services_Weather with the
> location, evaluate the return, and present appropriate feedback to the user
> while still inside the layout.

The ideal thing would be to use Horde_Form validation to mark the form as
invalid if the location isn't an exact match (validate the location when the
params are saved). Either say completely not found, or present the list of
possible matches, and only consider the form valid once you get a match.

-chuck

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