Discord Weather Bot

Phase 1 — Core Weather Queries

• Implement a Python Discord bot.
• Slash commands for basic weather info:
  • /weather city:<city> → shows current weather
  • /forecast city:<city> → shows short-term forecast (next 3 days)
• Use a public weather API (OpenWeatherMap, WeatherAPI, etc.)
• Handle invalid city names or API errors gracefully

Functional result: Users can type /weather London and receive a nicely formatted embed with the current weather.

Phase 2 — User Preferences & Database Integration

• Store per-user default settings in a database (SQLite/PostgreSQL):
  • Default city
  • Units (metric/imperial)
• Slash commands for preferences:
  • /setcity city:<city> → set default city
  • /setunits unit:<metric|imperial> → set preferred units
• If a command is issued without a city, the bot uses the user’s default city

Functional result: Users can personalize the bot and get weather info without typing the city every time.

Phase 3 — Enhanced Features & Info Types

• Additional slash commands:
  • /air city:<city> → shows air quality index
  • /alerts city:<city> → severe weather alerts
  • /time city:<city> → current local time
• Include error handling and user-friendly messages for unknown cities or API issues

Functional result: Bot provides richer information about the queried cities.

Phase 4 — Advanced Usability & Logging

• Log per-user command history in the database:
  • Track which cities were queried and when
  • Optional command: /history → shows user’s query history
• Daily weather notifications:
  • /subscribe → subscribe to daily updates for default city
  • /unsubscribe → remove subscription

Functional result: Bot is robust, logs activity, and supports subscriptions.