I'd like to create a smart cache for my weather forecast API requests (temperature, wind, etc. for a given point).
I query the forecast provider by specifying coordinates of the point I want to get the data from. Sometimes, I query the same points over and over again or some nearby points and I'd like to make fewer requests to the forecast provider.
I thought about dividing the globe into tiles as they do on maps (eg. OpenStreetMap / Google Maps).
When the forecast is requested I would calculate the tile's x & y from the inputted coordinates and check if I have any recent forecast data stored in this tile.
Then:
- If there are no points found, I would make a request to my forecast provider.
- If a point is found in the requested tile, I would return that point's data.
After making a request to my weather forecast API provider, I would store the received data in my InfluxDB with a tile's x & y numbers and coordinates.
Is there a better way to cache it?
