University of Wollongong

School of Computing and Information Technology

CSCI$251$ Advanced Programming

APPENDIX A

Processing Configuration File Info

Upon startup, program should prompt user for the following

Please enter config filename : config.txt

When user presses 'Enter', the program should perform File I$/$O to read in the contents in the stated filename $($e$.$g$.$ in this case 'config.txt$\text{'})$

The config.txt contains data like size of grid$-$map area $($indicated by index$-$ranges$),$ as well as a series of filenames, which your program should further access, in order to read in the various relevant weather data provided by the Meteorological Station. Figure A$-1$ below provides a sample of the actual contents within this configuration file.

$//$ The range of 'horizontal' indices, inclusive

$\frac{\frac{?}{?}}{?}$ E$.$g$.$ if the range is $0-4,$ then the indices are $0,1,2,3,4$

GridX$\_$IdxRange $=0-8$

$//$ The range of 'vertical' indices, inclusive

$\frac{\frac{?}{?}}{?}$ E$.$g$.$ if the range is $0-3,$ then the indices are $0,1,2,3$

GridY$\_$IdxRange $=0-8$

$//[$x$,$y$]$ grid$-$areas which are occupied by cities

citylocation.txt

$//$ "next day" forecasted cloud coverage $(\%)$ for

$\frac{\frac{?}{?}}{?}$ each $x,y$ grid$-$area

cloudcover.txt

$//$ "next day" forecasted atmospheric pressure intensity $(\%)$ for

$//$ each $x,y$ grid$-$area

pressure.txt

Fig. A$-1$

Note : The ranges for both 'GridX$\_$IdxRange' and 'GridY$\_$IdxRange $\text{'}$ will determine the size of the display map. The ranges' values are editable!

Regarding the interpretation of each input files' data format, please refer to subsequent Appendices.

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