sniffles

A simple node.js app that cleans Google Flu Trends data into a CSV format suitable for Dash

Quickstart

# get it from GitHub
git clone git@github.com:jerryorr/sniffles.git
cd sniffles

# Fire it up
node server

# United States data only
curl http://localhost:5000

# A variety of regions
curl 'http://localhost:5000?region=United%20States&region=Pennsylvania&region=Maryland'

Usage on Dash

1. Deploy sniffles somewhere that the intewebs can see it (like Heroku)
2. Go to http://thedash.com
3. Sign up for an account if you don't already have one
4. Create a new dashboard
5. Select + > Custom > Custom Chart
6. Put http://yourhost.org:5000?region=United%20States&region=Pennsylvania&region=Maryland in the Data URL field.
7. Gaze in amazement at your beautiful chart.