Rainmeter News • Skin Authors: openstreetmap usage

In reference: https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter/issues/367

It looks like too many skins are making geocoding requests to nominatim.openstreetmap.org.

These requests have become disruptive and they have asked us to limit these requests. While we cannot (and will not) limit web requests within Webparser, we can ask skin authors to provide a more efficient way of accessing these geocoding services.

Since every skin will be different, this is a good time to remind everyone on how and when Webparser updates: https://docs.rainmeter.net/tips/webparser-updaterate/

More helpful links:
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/skins/rainmeter-section/#Update
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/webparser/#UpdateRate
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/webparser/#UserAgent

While it may not help, you could also try NOT using ForceReload by making sure you have ForceReload=0 on the measure, or removing ForceReload from the Flags option.

Another option might be to "save" any data received to a variable and then disable the Webparser measure making the request - at least until the user wants a "new" location. This type of geocoding data is really only needed once per-location, so requesting it every time the skin runs or updates (or refreshes) isn't necessary.

Hopefully, we can get this sorted out so that our users (and theirs!) can continue to use this great resource!

Thanks!
-Brian

PS - If anyone comes across a skin that is requesting this geocoding data too often, please ask the skin author to update their skin(s)! Look for low Update/UpdateRate values, or repeated refreshes of Rainmeter or the skin.

Statistics: Posted by Brian — November 23rd, 2023, 5:38 pm

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