晴天钟服务恢复 | Server issue resolved

晴天钟程序API新添如下地址： http://www.7timer.com/v4/bin/api.pl?lon=&lat=&product= &output= 仍提供XML及JSON两种格式的封装，格式不变。欢迎各位程序作者进行测试。旧的API仍将保留一段时间，建议各位在方便时迁移至新API。 The machine-readable API has been upgraded and forecast data can be retrieved at such address: http://www.7timer.com/v4/bin/api.pl?lon=&lat=&product= &output= The format is unaltered. Program authors are encouraged to test and migrate to this new API. We hope all program retrieval will be performed through the new API as it greatly reduces (hopefully) the…

　　从10月26日开始，服务器再次出现访问过载的情况，在北京时间29日早上开始变得难以访问。为了缓解这一问题，CIVIL服务不得不被暂时停止。数据更新应该能在今天晚些时候恢复，但访问过载问题可能将花较长时间解决。 　　我注意到有同好提出有关天之文服务器稳定问题的疑问，在这里有必要澄清。晴天钟在迁移到天之文服务器之后，可利用的硬件资源大大增加，许多原先设想的功能得以实现，访问量在两年间增加了150倍，这和天之文的负责人，尤其是上海天文台的林清博士和汤海明老师的大力支持是分不开的。但是，任何服务器都是有承载极限的，目前的高流量已经对服务器造成了相当大的压力，我们在尽力争取资源解决这一问题。总之，请大家不要对服务器产生不必要的担心。 The server has again experienced a very high traffic since Oct 26, and has become partially unreachable in the evening of Oct 28 (EDT). We have to temporary disable CIVIL service (both on-site and APIs) to keep the server operational. The data update is expected to resume later today, but the problem may…

　　从9月29日前后开始，晴天钟服务器出现访问不稳定的情况，更新也受到影响，经初步检查是服务器网络进程负载过高所致，但详细原因需要在长假结束后管理员作进一步检查。因此对您造成的不便，我们深表歉意。 We notice the service has been in disruption since Sept 29, causing connection difficulty and data update failure. This is caused by overloading server due to heavy traffic, but we need to contact server administrator for further examinations. The examination will not take place until Oct 7 due to the national holiday week in…

　　在上海天文台汤海明版主及服务器维护人员以及IBM工程师的努力下，晴天钟网络服务于今晚18时左右恢复，预计首批更新将在22日1点左右放出。 Under the efforts from Mr. Tang Haiming and the maintainance crew at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory as well as from the IBM rescue engineers, the web service of 7Timer server was resumed around 10h UT today. The first release of data is expected to be done around 17h UT.

　　新晴天钟再次进行了若干修正，详列如下： 重写了XML和JSON API； 民用及民用简化版加入了“零星阵雨”和“局地阵雨”两种天气状况，民用、民用简化版及两周展望进行了一些发报机制修正； 预报页面加入地址解析功能，预报图表下方同时显示图例以及相关信息。 　　若无重大改动，晴天钟将在7月31日前正式切换到新平台上使用，旧平台网站界面将不再对外提供服务，但预报界面（含API）将至少运转到今年底。 A few modifications are made on the new 7Timer platform. They are: Re-write the XML/JSON API output. "Occasional showers" and "isolated showers" are added to CIVIL and CIVIL Light forecasts, plus some adjustment of the forecast scheme. Adding current site geocoding of the forecast pages, as well as in-page…