removed .env, added .env to .gitignore, added docker setup environmen…

…t variables to .env.example (#94)

* Update .env.example

* Update .gitignore

* Delete .env

* Update .env.example

* added context to the env example

.env.example

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
 # User needs to add their Enphase API details
 ENPHASE_API_KEY = 'user_enphase_api_key'
-ENPHASE_USER_ID = 'user_enphase_user_id'
+ENPHASE_USER_ID = 'user_enphase_user_id'
+
+# This section is for OpenMeteo setup
+
+# Docker is used to fetch and store OpenMeteo's open data, targeting temperature_2m, precipitation, 
+# and cloud_cover from the ncep_gfs013 dataset.
+# It is being managed through a Docker setup, detailed in the following variables and
+# docker-compose files, which automates data retrieval for the past three days and continuously checks for updates. 
+
+# The following variable can be altered to allow the modification of the dataset and variables.
+# The docker-compose file pulls the data for the past 3 days and downloads the data in the docker volume, 
+# which can be accessed through an API endpoint.
+
+OPEN_METEO_MODELS = models separated by commas e.g: ncep_gfs013
+OPEN_METEO_VARIABLES = variables separated by commas e.g: temperature_2m,precipitation,cloud_cover
+OPEN_METEO_MAX_AGE_DAYS = integer e.g: 3
+OPEN_METEO_REPEAT_INTERVAL = integer e.g: 5
+OPEN_METEO_CONCURRENT = integer e.g: 4

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ scripts/datapipes/test.nc
 scripts/datapipes/UK_PV_metadata.csv
 scripts/datapipes/nwp_data
 quartz_solar_forecast/data
+.env