Ok :(
My idea was something like this: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/1aeb4e7791a289fd91afd258c1dba689
I think the first important step is to make sure that we have a good reference database for identifiers of roads, and that we can somehow map existing datasets to that. OpenLR looks interesting for that: http://www.openlr.org/introduction.html
So much things to do :(
http://www.verkeerscentrum.be/uitwisseling/datex2full -> This is very interesting though
it’s the best thing so far :)
"way too complex angular mumbo jumbo" I think we can all agree on that one, trying to fix something in that app is hell. Though I don't agree for server-side. I'd put everything client side. Download once, run always, without even contacting the webapp site except for a version check. It's a simple application which doesn't need its own server side, as all data can be pulled from our API. This would also keep everything structured, all our data comes from the API, no exceptions. Now the Angular app contacts the hyperrail webapp server for an app-specific API response, which is ridiculous as we have a scaleable API with multiple data formats running already. A WebApp would bring a way better, fluent user experience, better technical separation of concerns, less duplication.
That's just my opinion though, I'm not skilled enough in javascript (yet) to actually turn this into reality.
but we could get a clean (MVC?) structure in the javascript, basicly the same clean backend code you currently have in mind. It wouldn't even need a webserver (netlify could run it)
I will try something ;)
I would love to help improve the hyperRail
As iOS and Safari are implementing Service Works, I think a PWA for iRail would be perfect.
Let me know where I can help :)
Let me know where I can help :)
that project is called irail/hyperrail, irail/irail is the api, might be confusing
Oh I see "a PWA for iRail". I meant that a PWA for the organization of iRail would be nice
@drupol The allowed number of requests has been reduced from 5 every second to 3 every second in order to keep everything running smooth. Normally this shouldn't be an issue for your app (you're hitting 200k requests every day, 3 requests per second is 260k requests). The maximum number of burst requests has been increased to 10 for users who need a lot of data, but only once. We're working on another API which will allow you to get all delays for a timespan in 1 request, but we're still finishing that one ;)
One of the coming days I'll publish an article on the number of requests iRail gets every day, we're nearing 1 million requests now
One of the coming days I'll publish an article on the number of requests iRail gets every day, we're nearing 1 million requests now
It’s published ;)
hey, recently I started working with the iRail API and I'm still confused about several things. When I use php -S localhost:8008 -t api on the scraper it starts but gives a giant XML so I don't really know how I can use it entirely, I did try it with the documentation but that didn't work out the way I wanted so I hope someone can help me with this
This morning, they were visible while riding. But I can't find them anymore. Probably they show up only while in service. Would they be displayed in that case? If you want to check by yourself, most of them will be leaving from Ottignies after 6pm. I'll try to check then if I'm available.
If they are in the application, they should be in our API ;) This is a case I've never seen before, so it's new to us too and I don't now how the NMBS handles it. Service trains aren't shown (taking train drivers to their work etc), and they aren't on the site. Extra trains to the coast on sunny days are shown in the stations (don't know about website/app), so I would expect them to show up in our API too.
Hi, Here is what it looks like for one of the trains we had booked: https://gist.github.com/ChMat/24460565c09d882896a1704491d08fde
And here is the liveboard mentioning the same vehicle: https://gist.github.com/ChMat/fded282efbec4a61071ff7e0858e8635
Cool! So it's in there, but without a platform. I don't expect this to change, so you can build something cool with it! When you get a special train, does the NMBS communicate the number in advance with you? In that case you could use this information on your website by searching for the vehicle