iRail Api Node.js Wrapper

Synopsis

This projects helps you to make HTTP requests to the irail API.

Installation

npm install irail-node

var iralclient = require('irail-node');

// Public API

var client = new irailclient();

iRail API

The iRail api allows anyone to query trains, stations, liveboards and connections.

iRail api datasets are accessible by developers through an HTTP REST API.

API Index

The API is available at https://api.irail.be.

Methods

• stations
• disturbances
• liveboard
• connections
• vehicle

stations

Response

{ 
  id: '0',
  departure:
   { delay: '0',
     station: 'Liège-Guillemins',
     stationinfo: [Object],
     time: '1521085920',
     vehicle: 'BE.NMBS.IC2426',
     platform: '6',
     platforminfo: [Object],
     canceled: '0',
     departureConnection: 'http://irail.be/connections/8841004/20180315/IC2426',
     direction: [Object],
     left: '0',
     walking: '0',
     occupancy: [Object] 
   },
  arrival:
   { delay: '0',
     station: 'Namur',
     stationinfo: [Object],
     time: '1521088980',
     vehicle: 'BE.NMBS.IC2426',
     platform: '9',
     platforminfo: [Object],
     canceled: '0',
     direction: [Object],
     arrived: '0',
     walking: '0' 
   },
  duration: '3060',
  occupancy: 
    { 
      '@id': 'http://api.irail.be/terms/unknown', name: 'unknown' 
    } 
}

Examples Request: /api/stations param: lang: en,fr,nl

 client.stations(function (error, data) {
  if(error) console.log("E!",error)
  console.dir(data);
 });

disturbances

Response

{ 
  version: '1.1',
  timestamp: '1521241196',
  disturbance:
   [ 
      { 
         id: '0',
         title: 'Ath - Leuze: Collision with a road vehicle.',
         description: 'Train traffic interrupted between Ath and Leuze.Some IC trains from Kortrijk  to Sint-Niklaas  are diverted via Mons. IC trains from Brussels Airport - Zaventem  to Tournai  have Ath as their terminal station. Shuttle bus service between Ath and Tournai. Delays and cancellations are possible. Listen to the announcements in the train station. ',
         link: 'http://www.belgianrail.be/jp/sncb-nmbs-routeplanner/help.exe/en?tpl=showmap_external&tplParamHimMsgInfoGroup=trouble&messageID=26800&channelFilter=custom2,livemap,rss_line_10,twitter,custom1,timetable&',
         timestamp: '1521230603' 
      }
    ] 
}

Examples Request: /api/disturbances param: lang: en,fr,nl

 client.disturbances(function (error, data) {
  if(error) console.log("E!",error)
  console.dir(data);
 });

liveboard

Response

{ 
  version: '1.1',
  timestamp: '1521241528',
  station: 'Brussels-Central',
  stationinfo:
   { id: 'BE.NMBS.008813003',
     locationX: '4.356801',
     locationY: '50.845658',
     '@id': 'http://irail.be/stations/NMBS/008813003',
     name: 'Brussels-Central',
     standardname: 'Brussel-Centraal/Bruxelles-Central' },
  departures:
   { number: '50',
     departure:
      [ [Object]]
    }
}

Examples

Request: /api/liveboard

param: 
id: string (optional) Example: BE.NMBS.008892007     
lang: string (optional) Avaible: en,fr,de,nl
arrdep: departure, arrival 
station :string (required) The name of the station to query. Example: Gent-Sint-Pieters 

 client.liveboard(id,lang,station,arrdep,function (error, data) {
  if(error) console.log("E!",error)
  console.dir(data);
 });

connections

Response

{ 
  version: '1.1',
  timestamp: '1521241863',
  connection:
   [ 
    {  
       id: '0',
       departure: [Object],
       arrival: [Object],
       duration: '9060',
       vias: [Object],
       occupancy: [Object] 
     }
    ] 
}

Examples Request: /api/connections

param:  
lang: string (optional) Avaible: en,fr,de,nl
from:string (required) The name or id of the station of departure string (required) Example: Gent-Sint-Pieters
to :string (required) The name or id of the destination. Example: Gent-Sint-Pieters   
date:string (optional) Default: current date in Belgium Example: 300917 The date to query.
timesel:string (optional)  Whether the results should show arrivals departures in the station.Default: departure Example: departure.
typeOfTransport: string (optional)  The types of transport to include in the search Default: trains Example: trains .

 client.connections(from,to,lang,date,timesel,typeOfTransport,function (data) {
  console.dir(data);
 });

vehicle

Response

{ 
  version: '1.1',
  timestamp: '1521242220',
  vehicle: 'BE.NMBS.IC1832',
  vehicleinfo:
   { locationX: '4.421101',
     locationY: '51.2172',
     name: 'BE.NMBS.IC1832',
     shortname: 'IC1832',
     '@id': 'http://irail.be/vehicle/IC1832' },
  stops:
   { number: '8',
     stop:
      [ [Object]
      ] 
    } 
}

Examples

Request: /api/vehicle

params: 
id: string (optional) Example: BE.NMBS.008892007  
date:string (optional) Default: current date in Belgium Example: 300917 The date to query.
lang: string (optional) Avaible: en,fr,de,nl     

 client.vehicle(id,lang,date,function (data) {
  console.dir(data);
 });

API Reference

https://docs.irail.be/

https://github.com/iRail/hyperRail

Contributors

Anis Haboubi

License

See LICENSE.txt for more info.