# Data can be retrieved (gzipped) from # https://mega.co.nz/#!os4gjQBR!fspHcvoHZHDzN6IGtJgIXUh4N_ciIEL40tHoivqcKXg # Currently this data only contains info for weekdays, as of 2014-06-20. I can't make the data # collection process public, sadly, so please email me if you'd like saturday or sunday/holiday data. # # This is an example implementation of a program to read this data, in Python # It replicates Transperth's service to look up the next five bus times to a stop, as seen here # http://136213.mobi/Bus/StopResults.aspx?SN=14353 # Please direct questions to steven+transperthdata@blha303.com.au # # Example output, recorded at 6:18am on a Wednesday: # $ tpparse.py 14353 # 06:24: 39 # 06:45: 39 # 07:26: 39 # 07:36: 39 # 07:48: 39 import json,gzip,datetime,sys def get_data(): with gzip.open('transperthcache.json.gz', 'rb') as f: data = json.load(f) return data def daycheck(date=False): """For getting the correct timetable from [[weekday], [sat], [sun]]""" now = date if date else datetime.datetime.now() if now.isoweekday() in range(1,6): return 0 elif now.isoweekday() in range(6,7): return 1 elif now.isoweekday() in range(7,8): return 2 def next_five(data, stop, date=False): """For getting the next five stops from the specified time (by default, now)""" now = date if date else datetime.datetime.now() try: stop = str(int(stop)) # sanity checks except ValueError: return u"Invalid stop number: " + unicode(stop) if not stop in data: return unicode(stop) + u" not found in cache" x = 0 out = u"" for i in data[stop][daycheck()]: if x > 4: break if int(i[1][:2]) >= now.hour: if int(i[1][3:]) >= now.minute: out = out + u"{}: {}\r\n".format(i[1], i[0]) x += 1 return out.strip() if x else "No results" if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) > 1: stop = sys.argv[1] else: stop = "14353" print(next_five(get_data(), stop))