Work-in-progress Live Departure Boards client.
Register for OpenLDBWS and add the token to the environment as LDB_TOKEN (e.g., by putting it in a .env file in the current directory.) Then, install this package from GitHub using npm:
> npm i -g DavidJones418/ldb-cli> ldb-cli --help
Read the National Rail Live Departure Boards from the command line.
USAGE
ldb-cli <operation> [parameters...]
OPERATIONS
- arrivals
- arrivals departures
- arrivals departures details
- arrivals details
- departures
- departures details
- fastest departures
- fastest departures details
- next departures
- next departures details
- service
EXAMPLES
# Show trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow departing between 30 and 60 minutes from now
ldb-cli next departures --crs EDB --filter-list.crs GLQ --filter-list.crs GLC --time-offset 30 --time-window 30
# Show one departure from London Euston to Edinburgh
ldb-cli departures details --crs EUS --filter-crs EDB --filter-type to --num-rows 1
# Show detailed information about a service ID obtained from a previous request
ldb-cli service --serviceID L8rW0bMonHt3K4IengVPQw==
# Show arrivals at Edinburgh and summarise with https://stedolan.github.io/jq/
ldb-cli arrivals --crs EDB | jq '.GetStationBoardResult | {
destination: .locationName,
services: [.trainServices.service | .[] | {
scheduled: .sta,
expected: .eta,
from: .origin.location.locationName
}]
}'
# Use an alternative token obtained from https://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBWSRegistration/
LDB_TOKEN=0f7d3515-9429-4af4-accb-372ee8a80a40 ldb-cli arrivals --crs EDB
NOTES
- Operations may be specified as either PascalCase or separate words.
- Parameters may be specified as either camelCase or kebab-case.
- Output is pretty printed to the console or printed as JSON when piped.
SEE ALSO
- https://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBWS/wsdl.aspx
- https://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBWS/rtti_2017-10-01_ldb.wsdl