/slack-slash-trains

A Slack slash handler to output live departure boards from National Rail feeds.

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slack-slash-trains

A Slack slash handler to output live departure boards from National Rail feeds.

Usage

First, register for OpenLDBWS to obtain a token for Darwin.

Then, create a Slack app and set up a Slash Command for /train. Grab the signing secret while you’re there.

Then create a .env file with the following:

SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=slacksecret
DARWIN_TOKEN=darwintoken

The station codes can be updated from the National Rail website or running npm run stations.