MMM-TFL-Arrivals

This a module for the MagicMirror.

This module gets real time arrival predictions for specific stops using the TfL API.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ryck/MMM-TFL-Arrivals.git &&
cd MMM-TFL-Arrivals &&
npm install

Config

The entry in config.js can include the following options:

Option	Description
app_id	Required This is the App ID assigned to you on the TfL Open Data Portal. Details on how to request an App ID can be found here Type: string
app_key	Required This is the App key assigned to you on the TfL Open Data Portal. Details on how to request an App key can be found here Type: string
naptanId	Required A StopPoint id (station naptan code e.g. 940GZZLUAS). You can search for StopPoints IDs here Type: string
updateInterval	How often the arrival information is updated. Type: integer Default value: 1 min
fade	Fade the future events to black. (Gradient) Type: bool Possible values: true or false Default value: true
fadePoint	Where to start fade? Type: bool Possible values: 0 (top of the list) - 1 (bottom of list) Default value: 0.25
initialLoadDelay	The initial delay before loading. If you have multiple modules that use the same API key, you might want to delay one of the requests. (Milliseconds) Type: integer Possible values: 1000 - 5000 Default value: 0
animationSpeed	Speed of the update animation. (Milliseconds) Type: integer Possible values:0 - 5000 Default value: 2000 (2 seconds)
lateThreshold	How many minutes is late? Type: integer Default value: 2 min
limit	Number of departures to return. Type: string Default: 5
color	Use some accent colors for due and late status Type: bool Possible values: true or false Default value: true
debug	Show debug information. Possible values: true or false Default value: false

Here is an example of an entry in config.js

{
	module: 'MMM-TFL-Arrivals',
	position: 'bottom_left',
	header: 'Bus Arrivals',
	config: {
		app_id: "$APPID",
		app_key: "$APPKEY",
		naptanId: "940GZZLUBLM", // StopPoint id
		animationSpeed: 1000,
		fade: true,
		fadePoint: 0.25, // Start on 1/4th of the list.
		limit: 5,
		initialLoadDelay: 0,
		color: true,
		debug: false
	}
},

Dependencies

• axios (installed via npm install)

Thanks To...

• Nick Wootton for the MMM-UKLiveBusStopInfo module, which I used as reference.
• Nigel Daniels for the MMM-Tube-Status module, which I used as reference.
• Michael Teeuw for the MagicMirror2 framework that made this module possible.
• Transport for London for the guides and information they publish on their API.