Hubot-Nextbus: Rails-Powered Transit Insights

Hubot Nextbus (Nashville)

This Hubot package works with . You provide an API key and a latitude and longitude for it to obtain the next expect bus to a particular set of nearby stops.

Installation

In your hubot repository, run:

npm install hubot-nextbus --save

Then add hubot-nextbus to your external-scripts.json:

["hubot-nextbus"]

Configuration

Environment Variable	Optional	Description
`HUBOT_NEXTBUS_LAT_LON`	No	Default location for `hubot nextbus`, separated by a comma. (e.g. `36.1629191,-86.7813481`)
`HUBOT_NEXTBUS_BASE_URL`	Yes	URL of a `gtfs-rails-api` instance

Usage

`hubot nextbus`

Returns the next bus for the nearest stop.

user> hubot nextbus
hubot> Upcoming Trips for [CHA7AWN] CHARLOTTE AVE & 7TH AVE N WB
  7:01 AM   #50 - CHARLOTTE WALMART            in a minute    
  7:15 AM   #17 - GREEN HILLS VIA 12TH AVE S   in 16 minutes  
  7:16 AM   #50 - CHARLOTTE WALMART            in 16 minutes  
  7:31 AM   #50 - CHARLOTTE WALMART            in 31 minutes  
  7:35 AM   #17 - GREEN HILLS VIA 12TH AVE S   in 36 minutes

`hubot nextbus stops`

Get the list of stops nearby your configured latitude and longitude.

user> hubot nextbus stops
hubot> List of nearby stops:
hubot> - [CHA7AWN] CHARLOTTE AVE & 7TH AVE N WB
- [CHA7AEN] CHARLOTTE AVE & 7TH AVE N EB
- [6AVDEASN] 6TH AVE & DEADERICK ST SB
- [6AVDEANN] 6TH AVE N & DEADERICK ST NB
- [UNI7AWN] UNION ST & 7TH AVE N WB

`hubot nextbus stop <stop id>`

Returns the next bus for a given stop ID.

user> hubot nextbus stop PORGRENN
hubot> Upcoming Trips for [PORGRENN] PORTER RD & GREENWOOD AVE NB
  10:34 PM   #4 - INGLEWOOD   in 25 minutes  
  11:34 PM   #4 - INGLEWOOD   in an hour     
  12:32 AM   #4 - INGLEWOOD   in 2 hours

Download Details:

Author: transitnownash
Source Code: https://github.com/transitnownash/hubot-nextbus
License: MIT license

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