Add bus routes to metadata, findstops utility - #44
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this is a very interesting find @WardBrian ! I don't see any reason why we oughtnt move forward with adding this support. Worst case scenario is that the mta starts enforcing api keys; at which point those requests just break probably. I guess what's left to do is documentation and testing? |
Yes! I've added a bit to the readme. In terms of testing, I've been using this branch on a personal project to monitor some local bus stops on a small LED board, and it's been working as expected for a couple days now: WardBrian/mta-board#3. So nothing rigorous, but it does seem to work perfectly for that use |
Ok great! There is some testing infra already in the repo that I think this feature could use. Mind if i add some commits to this pr to get that part rolling? |
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Sure! |
Ok great. I'll try to get to it in the next couple weeks and will tag you when ready for eyes. Thanks again for bringing this up! |
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I added the testing and got CI running on github actions! This is your PR @WardBrian so i'll wait for the 👍 from you before merging. |
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All looks good to me! |

Closes #28, I think?
Note: despite what the MTA documentation says, the GTFS realtime data does not seem to require an API key. This might be intentional, and the docs are out of date, or it might be naughty.
Example:
> underground findstops pitkin av --buses ID: 301334 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.668304,-73.919571 Name: PITKIN AV/HOWARD AV ID: 301429 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675584,-73.869956 Name: CRESCENT ST/PITKIN AV ID: 301503 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675032,-73.871889 Name: EUCLID AV/PITKIN AV ID: 301521 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.668716,-73.916831 Name: PITKIN AV/SARATOGA AV ID: 301522 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.668984,-73.915036 Name: PITKIN AV/HERZL ST ID: 301589 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.67023,-73.907496 Name: PITKIN AV/MOTHER GASTON BLVD ID: 301590 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669965,-73.909288 Name: PITKIN AV/OSBORN ST ID: 301591 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669678,-73.911206 Name: PITKIN AV/ROCKAWAY AV ID: 301593 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669124,-73.91492 Name: PITKIN AV/AMBOY ST ID: 301594 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.66885,-73.916762 Name: PITKIN AV/STRAUSS ST ID: 301595 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.668646,-73.918151 Name: PITKIN AV/LEGION ST ID: 301967 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.672234,-73.895908 Name: PENNSYLVANIA AV/PITKIN AV ID: 302030 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.671576,-73.895908 Name: PENNSYLVANIA AV/PITKIN AV ID: 305065 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669115,-73.910666 Name: ROCKAWAY AV/PITKIN AV ID: 306707 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669683,-73.910341 Name: PITKIN AV/ROCKAWAY AV ID: 306708 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669956,-73.908477 Name: PITKIN AV/OSBORN ST ID: 306709 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669911,-73.907025 Name: MOTHER GASTON BLVD/PITKIN AV ID: 306728 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.670002,-73.910745 Name: ROCKAWAY AV/PITKIN AV ID: 307122 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669262,-73.913114 Name: PITKIN AV/THOMAS S BOYLAND ST ID: 307370 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.669408,-73.912998 Name: PITKIN AV/BRISTOL ST ID: 350000 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675497,-73.871784 Name: PITKIN AV /EUCLID AV ID: 350175 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.676439,-73.865362 Name: PITKIN AV/GRANT AV ID: 350176 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675993,-73.868463 Name: PITKIN AV /AUTUMN AV ID: 350180 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.676448,-73.865538 Name: GRANT AV /PITKIN AV ID: 350231 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675357,-73.872065 Name: PITKIN AV /EUCLID AV ID: 350232 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675944,-73.868059 Name: PITKIN AV /AUTUMN AV ID: 350233 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.676414,-73.864666 Name: PITKIN AV /ELDERT LN ID: 350238 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.674778,-73.87596 Name: PITKIN AV/LOGAN ST ID: 550143 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675415,-73.852697 Name: PITKIN AV/84 ST ID: 550145 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.676743,-73.85812 Name: PITKIN AV/79 ST ID: 550146 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.676753,-73.86101 Name: PITKIN AV/76 ST ID: 550247 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.676708,-73.859582 Name: PITKIN AV/77 ST ID: 550250 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675495,-73.853635 Name: PITKIN AV/83 ST ID: 550426 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.672357,-73.843019 Name: CROSS BAY BLVD/PITKIN AV ID: 550427 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.672344,-73.843378 Name: CROSS BAY BLVD/PITKIN AV ID: 553360 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.672086,-73.843357 Name: CROSS BAY BLVD/PITKIN AV ID: 553361 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.672061,-73.842954 Name: CROSS BAY BLVD/PITKIN AV ID: 982155 Direction: (BUS) Lat/Lon: 40.675513,-73.871665 Name: PITKIN AV /EUCLID AV