Package coopgo/gtfs implements a GTFS parser to load and exploit GTFS feeds.
The main features of this package are:
- Two different datastructures to work with GTFS data.
- A "serializable" datastructure which is a one to one mapping of the GTFS reference. This version should be used when persisting or serializing GTFS data.
- A "usable" version which is using pointers to link the different GTFS objects. This version should be used to work with GTFS data in algorithm.
- Fast loading of GTFS file. Be it a zip file or an uncompressed folder.
- Total validation of a feed by following the GTFS reference specification.
You'll need a correctly configured Go toolchain. You can then use:
go get github.com/coopgo/gtfs
This will install the coopgo/gtfs to your $GOPATH/bin directory.
You can then use this library by importing github.com/coopgo/gtfs into your application.
Let's start by parsing the sample feed provided by Google.
package main
import (
"github.com/coopgo/gtfs"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
parser := gtfs.NewParser()
feed, err := parser.Load("sample-feed.zip")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(feed)
}Here we use the Load method of our parser that gives as the "usable" feed.
Our parser, will start by loading the given file, unmarshal it (this give the serializable datastructure) then Link the FeedSerializable to transforms it into a Feed. Our parser then do a total validation to check if the feed is in valid in the eyes of the GTFS reference.
If you want the "serializable" version of our feed, you can do it like this:
package main
import (
"github.com/coopgo/gtfs"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
parser := gtfs.NewParser()
feed, err := parser.Unmarshal("sample-feed.zip")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(feed)
}A FeedSerializable can also be transformed into a Feed like this:
func main() {
parser := gtfs.NewParser()
feedSerializable, err := parser.Unmarshal("sample-feed.zip")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
feed, err := feedSerializable.Link()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}The Parser should always be created with gtfs.NewParser(). This allow the library to set the default value of the different field of our Parser. You can give func(* gtfs.Parser) to the gtfs.NewParser() function to configure it. This is part of the self referential functions design.
func main() {
noValidation := func(p *gtfs.Parser){
p.Validation = false
}
parser := gtfs.NewParser(noValidation)
...
}This function noValidation is already implemented in the package so you don't need to re implement it.
func main() {
parser := gtfs.NewParser(gtfs.NoValidation)
...
}This library is still in development. Encoding and Testing should be coming soon.
We welcome any contributions following theses guidelines :
- Write simple, clear and maintainable code and avoid technical debt.
- Leave the code cleaner than when you started.
- Refactoring existing code for better performance, better readability or better testing wins over creating a new feature.
If you want to contribute, you can fork the repository and create a pull request.
For reporting a bug, you can open an issue using the Bug Report template. Try to write a bug report that is easy to understand and explain how to reproduce the bug. Do not duplicate an existing issue and keep each issue specific to an individual bug.
coopgo/gtfs is under the Apache 2.0 license. Please refer to the LICENSE file for details.