Sending the schedule for a fixed-route, scheduled mobility service provider (example: Metro and Buses) (Node.js)

In this use case, the user views the schedule or time-table for a fixed route mobility service provider like a bus service, or a metro service

Search

Code snippets

BPP receives protocol search

/*
Example Request JSON :
{
    "context": {
        "domain": "nic2004:60221",
        "country": "IND",
        "city": "std:080",
        "action": "search",
        "core_version": "0.9.1",
        "bap_id": "https://mock_bap.com/",
        "bap_uri": "https://mock_bap.com/beckn/",
        "transaction_id": "1209849124",
        "message_id": "12341242342",
        "timestamp": "2021-03-23T10:00:40.065Z"
    },
    "message": {
        "intent" : {
            "fulfillment": {
                "start" : {
                    "location" : {
                        "gps" : "12.9349377,77.6055586"
                    }
                },
                "end" : {
                    "location" : {
                        "gps" : "12.4535445,77.9283792"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
*/
    // Auth middleware authenticates the digital signature of the incoming request
    router.post('/mobility/search', auth, search);

    function search({ headers, body }, res) {
        try {
            const message = _.get(body, "message");
            const context = _.get(body, "context");
            if (!context) {
                return res.status(400).send(httpResponse("NACK", "Missing Context"));
            }
            if (!message) {
                return res.status(400).send(httpResponse("NACK", "Missing Message"));
            }
            // ... Returns the ack immediately and continue the processing after validation
            res.status(200).send(httpResponse("ACK"));
            processSearch(headers, body)
        } catch (error) {
            res.status(500).send(httpResponse("NACK", error));
        }
    };

BPP processes the search

   function processSearch(requestHeaders, searchRequestBody) {
        // Execute business logic here
    ​    let searchResponse = {

        }
        generateResponse(requestHeaders, searchResponse)
    }

BPP generates response

    async function generateResponse(requestHeaders, rawResponse){
/*
Example Request JSON :
{
    "context": {
        "domain": "nic2004:60221",
        "country": "IND",
        "city": "std:080",
        "action": "on_search",
        "core_version": "0.9.1",
        "bap_id": "https://mock_bap.com/",
        "bap_uri": "https://mock_bap.com/beckn/",
        "bpp_id": "https://mock_bpp.com/",
        "bpp_uri": "https://mock_bpp.com/beckn/",
        "transaction_id": "1209849124",
        "message_id": "12341242343",
        "timestamp": "2021-03-23T10:00:40.065Z"
    },
    "message": {
        "catalog": {
            "bpp/descriptor": {
                "name": "Metro Corp"
            },
            "bpp/providers": [
                {
                    "id": "metro",
                    "descriptor" : {
                        "name": "Metro"
                    },
                    "locations": [
                        {
                            "id": "stop-1",
                            "station_code":"Aluva",
                            "gps": "10.109289, 76.349601",
                            "time":{
                                "schedule":{
                                    "times":[
                                        "2021-08-19T01:30:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T01:50:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:10:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:30:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:50:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:10:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:30:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:50:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:10:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:30:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:50:00.000Z"
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "stop-2",
                            "station_code":"Pulinchodu",
                            "gps": "10.095094, 76.346629",
                            "time":{
                                "schedule":{
                                    "times":[
                                        "2021-08-19T01:34:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T01:54:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:14:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:34:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:54:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:14:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:34:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:54:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:14:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:34:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:54:00.000Z"
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "stop-3",
                            "station_code":"Companypady",
                            "gps": "10.087307, 76.342809",
                            "time":{
                                "schedule":{
                                    "times":[
                                        "2021-08-19T01:38:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T01:58:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:18:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:38:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T02:58:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:18:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:38:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T03:58:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:18:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:38:00.000Z",
                                        "2021-08-19T04:58:00.000Z"
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "items": [
                        {
                            "id": "1-2",
                            "descriptor" : {
                                "name" : "Aluva to Pulinchodu"
                            },
                            "price" : {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "10"
                            },
                            "matched": true
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "1-3",
                            "descriptor" : {
                                "name" : "Aluva to Companypady"
                            },
                            "price" : {
                                "currency": "INR",
                                "value": "20"
                            },
                            "matched": true
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
*/
        //The below code generates the above example JSON.
        let onSearchResponseBody = { }
        //call protocol on_search
        await callOnSearch(requestHeaders, onSearchResponseBody);
    }

BPP calls protocol on_search

    async function callOnSearch(requestHeaders, onSearchResponseBody) {
        // Take the subscriber Id from the header and calls the registry to get the url. If already cached it need not to call again
        const uri = await lookup(requestHeaders);
        // Construct Header
        const headers = constructAuthHeader(); // Auth Header with digital Signature
        return axios({ url: `${uri}/mobility/on_search`, method: "POST", headers, data: onRatingResponseBody });
    }