dvbjs

This is an unofficial node module, giving you a few options to query Dresden's public transport system for current bus- and tramstop data.

Want something like this for another language, look no further 🙂

Getting Started

Install the module using npm or yarn

$ npm install dvbjs
or
$ yarn add dvbjs

and require it in your project

import * as dvb from "dvbjs";

HTTP request are handled by axios that supports all modern browsers. See packages/react-example for a browser departure monitor example.

Example Usage

Find stops by name

import * as dvb from "dvbjs"; // OR const dvb = require("dvbjs");

dvb.findStop("zellesch").then((data) => {
  console.dir({ data }, { depth: 7, maxArrayLength: 2 });
});

{
  data: [
    {
      city: 'Dresden',
      coords: [ 13.745859050200034, 51.0283698098441 ],
      name: 'Zellescher Weg',
      id: '33000312',
      type: 'Stop'
    },
    {
      city: 'Clausthal-Zellerfeld',
      coords: [ 10.347333308428196, 51.80899839555576 ],
      name: 'Eschenbacher Straße',
      id: '26005221',
      type: 'Stop'
    }
  ]
}

Monitor a single stop

import * as dvb from "dvbjs"; // OR const dvb = require("dvbjs");

const stopID = "33000037"; // Postplatz
const timeOffset = 5;
const numResults = 2;

dvb.monitor(stopID, timeOffset, numResults).then((data) => {
  console.dir(data, { depth: 7, maxArrayLength: 2 });
});

[
  {
    arrivalTime: 2019-10-07T21:04:00.000Z,
    scheduledTime: 2019-10-07T21:04:00.000Z,
    id: 'voe:11001: :R:j19',
    line: '1',
    direction: 'Prohlis',
    platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
    arrivalTimeRelative: 4,
    scheduledTimeRelative: 4,
    delayTime: 0,
    state: 'InTime',
    mode: {
      title: 'Straßenbahn',
      name: 'Tram',
      iconUrl: 'https://www.dvb.de/assets/img/trans-icon/transport-tram.svg'
    },
    diva: { number: 11001, network: 'voe' }
  },
  {
    arrivalTime: 2019-10-07T21:15:00.000Z,
    scheduledTime: 2019-10-07T21:15:00.000Z,
    id: 'voe:11002: :R:j19',
    line: '2',
    direction: 'Kleinzschachwitz',
    platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
    arrivalTimeRelative: 15,
    scheduledTimeRelative: 15,
    delayTime: 0,
    state: 'InTime',
    mode: {
      title: 'Straßenbahn',
      name: 'Tram',
      iconUrl: 'https://www.dvb.de/assets/img/trans-icon/transport-tram.svg'
    },
    diva: { number: 11002, network: 'voe' }
  }
]

Find routes

import * as dvb from "dvbjs"; // OR const dvb = require("dvbjs");

const origin = "33000742"; // Helmholtzstraße
const destination = "33000037"; // Postplatz
const startTime = new Date();
const isArrivalTime = false;

dvb.route(origin, destination, startTime, isArrivalTime).then((data) => {
  console.dir(data, { depth: 7, maxArrayLength: 2 });
});

{
  origin: {
    id: '33000742',
    name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
    city: 'Dresden',
    coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ]
  },
  destination: {
    id: '33000037',
    name: 'Postplatz',
    city: 'Dresden',
    coords: [ 13.733966669186017, 51.05081442107084 ]
  },
  trips: [
    {
      nodes: [
        {
          stops: [
            {
              id: '33000742',
              name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: undefined,
              coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:12:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:12:00.000Z
            },
            {
              id: '33000135',
              name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
              coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:24:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:24:00.000Z
            }
          ],
          departure: {
            id: '33000742',
            name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: undefined,
            time: 2019-10-07T21:12:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          arrival: {
            id: '33000135',
            name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
            time: 2019-10-07T21:24:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          mode: {
            title: 'Fussweg',
            name: 'Footpath',
            iconUrl: 'https://m.dvb.de/img/walk.svg'
          },
          line: 'Fussweg',
          direction: '',
          diva: undefined,
          duration: 12,
          path: [
            [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
            [ 13.725454558079187, 51.025553521653286 ],
            ... 47 more items
          ]
        },
        {
          stops: [
            {
              id: '33000135',
              name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
              coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:24:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:24:00.000Z
            },
            {
              id: '33000134',
              name: 'Münchner Platz',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
              coords: [ 13.721883037345886, 51.02995723597058 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:25:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:25:00.000Z
            },
            ... 6 more items
          ],
          departure: {
            id: '33000135',
            name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
            time: 2019-10-07T21:24:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          arrival: {
            id: '33000005',
            name: 'Pirnaischer Platz',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: { name: '4', type: 'Platform' },
            time: 2019-10-07T21:33:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.743735436306865, 51.04888908670104 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          mode: {
            title: 'Straßenbahn',
            name: 'Tram',
            iconUrl: 'https://www.dvb.de/assets/img/trans-icon/transport-tram.svg'
          },
          line: '3',
          direction: 'Bf. Neustadt',
          diva: { number: 11003, network: 'voe' },
          duration: 9,
          path: [
            [ 13.71646358720785, 51.02796935341722 ],
            [ 13.71649241447995, 51.02797791957738 ],
            ... 56 more items
          ]
        },
        ... 2 more items
      ],
      departure: {
        id: '33000742',
        name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
        city: 'Dresden',
        platform: undefined,
        time: 2019-10-07T21:12:00.000Z,
        coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
        type: 'Stop'
      },
      arrival: {
        id: '33000037',
        name: 'Postplatz',
        city: 'Dresden',
        platform: { name: '2', type: 'Platform' },
        time: 2019-10-07T21:39:00.000Z,
        coords: [ 13.733966669186017, 51.05081442107084 ],
        type: 'Stop'
      },
      duration: 27,
      interchanges: 1
    },
    {
      nodes: [
        {
          stops: [
            {
              id: '33000742',
              name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: undefined,
              coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:23:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:23:00.000Z
            },
            {
              id: '33000135',
              name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
              coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:35:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:35:00.000Z
            }
          ],
          departure: {
            id: '33000742',
            name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: undefined,
            time: 2019-10-07T21:23:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          arrival: {
            id: '33000135',
            name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
            time: 2019-10-07T21:35:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          mode: {
            title: 'Fussweg',
            name: 'Footpath',
            iconUrl: 'https://m.dvb.de/img/walk.svg'
          },
          line: 'Fussweg',
          direction: '',
          diva: undefined,
          duration: 12,
          path: [
            [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
            [ 13.725454558079187, 51.025553521653286 ],
            ... 47 more items
          ]
        },
        {
          stops: [
            {
              id: '33000135',
              name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
              coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:35:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:35:00.000Z
            },
            {
              id: '33000134',
              name: 'Münchner Platz',
              city: 'Dresden',
              type: 'Stop',
              platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
              coords: [ 13.721883037345886, 51.02995723597058 ],
              arrival: 2019-10-07T21:36:00.000Z,
              departure: 2019-10-07T21:36:00.000Z
            },
            ... 6 more items
          ],
          departure: {
            id: '33000135',
            name: 'Plauen Nöthnitzer Straße',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: { name: '1', type: 'Platform' },
            time: 2019-10-07T21:35:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.716492082528102, 51.02796893475141 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          arrival: {
            id: '33000005',
            name: 'Pirnaischer Platz',
            city: 'Dresden',
            platform: { name: '4', type: 'Platform' },
            time: 2019-10-07T21:44:00.000Z,
            coords: [ 13.743735436306865, 51.04888908670104 ],
            type: 'Stop'
          },
          mode: {
            title: 'Straßenbahn',
            name: 'Tram',
            iconUrl: 'https://www.dvb.de/assets/img/trans-icon/transport-tram.svg'
          },
          line: '3',
          direction: 'Wilder Mann',
          diva: { number: 11003, network: 'voe' },
          duration: 9,
          path: [
            [ 13.71646358720785, 51.02796935341722 ],
            [ 13.71649241447995, 51.02797791957738 ],
            ... 56 more items
          ]
        },
        ... 2 more items
      ],
      departure: {
        id: '33000742',
        name: 'Helmholtzstraße',
        city: 'Dresden',
        platform: undefined,
        time: 2019-10-07T21:23:00.000Z,
        coords: [ 13.725468471273134, 51.0255443264448 ],
        type: 'Stop'
      },
      arrival: {
        id: '33000037',
        name: 'Postplatz',
        city: 'Dresden',
        platform: { name: '2', type: 'Platform' },
        time: 2019-10-07T21:53:00.000Z,
        coords: [ 13.733966669186017, 51.05081442107084 ],
        type: 'Stop'
      },
      duration: 30,
      interchanges: 1
    },
    ... 2 more items
  ]
}

API Documentation

index.ts
- Functions
  - coords
  - findAddress
  - findPOI
  - findStop
  - lines
  - monitor
  - pins
  - route
- Interfaces
  - IDiva
  - IPlatform
  - IPin
  - IConnection
  - IMode
  - IAddress
  - ILine
  - IMonitor
  - ILocation
  - IPoint
  - IStop
  - IStopLocation
  - INode
  - ITrip
  - IRoute
- Types
  - coord
- Enums
  - POI_TYPE
  - PIN_TYPE

index.ts

Functions

coords

Find the coordinates for a given POI id.

function coords(id: string, timeout: number = 5000): Promise<number[]>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
id	string		the POI ID
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<number[] | undefined>

findAddress

Lookup address and nearby stops by coordinate.

function findAddress(lng: number, lat: number, timeout: number = 5000): Promise<IAddress>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
lng	number		longitude of the coordinate
lat	number		latitude of the coordinate
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<IAddress | undefined>

findPOI

Search for POI in the network of the DVB.

function findPOI(searchString: string, timeout: number = 5000): Promise<IPoint[]>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
searchString	string		the name of the stop
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<IPoint[]>

findStop

Search for a single stop in the network of the DVB.

function findStop(searchString: string, timeout: number = 5000): Promise<IPoint[]>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
searchString	string		the name of the stop
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<IPoint[]>

lines

get a list of availible tram/bus lines for a stop.

function lines(stopID: string, timeout: number = 5000): Promise<ILine[]>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
stopID	string		the stop ID
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<ILine[]>

monitor

Monitor a single stop to see every bus or tram leaving this stop after the specified time offset.

function monitor(stopID: string, offset: number = 0, amount: number = 0, timeout: number = 5000): Promise<IMonitor[]>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
stopID	string		ID of the stop
offset	number	0	how many minutes in the future, 0 for now
amount	number	0	number of results
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<IMonitor[]>

pins

Search for different kinds of POIs inside a given bounding box.

function pins(swlng: number, swlat: number, nelng: number, nelat: number, pinTypes: PIN_TYPE[] = [PIN_TYPE.stop], timeout: number = 5000): Promise<IPin[]>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
swlng	number		the longitude of the south west coordinate
swlat	number		the latitude of the south west coordinate
nelng	number		the longitude of the north east coordinate
nelat	number		the latitude of the north east coordinate
pinTypes	PIN_TYPE[]	[PIN_TYPE.stop]	array of pin types
timeout	number	5000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<IPin[]>

route

Query the server for possible routes from one stop to another.

function route(originID: string, destinationID: string, time: Date = new Date(), isArrivalTime: boolean = true, timeout: number = 15000): Promise<IRoute>;

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
originID	string		the id of the origin stop
destinationID	string		the id of the destination stop
time	Date	new Date()	starting at what time
isArrivalTime	boolean	true	is time the arrival time
timeout	number	15000	the timeout of the request

Return type

Promise<IRoute>

Interfaces

IDiva

interface IDiva {
    number: number;
    network?: string;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
number	number	false
network	string	true

IPlatform

interface IPlatform {
    name: string;
    type: string;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
name	string	false
type	string	false

IPin

The id for PIN_TYPE.platform is always an empty string.
PIN_TYPE.platform conatins platform_nr.
PIN_TYPE.stop contains connections.
PIN_TYPE.parkandride contains info.

interface IPin {
    id: string;
    type: PIN_TYPE;
    name: string;
    coords: Array<number>;
    platformNr?: string;
    connections?: IConnection[];
    info?: string;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
id	string	false
type	PIN_TYPE	false
name	string	false
coords	Array	false
platformNr	string	true
connections	IConnection[]	true
info	string	true

IConnection

interface IConnection {
    line: string;
    mode?: IMode;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
line	string	false
mode	IMode	true

IMode

interface IMode {
    title: string;
    name: string;
    iconUrl?: string;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
title	string	false
name	string	false
iconUrl	string	true

IAddress

interface IAddress extends IPoint {
    stops: IPoint[];
}

Extends

IPoint

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
stops	IPoint[]	false

ILine

interface ILine {
    name: string;
    mode?: IMode;
    diva?: IDiva;
    directions: string[];
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
name	string	false
mode	IMode	true
diva	IDiva	true
directions	string[]	false

IMonitor

interface IMonitor {
    arrivalTime: Date;
    scheduledTime: Date;
    id: string;
    line: string;
    direction: string;
    platform?: IPlatform;
    arrivalTimeRelative: number;
    scheduledTimeRelative: number;
    delayTime: number;
    state: string;
    mode?: IMode;
    diva?: IDiva;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
arrivalTime	Date	false
scheduledTime	Date	false
id	string	false
line	string	false
direction	string	false
platform	IPlatform	true
arrivalTimeRelative	number	false
scheduledTimeRelative	number	false
delayTime	number	false
state	string	false
mode	IMode	true
diva	IDiva	true

ILocation

interface ILocation {
    id: string;
    name: string;
    city: string;
    coords: Array<number>;
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
id	string	false
name	string	false
city	string	false
coords	Array	false

IPoint

interface IPoint extends ILocation {
    type: POI_TYPE;
}

Extends

ILocation

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
type	POI_TYPE	false

IStop

interface IStop extends ILocation {
    type: string;
    platform?: IPlatform;
    arrival: Date;
    departure: Date;
}

Extends

ILocation

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
type	string	false
platform	IPlatform	true
arrival	Date	false
departure	Date	false

IStopLocation

interface IStopLocation extends ILocation {
    platform?: IPlatform;
    time: Date;
    type: string;
}

Extends

ILocation

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
platform	IPlatform	true
time	Date	false
type	string	false

INode

interface INode {
    stops: IStop[];
    departure?: IStopLocation;
    arrival?: IStopLocation;
    mode?: IMode;
    line: string;
    direction: string;
    diva?: IDiva;
    duration: number;
    path: Array<number>[];
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
stops	IStop[]	false
departure	IStopLocation	true
arrival	IStopLocation	true
mode	IMode	true
line	string	false
direction	string	false
diva	IDiva	true
duration	number	false
path	Array[]	false

ITrip

interface ITrip {
    departure?: IStopLocation;
    arrival?: IStopLocation;
    duration: number;
    interchanges: number;
    nodes: INode[];
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
departure	IStopLocation	true
arrival	IStopLocation	true
duration	number	false
interchanges	number	false
nodes	INode[]	false

IRoute

interface IRoute {
    origin?: ILocation;
    destination?: ILocation;
    trips: ITrip[];
}

Properties

Name	Type	Optional
origin	ILocation	true
destination	ILocation	true
trips	ITrip[]	false

Types

coord

WGS84 coordinates [lng, lat]

type coord = number[];

Type

number[]

Enums

POI_TYPE

enum POI_TYPE {
     Address = "Address",
     Coords = "Coords",
     POI = "POI",
     Stop = "Stop"
}

Members

Name	Value
Address	"Address"
Coords	"Coords"
POI	"POI"
Stop	"Stop"

PIN_TYPE

enum PIN_TYPE {
     stop = "stop",
     platform = "platform",
     poi = "poi",
     rentabike = "rentabike",
     ticketmachine = "ticketmachine",
     carsharing = "carsharing",
     parkandride = "parkandride",
     unknown = "unknown"
}

Members

Name	Value
stop	"stop"
platform	"platform"
poi	"poi"
rentabike	"rentabike"
ticketmachine	"ticketmachine"
carsharing	"carsharing"
parkandride	"parkandride"
unknown	"unknown"

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Find routes

API Documentation

Table of contents

index.ts

Functions

coords

findAddress

findPOI

findStop

lines

monitor

pins

route

Interfaces

IDiva

IPlatform

IPin

IConnection

IMode

IAddress

ILine

IMonitor

ILocation

IPoint

IStop

IStopLocation

INode

ITrip

IRoute

Types

coord

Enums

POI_TYPE

PIN_TYPE