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75 lines
2.9 KiB
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travelynx - Railway Travel Logger
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[travelynx](https://finalrewind.org/projects/travelynx/) allows checking into
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and out of individual trains, thus providing a log of your railway journeys
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annotated with real-time delays and service messages. At the moment, it only
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supports german railways and trains which are exposed by the Deutsche Bahn
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[IRIS Interface](https://finalrewind.org/projects/Travel-Status-DE-IRIS/).
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Dependencies
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* perl >= 5.10
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* Cache::File (part of the Cache module)
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* DBI
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* DBD::SQLite
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* Geo::Distance
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* Mojolicious
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* Travel::Status::DE::IRIS
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Setup
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TODO
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Usage
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For the sake of this manual, we will assume your travelynx instance is running
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on `travelynx.de`
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travelynx journey logging is based on checkin and checkout actions: You check
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into a train when boarding it, and check out again when leaving it. Real-time
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data is saved on both occasions, providing an accurate overview of both
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scheduled and actual journey times.
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## Checking in
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You can check into a train up to 10 minutes before its scheduled departure and
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up to 60 minutes after its actual departure (including delays). I recommend
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doing so when it arrives at the station or shortly after boarding.
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First, you need to select the station you want to check in from.
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Navigate to `travelynx.de` or use the travelynx text in the navigation
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bar. You will see a list of the five stations closest to your current location
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(as reported by your browser). Select the station you're at.
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If it is not in the list, you can also directly go do "travelynx.de/*station
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name*", e.g. "travelynx.de/Essen Hbf" or "travelynx.de/EE". Both names and
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DS100 codes are supported.
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Now, as soon as you select a train, you will be checked in and travelynx
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will switch to the journey / checkout view.
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## Checking out
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You can check out of a train up to 10 minutes before its scheduled arrival and
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up to 3 hours after its actual arrival. This ensures that accurate real-time
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data for your arrival is available. I recommend checking out when arriving at
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your destination or shortly after having left the train.
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Once checked in, `travelynx.de` will show a list of all upcoming stops. Select
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one to check out there. You can also check out at a specific station
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by navigating to "travelynx.de/*station name*" and selecting "Hier auschecken".
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If you forgot to check out in time, or are departing the train at a station
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which is not part of its documented route (and also not part of its documented
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route deviations), or are encountering issues with travelynx' real-time data
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fetcher, the checkout action will fail with an error message along the lines
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of "no real-time data available" or "train not found".
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If you use the checkout link again, travelynx will perform a force checkout: it
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will log that you have left the train at the specified station, but omit
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arrival time, delay, and other real-time data. At the moment, this data cannot
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be specified manually.
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