VeLibe

Wrapper for Velib api, for no-fuss cycling.

CLI tool included to help you see if there is bikes around.

So far velibe only support query of station. Handling of favorites, query by address, and some stat collection is planed and might be implemented soon.

Just install the gem, and you'll have access to this wonderful tool :D

$ gem install velibe

The cli relies on the JcDecaux API. You need an api token to be able to use it. You can see the official site to get one [there] (https://developer.jcdecaux.com/#/opendata/vls?page=dynamic). You'll need to create an account, and an acces token will be then granted

This token is to be stored in the VELIBE_TOKEN variable environment, or in the yaml config file under the token key.

Basic usage of the commandline is to query the API to see the status of some specific station:

 $ velibe 10042 18012 13020
   Velibe >> Stations 10042, 18012, 13020:
           > Station 10042 - poissonnière - enghien:  15 Velo(s) libre(s) pour 17 places libres
           > Station 18012 - doudeauville stephenson:  1 Velo(s) libre(s) pour 33 places libres
           > Station 13020 - mendes france:  25 Velo(s) libre(s) pour 17 places libres

Velibe handle storing of favorites stations, those would be the one that will be querried when no argument is provided.

You can control favorites with the favorite subcommand (which can be shorten to fav or f. This accept different subcommands:

• a/add <sta1> <sta2> : add stations to favorites
• reset/setup [--force|-f] : setup the config version, or reset it. you will need to add the force flag to erase existing config
• if none is provided, just output current favorites.

Configuration is stored in ~/.velib.yaml which you can also edit by hand and eventually version in you dotfiles repo.

$ cat ~/.velib.yaml
---
favorites: [10035, 19003, 19004, 10031]
token: <this-is-your-token-string>