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israndy

israndy

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Would be nice if I could get updates in an Atom feed, like Supercharge.info has:

Atom feed link

Especially if we could somehow use the Center and Zoom feature so limit it to chargers we have a possibility of getting to
 
Theoretically I already have most of the code available to do this, I just haven't enabled it. It's on the list. Thanks for bringing it up.
 
Okay, you motivated me to dive in and finally get this working (you are not the first to ask for it!)

I don't yet have a link to it on the front-facing page yet, but here is the link for you to try:


I don't have a lot of experience with RSS feeds, so I will need your help in tailoring this to something that would be useful to you. But first I'd like to get your feedback on the basic functionality. Does this work for you? I've tailored it after what supercharge.info's feed puts out, and it's similar, at least with the tags that I understand their meaning.

Now as for things I want to change:
  1. Add a filter by change type: ADD (brand new entry) vs. UPDATE (change in status)
  2. Superchargers don't often go to "Temporarily Closed" status, and when they do, it's usually for a long term reconstruction project at the host site. Non-Tesla stations go Open->Closed->Open->Closed->Open with shocking regularity. This can quickly "pollute" the feed/change log, so I would like to introduce a new status type ("RE-OPEN") to differentiate between a site that is newly opened versus just coming back from a temporary closure.
  3. With #2 done, I would like to add a filter to filter by status (PLANNED, PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION, OPEN, RE-OPEN, CLOSED_TEMP, CLOSED_PERM)
  4. Add filters by provider(s)
  5. Add filters by state(s)
  6. Add filters by geo point and radius (I think this is effectively what you were asking for)
  7. See what other things I can stuff into each entry...not being a big RSS user, I'm not sure what is appropriate or even what can be done, but if there is a way I can make the feed more friendly, attractive, or useful, I can see what I can do.
 
Okay, still don't have a public link to this yet, and because of that it's not very user friendly yet, but I think I've implemented most of these. I'll work on building a "feed generator", but in the meantime, if you'd like to test and provide feedback, it would be appreciated.

You can apply various filters as follows:
  1. https://fastcharger.info/service/fastcharger/feed/atom.php?type=ADD
    https://fastcharger.info/service/fastcharger/feed/atom.php?type=UPDATE
  2. https://fastcharger.info/service/fastcharger/feed/atom.php?status=PERMIT,CONSTRUCTION,OPEN
  3. https://fastcharger.info/service/fastcharger/feed/atom.php?providers=1,8,10
  4. https://fastcharger.info/service/fastcharger/feed/atom.php?states=CA,OR,NV,AZ
  5. https://fastcharger.info/service/fastcharger/feed/atom.php?center=39.8,-76.8&radius=100000
You can mix and match those filters any way you want.
The coordinates specified in the 'center' tag are lat & long. Radius is in meters. It defaults to 1000km if you don't specify it.

Obviously the "providers" tag requires a secret decoder ring...a feed builder will provide a better interface, but here are the current provider #'s:

0 OTHER
1 Electrify America
5 EV Connect
6 SHELL_RECHARGE
7 Non-Networked
8 ChargePoint Network
9 OpConnect
10 Volta
11 Webasto
12 eVgo Network
13 Blink Network
14 FCN
15 POWERFLEX
16 EVGATEWAY
17 FPLEV
18 EVCS
19 ZEFNET
20 FLO
21 SWTCH
22 CHARGELAB
23 AMPUP
24 RIVIAN_ADVENTURE
25 EVRANGE
26 LIVINGSTON
27 RED_E
28 UNIVERSAL
29 CIRCLE_K
30 CHARGEUP
31 Tesla
 
@israndy , any feedback on this item? It has been available for awhile now and I am planning on making it public, so if you could let me know what you think of it, or any ideas to change it, that would be helpful.
 
Sorry, I don't visit this site with any regularity. Just signed up for the feed, perhaps I'll be here more now with updates coming in. I was literally checking the About page instead of checking this post, that's why it took so long
 
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