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55 lines
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This bot will allow briefings of estimated travel times, distances and fare information for transit travel.
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It can respond to: departure times, arrival times, user preferences (toll avoidance, highway avoidance) and a mode of transport
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It can output: fare information, more detailed addresses on origin and destination, duration in traffic information, metric and imperical units and information in various languages.
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The bot will respond to the same stream input was in. And if called as private message, the bot will reply with a private message.
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To setup the bot, you will first need to move google-commute.ini into the user home directory and add an API key.
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Move <pre><code>~/zulip/contrib_bots/lib/CommuteBot/google-commute.ini</code></pre> into <pre><code>~/google-commute.ini</code></pre>
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To add an API key, please visit: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/start to retrieve a key and copy your api key into google-commute.ini
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Sample input and output:
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<pre><code>@commute help</code></pre>
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<pre><code>Obligatory Inputs:
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Origin e.g. origins=New+York,NY,USA
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Destination e.g. destinations=Chicago,IL,USA
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Optional Inputs:
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Mode Of Transport (inputs: driving, walking, bicycling, transit)
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Default mode (no mode input) is driving
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e.g. mode=driving or mode=transit
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Units (metric or imperial)
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e.g. units=metric
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Restrictions (inputs: tolls, highways, ferries, indoor)
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e.g. avoid=tolls
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Departure Time (inputs: now or (YYYY, MM, DD, HH, MM, SS) departing)
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e.g. departure_time=now or departure_time=2016,12,17,23,40,40
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Arrival Time (inputs: (YYYY, MM, DD, HH, MM, SS) arriving)
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e.g. arrival_time=2016,12,17,23,40,40
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Languages:
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Languages list: https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#languagesupport)
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e.g. language=fr
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</code></pre>
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Sample request:
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<pre><code>
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@commute origins=Chicago,IL,USA destinations=New+York,NY,USA language=fr
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</code></pre>
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Please note:
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Fare information can be derived, though is solely dependent on the
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availability of the information released by public transport operators.
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Duration in traffic can only be derived if a departure time is set.
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If a location has spaces in its name, please use a + symbol in the
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place of the space/s.
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A departure time and a arrival time can not be inputted at the same time
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No spaces within addresses.
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Departure times and arrival times must be in the UTC timezone,
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you can use the timezone bot.
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