dartDown

Note: this project is a modification of the bartDown project created by James Wardle (@powerlanguage).

dartDown displays the estimated departure times for a DART station. It aims to make functional information aesthetically pleasing so it can be displayed in the home. North and South-bound departures are on the top and bottom row respectively. Colors denote the relative distance of the final destination from the city center (Malahide/Greystones = dark green, Howth/Bray = light green).

See it in action: https://mcguinlu.github.io/dartDown/

Configuration:

dartDown can be customized using the following url parameters:

• ?station=gcdk - station of origin abbreviation, default Grand Canal Dock.
• ?limit=5 - number of trains to display in either direction, default 3
• ?minute_cutoff=2 - departure times below the cutoff will not be displayed, default 3
• You can chain multiple parameters together using & E.g. https://mcguinlu.github.io/dartDown/?station=mhide&limit=5&minute_cutoff=5

Misc:

• Because the Irish Rail API does not require a key, I can host the app via GitHub pages. Otherwise, I'd need a hosting solution that allows for secrets.
• This project makes use of the xml2json API maintained by @factmaven:
• This project uses: offline by Stéphanie Rusch from the Noun Project