Some code to make a train go by on the screen when a train goes by outside. Also known as "the internet of things".

Getting started

This project depends on a nice python wrapper for the CTA Train Tracker API, which you can install by running pip install -r requirements.txt.

You'll also need to make a file called settings.py in the repository root that contains your secret API key for the CTA train tracker, like this:

CTA_API_KEY = 'your-key-goes-here'

You can get an API key for the CTA by applying here.

Now everything is set up! You can run update_json.py and it will query the API and make a new file in web/data/train-times.json that contains the data needed for the web site to make trains rumble by.

To see the website, change to the web/ directory and run python -m SimpleHTTPServer to start a web server. Visit http:://localhost:8000 and behold the trains.