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# [e-mobility charging stations simulator](https://github.com/sap/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator)
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brew install node@16
```
-### GNU/Linux:
+### GNU/Linux
- [NodeSource](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions) Node.js Binary Distributions for version >= 16.X
## Start Web UI
-See Web UI [README.md](src/ui/web/README.md) for more information.
+See Web UI [README.md](ui/web/README.md) for more information.
## Configuration files syntax
**src/assets/config.json**:
-| Key | Value(s) | Default Value | Value type | Description |
-| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| supervisionUrls | | [] | string \| string[] | string or array of global connection URIs to OCPP-J servers |
-| supervisionUrlDistribution | round-robin/random/sequential | round-robin | boolean | supervision urls distribution policy to simulated charging stations |
-| logStatisticsInterval | | 60 | integer | seconds between charging stations statistics output in the logs |
-| logConsole | true/false | false | boolean | output logs on the console |
-| logFormat | | simple | string | winston log format |
-| logRotate | true/false | true | boolean | enable daily log files rotation |
-| logMaxFiles | | 7 | integer | maximum number of log files to keep |
-| logLevel | emerg/alert/crit/error/warning/notice/info/debug | info | string | winston logging level |
-| logFile | | combined.log | string | log file relative path |
-| logErrorFile | | error.log | string | error log file relative path |
-| worker | | {<br />"processType": "workerSet",<br />"startDelay": 500,<br />"elementStartDelay": 0,<br />"elementsPerWorker": 1,<br />"poolMinSize": 4,<br />"poolMaxSize": 16,<br />"poolStrategy": "ROUND_ROBBIN"<br />} | {<br />processType: WorkerProcessType;<br />startDelay: number;<br />elementStartDelay: number;<br />elementsPerWorker: number;<br />poolMinSize: number;<br />poolMaxSize: number;<br />poolStrategy: WorkerChoiceStrategy;<br />} | Worker configuration section:<br />- processType: worker threads process type (workerSet/staticPool/dynamicPool)<br />- startDelay: milliseconds to wait at worker threads startup (only for workerSet threads process type)<br />- elementStartDelay: milliseconds to wait at charging station startup<br />- elementsPerWorker: number of charging stations per worker threads for the `workerSet` process type<br />- poolMinSize: worker threads pool minimum number of threads</br >- poolMaxSize: worker threads pool maximum number of threads<br />- poolStrategy: worker threads pool [poolifier](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier) worker choice strategy |
-| uiServer | | {<br />"enabled": true,<br />"options": {<br />"host: "localhost",<br />"port": 8080<br />}<br />} | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />options: ServerOptions;<br />} | UI WebSocket server configuration section |
-| performanceStorage | | {<br />"enabled": false,<br />"type": "jsonfile",<br />"file:///performanceRecords.json"<br />} | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: string;<br />URI: string;<br />}<br />where type can be 'jsonfile' or 'mongodb' | performance storage configuration section |
-| stationTemplateUrls | | {}[] | {<br />file: string;<br />numberOfStations: number;<br />}[] | array of charging station configuration templates URIs configuration section (charging station configuration template file name and number of stations) |
-
-#### Worker process model:
+| Key | Value(s) | Default Value | Value type | Description |
+| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| supervisionUrls | | [] | string \| string[] | string or array of global connection URIs to OCPP-J servers |
+| supervisionUrlDistribution | round-robin/random/charging-station-affinity | charging-station-affinity | boolean | supervision urls distribution policy to simulated charging stations |
+| logStatisticsInterval | | 60 | integer | seconds between charging stations statistics output in the logs |
+| logConsole | true/false | false | boolean | output logs on the console |
+| logFormat | | simple | string | winston log format |
+| logRotate | true/false | true | boolean | enable daily log files rotation |
+| logMaxFiles | | 7 | integer | maximum number of log files to keep |
+| logLevel | emerg/alert/crit/error/warning/notice/info/debug | info | string | winston logging level |
+| logFile | | combined.log | string | log file relative path |
+| logErrorFile | | error.log | string | error log file relative path |
+| worker | | {<br />"processType": "workerSet",<br />"startDelay": 500,<br />"elementStartDelay": 0,<br />"elementsPerWorker": 1,<br />"poolMinSize": 4,<br />"poolMaxSize": 16,<br />"poolStrategy": "ROUND_ROBIN"<br />} | {<br />processType: WorkerProcessType;<br />startDelay: number;<br />elementStartDelay: number;<br />elementsPerWorker: number;<br />poolMinSize: number;<br />poolMaxSize: number;<br />poolStrategy: WorkerChoiceStrategy;<br />} | Worker configuration section:<br />- processType: worker threads process type (workerSet/staticPool/dynamicPool)<br />- startDelay: milliseconds to wait at worker threads startup (only for workerSet threads process type)<br />- elementStartDelay: milliseconds to wait at charging station startup<br />- elementsPerWorker: number of charging stations per worker threads for the `workerSet` process type<br />- poolMinSize: worker threads pool minimum number of threads</br >- poolMaxSize: worker threads pool maximum number of threads<br />- poolStrategy: worker threads pool [poolifier](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier) worker choice strategy |
+| uiServer | | {<br />"enabled": true,<br />"type": "ws",<br />"options": {<br />"host": "localhost",<br />"port": 8080<br />}<br />} | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: ApplicationProtocol;<br />options: ServerOptions;<br />authentication: {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: AuthenticationType;<br />username: string;<br />password: string;<br />}<br />} | UI server configuration section |
+| performanceStorage | | {<br />"enabled": false,<br />"type": "jsonfile",<br />"file:///performanceRecords.json"<br />} | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: string;<br />URI: string;<br />}<br />where type can be 'jsonfile' or 'mongodb' | performance storage configuration section |
+| stationTemplateUrls | | {}[] | {<br />file: string;<br />numberOfStations: number;<br />}[] | array of charging station configuration templates URIs configuration section (charging station configuration template file name and number of stations) |
+
+#### Worker process model
- **workerSet**:
Worker set executing each a static number (elementsPerWorker) of simulated charging stations from the total
| amperageLimitationOcppKey | | undefined | string | charging stations OCPP parameter key used to set the amperage limit, per phase for each connector on AC and global for DC |
| amperageLimitationUnit | A/cA/dA/mA | A | string | charging stations amperage limit unit |
| enableStatistics | true/false | true | boolean | enable charging stations statistics |
-| mayAuthorizeAtRemoteStart | true/false | true | boolean | always send authorize at remote start transaction when AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests is enabled |
-| payloadSchemaValidation | true/false | true | boolean | validate OCPP commands PDU against OCA JSON schemas |
+| mustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart | true/false | true | boolean | always send authorize at remote start transaction when AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests is enabled |
+| payloadSchemaValidation | true/false | true | boolean | validate OCPP commands PDU against [OCA](https://www.openchargealliance.org/) JSON schemas |
| beginEndMeterValues | true/false | false | boolean | enable Transaction.{Begin,End} MeterValues |
| outOfOrderEndMeterValues | true/false | false | boolean | send Transaction.End MeterValues out of order. Need to relax OCPP specifications strict compliance ('ocppStrictCompliance' parameter) |
| meteringPerTransaction | true/false | true | boolean | enable metering history on a per transaction basis |
#### AutomaticTransactionGenerator section
+Section type definition:
+
+```ts
+type AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration = {
+ enable: boolean;
+ minDuration: number;
+ maxDuration: number;
+ minDelayBetweenTwoTransactions: number;
+ maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions: number;
+ probabilityOfStart: number;
+ stopAfterHours: number;
+ stopOnConnectionFailure: boolean;
+ requireAuthorize?: boolean;
+ idTagDistribution?: 'random' | 'round-robin' | 'connector-affinity';
+};
+```
+
+Section example:
+
```json
"AutomaticTransactionGenerator": {
"enable": false,
"probabilityOfStart": 1,
"stopAfterHours": 0.3,
"stopOnConnectionFailure": true,
- "requireAuthorize": true
+ "requireAuthorize": true,
+ "idTagDistribution": "random"
}
```
## UI protocol
-Protocol to control the simulator via a Websocket
+Protocol to control the simulator via a Websocket or HTTP server.
+
+### HTTP Protocol
+
+To learn how to use the HTTP protocol to pilot the simulator, an [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) requests collection is available in [src/assets/ui-protocol](./src/assets/ui-protocol) directory.
-### Protocol
+### Websocket Protocol
-PDU stands for Protocol Data Unit
+SRPC protocol over Websocket. PDU stands for 'Protocol Data Unit'.
-Request:
-[`uuid`, `ProcedureName`, `PDU`]
+- Request:
+ [`uuid`, `ProcedureName`, `PDU`]
+ `uuid`: String uniquely representing this request
+ `ProcedureName`: The procedure to run on the simulator
+ `PDU`: The parameters for said procedure
-`uuid`: String uniquely representing this request
-`ProcedureName`: The procedure to run on the simulator
-`PDU`: The parameters for said procedure
+- Response:
+ [`uuid`, `PDU`]
+ `uuid`: String uniquely linking the response to the request
+ `PDU`: Response parameters to requested procedure
-Response:
-[`uuid`, `PDU`]
+#### Version 0.0.1
+
+Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
+
+##### Procedures
+
+###### Start Simulator
+
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'startSimulator'
+ `PDU`: {}
+
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure'
+ }
-`uuid`: String uniquely linking the response to the request
-`PDU`: Response data to requested procedure
+###### Stop Simulator
-### Version 0.0.1
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'stopSimulator'
+ `PDU`: {}
-Set the HTTP header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure'
+ }
-#### Procedures
+###### List Charging Stations
-##### List Charging stations
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'listChargingStations'
+ `PDU`: {}
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'listChargingStations'
-`PDU`: {}
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `chargingStations`: ChargingStationData[]
+ }
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`,
-`index`: ChargingStationData,
-...
-`index`: ChargingStationData
-}
+###### Start Transaction
-##### Start Transaction
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'startTransaction'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ `connectorId`: connector id integer,
+ `idTag`: RFID tag string
+ }
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'startTransaction'
-`PDU`: {
-`hashId`: the unique identifier of a charging station
-`connectorId`: the id of the connector
-`idTag`: the RFID tag
-}
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`
-}
+###### Stop Transaction
-##### Stop Transaction
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'stopTransaction'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ `transactionId`: transaction id integer
+ }
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'stopTransaction'
-`PDU`: {
-`hashId`: the unique identifier of a charging station
-`transactionId`: the id of the transaction
-}
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`
-}
+###### Start Charging Station
-##### Start Charging Station
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'startChargingStation'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'startChargingStation'
-`PDU`: {
-`hashId`: the unique identifier of a charging station
-}
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional)
+ }
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`
-}
+###### Stop Charging Station
-##### Stop Charging Station
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'stopChargingStation'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)
+ }
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'stopChargingStation'
-`PDU`: {
-`hashId`: the unique identifier of a charging station
-}
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`
-}
+###### Open Connection
-##### Open Connection
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'openConnection'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)
+ }
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'openConnection'
-`PDU`: {
-`hashId`: the unique identifier of a charging station
-}
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`
-}
-
-##### Close Connection
+###### Close Connection
-Request:
-`ProcedureName`: 'closeConnection'
-`PDU`: {
-`hashId`: the unique identifier of a charging station
-}
-
-Response:
-`PDU`: {
-`status`
-}
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'closeConnection'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)
+ }
+
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
+
+###### Start Automatic Transaction Generator
+
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'startAutomaticTransactionGenerator'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ `connectorIds`: connector id integer array (optional, default: all connectors)
+ }
+
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
+
+###### Stop Automatic Transaction Generator
+
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ `connectorIds`: connector id integer array (optional, default: all connectors)
+ }
+
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
+
+###### Status Notification
+
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'StatusNotification'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ `connectorId`: connector id integer,
+ `errorCode`: connector error code,
+ `status`: connector status
+ }
+
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
+
+###### Heartbeat
+
+- Request:
+ `ProcedureName`: 'Heartbeat'
+ `PDU`: {
+ `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),
+ }
+
+- Response:
+ `PDU`: {
+ `status`: 'success' | 'failure',
+ `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,
+ `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),
+ `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)
+ }
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