Strict null type check fixes
[e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator.git] / src / charging-station / AutomaticTransactionGenerator.ts
index 31d4d85284354675676012136f30c2a2a85fd781..2774149e8be144cfac1cf11a2b4c4748be9879fe 100644 (file)
-import { AuthorizationStatus, AuthorizeResponse, StartTransactionResponse, StopTransactionReason, StopTransactionResponse } from '../types/ocpp/1.6/Transaction';
-import { PerformanceObserver, performance } from 'perf_hooks';
+// Partial Copyright Jerome Benoit. 2021-2023. All Rights Reserved.
 
-import ChargingStation from './ChargingStation';
+import { AsyncResource } from 'async_hooks';
+
+import type ChargingStation from './ChargingStation';
+import { ChargingStationUtils } from './ChargingStationUtils';
+import BaseError from '../exception/BaseError';
+import PerformanceStatistics from '../performance/PerformanceStatistics';
+import {
+  type AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration,
+  IdTagDistribution,
+  type Status,
+} from '../types/AutomaticTransactionGenerator';
+import { RequestCommand } from '../types/ocpp/Requests';
+import {
+  AuthorizationStatus,
+  type AuthorizeRequest,
+  type AuthorizeResponse,
+  type StartTransactionRequest,
+  type StartTransactionResponse,
+  StopTransactionReason,
+  type StopTransactionResponse,
+} from '../types/ocpp/Transaction';
 import Constants from '../utils/Constants';
-import Utils from '../utils/Utils';
 import logger from '../utils/Logger';
+import Utils from '../utils/Utils';
 
-export default class AutomaticTransactionGenerator {
-  private _chargingStation: ChargingStation;
-  private _timeToStop: boolean;
-  private _performanceObserver: PerformanceObserver;
-
-  constructor(chargingStation: ChargingStation) {
-    this._chargingStation = chargingStation;
-    this._timeToStop = true;
-    if (this._chargingStation.getEnableStatistics()) {
-      this._performanceObserver = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
-        const entry = list.getEntries()[0];
-        this._chargingStation.statistics.logPerformance(entry, Constants.ENTITY_AUTOMATIC_TRANSACTION_GENERATOR);
-        this._performanceObserver.disconnect();
-      });
+const moduleName = 'AutomaticTransactionGenerator';
+
+export default class AutomaticTransactionGenerator extends AsyncResource {
+  private static readonly instances: Map<string, AutomaticTransactionGenerator> = new Map<
+    string,
+    AutomaticTransactionGenerator
+  >();
+
+  public readonly connectorsStatus: Map<number, Status>;
+  public readonly configuration: AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration;
+  public started: boolean;
+  private readonly chargingStation: ChargingStation;
+  private idTagIndex: number;
+
+  private constructor(
+    automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration: AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration,
+    chargingStation: ChargingStation
+  ) {
+    super(moduleName);
+    this.started = false;
+    this.configuration = automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration;
+    this.chargingStation = chargingStation;
+    this.idTagIndex = 0;
+    this.connectorsStatus = new Map<number, Status>();
+    this.initializeConnectorsStatus();
+  }
+
+  public static getInstance(
+    automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration: AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration,
+    chargingStation: ChargingStation
+  ): AutomaticTransactionGenerator | undefined {
+    if (AutomaticTransactionGenerator.instances.has(chargingStation.stationInfo.hashId) === false) {
+      AutomaticTransactionGenerator.instances.set(
+        chargingStation.stationInfo.hashId,
+        new AutomaticTransactionGenerator(
+          automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration,
+          chargingStation
+        )
+      );
     }
+    return AutomaticTransactionGenerator.instances.get(chargingStation.stationInfo.hashId);
   }
 
-  get timeToStop(): boolean {
-    return this._timeToStop;
+  public start(): void {
+    if (this.checkChargingStation() === false) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.started === true) {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} is already started`);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.startConnectors();
+    this.started = true;
   }
 
-  _logPrefix(connectorId: number = null): string {
-    if (connectorId) {
-      return Utils.logPrefix(' ' + this._chargingStation.stationInfo.name + ' ATG on connector #' + connectorId.toString() + ':');
+  public stop(): void {
+    if (this.started === false) {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} is already stopped`);
+      return;
     }
-    return Utils.logPrefix(' ' + this._chargingStation.stationInfo.name + ' ATG:');
+    this.stopConnectors();
+    this.started = false;
   }
 
-  start(): void {
-    this._timeToStop = false;
-    if (this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.stopAfterHours &&
-      this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.stopAfterHours > 0) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        void this.stop();
-      }, this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.stopAfterHours * 3600 * 1000);
+  public startConnector(connectorId: number): void {
+    if (this.checkChargingStation(connectorId) === false) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.connectorsStatus.has(connectorId) === false) {
+      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} starting on non existing connector`);
+      throw new BaseError(`Connector ${connectorId} does not exist`);
+    }
+    if (this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.start === false) {
+      this.runInAsyncScope(
+        this.internalStartConnector.bind(this) as (
+          this: AutomaticTransactionGenerator,
+          ...args: any[]
+        ) => Promise<void>,
+        this,
+        connectorId
+      ).catch(() => {
+        /* This is intentional */
+      });
+    } else if (this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.start === true) {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} is already started on connector`);
     }
-    for (const connector in this._chargingStation.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0) {
-        void this.startConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector));
+  }
+
+  public stopConnector(connectorId: number): void {
+    if (this.connectorsStatus.has(connectorId) === false) {
+      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} stopping on non existing connector`);
+      throw new BaseError(`Connector ${connectorId} does not exist`);
+    }
+    if (this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.start === true) {
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).start = false;
+    } else if (this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.start === false) {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} is already stopped on connector`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private startConnectors(): void {
+    if (
+      this.connectorsStatus?.size > 0 &&
+      this.connectorsStatus.size !== this.chargingStation.getNumberOfConnectors()
+    ) {
+      this.connectorsStatus.clear();
+      this.initializeConnectorsStatus();
+    }
+    for (const connectorId of this.chargingStation.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0) {
+        this.startConnector(connectorId);
       }
     }
-    logger.info(this._logPrefix() + ' ATG started and will stop in ' + Utils.secondsToHHMMSS(this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.stopAfterHours * 3600));
   }
 
-  async stop(reason: StopTransactionReason = StopTransactionReason.NONE): Promise<void> {
-    logger.info(this._logPrefix() + ' ATG OVER => STOPPING ALL TRANSACTIONS');
-    for (const connector in this._chargingStation.connectors) {
-      if (this._chargingStation.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionStarted) {
-        logger.info(this._logPrefix(Utils.convertToInt(connector)) + ' ATG OVER. Stop transaction ' + this._chargingStation.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionId.toString());
-        await this._chargingStation.sendStopTransaction(this._chargingStation.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionId, reason);
+  private stopConnectors(): void {
+    for (const connectorId of this.chargingStation.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0) {
+        this.stopConnector(connectorId);
       }
     }
-    this._timeToStop = true;
   }
 
-  async startConnector(connectorId: number): Promise<void> {
-    do {
-      if (this._timeToStop) {
-        logger.error(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' Entered in transaction loop while a request to stop it was made');
+  private async internalStartConnector(connectorId: number): Promise<void> {
+    this.setStartConnectorStatus(connectorId);
+    logger.info(
+      `${this.logPrefix(
+        connectorId
+      )} started on connector and will run for ${Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).stopDate.getTime() -
+          this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).startDate.getTime()
+      )}`
+    );
+    while (this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.start === true) {
+      if (new Date() > this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).stopDate) {
+        this.stopConnector(connectorId);
         break;
       }
-      if (!this._chargingStation._isRegistered()) {
-        logger.error(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' Entered in transaction loop while the charging station is not registered');
+      if (this.chargingStation.isInAcceptedState() === false) {
+        logger.error(
+          `${this.logPrefix(
+            connectorId
+          )} entered in transaction loop while the charging station is not in accepted state`
+        );
+        this.stopConnector(connectorId);
         break;
       }
-      if (!this._chargingStation._isChargingStationAvailable()) {
-        logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' Entered in transaction loop while the charging station is unavailable');
-        await this.stop();
+      if (this.chargingStation.isChargingStationAvailable() === false) {
+        logger.info(
+          `${this.logPrefix(
+            connectorId
+          )} entered in transaction loop while the charging station is unavailable`
+        );
+        this.stopConnector(connectorId);
         break;
       }
-      if (!this._chargingStation._isConnectorAvailable(connectorId)) {
-        logger.info(`${this._logPrefix(connectorId)} Entered in transaction loop while the connector ${connectorId} is unavailable, stop it`);
+      if (this.chargingStation.isConnectorAvailable(connectorId) === false) {
+        logger.info(
+          `${this.logPrefix(
+            connectorId
+          )} entered in transaction loop while the connector ${connectorId} is unavailable`
+        );
+        this.stopConnector(connectorId);
         break;
       }
-      const wait = Utils.getRandomInt(this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions,
-        this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.minDelayBetweenTwoTransactions) * 1000;
-      logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' wait for ' + Utils.milliSecondsToHHMMSS(wait));
+      if (!this.chargingStation?.ocppRequestService) {
+        logger.info(
+          `${this.logPrefix(
+            connectorId
+          )} transaction loop waiting for charging station service to be initialized`
+        );
+        do {
+          await Utils.sleep(Constants.CHARGING_STATION_ATG_INITIALIZATION_TIME);
+        } while (!this.chargingStation?.ocppRequestService);
+      }
+      const wait =
+        Utils.getRandomInteger(
+          this.configuration.maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions,
+          this.configuration.minDelayBetweenTwoTransactions
+        ) * 1000;
+      logger.info(
+        `${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} waiting for ${Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(wait)}`
+      );
       await Utils.sleep(wait);
-      const start = Math.random();
-      let skip = 0;
-      if (start < this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.probabilityOfStart) {
-        skip = 0;
+      const start = Utils.secureRandom();
+      if (start < this.configuration.probabilityOfStart) {
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).skippedConsecutiveTransactions = 0;
         // Start transaction
-        let startResponse: StartTransactionResponse | AuthorizeResponse;
-        if (this._chargingStation.getEnableStatistics()) {
-          const startTransaction = performance.timerify(this.startTransaction);
-          this._performanceObserver.observe({ entryTypes: ['function'] });
-          startResponse = await startTransaction(connectorId, this);
-        } else {
-          startResponse = await this.startTransaction(connectorId, this);
-        }
-        if (startResponse?.idTagInfo?.status !== AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED) {
-          logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' transaction rejected');
-          await Utils.sleep(Constants.CHARGING_STATION_ATG_WAIT_TIME);
-        } else {
+        const startResponse = await this.startTransaction(connectorId);
+        if (startResponse?.idTagInfo?.status === AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED) {
           // Wait until end of transaction
-          const waitTrxEnd = Utils.getRandomInt(this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.maxDuration,
-            this._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.minDuration) * 1000;
-          logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' transaction ' + this._chargingStation.getConnector(connectorId).transactionId.toString() + ' will stop in ' + Utils.milliSecondsToHHMMSS(waitTrxEnd));
+          const waitTrxEnd =
+            Utils.getRandomInteger(this.configuration.maxDuration, this.configuration.minDuration) *
+            1000;
+          logger.info(
+            `${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} transaction ${this.chargingStation
+              .getConnectorStatus(connectorId)
+              .transactionId.toString()} started and will stop in ${Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(
+              waitTrxEnd
+            )}`
+          );
           await Utils.sleep(waitTrxEnd);
           // Stop transaction
-          if (this._chargingStation.getConnector(connectorId)?.transactionStarted) {
-            logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' stop transaction ' + this._chargingStation.getConnector(connectorId).transactionId.toString());
-            if (this._chargingStation.getEnableStatistics()) {
-              const stopTransaction = performance.timerify(this.stopTransaction);
-              this._performanceObserver.observe({ entryTypes: ['function'] });
-              await stopTransaction(connectorId, this);
-            } else {
-              await this.stopTransaction(connectorId, this);
-            }
-          }
+          logger.info(
+            `${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} stop transaction ${this.chargingStation
+              .getConnectorStatus(connectorId)
+              ?.transactionId?.toString()}`
+          );
+          await this.stopTransaction(connectorId);
         }
       } else {
-        skip++;
-        logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' transaction skipped ' + skip.toString());
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).skippedConsecutiveTransactions++;
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).skippedTransactions++;
+        logger.info(
+          `${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} skipped consecutively ${this.connectorsStatus
+            .get(connectorId)
+            ?.skippedConsecutiveTransactions?.toString()}/${this.connectorsStatus
+            .get(connectorId)
+            ?.skippedTransactions?.toString()} transaction(s)`
+        );
       }
-    } while (!this._timeToStop);
-    logger.info(this._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' ATG STOPPED on the connector');
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).lastRunDate = new Date();
+    }
+    this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).stoppedDate = new Date();
+    logger.info(
+      `${this.logPrefix(
+        connectorId
+      )} stopped on connector and lasted for ${Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).stoppedDate.getTime() -
+          this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).startDate.getTime()
+      )}`
+    );
+    logger.debug(
+      `${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} connector status: %j`,
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)
+    );
   }
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-this
-  private async startTransaction(connectorId: number, self: AutomaticTransactionGenerator): Promise<StartTransactionResponse | AuthorizeResponse> {
-    if (self._chargingStation.hasAuthorizedTags()) {
-      const tagId = self._chargingStation.getRandomTagId();
-      if (self._chargingStation.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.requireAuthorize) {
-        // Authorize tagId
-        const authorizeResponse = await self._chargingStation.sendAuthorize(tagId);
+  private setStartConnectorStatus(connectorId: number): void {
+    this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).skippedConsecutiveTransactions = 0;
+    const previousRunDuration =
+      this?.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.startDate &&
+      this?.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId)?.lastRunDate
+        ? this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).lastRunDate.getTime() -
+          this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).startDate.getTime()
+        : 0;
+    this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).startDate = new Date();
+    this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).stopDate = new Date(
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).startDate.getTime() +
+        (this.configuration.stopAfterHours ??
+          Constants.CHARGING_STATION_ATG_DEFAULT_STOP_AFTER_HOURS) *
+          3600 *
+          1000 -
+        previousRunDuration
+    );
+    this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).start = true;
+  }
+
+  private initializeConnectorsStatus(): void {
+    for (const connectorId of this.chargingStation.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0) {
+        this.connectorsStatus.set(connectorId, {
+          start: false,
+          authorizeRequests: 0,
+          acceptedAuthorizeRequests: 0,
+          rejectedAuthorizeRequests: 0,
+          startTransactionRequests: 0,
+          acceptedStartTransactionRequests: 0,
+          rejectedStartTransactionRequests: 0,
+          stopTransactionRequests: 0,
+          acceptedStopTransactionRequests: 0,
+          rejectedStopTransactionRequests: 0,
+          skippedConsecutiveTransactions: 0,
+          skippedTransactions: 0,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async startTransaction(
+    connectorId: number
+  ): Promise<StartTransactionResponse | undefined> {
+    const measureId = 'StartTransaction with ATG';
+    const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
+    let startResponse: StartTransactionResponse;
+    if (this.chargingStation.hasAuthorizedTags()) {
+      const idTag = this.getIdTag(connectorId);
+      const startTransactionLogMsg = `${this.logPrefix(
+        connectorId
+      )} start transaction with an idTag '${idTag}'`;
+      if (this.getRequireAuthorize()) {
+        this.chargingStation.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).authorizeIdTag = idTag;
+        // Authorize idTag
+        const authorizeResponse: AuthorizeResponse =
+          await this.chargingStation.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+            AuthorizeRequest,
+            AuthorizeResponse
+          >(this.chargingStation, RequestCommand.AUTHORIZE, {
+            idTag,
+          });
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).authorizeRequests++;
         if (authorizeResponse?.idTagInfo?.status === AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED) {
-          logger.info(self._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' start transaction for tagID ' + tagId);
+          this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).acceptedAuthorizeRequests++;
+          logger.info(startTransactionLogMsg);
           // Start transaction
-          return await self._chargingStation.sendStartTransaction(connectorId, tagId);
+          startResponse = await this.chargingStation.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+            StartTransactionRequest,
+            StartTransactionResponse
+          >(this.chargingStation, RequestCommand.START_TRANSACTION, {
+            connectorId,
+            idTag,
+          });
+          this.handleStartTransactionResponse(connectorId, startResponse);
+          PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+          return startResponse;
         }
-        return authorizeResponse;
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).rejectedAuthorizeRequests++;
+        PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+        return startResponse;
       }
-      logger.info(self._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' start transaction for tagID ' + tagId);
+      logger.info(startTransactionLogMsg);
       // Start transaction
-      return await self._chargingStation.sendStartTransaction(connectorId, tagId);
+      startResponse = await this.chargingStation.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+        StartTransactionRequest,
+        StartTransactionResponse
+      >(this.chargingStation, RequestCommand.START_TRANSACTION, {
+        connectorId,
+        idTag,
+      });
+      this.handleStartTransactionResponse(connectorId, startResponse);
+      PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+      return startResponse;
+    }
+    logger.info(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} start transaction without an idTag`);
+    startResponse = await this.chargingStation.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+      StartTransactionRequest,
+      StartTransactionResponse
+    >(this.chargingStation, RequestCommand.START_TRANSACTION, { connectorId });
+    this.handleStartTransactionResponse(connectorId, startResponse);
+    PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+    return startResponse;
+  }
+
+  private async stopTransaction(
+    connectorId: number,
+    reason: StopTransactionReason = StopTransactionReason.LOCAL
+  ): Promise<StopTransactionResponse> {
+    const measureId = 'StopTransaction with ATG';
+    const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
+    let stopResponse: StopTransactionResponse;
+    if (this.chargingStation.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === true) {
+      stopResponse = await this.chargingStation.stopTransactionOnConnector(connectorId, reason);
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).stopTransactionRequests++;
+      if (stopResponse?.idTagInfo?.status === AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED) {
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).acceptedStopTransactionRequests++;
+      } else {
+        this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).rejectedStopTransactionRequests++;
+      }
+    } else {
+      const transactionId = this.chargingStation.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionId;
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} stopping a not started transaction${
+          transactionId ? ` ${transactionId.toString()}` : ''
+        }`
+      );
+    }
+    PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+    return stopResponse;
+  }
+
+  private getRequireAuthorize(): boolean {
+    return this.configuration?.requireAuthorize ?? true;
+  }
+
+  private getRandomIdTag(authorizationFile: string): string {
+    const tags = this.chargingStation.authorizedTagsCache.getAuthorizedTags(authorizationFile);
+    this.idTagIndex = Math.floor(Utils.secureRandom() * tags.length);
+    return tags[this.idTagIndex];
+  }
+
+  private getRoundRobinIdTag(authorizationFile: string): string {
+    const tags = this.chargingStation.authorizedTagsCache.getAuthorizedTags(authorizationFile);
+    const idTag = tags[this.idTagIndex];
+    this.idTagIndex = this.idTagIndex === tags.length - 1 ? 0 : this.idTagIndex + 1;
+    return idTag;
+  }
+
+  private getConnectorAffinityIdTag(authorizationFile: string, connectorId: number): string {
+    const tags = this.chargingStation.authorizedTagsCache.getAuthorizedTags(authorizationFile);
+    this.idTagIndex = (this.chargingStation.index - 1 + (connectorId - 1)) % tags.length;
+    return tags[this.idTagIndex];
+  }
+
+  private getIdTag(connectorId: number): string {
+    const authorizationFile = ChargingStationUtils.getAuthorizationFile(
+      this.chargingStation.stationInfo
+    );
+    switch (this.configuration?.idTagDistribution) {
+      case IdTagDistribution.RANDOM:
+        return this.getRandomIdTag(authorizationFile);
+      case IdTagDistribution.ROUND_ROBIN:
+        return this.getRoundRobinIdTag(authorizationFile);
+      case IdTagDistribution.CONNECTOR_AFFINITY:
+        return this.getConnectorAffinityIdTag(authorizationFile, connectorId);
+      default:
+        return this.getRoundRobinIdTag(authorizationFile);
     }
-    logger.info(self._logPrefix(connectorId) + ' start transaction without a tagID');
-    return await self._chargingStation.sendStartTransaction(connectorId);
   }
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-this
-  private async stopTransaction(connectorId: number, self: AutomaticTransactionGenerator): Promise<StopTransactionResponse> {
-    return await self._chargingStation.sendStopTransaction(self._chargingStation.getConnector(connectorId).transactionId);
+  private logPrefix(connectorId?: number): string {
+    return Utils.logPrefix(
+      ` ${this.chargingStation.stationInfo.chargingStationId} | ATG${
+        connectorId !== undefined ? ` on connector #${connectorId.toString()}` : ''
+      }:`
+    );
+  }
+
+  private handleStartTransactionResponse(
+    connectorId: number,
+    startResponse: StartTransactionResponse
+  ): void {
+    this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).startTransactionRequests++;
+    if (startResponse?.idTagInfo?.status === AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED) {
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).acceptedStartTransactionRequests++;
+    } else {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} start transaction rejected`);
+      this.connectorsStatus.get(connectorId).rejectedStartTransactionRequests++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private checkChargingStation(connectorId?: number): boolean {
+    if (this.chargingStation.started === false && this.chargingStation.starting === false) {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix(connectorId)} charging station is stopped, cannot proceed`);
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
   }
 }