build(deps): apply updates
[e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator.git] / src / charging-station / ChargingStation.ts
index a966037dc2adaac169e025f9adc3d3511356c576..5bc0ec9ad24d8ae76f486f388eb86d03a2cad0b8 100644 (file)
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 // Partial Copyright Jerome Benoit. 2021-2023. All Rights Reserved.
 
 import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
-import {
-  type FSWatcher,
-  closeSync,
-  existsSync,
-  mkdirSync,
-  openSync,
-  readFileSync,
-  writeFileSync,
-} from 'node:fs';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import { type FSWatcher, existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { URL } from 'node:url';
 import { parentPort } from 'node:worker_threads';
 
+import { millisecondsToSeconds, secondsToMilliseconds } from 'date-fns';
 import merge from 'just-merge';
 import { type RawData, WebSocket } from 'ws';
 
 import { AutomaticTransactionGenerator } from './AutomaticTransactionGenerator';
 import { ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel } from './broadcast-channel/ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel';
-import { ChargingStationConfigurationUtils } from './ChargingStationConfigurationUtils';
+import {
+  addConfigurationKey,
+  deleteConfigurationKey,
+  getConfigurationKey,
+  setConfigurationKeyValue,
+} from './ConfigurationKeyUtils';
 import {
   buildConnectorsMap,
+  checkChargingStation,
+  checkConfiguration,
   checkConnectorsConfiguration,
   checkStationInfoConnectorStatus,
   checkTemplate,
-  countReservableConnectors,
   createBootNotificationRequest,
   createSerialNumber,
   getAmperageLimitationUnitDivider,
@@ -36,24 +36,29 @@ import {
   getHashId,
   getIdTagsFile,
   getMaxNumberOfEvses,
+  getNumberOfReservableConnectors,
   getPhaseRotationValue,
+  hasReservationExpired,
   initializeConnectorsMapStatus,
   propagateSerialNumber,
   stationTemplateToStationInfo,
   warnTemplateKeysDeprecation,
-} from './ChargingStationUtils';
+} from './Helpers';
 import { IdTagsCache } from './IdTagsCache';
 import {
   OCPP16IncomingRequestService,
   OCPP16RequestService,
   OCPP16ResponseService,
-  OCPP16ServiceUtils,
   OCPP20IncomingRequestService,
   OCPP20RequestService,
   OCPP20ResponseService,
   type OCPPIncomingRequestService,
   type OCPPRequestService,
-  OCPPServiceUtils,
+  buildMeterValue,
+  buildStatusNotificationRequest,
+  buildTransactionEndMeterValue,
+  getMessageTypeString,
+  sendAndSetConnectorStatus,
 } from './ocpp';
 import { SharedLRUCache } from './SharedLRUCache';
 import { BaseError, OCPPError } from '../exception';
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ import {
   type BootNotificationResponse,
   type CachedRequest,
   type ChargingStationConfiguration,
+  ChargingStationEvents,
   type ChargingStationInfo,
   type ChargingStationOcppConfiguration,
   type ChargingStationTemplate,
@@ -85,9 +91,7 @@ import {
   type HeartbeatResponse,
   type IncomingRequest,
   type IncomingRequestCommand,
-  type JsonType,
   MessageType,
-  type MeterValue,
   MeterValueMeasurand,
   type MeterValuesRequest,
   type MeterValuesResponse,
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ import {
   RegistrationStatusEnumType,
   RequestCommand,
   type Reservation,
-  ReservationFilterKey,
+  type ReservationKey,
   ReservationTerminationReason,
   type Response,
   StandardParametersKey,
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ import {
   type StopTransactionResponse,
   SupervisionUrlDistribution,
   SupportedFeatureProfiles,
-  VendorParametersKey,
+  Voltage,
   type WSError,
   WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode,
   type WsOptions,
@@ -142,13 +146,15 @@ import {
   isUndefined,
   logPrefix,
   logger,
+  min,
+  once,
   roundTo,
   secureRandom,
   sleep,
   watchJsonFile,
 } from '../utils';
 
-export class ChargingStation {
+export class ChargingStation extends EventEmitter {
   public readonly index: number;
   public readonly templateFile: string;
   public stationInfo!: ChargingStationInfo;
@@ -157,12 +163,12 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   public idTagsCache: IdTagsCache;
   public automaticTransactionGenerator!: AutomaticTransactionGenerator | undefined;
   public ocppConfiguration!: ChargingStationOcppConfiguration | undefined;
-  public wsConnection!: WebSocket | null;
+  public wsConnection: WebSocket | null;
   public readonly connectors: Map<number, ConnectorStatus>;
   public readonly evses: Map<number, EvseStatus>;
   public readonly requests: Map<string, CachedRequest>;
   public performanceStatistics!: PerformanceStatistics | undefined;
-  public heartbeatSetInterval!: NodeJS.Timeout;
+  public heartbeatSetInterval?: NodeJS.Timeout;
   public ocppRequestService!: OCPPRequestService;
   public bootNotificationRequest!: BootNotificationRequest;
   public bootNotificationResponse!: BootNotificationResponse | undefined;
@@ -172,23 +178,24 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   private configurationFileHash!: string;
   private connectorsConfigurationHash!: string;
   private evsesConfigurationHash!: string;
+  private automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration?: AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration;
   private ocppIncomingRequestService!: OCPPIncomingRequestService;
   private readonly messageBuffer: Set<string>;
   private configuredSupervisionUrl!: URL;
-  private wsConnectionRestarted: boolean;
   private autoReconnectRetryCount: number;
   private templateFileWatcher!: FSWatcher | undefined;
   private templateFileHash!: string;
   private readonly sharedLRUCache: SharedLRUCache;
-  private webSocketPingSetInterval!: NodeJS.Timeout;
+  private webSocketPingSetInterval?: NodeJS.Timeout;
   private readonly chargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel: ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel;
-  private reservationExpirationSetInterval?: NodeJS.Timeout;
+  private flushMessageBufferSetInterval?: NodeJS.Timeout;
 
   constructor(index: number, templateFile: string) {
+    super();
     this.started = false;
     this.starting = false;
     this.stopping = false;
-    this.wsConnectionRestarted = false;
+    this.wsConnection = null;
     this.autoReconnectRetryCount = 0;
     this.index = index;
     this.templateFile = templateFile;
@@ -200,6 +207,16 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     this.idTagsCache = IdTagsCache.getInstance();
     this.chargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel = new ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel(this);
 
+    this.on(ChargingStationEvents.started, () => {
+      parentPort?.postMessage(buildStartedMessage(this));
+    });
+    this.on(ChargingStationEvents.stopped, () => {
+      parentPort?.postMessage(buildStoppedMessage(this));
+    });
+    this.on(ChargingStationEvents.updated, () => {
+      parentPort?.postMessage(buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+    });
+
     this.initialize();
   }
 
@@ -210,51 +227,39 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   private get wsConnectionUrl(): URL {
     return new URL(
       `${
-        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration() &&
-        isNotEmptyString(this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey()) &&
-        isNotEmptyString(
-          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-            this,
-            this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
-          )?.value,
-        )
-          ? ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-              this,
-              this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
-            ).value
+        this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration === true &&
+        isNotEmptyString(this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppKey) &&
+        isNotEmptyString(getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!)?.value)
+          ? getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!)!.value
           : this.configuredSupervisionUrl.href
       }/${this.stationInfo.chargingStationId}`,
     );
   }
 
   public logPrefix = (): string => {
-    return logPrefix(
-      ` ${
-        (isNotEmptyString(this?.stationInfo?.chargingStationId)
-          ? this?.stationInfo?.chargingStationId
-          : getChargingStationId(this.index, this.getTemplateFromFile())) ??
-        'Error at building log prefix'
-      } |`,
-    );
+    if (isNotEmptyString(this?.stationInfo?.chargingStationId)) {
+      return logPrefix(` ${this?.stationInfo?.chargingStationId} |`);
+    }
+    let stationTemplate: ChargingStationTemplate | undefined;
+    try {
+      stationTemplate = JSON.parse(
+        readFileSync(this.templateFile, 'utf8'),
+      ) as ChargingStationTemplate;
+    } catch {
+      stationTemplate = undefined;
+    }
+    return logPrefix(` ${getChargingStationId(this.index, stationTemplate)} |`);
   };
 
   public hasIdTags(): boolean {
-    return isNotEmptyArray(this.idTagsCache.getIdTags(getIdTagsFile(this.stationInfo)));
-  }
-
-  public getEnableStatistics(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.enableStatistics ?? false;
-  }
-
-  public getMustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.mustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart ?? true;
+    return isNotEmptyArray(this.idTagsCache.getIdTags(getIdTagsFile(this.stationInfo)!));
   }
 
-  public getNumberOfPhases(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
+  public getNumberOfPhases(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number {
     const localStationInfo: ChargingStationInfo = stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo;
     switch (this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo)) {
       case CurrentType.AC:
-        return !isUndefined(localStationInfo.numberOfPhases) ? localStationInfo.numberOfPhases : 3;
+        return localStationInfo.numberOfPhases ?? 3;
       case CurrentType.DC:
         return 0;
     }
@@ -264,10 +269,6 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     return this?.wsConnection?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN;
   }
 
-  public getRegistrationStatus(): RegistrationStatusEnumType | undefined {
-    return this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status;
-  }
-
   public inUnknownState(): boolean {
     return isNullOrUndefined(this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status);
   }
@@ -343,54 +344,32 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     return this.connectors.get(connectorId);
   }
 
-  public getCurrentOutType(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): CurrentType {
-    return (stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo)?.currentOutType ?? CurrentType.AC;
-  }
-
-  public getOcppStrictCompliance(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.ocppStrictCompliance ?? true;
-  }
-
-  public getVoltageOut(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
-    const defaultVoltageOut = getDefaultVoltageOut(
-      this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo),
-      this.logPrefix(),
-      this.templateFile,
-    );
-    return (stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo).voltageOut ?? defaultVoltageOut;
-  }
-
-  public getMaximumPower(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number {
-    const localStationInfo = stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo;
-    return (localStationInfo['maxPower'] as number) ?? localStationInfo.maximumPower;
-  }
-
   public getConnectorMaximumAvailablePower(connectorId: number): number {
-    let connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit: number;
+    let connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit: number | undefined;
     if (
       !isNullOrUndefined(this.getAmperageLimitation()) &&
-      this.getAmperageLimitation() < this.stationInfo?.maximumAmperage
+      this.getAmperageLimitation()! < this.stationInfo.maximumAmperage!
     ) {
       connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit =
-        (this.getCurrentOutType() === CurrentType.AC
+        (this.stationInfo?.currentOutType === CurrentType.AC
           ? ACElectricUtils.powerTotal(
               this.getNumberOfPhases(),
-              this.getVoltageOut(),
-              this.getAmperageLimitation() *
+              this.stationInfo.voltageOut!,
+              this.getAmperageLimitation()! *
                 (this.hasEvses ? this.getNumberOfEvses() : this.getNumberOfConnectors()),
             )
-          : DCElectricUtils.power(this.getVoltageOut(), this.getAmperageLimitation())) /
+          : DCElectricUtils.power(this.stationInfo.voltageOut!, this.getAmperageLimitation()!)) /
         this.powerDivider;
     }
-    const connectorMaximumPower = this.getMaximumPower() / this.powerDivider;
+    const connectorMaximumPower = this.stationInfo.maximumPower! / this.powerDivider;
     const connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit =
       getChargingStationConnectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit(this, connectorId);
-    return Math.min(
+    return min(
       isNaN(connectorMaximumPower) ? Infinity : connectorMaximumPower,
-      isNaN(connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit)
+      isNaN(connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit!)
         ? Infinity
-        : connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit,
-      isNaN(connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit) ? Infinity : connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit,
+        : connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit!,
+      isNaN(connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit!) ? Infinity : connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit!,
     );
   }
 
@@ -413,7 +392,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   public getNumberOfRunningTransactions(): number {
-    let trxCount = 0;
+    let numberOfRunningTransactions = 0;
     if (this.hasEvses) {
       for (const [evseId, evseStatus] of this.evses) {
         if (evseId === 0) {
@@ -421,46 +400,18 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         }
         for (const connectorStatus of evseStatus.connectors.values()) {
           if (connectorStatus.transactionStarted === true) {
-            ++trxCount;
+            ++numberOfRunningTransactions;
           }
         }
       }
     } else {
       for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
         if (connectorId > 0 && this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === true) {
-          ++trxCount;
+          ++numberOfRunningTransactions;
         }
       }
     }
-    return trxCount;
-  }
-
-  public getOutOfOrderEndMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.outOfOrderEndMeterValues ?? false;
-  }
-
-  public getBeginEndMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.beginEndMeterValues ?? false;
-  }
-
-  public getMeteringPerTransaction(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.meteringPerTransaction ?? true;
-  }
-
-  public getTransactionDataMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.transactionDataMeterValues ?? false;
-  }
-
-  public getMainVoltageMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.mainVoltageMeterValues ?? true;
-  }
-
-  public getPhaseLineToLineVoltageMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.phaseLineToLineVoltageMeterValues ?? false;
-  }
-
-  public getCustomValueLimitationMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.customValueLimitationMeterValues ?? true;
+    return numberOfRunningTransactions;
   }
 
   public getConnectorIdByTransactionId(transactionId: number): number | undefined {
@@ -486,45 +437,43 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     rounded = false,
   ): number {
     return this.getEnergyActiveImportRegister(
-      this.getConnectorStatus(this.getConnectorIdByTransactionId(transactionId)),
+      this.getConnectorStatus(this.getConnectorIdByTransactionId(transactionId)!)!,
       rounded,
     );
   }
 
   public getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByConnectorId(connectorId: number, rounded = false): number {
-    return this.getEnergyActiveImportRegister(this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId), rounded);
+    return this.getEnergyActiveImportRegister(this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)!, rounded);
   }
 
   public getAuthorizeRemoteTxRequests(): boolean {
-    const authorizeRemoteTxRequests = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+    const authorizeRemoteTxRequests = getConfigurationKey(
       this,
       StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests,
     );
-    return authorizeRemoteTxRequests ? convertToBoolean(authorizeRemoteTxRequests.value) : false;
+    return authorizeRemoteTxRequests !== undefined
+      ? convertToBoolean(authorizeRemoteTxRequests.value)
+      : false;
   }
 
   public getLocalAuthListEnabled(): boolean {
-    const localAuthListEnabled = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+    const localAuthListEnabled = getConfigurationKey(
       this,
       StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled,
     );
-    return localAuthListEnabled ? convertToBoolean(localAuthListEnabled.value) : false;
+    return localAuthListEnabled !== undefined
+      ? convertToBoolean(localAuthListEnabled.value)
+      : false;
   }
 
   public getHeartbeatInterval(): number {
-    const HeartbeatInterval = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-      this,
-      StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval,
-    );
-    if (HeartbeatInterval) {
-      return convertToInt(HeartbeatInterval.value) * 1000;
+    const HeartbeatInterval = getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval);
+    if (HeartbeatInterval !== undefined) {
+      return secondsToMilliseconds(convertToInt(HeartbeatInterval.value));
     }
-    const HeartBeatInterval = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-      this,
-      StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval,
-    );
-    if (HeartBeatInterval) {
-      return convertToInt(HeartBeatInterval.value) * 1000;
+    const HeartBeatInterval = getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval);
+    if (HeartBeatInterval !== undefined) {
+      return secondsToMilliseconds(convertToInt(HeartBeatInterval.value));
     }
     this.stationInfo?.autoRegister === false &&
       logger.warn(
@@ -537,14 +486,10 @@ export class ChargingStation {
 
   public setSupervisionUrl(url: string): void {
     if (
-      this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration() &&
-      isNotEmptyString(this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey())
+      this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration === true &&
+      isNotEmptyString(this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppKey)
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.setConfigurationKeyValue(
-        this,
-        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
-        url,
-      );
+      setConfigurationKeyValue(this, this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!, url);
     } else {
       this.stationInfo.supervisionUrls = url;
       this.saveStationInfo();
@@ -553,7 +498,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   public startHeartbeat(): void {
-    if (this.getHeartbeatInterval() > 0 && !this.heartbeatSetInterval) {
+    if (this.getHeartbeatInterval() > 0 && this.heartbeatSetInterval === undefined) {
       this.heartbeatSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
         this.ocppRequestService
           .requestHandler<HeartbeatRequest, HeartbeatResponse>(this, RequestCommand.HEARTBEAT)
@@ -569,7 +514,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           this.getHeartbeatInterval(),
         )}`,
       );
-    } else if (this.heartbeatSetInterval) {
+    } else if (this.heartbeatSetInterval !== undefined) {
       logger.info(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat already started every ${formatDurationMilliSeconds(
           this.getHeartbeatInterval(),
@@ -577,8 +522,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       );
     } else {
       logger.error(
-        `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat interval set to ${this.getHeartbeatInterval()},
-          not starting the heartbeat`,
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat interval set to ${this.getHeartbeatInterval()}, not starting the heartbeat`,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -600,21 +544,20 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   public startMeterValues(connectorId: number, interval: number): void {
     if (connectorId === 0) {
       logger.error(
-        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector id ${connectorId.toString()}`,
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector id ${connectorId}`,
       );
       return;
     }
     if (!this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)) {
       logger.error(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on non existing connector id
-          ${connectorId.toString()}`,
+          ${connectorId}`,
       );
       return;
     }
     if (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === false) {
       logger.error(
-        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector id ${connectorId}
-          with no transaction started`,
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector id ${connectorId} with no transaction started`,
       );
       return;
     } else if (
@@ -622,18 +565,16 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       isNullOrUndefined(this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionId)
     ) {
       logger.error(
-        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector id ${connectorId}
-          with no transaction id`,
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector id ${connectorId} with no transaction id`,
       );
       return;
     }
     if (interval > 0) {
-      this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
-        // FIXME: Implement OCPP version agnostic helpers
-        const meterValue: MeterValue = OCPP16ServiceUtils.buildMeterValue(
+      this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)!.transactionSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        const meterValue = buildMeterValue(
           this,
           connectorId,
-          this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId,
+          this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)!.transactionId!,
           interval,
         );
         this.ocppRequestService
@@ -663,7 +604,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   public stopMeterValues(connectorId: number) {
-    if (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionSetInterval) {
+    if (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionSetInterval !== undefined) {
       clearInterval(this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionSetInterval);
     }
   }
@@ -672,12 +613,9 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     if (this.started === false) {
       if (this.starting === false) {
         this.starting = true;
-        if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+        if (this.stationInfo?.enableStatistics === true) {
           this.performanceStatistics?.start();
         }
-        if (this.hasFeatureProfile(SupportedFeatureProfiles.Reservation)) {
-          this.startReservationExpirationSetInterval();
-        }
         this.openWSConnection();
         // Monitor charging station template file
         this.templateFileWatcher = watchJsonFile(
@@ -696,13 +634,14 @@ export class ChargingStation {
                 this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationTemplate(this.templateFileHash);
                 // Initialize
                 this.initialize();
-                this.idTagsCache.deleteIdTags(getIdTagsFile(this.stationInfo));
+                this.idTagsCache.deleteIdTags(getIdTagsFile(this.stationInfo)!);
                 // Restart the ATG
                 this.stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
-                if (this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration()?.enable === true) {
+                delete this.automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration;
+                if (this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration().enable === true) {
                   this.startAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
                 }
-                if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+                if (this.stationInfo?.enableStatistics === true) {
                   this.performanceStatistics?.restart();
                 } else {
                   this.performanceStatistics?.stop();
@@ -718,7 +657,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           },
         );
         this.started = true;
-        parentPort?.postMessage(buildStartedMessage(this));
+        this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.started);
         this.starting = false;
       } else {
         logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station is already starting...`);
@@ -728,13 +667,13 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  public async stop(reason?: StopTransactionReason): Promise<void> {
+  public async stop(reason?: StopTransactionReason, stopTransactions?: boolean): Promise<void> {
     if (this.started === true) {
       if (this.stopping === false) {
         this.stopping = true;
-        await this.stopMessageSequence(reason);
+        await this.stopMessageSequence(reason, stopTransactions);
         this.closeWSConnection();
-        if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+        if (this.stationInfo?.enableStatistics === true) {
           this.performanceStatistics?.stop();
         }
         this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationConfiguration(this.configurationFileHash);
@@ -743,7 +682,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         delete this.bootNotificationResponse;
         this.started = false;
         this.saveConfiguration();
-        parentPort?.postMessage(buildStoppedMessage(this));
+        this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.stopped);
         this.stopping = false;
       } else {
         logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station is already stopping...`);
@@ -755,42 +694,33 @@ export class ChargingStation {
 
   public async reset(reason?: StopTransactionReason): Promise<void> {
     await this.stop(reason);
-    await sleep(this.stationInfo.resetTime);
+    await sleep(this.stationInfo.resetTime!);
     this.initialize();
     this.start();
   }
 
   public saveOcppConfiguration(): void {
-    if (this.getOcppPersistentConfiguration()) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.ocppPersistentConfiguration === true) {
       this.saveConfiguration();
     }
   }
 
-  public hasFeatureProfile(featureProfile: SupportedFeatureProfiles): boolean | undefined {
-    return ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-      this,
-      StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles,
-    )?.value?.includes(featureProfile);
-  }
-
   public bufferMessage(message: string): void {
     this.messageBuffer.add(message);
+    this.setIntervalFlushMessageBuffer();
   }
 
   public openWSConnection(
-    options: WsOptions = this.stationInfo?.wsOptions ?? {},
-    params: { closeOpened?: boolean; terminateOpened?: boolean } = {
-      closeOpened: false,
-      terminateOpened: false,
-    },
+    options?: WsOptions,
+    params?: { closeOpened?: boolean; terminateOpened?: boolean },
   ): void {
-    options = { handshakeTimeout: this.getConnectionTimeout() * 1000, ...options };
+    options = {
+      handshakeTimeout: secondsToMilliseconds(this.getConnectionTimeout()),
+      ...this.stationInfo?.wsOptions,
+      ...options,
+    };
     params = { ...{ closeOpened: false, terminateOpened: false }, ...params };
-    if (this.started === false && this.starting === false) {
-      logger.warn(
-        `${this.logPrefix()} Cannot open OCPP connection to URL ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()}
-          on stopped charging station`,
-      );
+    if (!checkChargingStation(this, this.logPrefix())) {
       return;
     }
     if (
@@ -808,8 +738,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
 
     if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
       logger.warn(
-        `${this.logPrefix()} OCPP connection to URL ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()}
-          is already opened`,
+        `${this.logPrefix()} OCPP connection to URL ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} is already opened`,
       );
       return;
     }
@@ -820,7 +749,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
 
     this.wsConnection = new WebSocket(
       this.wsConnectionUrl,
-      `ocpp${this.stationInfo.ocppVersion ?? OCPPVersion.VERSION_16}`,
+      `ocpp${this.stationInfo?.ocppVersion}`,
       options,
     );
 
@@ -854,28 +783,29 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  public getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration():
-    | AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration
-    | undefined {
-    let automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration:
-      | AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration
-      | undefined;
-    const automaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromFile =
-      this.getConfigurationFromFile()?.automaticTransactionGenerator;
-    if (
-      this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration() &&
-      automaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromFile
-    ) {
-      automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration =
-        automaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromFile;
-    } else {
-      automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration =
-        this.getTemplateFromFile()?.AutomaticTransactionGenerator;
+  public getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration(): AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration {
+    if (isNullOrUndefined(this.automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration)) {
+      let automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration:
+        | AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration
+        | undefined;
+      const stationTemplate = this.getTemplateFromFile();
+      const stationConfiguration = this.getConfigurationFromFile();
+      if (
+        this.stationInfo?.automaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration === true &&
+        stationConfiguration?.stationInfo?.templateHash === stationTemplate?.templateHash &&
+        stationConfiguration?.automaticTransactionGenerator
+      ) {
+        automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration =
+          stationConfiguration?.automaticTransactionGenerator;
+      } else {
+        automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration = stationTemplate?.AutomaticTransactionGenerator;
+      }
+      this.automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration = {
+        ...Constants.DEFAULT_ATG_CONFIGURATION,
+        ...automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration,
+      };
     }
-    return {
-      ...Constants.DEFAULT_ATG_CONFIGURATION,
-      ...automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration,
-    };
+    return this.automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration!;
   }
 
   public getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorStatuses(): Status[] | undefined {
@@ -885,43 +815,42 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   public startAutomaticTransactionGenerator(connectorIds?: number[]): void {
     this.automaticTransactionGenerator = AutomaticTransactionGenerator.getInstance(this);
     if (isNotEmptyArray(connectorIds)) {
-      for (const connectorId of connectorIds) {
+      for (const connectorId of connectorIds!) {
         this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.startConnector(connectorId);
       }
     } else {
       this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.start();
     }
     this.saveAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration();
-    parentPort?.postMessage(buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+    this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.updated);
   }
 
   public stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator(connectorIds?: number[]): void {
     if (isNotEmptyArray(connectorIds)) {
-      for (const connectorId of connectorIds) {
+      for (const connectorId of connectorIds!) {
         this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.stopConnector(connectorId);
       }
     } else {
       this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.stop();
     }
     this.saveAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration();
-    parentPort?.postMessage(buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+    this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.updated);
   }
 
   public async stopTransactionOnConnector(
     connectorId: number,
-    reason = StopTransactionReason.NONE,
+    reason?: StopTransactionReason,
   ): Promise<StopTransactionResponse> {
     const transactionId = this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionId;
     if (
-      this.getBeginEndMeterValues() === true &&
-      this.getOcppStrictCompliance() === true &&
-      this.getOutOfOrderEndMeterValues() === false
+      this.stationInfo?.beginEndMeterValues === true &&
+      this.stationInfo?.ocppStrictCompliance === true &&
+      this.stationInfo?.outOfOrderEndMeterValues === false
     ) {
-      // FIXME: Implement OCPP version agnostic helpers
-      const transactionEndMeterValue = OCPP16ServiceUtils.buildTransactionEndMeterValue(
+      const transactionEndMeterValue = buildTransactionEndMeterValue(
         this,
         connectorId,
-        this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId),
+        this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId!),
       );
       await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<MeterValuesRequest, MeterValuesResponse>(
         this,
@@ -938,67 +867,63 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       RequestCommand.STOP_TRANSACTION,
       {
         transactionId,
-        meterStop: this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId, true),
-        reason,
+        meterStop: this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId!, true),
+        ...(isNullOrUndefined(reason) && { reason }),
       },
     );
   }
 
-  public getReservationOnConnectorId0Enabled(): boolean {
+  public getReserveConnectorZeroSupported(): boolean {
     return convertToBoolean(
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.ReserveConnectorZeroSupported,
-      ).value,
+      getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.ReserveConnectorZeroSupported)!.value,
     );
   }
 
   public async addReservation(reservation: Reservation): Promise<void> {
-    const [exists, reservationFound] = this.doesReservationExists(reservation);
-    if (exists) {
+    const reservationFound = this.getReservationBy('reservationId', reservation.reservationId);
+    if (reservationFound !== undefined) {
       await this.removeReservation(reservationFound, ReservationTerminationReason.REPLACE_EXISTING);
     }
-    this.getConnectorStatus(reservation.connectorId).reservation = reservation;
-    await OCPPServiceUtils.sendAndSetConnectorStatus(
+    this.getConnectorStatus(reservation.connectorId)!.reservation = reservation;
+    await sendAndSetConnectorStatus(
       this,
       reservation.connectorId,
       ConnectorStatusEnum.Reserved,
-      null,
+      undefined,
       { send: reservation.connectorId !== 0 },
     );
   }
 
   public async removeReservation(
     reservation: Reservation,
-    reason?: ReservationTerminationReason,
+    reason: ReservationTerminationReason,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const connector = this.getConnectorStatus(reservation.connectorId);
+    const connector = this.getConnectorStatus(reservation.connectorId)!;
     switch (reason) {
       case ReservationTerminationReason.CONNECTOR_STATE_CHANGED:
-        delete connector.reservation;
-        break;
       case ReservationTerminationReason.TRANSACTION_STARTED:
         delete connector.reservation;
         break;
       case ReservationTerminationReason.RESERVATION_CANCELED:
       case ReservationTerminationReason.REPLACE_EXISTING:
       case ReservationTerminationReason.EXPIRED:
-        await OCPPServiceUtils.sendAndSetConnectorStatus(
+        await sendAndSetConnectorStatus(
           this,
           reservation.connectorId,
           ConnectorStatusEnum.Available,
-          null,
+          undefined,
           { send: reservation.connectorId !== 0 },
         );
         delete connector.reservation;
         break;
       default:
-        break;
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
+        throw new BaseError(`Unknown reservation termination reason '${reason}'`);
     }
   }
 
   public getReservationBy(
-    filterKey: ReservationFilterKey,
+    filterKey: ReservationKey,
     value: number | string,
   ): Reservation | undefined {
     if (this.hasEvses) {
@@ -1018,137 +943,108 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  public doesReservationExists(reservation: Partial<Reservation>): [boolean, Reservation] {
-    const foundReservation = this.getReservationBy(
-      ReservationFilterKey.RESERVATION_ID,
-      reservation?.id,
-    );
-    return isUndefined(foundReservation) ? [false, null] : [true, foundReservation];
+  public isConnectorReservable(
+    reservationId: number,
+    idTag?: string,
+    connectorId?: number,
+  ): boolean {
+    const reservation = this.getReservationBy('reservationId', reservationId);
+    const reservationExists = !isUndefined(reservation) && !hasReservationExpired(reservation!);
+    if (arguments.length === 1) {
+      return !reservationExists;
+    } else if (arguments.length > 1) {
+      const userReservation = !isUndefined(idTag)
+        ? this.getReservationBy('idTag', idTag!)
+        : undefined;
+      const userReservationExists =
+        !isUndefined(userReservation) && !hasReservationExpired(userReservation!);
+      const notConnectorZero = isUndefined(connectorId) ? true : connectorId! > 0;
+      const freeConnectorsAvailable = this.getNumberOfReservableConnectors() > 0;
+      return (
+        !reservationExists && !userReservationExists && notConnectorZero && freeConnectorsAvailable
+      );
+    }
+    return false;
   }
 
-  public startReservationExpirationSetInterval(customInterval?: number): void {
-    const interval =
-      customInterval ?? Constants.DEFAULT_RESERVATION_EXPIRATION_OBSERVATION_INTERVAL;
-    logger.info(
-      `${this.logPrefix()} Reservation expiration date interval is set to ${interval}
-        and starts on charging station now`,
-    );
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-    this.reservationExpirationSetInterval = setInterval(async (): Promise<void> => {
-      const now = new Date();
-      if (this.hasEvses) {
-        for (const evseStatus of this.evses.values()) {
-          for (const connectorStatus of evseStatus.connectors.values()) {
-            if (connectorStatus?.reservation?.expiryDate < now) {
-              await this.removeReservation(
-                connectorStatus.reservation,
-                ReservationTerminationReason.EXPIRED,
-              );
-            }
-          }
+  private setIntervalFlushMessageBuffer(): void {
+    if (this.flushMessageBufferSetInterval === undefined) {
+      this.flushMessageBufferSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true && this.inAcceptedState() === true) {
+          this.flushMessageBuffer();
         }
-      } else {
-        for (const connectorStatus of this.connectors.values()) {
-          if (connectorStatus?.reservation?.expiryDate < now) {
-            await this.removeReservation(
-              connectorStatus.reservation,
-              ReservationTerminationReason.EXPIRED,
-            );
-          }
+        if (this.messageBuffer.size === 0) {
+          this.clearIntervalFlushMessageBuffer();
         }
-      }
-    }, interval);
-  }
-
-  public restartReservationExpiryDateSetInterval(): void {
-    this.stopReservationExpirationSetInterval();
-    this.startReservationExpirationSetInterval();
-  }
-
-  public validateIncomingRequestWithReservation(connectorId: number, idTag: string): boolean {
-    return this.getReservationBy(ReservationFilterKey.CONNECTOR_ID, connectorId)?.idTag === idTag;
+      }, Constants.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_BUFFER_FLUSH_INTERVAL);
+    }
   }
 
-  public isConnectorReservable(
-    reservationId: number,
-    idTag?: string,
-    connectorId?: number,
-  ): boolean {
-    const [alreadyExists] = this.doesReservationExists({ id: reservationId });
-    if (alreadyExists) {
-      return alreadyExists;
+  private clearIntervalFlushMessageBuffer() {
+    if (this.flushMessageBufferSetInterval !== undefined) {
+      clearInterval(this.flushMessageBufferSetInterval);
+      delete this.flushMessageBufferSetInterval;
     }
-    const userReservedAlready = isUndefined(
-      this.getReservationBy(ReservationFilterKey.ID_TAG, idTag),
-    )
-      ? false
-      : true;
-    const notConnectorZero = isUndefined(connectorId) ? true : connectorId > 0;
-    const freeConnectorsAvailable = this.getNumberOfReservableConnectors() > 0;
-    return !alreadyExists && !userReservedAlready && notConnectorZero && freeConnectorsAvailable;
   }
 
   private getNumberOfReservableConnectors(): number {
-    let reservableConnectors = 0;
+    let numberOfReservableConnectors = 0;
     if (this.hasEvses) {
       for (const evseStatus of this.evses.values()) {
-        reservableConnectors += countReservableConnectors(evseStatus.connectors);
+        numberOfReservableConnectors += getNumberOfReservableConnectors(evseStatus.connectors);
       }
     } else {
-      reservableConnectors = countReservableConnectors(this.connectors);
+      numberOfReservableConnectors = getNumberOfReservableConnectors(this.connectors);
     }
-    return reservableConnectors - this.getNumberOfReservationsOnConnectorZero();
+    return numberOfReservableConnectors - this.getNumberOfReservationsOnConnectorZero();
   }
 
   private getNumberOfReservationsOnConnectorZero(): number {
-    let numberOfReservations = 0;
-    if (this.hasEvses && this.evses.get(0)?.connectors.get(0)?.reservation) {
-      ++numberOfReservations;
-    } else if (this.connectors.get(0)?.reservation) {
-      ++numberOfReservations;
+    if (
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
+      (this.hasEvses && this.evses.get(0)?.connectors.get(0)?.reservation) ||
+      (!this.hasEvses && this.connectors.get(0)?.reservation)
+    ) {
+      return 1;
     }
-    return numberOfReservations;
+    return 0;
   }
 
   private flushMessageBuffer(): void {
     if (this.messageBuffer.size > 0) {
       for (const message of this.messageBuffer.values()) {
-        let beginId: string;
-        let commandName: RequestCommand;
+        let beginId: string | undefined;
+        let commandName: RequestCommand | undefined;
         const [messageType] = JSON.parse(message) as OutgoingRequest | Response | ErrorResponse;
         const isRequest = messageType === MessageType.CALL_MESSAGE;
         if (isRequest) {
           [, , commandName] = JSON.parse(message) as OutgoingRequest;
           beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(commandName);
         }
-        this.wsConnection?.send(message);
-        isRequest && PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(commandName, beginId);
-        logger.debug(
-          `${this.logPrefix()} >> Buffered ${OCPPServiceUtils.getMessageTypeString(
-            messageType,
-          )} payload sent: ${message}`,
-        );
-        this.messageBuffer.delete(message);
+        this.wsConnection?.send(message, (error?: Error) => {
+          isRequest && PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(commandName!, beginId!);
+          if (isNullOrUndefined(error)) {
+            logger.debug(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} >> Buffered ${getMessageTypeString(
+                messageType,
+              )} OCPP message sent '${JSON.stringify(message)}'`,
+            );
+            this.messageBuffer.delete(message);
+          } else {
+            logger.debug(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} >> Buffered ${getMessageTypeString(
+                messageType,
+              )} OCPP message '${JSON.stringify(message)}' send failed:`,
+              error,
+            );
+          }
+        });
       }
     }
   }
 
-  private getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration ?? false;
-  }
-
-  private stopReservationExpirationSetInterval(): void {
-    if (this.reservationExpirationSetInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.reservationExpirationSetInterval);
-    }
-  }
-
-  private getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(): string {
-    return this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey ?? VendorParametersKey.ConnectionUrl;
-  }
-
   private getTemplateFromFile(): ChargingStationTemplate | undefined {
-    let template: ChargingStationTemplate;
+    let template: ChargingStationTemplate | undefined;
     try {
       if (this.sharedLRUCache.hasChargingStationTemplate(this.templateFileHash)) {
         template = this.sharedLRUCache.getChargingStationTemplate(this.templateFileHash);
@@ -1175,9 +1071,10 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private getStationInfoFromTemplate(): ChargingStationInfo {
-    const stationTemplate: ChargingStationTemplate | undefined = this.getTemplateFromFile();
+    const stationTemplate: ChargingStationTemplate = this.getTemplateFromFile()!;
     checkTemplate(stationTemplate, this.logPrefix(), this.templateFile);
-    warnTemplateKeysDeprecation(stationTemplate, this.logPrefix(), this.templateFile);
+    const warnTemplateKeysDeprecationOnce = once(warnTemplateKeysDeprecation, this);
+    warnTemplateKeysDeprecationOnce(stationTemplate, this.logPrefix(), this.templateFile);
     if (stationTemplate?.Connectors) {
       checkConnectorsConfiguration(stationTemplate, this.logPrefix(), this.templateFile);
     }
@@ -1186,6 +1083,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     stationInfo.chargingStationId = getChargingStationId(this.index, stationTemplate);
     stationInfo.ocppVersion = stationTemplate?.ocppVersion ?? OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
     createSerialNumber(stationTemplate, stationInfo);
+    stationInfo.voltageOut = this.getVoltageOut(stationInfo);
     if (isNotEmptyArray(stationTemplate?.power)) {
       stationTemplate.power = stationTemplate.power as number[];
       const powerArrayRandomIndex = Math.floor(secureRandom() * stationTemplate.power.length);
@@ -1200,11 +1098,12 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           ? stationTemplate.power * 1000
           : stationTemplate.power;
     }
+    stationInfo.maximumAmperage = this.getMaximumAmperage(stationInfo);
     stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern =
       stationTemplate?.firmwareVersionPattern ?? Constants.SEMVER_PATTERN;
     if (
       isNotEmptyString(stationInfo.firmwareVersion) &&
-      new RegExp(stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern).test(stationInfo.firmwareVersion) === false
+      new RegExp(stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern).test(stationInfo.firmwareVersion!) === false
     ) {
       logger.warn(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Firmware version '${stationInfo.firmwareVersion}' in template file ${
@@ -1222,15 +1121,16 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       stationTemplate?.firmwareUpgrade ?? {},
     );
     stationInfo.resetTime = !isNullOrUndefined(stationTemplate?.resetTime)
-      ? stationTemplate.resetTime * 1000
+      ? secondsToMilliseconds(stationTemplate.resetTime!)
       : Constants.CHARGING_STATION_DEFAULT_RESET_TIME;
-    stationInfo.maximumAmperage = this.getMaximumAmperage(stationInfo);
     return stationInfo;
   }
 
-  private getStationInfoFromFile(): ChargingStationInfo | undefined {
+  private getStationInfoFromFile(
+    stationInfoPersistentConfiguration = true,
+  ): ChargingStationInfo | undefined {
     let stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo | undefined;
-    if (this.getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration()) {
+    if (stationInfoPersistentConfiguration === true) {
       stationInfo = this.getConfigurationFromFile()?.stationInfo;
       if (stationInfo) {
         delete stationInfo?.infoHash;
@@ -1240,61 +1140,53 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private getStationInfo(): ChargingStationInfo {
+    const defaultStationInfo = Constants.DEFAULT_STATION_INFO;
     const stationInfoFromTemplate: ChargingStationInfo = this.getStationInfoFromTemplate();
-    const stationInfoFromFile: ChargingStationInfo | undefined = this.getStationInfoFromFile();
+    const stationInfoFromFile: ChargingStationInfo | undefined = this.getStationInfoFromFile(
+      stationInfoFromTemplate?.stationInfoPersistentConfiguration,
+    );
     // Priority:
     // 1. charging station info from template
     // 2. charging station info from configuration file
     if (stationInfoFromFile?.templateHash === stationInfoFromTemplate.templateHash) {
-      return stationInfoFromFile;
+      return { ...defaultStationInfo, ...stationInfoFromFile! };
     }
     stationInfoFromFile &&
       propagateSerialNumber(
-        this.getTemplateFromFile(),
+        this.getTemplateFromFile()!,
         stationInfoFromFile,
         stationInfoFromTemplate,
       );
-    return stationInfoFromTemplate;
+    return { ...defaultStationInfo, ...stationInfoFromTemplate };
   }
 
   private saveStationInfo(): void {
-    if (this.getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration()) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.stationInfoPersistentConfiguration === true) {
       this.saveConfiguration();
     }
   }
 
-  private getOcppPersistentConfiguration(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.ocppPersistentConfiguration ?? true;
-  }
-
-  private getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.stationInfoPersistentConfiguration ?? true;
-  }
-
-  private getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.automaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration ?? true;
-  }
-
-  private handleUnsupportedVersion(version: OCPPVersion) {
-    const errorMsg = `Unsupported protocol version '${version}' configured
-      in template file ${this.templateFile}`;
+  private handleUnsupportedVersion(version: OCPPVersion | undefined) {
+    const errorMsg = `Unsupported protocol version '${version}' configured in template file ${this.templateFile}`;
     logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errorMsg}`);
     throw new BaseError(errorMsg);
   }
 
   private initialize(): void {
-    const stationTemplate = this.getTemplateFromFile();
+    const stationTemplate = this.getTemplateFromFile()!;
     checkTemplate(stationTemplate, this.logPrefix(), this.templateFile);
     this.configurationFile = join(
       dirname(this.templateFile.replace('station-templates', 'configurations')),
       `${getHashId(this.index, stationTemplate)}.json`,
     );
-    const chargingStationConfiguration = this.getConfigurationFromFile();
+    const stationConfiguration = this.getConfigurationFromFile();
     if (
-      chargingStationConfiguration?.stationInfo?.templateHash === stationTemplate?.templateHash &&
-      (chargingStationConfiguration?.connectorsStatus || chargingStationConfiguration?.evsesStatus)
+      stationConfiguration?.stationInfo?.templateHash === stationTemplate?.templateHash &&
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
+      (stationConfiguration?.connectorsStatus || stationConfiguration?.evsesStatus)
     ) {
-      this.initializeConnectorsOrEvsesFromFile(chargingStationConfiguration);
+      checkConfiguration(stationConfiguration, this.logPrefix(), this.configurationFile);
+      this.initializeConnectorsOrEvsesFromFile(stationConfiguration);
     } else {
       this.initializeConnectorsOrEvsesFromTemplate(stationTemplate);
     }
@@ -1307,22 +1199,24 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       const patternGroup: number | undefined =
         this.stationInfo.firmwareUpgrade?.versionUpgrade?.patternGroup ??
         this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion?.split('.').length;
-      const match = this.stationInfo?.firmwareVersion
-        ?.match(new RegExp(this.stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern))
-        ?.slice(1, patternGroup + 1);
-      const patchLevelIndex = match.length - 1;
-      match[patchLevelIndex] = (
-        convertToInt(match[patchLevelIndex]) +
-        this.stationInfo.firmwareUpgrade?.versionUpgrade?.step
-      ).toString();
-      this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion = match?.join('.');
+      const match = new RegExp(this.stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern!)
+        .exec(this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion!)
+        ?.slice(1, patternGroup! + 1);
+      if (!isNullOrUndefined(match)) {
+        const patchLevelIndex = match!.length - 1;
+        match![patchLevelIndex] = (
+          convertToInt(match![patchLevelIndex]) +
+          this.stationInfo.firmwareUpgrade!.versionUpgrade!.step!
+        ).toString();
+        this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion = match!.join('.');
+      }
     }
     this.saveStationInfo();
     this.configuredSupervisionUrl = this.getConfiguredSupervisionUrl();
-    if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.enableStatistics === true) {
       this.performanceStatistics = PerformanceStatistics.getInstance(
         this.stationInfo.hashId,
-        this.stationInfo.chargingStationId,
+        this.stationInfo.chargingStationId!,
         this.configuredSupervisionUrl,
       );
     }
@@ -1332,17 +1226,22 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     this.ocppConfiguration = this.getOcppConfiguration();
     this.initializeOcppConfiguration();
     this.initializeOcppServices();
+    this.once(ChargingStationEvents.accepted, () => {
+      this.startMessageSequence().catch((error) => {
+        logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Error while starting the message sequence:`, error);
+      });
+    });
     if (this.stationInfo?.autoRegister === true) {
       this.bootNotificationResponse = {
         currentTime: new Date(),
-        interval: this.getHeartbeatInterval() / 1000,
+        interval: millisecondsToSeconds(this.getHeartbeatInterval()),
         status: RegistrationStatusEnumType.ACCEPTED,
       };
     }
   }
 
   private initializeOcppServices(): void {
-    const ocppVersion = this.stationInfo.ocppVersion ?? OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
+    const ocppVersion = this.stationInfo?.ocppVersion;
     switch (ocppVersion) {
       case OCPPVersion.VERSION_16:
         this.ocppIncomingRequestService =
@@ -1366,81 +1265,52 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private initializeOcppConfiguration(): void {
-    if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval,
-      )
-    ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval,
-        '0',
-      );
+    if (isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval))) {
+      addConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval, '0');
     }
-    if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval,
-      )
-    ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval,
-        '0',
-        { visible: false },
-      );
+    if (isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval))) {
+      addConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval, '0', { visible: false });
     }
     if (
-      this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration() &&
-      isNotEmptyString(this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey()) &&
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(this, this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey())
+      this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration === true &&
+      isNotEmptyString(this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppKey) &&
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!))
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      addConfigurationKey(
         this,
-        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
+        this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!,
         this.configuredSupervisionUrl.href,
         { reboot: true },
       );
     } else if (
-      !this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration() &&
-      isNotEmptyString(this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey()) &&
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(this, this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey())
+      this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration === false &&
+      isNotEmptyString(this.stationInfo?.supervisionUrlOcppKey) &&
+      !isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!))
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.deleteConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
-        { save: false },
-      );
+      deleteConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey!, { save: false });
     }
     if (
       isNotEmptyString(this.stationInfo?.amperageLimitationOcppKey) &&
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey,
-      )
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey!))
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      addConfigurationKey(
         this,
-        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey,
+        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey!,
         (
-          this.stationInfo.maximumAmperage * getAmperageLimitationUnitDivider(this.stationInfo)
+          this.stationInfo.maximumAmperage! * getAmperageLimitationUnitDivider(this.stationInfo)
         ).toString(),
       );
     }
     if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles,
-      )
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles))
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      addConfigurationKey(
         this,
         StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles,
         `${SupportedFeatureProfiles.Core},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.FirmwareManagement},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.LocalAuthListManagement},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.SmartCharging},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.RemoteTrigger}`,
       );
     }
-    ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+    addConfigurationKey(
       this,
       StandardParametersKey.NumberOfConnectors,
       this.getNumberOfConnectors().toString(),
@@ -1448,80 +1318,54 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       { overwrite: true },
     );
     if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData,
-      )
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData))
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      addConfigurationKey(
         this,
         StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData,
         MeterValueMeasurand.ENERGY_ACTIVE_IMPORT_REGISTER,
       );
     }
     if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.ConnectorPhaseRotation,
-      )
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.ConnectorPhaseRotation))
     ) {
       const connectorsPhaseRotation: string[] = [];
       if (this.hasEvses) {
         for (const evseStatus of this.evses.values()) {
           for (const connectorId of evseStatus.connectors.keys()) {
             connectorsPhaseRotation.push(
-              getPhaseRotationValue(connectorId, this.getNumberOfPhases()),
+              getPhaseRotationValue(connectorId, this.getNumberOfPhases())!,
             );
           }
         }
       } else {
         for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
           connectorsPhaseRotation.push(
-            getPhaseRotationValue(connectorId, this.getNumberOfPhases()),
+            getPhaseRotationValue(connectorId, this.getNumberOfPhases())!,
           );
         }
       }
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      addConfigurationKey(
         this,
         StandardParametersKey.ConnectorPhaseRotation,
         connectorsPhaseRotation.toString(),
       );
     }
     if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests,
-      )
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests))
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests,
-        'true',
-      );
+      addConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests, 'true');
     }
     if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled,
-      ) &&
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles,
-      )?.value?.includes(SupportedFeatureProfiles.LocalAuthListManagement)
-    ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled,
-        'false',
-      );
-    }
-    if (
-      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut,
+      isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled)) &&
+      getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles)?.value?.includes(
+        SupportedFeatureProfiles.LocalAuthListManagement,
       )
     ) {
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      addConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled, 'false');
+    }
+    if (isNullOrUndefined(getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut))) {
+      addConfigurationKey(
         this,
         StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut,
         Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT.toString(),
@@ -1542,7 +1386,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         this.evses.set(evseId, {
           ...(evseStatus as EvseStatus),
           connectors: new Map<number, ConnectorStatus>(
-            evseStatusConfiguration.connectorsStatus.map((connectorStatus, connectorId) => [
+            evseStatusConfiguration.connectorsStatus!.map((connectorStatus, connectorId) => [
               connectorId,
               connectorStatus,
             ]),
@@ -1582,7 +1426,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errorMsg}`);
       throw new BaseError(errorMsg);
     }
-    if (!stationTemplate?.Connectors[0]) {
+    if (!stationTemplate?.Connectors?.[0]) {
       logger.warn(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
           this.templateFile
@@ -1606,7 +1450,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           for (let connectorId = 0; connectorId <= configuredMaxConnectors; connectorId++) {
             if (
               connectorId === 0 &&
-              (!stationTemplate?.Connectors[connectorId] ||
+              (!stationTemplate?.Connectors?.[connectorId] ||
                 this.getUseConnectorId0(stationTemplate) === false)
             ) {
               continue;
@@ -1649,20 +1493,27 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errorMsg}`);
       throw new BaseError(errorMsg);
     }
-    if (!stationTemplate?.Evses[0]) {
+    if (!stationTemplate?.Evses?.[0]) {
       logger.warn(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
           this.templateFile
         } with no evse id 0 configuration`,
       );
     }
-    if (!stationTemplate?.Evses[0]?.Connectors[0]) {
+    if (!stationTemplate?.Evses?.[0]?.Connectors?.[0]) {
       logger.warn(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
           this.templateFile
         } with evse id 0 with no connector id 0 configuration`,
       );
     }
+    if (Object.keys(stationTemplate?.Evses?.[0]?.Connectors as object).length > 1) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
+          this.templateFile
+        } with evse id 0 with more than one connector configuration, only connector id 0 configuration will be used`,
+      );
+    }
     if (stationTemplate?.Evses) {
       const evsesConfigHash = createHash(Constants.DEFAULT_HASH_ALGORITHM)
         .update(JSON.stringify(stationTemplate?.Evses))
@@ -1674,17 +1525,17 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         this.evsesConfigurationHash = evsesConfigHash;
         const templateMaxEvses = getMaxNumberOfEvses(stationTemplate?.Evses);
         if (templateMaxEvses > 0) {
-          for (const evse in stationTemplate.Evses) {
-            const evseId = convertToInt(evse);
+          for (const evseKey in stationTemplate.Evses) {
+            const evseId = convertToInt(evseKey);
             this.evses.set(evseId, {
               connectors: buildConnectorsMap(
-                stationTemplate?.Evses[evse]?.Connectors,
+                stationTemplate?.Evses[evseKey]?.Connectors,
                 this.logPrefix(),
                 this.templateFile,
               ),
               availability: AvailabilityType.Operative,
             });
-            initializeConnectorsMapStatus(this.evses.get(evseId)?.connectors, this.logPrefix());
+            initializeConnectorsMapStatus(this.evses.get(evseId)!.connectors, this.logPrefix());
           }
           this.saveEvsesStatus();
         } else {
@@ -1720,7 +1571,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           ) as ChargingStationConfiguration;
           PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
           this.sharedLRUCache.setChargingStationConfiguration(configuration);
-          this.configurationFileHash = configuration.configurationHash;
+          this.configurationFileHash = configuration.configurationHash!;
         }
       } catch (error) {
         handleFileException(
@@ -1735,7 +1586,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private saveAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration(): void {
-    if (this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration()) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.automaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration === true) {
       this.saveConfiguration();
     }
   }
@@ -1754,15 +1605,19 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         if (!existsSync(dirname(this.configurationFile))) {
           mkdirSync(dirname(this.configurationFile), { recursive: true });
         }
-        let configurationData: ChargingStationConfiguration =
-          cloneObject<ChargingStationConfiguration>(this.getConfigurationFromFile()) ?? {};
-        if (this.getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration() && this.stationInfo) {
+        let configurationData: ChargingStationConfiguration = this.getConfigurationFromFile()
+          ? cloneObject<ChargingStationConfiguration>(this.getConfigurationFromFile()!)
+          : {};
+        if (this.stationInfo?.stationInfoPersistentConfiguration === true && this.stationInfo) {
           configurationData.stationInfo = this.stationInfo;
         } else {
           delete configurationData.stationInfo;
         }
-        if (this.getOcppPersistentConfiguration() && this.ocppConfiguration?.configurationKey) {
-          configurationData.configurationKey = this.ocppConfiguration.configurationKey;
+        if (
+          this.stationInfo?.ocppPersistentConfiguration === true &&
+          Array.isArray(this.ocppConfiguration?.configurationKey)
+        ) {
+          configurationData.configurationKey = this.ocppConfiguration?.configurationKey;
         } else {
           delete configurationData.configurationKey;
         }
@@ -1771,7 +1626,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           buildChargingStationAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration(this),
         );
         if (
-          !this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration() ||
+          !this.stationInfo?.automaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration ||
           !this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration()
         ) {
           delete configurationData.automaticTransactionGenerator;
@@ -1793,34 +1648,35 @@ export class ChargingStation {
               stationInfo: configurationData.stationInfo,
               configurationKey: configurationData.configurationKey,
               automaticTransactionGenerator: configurationData.automaticTransactionGenerator,
+              ...(this.connectors.size > 0 && {
+                connectorsStatus: configurationData.connectorsStatus,
+              }),
+              ...(this.evses.size > 0 && { evsesStatus: configurationData.evsesStatus }),
             } as ChargingStationConfiguration),
           )
           .digest('hex');
         if (this.configurationFileHash !== configurationHash) {
-          AsyncLock.acquire(AsyncLockType.configuration)
-            .then(() => {
-              configurationData.configurationHash = configurationHash;
-              const measureId = `${FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration} write`;
-              const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
-              const fileDescriptor = openSync(this.configurationFile, 'w');
-              writeFileSync(fileDescriptor, JSON.stringify(configurationData, null, 2), 'utf8');
-              closeSync(fileDescriptor);
-              PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
-              this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationConfiguration(this.configurationFileHash);
-              this.sharedLRUCache.setChargingStationConfiguration(configurationData);
-              this.configurationFileHash = configurationHash;
-            })
-            .catch((error) => {
-              handleFileException(
-                this.configurationFile,
-                FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration,
-                error as NodeJS.ErrnoException,
-                this.logPrefix(),
-              );
-            })
-            .finally(() => {
-              AsyncLock.release(AsyncLockType.configuration).catch(Constants.EMPTY_FUNCTION);
-            });
+          AsyncLock.runExclusive(AsyncLockType.configuration, () => {
+            configurationData.configurationHash = configurationHash;
+            const measureId = `${FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration} write`;
+            const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
+            writeFileSync(
+              this.configurationFile,
+              JSON.stringify(configurationData, undefined, 2),
+              'utf8',
+            );
+            PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+            this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationConfiguration(this.configurationFileHash);
+            this.sharedLRUCache.setChargingStationConfiguration(configurationData);
+            this.configurationFileHash = configurationHash;
+          }).catch((error) => {
+            handleFileException(
+              this.configurationFile,
+              FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration,
+              error as NodeJS.ErrnoException,
+              this.logPrefix(),
+            );
+          });
         } else {
           logger.debug(
             `${this.logPrefix()} Not saving unchanged charging station configuration file ${
@@ -1849,7 +1705,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
 
   private getOcppConfigurationFromFile(): ChargingStationOcppConfiguration | undefined {
     const configurationKey = this.getConfigurationFromFile()?.configurationKey;
-    if (this.getOcppPersistentConfiguration() === true && configurationKey) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.ocppPersistentConfiguration === true && Array.isArray(configurationKey)) {
       return { configurationKey };
     }
     return undefined;
@@ -1869,9 +1725,9 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       logger.info(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Connection to OCPP server through ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} succeeded`,
       );
+      let registrationRetryCount = 0;
       if (this.isRegistered() === false) {
         // Send BootNotification
-        let registrationRetryCount = 0;
         do {
           this.bootNotificationResponse = await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
             BootNotificationRequest,
@@ -1880,31 +1736,32 @@ export class ChargingStation {
             skipBufferingOnError: true,
           });
           if (this.isRegistered() === false) {
-            this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() !== -1 && ++registrationRetryCount;
+            this.stationInfo?.registrationMaxRetries !== -1 && ++registrationRetryCount;
             await sleep(
               this?.bootNotificationResponse?.interval
-                ? this.bootNotificationResponse.interval * 1000
+                ? secondsToMilliseconds(this.bootNotificationResponse.interval)
                 : Constants.DEFAULT_BOOT_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL,
             );
           }
         } while (
           this.isRegistered() === false &&
-          (registrationRetryCount <= this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() ||
-            this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() === -1)
+          (registrationRetryCount <= this.stationInfo.registrationMaxRetries! ||
+            this.stationInfo?.registrationMaxRetries === -1)
         );
       }
       if (this.isRegistered() === true) {
+        this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.registered);
         if (this.inAcceptedState() === true) {
-          await this.startMessageSequence();
+          this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.accepted);
         }
       } else {
         logger.error(
-          `${this.logPrefix()} Registration failure: max retries reached (${this.getRegistrationMaxRetries()}) or retry disabled (${this.getRegistrationMaxRetries()})`,
+          `${this.logPrefix()} Registration failure: maximum retries reached (${registrationRetryCount}) or retry disabled (${this
+            .stationInfo?.registrationMaxRetries})`,
         );
       }
-      this.wsConnectionRestarted = false;
       this.autoReconnectRetryCount = 0;
-      parentPort?.postMessage(buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+      this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.updated);
     } else {
       logger.warn(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Connection to OCPP server through ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} failed`,
@@ -1912,7 +1769,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  private async onClose(code: number, reason: Buffer): Promise<void> {
+  private async onClose(code: WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode, reason: Buffer): Promise<void> {
     switch (code) {
       // Normal close
       case WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode.CLOSE_NORMAL:
@@ -1934,7 +1791,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         this.started === true && (await this.reconnect());
         break;
     }
-    parentPort?.postMessage(buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+    this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.updated);
   }
 
   private getCachedRequest(messageType: MessageType, messageId: string): CachedRequest | undefined {
@@ -1944,17 +1801,17 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
     throw new OCPPError(
       ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR,
-      `Cached request for message id ${messageId} ${OCPPServiceUtils.getMessageTypeString(
+      `Cached request for message id ${messageId} ${getMessageTypeString(
         messageType,
       )} is not an array`,
       undefined,
-      cachedRequest as JsonType,
+      cachedRequest,
     );
   }
 
   private async handleIncomingMessage(request: IncomingRequest): Promise<void> {
     const [messageType, messageId, commandName, commandPayload] = request;
-    if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.enableStatistics === true) {
       this.performanceStatistics?.addRequestStatistic(commandName, messageType);
     }
     logger.debug(
@@ -1969,6 +1826,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       commandName,
       commandPayload,
     );
+    this.emit(ChargingStationEvents.updated);
   }
 
   private handleResponseMessage(response: Response): void {
@@ -1986,7 +1844,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     const [responseCallback, , requestCommandName, requestPayload] = this.getCachedRequest(
       messageType,
       messageId,
-    );
+    )!;
     logger.debug(
       `${this.logPrefix()} << Command '${
         requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
@@ -2006,7 +1864,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         { errorType, errorMessage, errorDetails },
       );
     }
-    const [, errorCallback, requestCommandName] = this.getCachedRequest(messageType, messageId);
+    const [, errorCallback, requestCommandName] = this.getCachedRequest(messageType, messageId)!;
     logger.debug(
       `${this.logPrefix()} << Command '${
         requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
@@ -2016,10 +1874,11 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private async onMessage(data: RawData): Promise<void> {
-    let request: IncomingRequest | Response | ErrorResponse;
-    let messageType: number;
+    let request: IncomingRequest | Response | ErrorResponse | undefined;
+    let messageType: MessageType | undefined;
     let errorMsg: string;
     try {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
       request = JSON.parse(data.toString()) as IncomingRequest | Response | ErrorResponse;
       if (Array.isArray(request) === true) {
         [messageType] = request;
@@ -2044,17 +1903,21 @@ export class ChargingStation {
             logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errorMsg}`);
             throw new OCPPError(ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR, errorMsg);
         }
-        parentPort?.postMessage(buildUpdatedMessage(this));
       } else {
-        throw new OCPPError(ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR, 'Incoming message is not an array', null, {
-          request,
-        });
+        throw new OCPPError(
+          ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+          'Incoming message is not an array',
+          undefined,
+          {
+            request,
+          },
+        );
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      let commandName: IncomingRequestCommand;
-      let requestCommandName: RequestCommand | IncomingRequestCommand;
+      let commandName: IncomingRequestCommand | undefined;
+      let requestCommandName: RequestCommand | IncomingRequestCommand | undefined;
       let errorCallback: ErrorCallback;
-      const [, messageId] = request;
+      const [, messageId] = request!;
       switch (messageType) {
         case MessageType.CALL_MESSAGE:
           [, , commandName] = request as IncomingRequest;
@@ -2064,7 +1927,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         case MessageType.CALL_RESULT_MESSAGE:
         case MessageType.CALL_ERROR_MESSAGE:
           if (this.requests.has(messageId) === true) {
-            [, errorCallback, requestCommandName] = this.getCachedRequest(messageType, messageId);
+            [, errorCallback, requestCommandName] = this.getCachedRequest(messageType, messageId)!;
             // Reject the deferred promise in case of error at response handling (rejecting an already fulfilled promise is a no-op)
             errorCallback(error as OCPPError, false);
           } else {
@@ -2077,6 +1940,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         logger.warn(
           `${this.logPrefix()} Error thrown at incoming OCPP command '${
             commandName ?? requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
           }' message '${data.toString()}' handling is not an OCPPError:`,
           error,
         );
@@ -2084,6 +1948,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       logger.error(
         `${this.logPrefix()} Incoming OCPP command '${
           commandName ?? requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
         }' message '${data.toString()}'${
           messageType !== MessageType.CALL_MESSAGE
             ? ` matching cached request '${JSON.stringify(this.requests.get(messageId))}'`
@@ -2108,16 +1973,16 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private getEnergyActiveImportRegister(connectorStatus: ConnectorStatus, rounded = false): number {
-    if (this.getMeteringPerTransaction() === true) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.meteringPerTransaction === true) {
       return (
         (rounded === true
-          ? Math.round(connectorStatus?.transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue)
+          ? Math.round(connectorStatus.transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue!)
           : connectorStatus?.transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue) ?? 0
       );
     }
     return (
       (rounded === true
-        ? Math.round(connectorStatus?.energyActiveImportRegisterValue)
+        ? Math.round(connectorStatus.energyActiveImportRegisterValue!)
         : connectorStatus?.energyActiveImportRegisterValue) ?? 0
     );
   }
@@ -2126,7 +1991,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     return stationTemplate?.useConnectorId0 ?? true;
   }
 
-  private async stopRunningTransactions(reason = StopTransactionReason.NONE): Promise<void> {
+  private async stopRunningTransactions(reason?: StopTransactionReason): Promise<void> {
     if (this.hasEvses) {
       for (const [evseId, evseStatus] of this.evses) {
         if (evseId === 0) {
@@ -2149,46 +2014,25 @@ export class ChargingStation {
 
   // 0 for disabling
   private getConnectionTimeout(): number {
-    if (
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut,
-      )
-    ) {
-      return (
-        parseInt(
-          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-            this,
-            StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut,
-          ).value,
-        ) ?? Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
+    if (getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut) !== undefined) {
+      return convertToInt(
+        getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut)!.value! ??
+          Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
       );
     }
     return Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT;
   }
 
-  // -1 for unlimited, 0 for disabling
-  private getAutoReconnectMaxRetries(): number | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.stationInfo.autoReconnectMaxRetries ?? Configuration.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() ?? -1
-    );
-  }
-
-  // 0 for disabling
-  private getRegistrationMaxRetries(): number | undefined {
-    return this.stationInfo.registrationMaxRetries ?? -1;
-  }
-
   private getPowerDivider(): number {
     let powerDivider = this.hasEvses ? this.getNumberOfEvses() : this.getNumberOfConnectors();
-    if (this.stationInfo?.powerSharedByConnectors) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.powerSharedByConnectors === true) {
       powerDivider = this.getNumberOfRunningTransactions();
     }
     return powerDivider;
   }
 
-  private getMaximumAmperage(stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
-    const maximumPower = this.getMaximumPower(stationInfo);
+  private getMaximumAmperage(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
+    const maximumPower = (stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo).maximumPower!;
     switch (this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo)) {
       case CurrentType.AC:
         return ACElectricUtils.amperagePerPhaseFromPower(
@@ -2201,20 +2045,25 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
+  private getCurrentOutType(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): CurrentType {
+    return (stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo).currentOutType ?? CurrentType.AC;
+  }
+
+  private getVoltageOut(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): Voltage {
+    return (
+      (stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo).voltageOut ??
+      getDefaultVoltageOut(this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo), this.logPrefix(), this.templateFile)
+    );
+  }
+
   private getAmperageLimitation(): number | undefined {
     if (
       isNotEmptyString(this.stationInfo?.amperageLimitationOcppKey) &&
-      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-        this,
-        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey,
-      )
+      getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey!) !== undefined
     ) {
       return (
         convertToInt(
-          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-            this,
-            this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey,
-          )?.value,
+          getConfigurationKey(this, this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey!)?.value,
         ) / getAmperageLimitationUnitDivider(this.stationInfo)
       );
     }
@@ -2239,12 +2088,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
         if (evseId > 0) {
           for (const [connectorId, connectorStatus] of evseStatus.connectors) {
             const connectorBootStatus = getBootConnectorStatus(this, connectorId, connectorStatus);
-            await OCPPServiceUtils.sendAndSetConnectorStatus(
-              this,
-              connectorId,
-              connectorBootStatus,
-              evseId,
-            );
+            await sendAndSetConnectorStatus(this, connectorId, connectorBootStatus, evseId);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -2254,13 +2098,13 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           const connectorBootStatus = getBootConnectorStatus(
             this,
             connectorId,
-            this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId),
+            this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)!,
           );
-          await OCPPServiceUtils.sendAndSetConnectorStatus(this, connectorId, connectorBootStatus);
+          await sendAndSetConnectorStatus(this, connectorId, connectorBootStatus);
         }
       }
     }
-    if (this.stationInfo?.firmwareStatus === FirmwareStatus.Installing) {
+    if (this.stationInfo.firmwareStatus === FirmwareStatus.Installing) {
       await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
         FirmwareStatusNotificationRequest,
         FirmwareStatusNotificationResponse
@@ -2271,25 +2115,26 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
 
     // Start the ATG
-    if (this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration()?.enable === true) {
+    if (this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration().enable === true) {
       this.startAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
     }
-    this.wsConnectionRestarted === true && this.flushMessageBuffer();
+    this.flushMessageBuffer();
   }
 
   private async stopMessageSequence(
-    reason: StopTransactionReason = StopTransactionReason.NONE,
+    reason?: StopTransactionReason,
+    stopTransactions = this.stationInfo?.stopTransactionsOnStopped,
   ): Promise<void> {
     // Stop WebSocket ping
     this.stopWebSocketPing();
     // Stop heartbeat
     this.stopHeartbeat();
-    // Stop ongoing transactions
+    // Stop the ATG
     if (this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.started === true) {
       this.stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
-    } else {
-      await this.stopRunningTransactions(reason);
     }
+    // Stop ongoing transactions
+    stopTransactions && (await this.stopRunningTransactions(reason));
     if (this.hasEvses) {
       for (const [evseId, evseStatus] of this.evses) {
         if (evseId > 0) {
@@ -2300,7 +2145,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
             >(
               this,
               RequestCommand.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
-              OCPPServiceUtils.buildStatusNotificationRequest(
+              buildStatusNotificationRequest(
                 this,
                 connectorId,
                 ConnectorStatusEnum.Unavailable,
@@ -2320,11 +2165,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
           >(
             this,
             RequestCommand.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
-            OCPPServiceUtils.buildStatusNotificationRequest(
-              this,
-              connectorId,
-              ConnectorStatusEnum.Unavailable,
-            ),
+            buildStatusNotificationRequest(this, connectorId, ConnectorStatusEnum.Unavailable),
           );
           delete this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.status;
         }
@@ -2333,29 +2174,24 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private startWebSocketPing(): void {
-    const webSocketPingInterval: number = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-      this,
-      StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval,
-    )
-      ? convertToInt(
-          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
-            this,
-            StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval,
-          )?.value,
-        )
-      : 0;
-    if (webSocketPingInterval > 0 && !this.webSocketPingSetInterval) {
+    const webSocketPingInterval: number =
+      getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval) !== undefined
+        ? convertToInt(
+            getConfigurationKey(this, StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval)?.value,
+          )
+        : 0;
+    if (webSocketPingInterval > 0 && this.webSocketPingSetInterval === undefined) {
       this.webSocketPingSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
         if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
           this.wsConnection?.ping();
         }
-      }, webSocketPingInterval * 1000);
+      }, secondsToMilliseconds(webSocketPingInterval));
       logger.info(
         `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket ping started every ${formatDurationSeconds(
           webSocketPingInterval,
         )}`,
       );
-    } else if (this.webSocketPingSetInterval) {
+    } else if (this.webSocketPingSetInterval !== undefined) {
       logger.info(
         `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket ping already started every ${formatDurationSeconds(
           webSocketPingInterval,
@@ -2369,7 +2205,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private stopWebSocketPing(): void {
-    if (this.webSocketPingSetInterval) {
+    if (this.webSocketPingSetInterval !== undefined) {
       clearInterval(this.webSocketPingSetInterval);
       delete this.webSocketPingSetInterval;
     }
@@ -2382,23 +2218,26 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       let configuredSupervisionUrlIndex: number;
       switch (Configuration.getSupervisionUrlDistribution()) {
         case SupervisionUrlDistribution.RANDOM:
-          configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = Math.floor(secureRandom() * supervisionUrls.length);
+          configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = Math.floor(
+            secureRandom() * (supervisionUrls as string[]).length,
+          );
           break;
         case SupervisionUrlDistribution.ROUND_ROBIN:
         case SupervisionUrlDistribution.CHARGING_STATION_AFFINITY:
         default:
           Object.values(SupervisionUrlDistribution).includes(
-            Configuration.getSupervisionUrlDistribution(),
+            Configuration.getSupervisionUrlDistribution()!,
           ) === false &&
             logger.error(
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
               `${this.logPrefix()} Unknown supervision url distribution '${Configuration.getSupervisionUrlDistribution()}' from values '${SupervisionUrlDistribution.toString()}', defaulting to ${
                 SupervisionUrlDistribution.CHARGING_STATION_AFFINITY
               }`,
             );
-          configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = (this.index - 1) % supervisionUrls.length;
+          configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = (this.index - 1) % (supervisionUrls as string[]).length;
           break;
       }
-      configuredSupervisionUrl = supervisionUrls[configuredSupervisionUrlIndex];
+      configuredSupervisionUrl = (supervisionUrls as string[])[configuredSupervisionUrlIndex];
     } else {
       configuredSupervisionUrl = supervisionUrls as string;
     }
@@ -2411,7 +2250,7 @@ export class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   private stopHeartbeat(): void {
-    if (this.heartbeatSetInterval) {
+    if (this.heartbeatSetInterval !== undefined) {
       clearInterval(this.heartbeatSetInterval);
       delete this.heartbeatSetInterval;
     }
@@ -2424,10 +2263,6 @@ export class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  private getReconnectExponentialDelay(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo?.reconnectExponentialDelay ?? false;
-  }
-
   private async reconnect(): Promise<void> {
     // Stop WebSocket ping
     this.stopWebSocketPing();
@@ -2438,13 +2273,14 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       this.stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
     }
     if (
-      this.autoReconnectRetryCount < this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() ||
-      this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() === -1
+      this.autoReconnectRetryCount < this.stationInfo.autoReconnectMaxRetries! ||
+      this.stationInfo?.autoReconnectMaxRetries === -1
     ) {
       ++this.autoReconnectRetryCount;
-      const reconnectDelay = this.getReconnectExponentialDelay()
-        ? exponentialDelay(this.autoReconnectRetryCount)
-        : this.getConnectionTimeout() * 1000;
+      const reconnectDelay =
+        this.stationInfo?.reconnectExponentialDelay === true
+          ? exponentialDelay(this.autoReconnectRetryCount)
+          : secondsToMilliseconds(this.getConnectionTimeout());
       const reconnectDelayWithdraw = 1000;
       const reconnectTimeout =
         reconnectDelay && reconnectDelay - reconnectDelayWithdraw > 0
@@ -2462,17 +2298,15 @@ export class ChargingStation {
       );
       this.openWSConnection(
         {
-          ...(this.stationInfo?.wsOptions ?? {}),
           handshakeTimeout: reconnectTimeout,
         },
         { closeOpened: true },
       );
-      this.wsConnectionRestarted = true;
-    } else if (this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() !== -1) {
+    } else if (this.stationInfo?.autoReconnectMaxRetries !== -1) {
       logger.error(
         `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket connection retries failure: maximum retries reached (${
           this.autoReconnectRetryCount
-        }) or retries disabled (${this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries()})`,
+        }) or retries disabled (${this.stationInfo?.autoReconnectMaxRetries})`,
       );
     }
   }