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[e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator.git] / src / charging-station / ChargingStation.ts
index 503231279b9e00f781f418113629122d06bc9fc3..7fdc9a952e140372c44836e7b5f12107441e2805 100644 (file)
-import { BootNotificationResponse, RegistrationStatus } from '../types/ocpp/Responses';
-import ChargingStationConfiguration, { ConfigurationKey } from '../types/ChargingStationConfiguration';
-import ChargingStationTemplate, { CurrentOutType, VoltageOut } from '../types/ChargingStationTemplate';
-import Connectors, { Connector } from '../types/Connectors';
-import { PerformanceObserver, performance } from 'perf_hooks';
-import Requests, { AvailabilityType, BootNotificationRequest, IncomingRequest, IncomingRequestCommand } from '../types/ocpp/Requests';
-import WebSocket, { MessageEvent } from 'ws';
+// Partial Copyright Jerome Benoit. 2021-2023. All Rights Reserved.
 
+import fs from 'fs';
+import crypto from 'node:crypto';
+import path from 'path';
+import { URL } from 'url';
+import { parentPort } from 'worker_threads';
+
+import merge from 'just-merge';
+import WebSocket, { type RawData } from 'ws';
+
+import AuthorizedTagsCache from './AuthorizedTagsCache';
 import AutomaticTransactionGenerator from './AutomaticTransactionGenerator';
-import { ChargePointStatus } from '../types/ocpp/ChargePointStatus';
-import { ChargingProfile } from '../types/ocpp/ChargingProfile';
-import ChargingStationInfo from '../types/ChargingStationInfo';
-import Configuration from '../utils/Configuration';
-import Constants from '../utils/Constants';
-import FileUtils from '../utils/FileUtils';
-import { MessageType } from '../types/ocpp/MessageType';
-import { MeterValueMeasurand } from '../types/ocpp/MeterValues';
-import OCPP16IncomingRequestService from './ocpp/1.6/OCCP16IncomingRequestService';
+import { ChargingStationConfigurationUtils } from './ChargingStationConfigurationUtils';
+import { ChargingStationUtils } from './ChargingStationUtils';
+import ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel from './ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel';
+import { MessageChannelUtils } from './MessageChannelUtils';
+import OCPP16IncomingRequestService from './ocpp/1.6/OCPP16IncomingRequestService';
 import OCPP16RequestService from './ocpp/1.6/OCPP16RequestService';
 import OCPP16ResponseService from './ocpp/1.6/OCPP16ResponseService';
-import OCPPError from './OcppError';
-import OCPPIncomingRequestService from './ocpp/OCPPIncomingRequestService';
-import OCPPRequestService from './ocpp/OCPPRequestService';
+import { OCPP16ServiceUtils } from './ocpp/1.6/OCPP16ServiceUtils';
+import OCPP20IncomingRequestService from './ocpp/2.0/OCPP20IncomingRequestService';
+import OCPP20RequestService from './ocpp/2.0/OCPP20RequestService';
+import OCPP20ResponseService from './ocpp/2.0/OCPP20ResponseService';
+import type OCPPIncomingRequestService from './ocpp/OCPPIncomingRequestService';
+import type OCPPRequestService from './ocpp/OCPPRequestService';
+import { OCPPServiceUtils } from './ocpp/OCPPServiceUtils';
+import SharedLRUCache from './SharedLRUCache';
+import BaseError from '../exception/BaseError';
+import OCPPError from '../exception/OCPPError';
+import PerformanceStatistics from '../performance/PerformanceStatistics';
+import type { AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration } from '../types/AutomaticTransactionGenerator';
+import type { ChargingStationConfiguration } from '../types/ChargingStationConfiguration';
+import type { ChargingStationInfo } from '../types/ChargingStationInfo';
+import type { ChargingStationOcppConfiguration } from '../types/ChargingStationOcppConfiguration';
+import {
+  type ChargingStationTemplate,
+  CurrentType,
+  PowerUnits,
+  type WsOptions,
+} from '../types/ChargingStationTemplate';
+import { SupervisionUrlDistribution } from '../types/ConfigurationData';
+import type { ConnectorStatus } from '../types/ConnectorStatus';
+import { FileType } from '../types/FileType';
+import type { JsonType } from '../types/JsonType';
+import {
+  ConnectorPhaseRotation,
+  StandardParametersKey,
+  SupportedFeatureProfiles,
+  VendorDefaultParametersKey,
+} from '../types/ocpp/Configuration';
+import { ConnectorStatusEnum } from '../types/ocpp/ConnectorStatusEnum';
+import { ErrorType } from '../types/ocpp/ErrorType';
+import { MessageType } from '../types/ocpp/MessageType';
+import { MeterValue, MeterValueMeasurand } from '../types/ocpp/MeterValues';
 import { OCPPVersion } from '../types/ocpp/OCPPVersion';
-import PerformanceStatistics from '../utils/PerformanceStatistics';
-import { StandardParametersKey } from '../types/ocpp/Configuration';
-import { StopTransactionReason } from '../types/ocpp/Transaction';
-import Utils from '../utils/Utils';
-import { WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode } from '../types/WebSocket';
-import crypto from 'crypto';
-import fs from 'fs';
+import {
+  AvailabilityType,
+  type BootNotificationRequest,
+  type CachedRequest,
+  type ErrorCallback,
+  FirmwareStatus,
+  type FirmwareStatusNotificationRequest,
+  type HeartbeatRequest,
+  type IncomingRequest,
+  IncomingRequestCommand,
+  type MeterValuesRequest,
+  type OutgoingRequest,
+  RequestCommand,
+  type ResponseCallback,
+  type StatusNotificationRequest,
+} from '../types/ocpp/Requests';
+import {
+  type BootNotificationResponse,
+  type ErrorResponse,
+  type FirmwareStatusNotificationResponse,
+  type HeartbeatResponse,
+  type MeterValuesResponse,
+  RegistrationStatusEnumType,
+  type Response,
+  type StatusNotificationResponse,
+} from '../types/ocpp/Responses';
+import {
+  StopTransactionReason,
+  type StopTransactionRequest,
+  type StopTransactionResponse,
+} from '../types/ocpp/Transaction';
+import { WSError, WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode } from '../types/WebSocket';
+import Configuration from '../utils/Configuration';
+import Constants from '../utils/Constants';
+import { ACElectricUtils, DCElectricUtils } from '../utils/ElectricUtils';
+import FileUtils from '../utils/FileUtils';
 import logger from '../utils/Logger';
-import path from 'path';
+import Utils from '../utils/Utils';
 
 export default class ChargingStation {
-  public stationTemplateFile: string;
-  public authorizedTags: string[];
+  public readonly index: number;
+  public readonly templateFile: string;
   public stationInfo!: ChargingStationInfo;
-  public connectors: Connectors;
-  public configuration!: ChargingStationConfiguration;
-  public hasStopped: boolean;
+  public started: boolean;
+  public starting: boolean;
+  public authorizedTagsCache: AuthorizedTagsCache;
+  public automaticTransactionGenerator!: AutomaticTransactionGenerator;
+  public ocppConfiguration!: ChargingStationOcppConfiguration;
   public wsConnection!: WebSocket;
-  public requests: Requests;
-  public messageQueue: string[];
+  public readonly connectors: Map<number, ConnectorStatus>;
+  public readonly requests: Map<string, CachedRequest>;
   public performanceStatistics!: PerformanceStatistics;
   public heartbeatSetInterval!: NodeJS.Timeout;
-  public ocppIncomingRequestService!: OCPPIncomingRequestService;
   public ocppRequestService!: OCPPRequestService;
-  private index: number;
-  private bootNotificationRequest!: BootNotificationRequest;
-  private bootNotificationResponse!: BootNotificationResponse | null;
+  public bootNotificationRequest!: BootNotificationRequest;
+  public bootNotificationResponse!: BootNotificationResponse | null;
+  public powerDivider!: number;
+  private stopping: boolean;
+  private configurationFile!: string;
+  private configurationFileHash!: string;
   private connectorsConfigurationHash!: string;
-  private supervisionUrl!: string;
-  private wsConnectionUrl!: string;
-  private hasSocketRestarted: boolean;
+  private ocppIncomingRequestService!: OCPPIncomingRequestService;
+  private readonly messageBuffer: Set<string>;
+  private configuredSupervisionUrl!: URL;
+  private configuredSupervisionUrlIndex!: number;
+  private wsConnectionRestarted: boolean;
   private autoReconnectRetryCount: number;
-  private automaticTransactionGeneration!: AutomaticTransactionGenerator;
-  private performanceObserver!: PerformanceObserver;
+  private templateFileWatcher!: fs.FSWatcher;
+  private readonly sharedLRUCache: SharedLRUCache;
   private webSocketPingSetInterval!: NodeJS.Timeout;
+  private readonly chargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel: ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel;
 
-  constructor(index: number, stationTemplateFile: string) {
-    this.index = index;
-    this.stationTemplateFile = stationTemplateFile;
-    this.connectors = {} as Connectors;
-    this.initialize();
-
-    this.hasStopped = false;
-    this.hasSocketRestarted = false;
+  constructor(index: number, templateFile: string) {
+    this.started = false;
+    this.starting = false;
+    this.stopping = false;
+    this.wsConnectionRestarted = false;
     this.autoReconnectRetryCount = 0;
+    this.index = index;
+    this.templateFile = templateFile;
+    this.connectors = new Map<number, ConnectorStatus>();
+    this.requests = new Map<string, CachedRequest>();
+    this.messageBuffer = new Set<string>();
+    this.sharedLRUCache = SharedLRUCache.getInstance();
+    this.authorizedTagsCache = AuthorizedTagsCache.getInstance();
+    this.chargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel = new ChargingStationWorkerBroadcastChannel(this);
 
-    this.requests = {} as Requests;
-    this.messageQueue = [] as string[];
+    this.initialize();
+  }
 
-    this.authorizedTags = this.getAuthorizedTags();
+  private get wsConnectionUrl(): URL {
+    return new URL(
+      `${
+        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration()
+          ? ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+              this,
+              this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey()
+            ).value
+          : this.configuredSupervisionUrl.href
+      }/${this.stationInfo.chargingStationId}`
+    );
   }
 
   public logPrefix(): string {
-    return Utils.logPrefix(` ${this.stationInfo.chargingStationId} |`);
+    return Utils.logPrefix(
+      ` ${
+        this?.stationInfo?.chargingStationId ??
+        ChargingStationUtils.getChargingStationId(this.index, this.getTemplateFromFile())
+      } |`
+    );
   }
 
-  public getRandomTagId(): string {
-    const index = Math.floor(Math.random() * this.authorizedTags.length);
-    return this.authorizedTags[index];
+  public hasAuthorizedTags(): boolean {
+    return !Utils.isEmptyArray(
+      this.authorizedTagsCache.getAuthorizedTags(
+        ChargingStationUtils.getAuthorizationFile(this.stationInfo)
+      )
+    );
   }
 
-  public hasAuthorizedTags(): boolean {
-    return !Utils.isEmptyArray(this.authorizedTags);
+  public getEnableStatistics(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo.enableStatistics ?? false;
   }
 
-  public getEnableStatistics(): boolean | undefined {
-    return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.enableStatistics) ? this.stationInfo.enableStatistics : true;
+  public getMustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo.mustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart ?? true;
   }
 
-  public getNumberOfPhases(): number | undefined {
-    switch (this.getCurrentOutType()) {
-      case CurrentOutType.AC:
-        return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.numberOfPhases) ? this.stationInfo.numberOfPhases : 3;
-      case CurrentOutType.DC:
+  public getPayloadSchemaValidation(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo.payloadSchemaValidation ?? true;
+  }
+
+  public getNumberOfPhases(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
+    const localStationInfo: ChargingStationInfo = stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo;
+    switch (this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo)) {
+      case CurrentType.AC:
+        return !Utils.isUndefined(localStationInfo.numberOfPhases)
+          ? localStationInfo.numberOfPhases
+          : 3;
+      case CurrentType.DC:
         return 0;
     }
   }
 
-  public isWebSocketOpen(): boolean {
-    return this.wsConnection?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN;
+  public isWebSocketConnectionOpened(): boolean {
+    return this?.wsConnection?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN;
+  }
+
+  public getRegistrationStatus(): RegistrationStatusEnumType {
+    return this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status;
+  }
+
+  public isInUnknownState(): boolean {
+    return Utils.isNullOrUndefined(this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status);
+  }
+
+  public isInPendingState(): boolean {
+    return this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status === RegistrationStatusEnumType.PENDING;
+  }
+
+  public isInAcceptedState(): boolean {
+    return this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status === RegistrationStatusEnumType.ACCEPTED;
+  }
+
+  public isInRejectedState(): boolean {
+    return this?.bootNotificationResponse?.status === RegistrationStatusEnumType.REJECTED;
   }
 
   public isRegistered(): boolean {
-    return this.bootNotificationResponse?.status === RegistrationStatus.ACCEPTED;
+    return (
+      this.isInUnknownState() === false &&
+      (this.isInAcceptedState() === true || this.isInPendingState() === true)
+    );
   }
 
   public isChargingStationAvailable(): boolean {
-    return this.getConnector(0).availability === AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
+    return this.getConnectorStatus(0).availability === AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
   }
 
   public isConnectorAvailable(id: number): boolean {
-    return this.getConnector(id).availability === AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
+    return id > 0 && this.getConnectorStatus(id).availability === AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
   }
 
-  public getConnector(id: number): Connector {
-    return this.connectors[id];
+  public getNumberOfConnectors(): number {
+    return this.connectors.get(0) ? this.connectors.size - 1 : this.connectors.size;
   }
 
-  public getCurrentOutType(): CurrentOutType | undefined {
-    return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.currentOutType) ? this.stationInfo.currentOutType : CurrentOutType.AC;
+  public getConnectorStatus(id: number): ConnectorStatus | undefined {
+    return this.connectors.get(id);
   }
 
-  public getVoltageOut(): number | undefined {
-    const errMsg = `${this.logPrefix()} Unknown ${this.getCurrentOutType()} currentOutType in template file ${this.stationTemplateFile}, cannot define default voltage out`;
-    let defaultVoltageOut: number;
-    switch (this.getCurrentOutType()) {
-      case CurrentOutType.AC:
-        defaultVoltageOut = VoltageOut.VOLTAGE_230;
-        break;
-      case CurrentOutType.DC:
-        defaultVoltageOut = VoltageOut.VOLTAGE_400;
-        break;
-      default:
-        logger.error(errMsg);
-        throw Error(errMsg);
+  public getCurrentOutType(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): CurrentType {
+    return (stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo).currentOutType ?? CurrentType.AC;
+  }
+
+  public getOcppStrictCompliance(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo?.ocppStrictCompliance ?? false;
+  }
+
+  public getVoltageOut(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
+    const defaultVoltageOut = ChargingStationUtils.getDefaultVoltageOut(
+      this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo),
+      this.templateFile,
+      this.logPrefix()
+    );
+    const localStationInfo: ChargingStationInfo = stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo;
+    return !Utils.isUndefined(localStationInfo.voltageOut)
+      ? localStationInfo.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;
+    if (
+      !Utils.isNullOrUndefined(this.getAmperageLimitation()) &&
+      this.getAmperageLimitation() < this.stationInfo.maximumAmperage
+    ) {
+      connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit =
+        (this.getCurrentOutType() === CurrentType.AC
+          ? ACElectricUtils.powerTotal(
+              this.getNumberOfPhases(),
+              this.getVoltageOut(),
+              this.getAmperageLimitation() * this.getNumberOfConnectors()
+            )
+          : DCElectricUtils.power(this.getVoltageOut(), this.getAmperageLimitation())) /
+        this.powerDivider;
     }
-    return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.voltageOut) ? this.stationInfo.voltageOut : defaultVoltageOut;
+    const connectorMaximumPower = this.getMaximumPower() / this.powerDivider;
+    const connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit =
+      ChargingStationUtils.getChargingStationConnectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit(this, connectorId);
+    return Math.min(
+      isNaN(connectorMaximumPower) ? Infinity : connectorMaximumPower,
+      isNaN(connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit)
+        ? Infinity
+        : connectorAmperageLimitationPowerLimit,
+      isNaN(connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit) ? Infinity : connectorChargingProfilesPowerLimit
+    );
   }
 
   public getTransactionIdTag(transactionId: number): string | undefined {
-    for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0 && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionId === transactionId) {
-        return this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).idTag;
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0 && this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId === transactionId) {
+        return this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionIdTag;
       }
     }
   }
 
   public getOutOfOrderEndMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.outOfOrderEndMeterValues ?? false;
+    return this.stationInfo?.outOfOrderEndMeterValues ?? false;
   }
 
   public getBeginEndMeterValues(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.beginEndMeterValues ?? false;
+    return this.stationInfo?.beginEndMeterValues ?? false;
   }
 
   public getMeteringPerTransaction(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.meteringPerTransaction ?? true;
+    return this.stationInfo?.meteringPerTransaction ?? true;
   }
 
-  public getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId: number): number | undefined {
-    if (this.getMeteringPerTransaction()) {
-      for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-        if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0 && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionId === transactionId) {
-          return this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0 && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionId === transactionId) {
-        return this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).energyActiveImportRegisterValue;
-      }
-    }
+  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 getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByConnectorId(connectorId: number): number | undefined {
-    if (this.getMeteringPerTransaction()) {
-      return this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue;
+  public getCustomValueLimitationMeterValues(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo?.customValueLimitationMeterValues ?? true;
+  }
+
+  public getConnectorIdByTransactionId(transactionId: number): number | undefined {
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (
+        connectorId > 0 &&
+        this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionId === transactionId
+      ) {
+        return connectorId;
+      }
     }
-    return this.getConnector(connectorId).energyActiveImportRegisterValue;
   }
 
-  public getAuthorizeRemoteTxRequests(): boolean {
-    const authorizeRemoteTxRequests = this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests);
-    return authorizeRemoteTxRequests ? Utils.convertToBoolean(authorizeRemoteTxRequests.value) : false;
+  public getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(
+    transactionId: number,
+    rounded = false
+  ): number {
+    return this.getEnergyActiveImportRegister(
+      this.getConnectorStatus(this.getConnectorIdByTransactionId(transactionId)),
+      rounded
+    );
   }
 
-  public getLocalAuthListEnabled(): boolean {
-    const localAuthListEnabled = this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled);
-    return localAuthListEnabled ? Utils.convertToBoolean(localAuthListEnabled.value) : false;
+  public getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByConnectorId(connectorId: number, rounded = false): number {
+    return this.getEnergyActiveImportRegister(this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId), rounded);
   }
 
-  public restartWebSocketPing(): void {
-    // Stop WebSocket ping
-    this.stopWebSocketPing();
-    // Start WebSocket ping
-    this.startWebSocketPing();
+  public getAuthorizeRemoteTxRequests(): boolean {
+    const authorizeRemoteTxRequests = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests
+    );
+    return authorizeRemoteTxRequests
+      ? Utils.convertToBoolean(authorizeRemoteTxRequests.value)
+      : false;
   }
 
-  public getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorRequireAuthorize(): boolean {
-    return this.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.requireAuthorize ?? true;
+  public getLocalAuthListEnabled(): boolean {
+    const localAuthListEnabled = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.LocalAuthListEnabled
+    );
+    return localAuthListEnabled ? Utils.convertToBoolean(localAuthListEnabled.value) : false;
   }
 
   public startHeartbeat(): void {
-    if (this.getHeartbeatInterval() && this.getHeartbeatInterval() > 0 && !this.heartbeatSetInterval) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-      this.heartbeatSetInterval = setInterval(async (): Promise<void> => {
-        await this.ocppRequestService.sendHeartbeat();
+    if (
+      this.getHeartbeatInterval() &&
+      this.getHeartbeatInterval() > 0 &&
+      !this.heartbeatSetInterval
+    ) {
+      this.heartbeatSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        this.ocppRequestService
+          .requestHandler<HeartbeatRequest, HeartbeatResponse>(this, RequestCommand.HEARTBEAT)
+          .catch((error) => {
+            logger.error(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} Error while sending '${RequestCommand.HEARTBEAT}':`,
+              error
+            );
+          });
       }, this.getHeartbeatInterval());
-      logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' Heartbeat started every ' + Utils.milliSecondsToHHMMSS(this.getHeartbeatInterval()));
+      logger.info(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat started every ${Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(
+          this.getHeartbeatInterval()
+        )}`
+      );
     } else if (this.heartbeatSetInterval) {
-      logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' Heartbeat already started every ' + Utils.milliSecondsToHHMMSS(this.getHeartbeatInterval()));
+      logger.info(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat already started every ${Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(
+          this.getHeartbeatInterval()
+        )}`
+      );
     } else {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat interval set to ${this.getHeartbeatInterval() ? Utils.milliSecondsToHHMMSS(this.getHeartbeatInterval()) : this.getHeartbeatInterval()}, not starting the heartbeat`);
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat interval set to ${
+          this.getHeartbeatInterval()
+            ? Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(this.getHeartbeatInterval())
+            : this.getHeartbeatInterval()
+        }, not starting the heartbeat`
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -225,460 +422,1302 @@ export default class ChargingStation {
     this.startHeartbeat();
   }
 
+  public restartWebSocketPing(): void {
+    // Stop WebSocket ping
+    this.stopWebSocketPing();
+    // Start WebSocket ping
+    this.startWebSocketPing();
+  }
+
   public startMeterValues(connectorId: number, interval: number): void {
     if (connectorId === 0) {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector Id ${connectorId.toString()}`);
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector Id ${connectorId.toString()}`
+      );
       return;
     }
-    if (!this.getConnector(connectorId)) {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on non existing connector Id ${connectorId.toString()}`);
+    if (!this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)) {
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on non existing connector Id ${connectorId.toString()}`
+      );
       return;
     }
-    if (!this.getConnector(connectorId)?.transactionStarted) {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector Id ${connectorId} with no transaction started`);
+    if (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === false) {
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector Id ${connectorId} with no transaction started`
+      );
       return;
-    } else if (this.getConnector(connectorId)?.transactionStarted && !this.getConnector(connectorId)?.transactionId) {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector Id ${connectorId} with no transaction id`);
+    } else if (
+      this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === true &&
+      !this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionId
+    ) {
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to start MeterValues on connector Id ${connectorId} with no transaction id`
+      );
       return;
     }
     if (interval > 0) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-      this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionSetInterval = setInterval(async (): Promise<void> => {
-        if (this.getEnableStatistics()) {
-          const sendMeterValues = performance.timerify(this.ocppRequestService.sendMeterValues);
-          this.performanceObserver.observe({
-            entryTypes: ['function'],
+      this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        // FIXME: Implement OCPP version agnostic helpers
+        const meterValue: MeterValue = OCPP16ServiceUtils.buildMeterValue(
+          this,
+          connectorId,
+          this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId,
+          interval
+        );
+        this.ocppRequestService
+          .requestHandler<MeterValuesRequest, MeterValuesResponse>(
+            this,
+            RequestCommand.METER_VALUES,
+            {
+              connectorId,
+              transactionId: this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId,
+              meterValue: [meterValue],
+            }
+          )
+          .catch((error) => {
+            logger.error(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} Error while sending '${RequestCommand.METER_VALUES}':`,
+              error
+            );
           });
-          await sendMeterValues(connectorId, this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionId, interval, this.ocppRequestService);
-        } else {
-          await this.ocppRequestService.sendMeterValues(connectorId, this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionId, interval, this.ocppRequestService);
-        }
       }, interval);
     } else {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station ${StandardParametersKey.MeterValueSampleInterval} configuration set to ${interval ? Utils.milliSecondsToHHMMSS(interval) : interval}, not sending MeterValues`);
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station ${
+          StandardParametersKey.MeterValueSampleInterval
+        } configuration set to ${
+          interval ? Utils.formatDurationMilliSeconds(interval) : interval
+        }, not sending MeterValues`
+      );
     }
   }
 
   public start(): void {
-    this.openWSConnection();
-    // Monitor authorization file
-    this.startAuthorizationFileMonitoring();
-    // Monitor station template file
-    this.startStationTemplateFileMonitoring();
-    // Handle Socket incoming messages
-    this.wsConnection.on('message', this.onMessage.bind(this));
-    // Handle Socket error
-    this.wsConnection.on('error', this.onError.bind(this));
-    // Handle Socket close
-    this.wsConnection.on('close', this.onClose.bind(this));
-    // Handle Socket opening connection
-    this.wsConnection.on('open', this.onOpen.bind(this));
-    // Handle Socket ping
-    this.wsConnection.on('ping', this.onPing.bind(this));
-    // Handle Socket pong
-    this.wsConnection.on('pong', this.onPong.bind(this));
-  }
-
-  public async stop(reason: StopTransactionReason = StopTransactionReason.NONE): Promise<void> {
-    // Stop message sequence
-    await this.stopMessageSequence(reason);
-    for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0) {
-        await this.ocppRequestService.sendStatusNotification(Utils.convertToInt(connector), ChargePointStatus.UNAVAILABLE);
-        this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).status = ChargePointStatus.UNAVAILABLE;
+    if (this.started === false) {
+      if (this.starting === false) {
+        this.starting = true;
+        if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+          this.performanceStatistics.start();
+        }
+        this.openWSConnection();
+        // Monitor charging station template file
+        this.templateFileWatcher = FileUtils.watchJsonFile(
+          this.logPrefix(),
+          FileType.ChargingStationTemplate,
+          this.templateFile,
+          null,
+          (event, filename): void => {
+            if (filename && event === 'change') {
+              try {
+                logger.debug(
+                  `${this.logPrefix()} ${FileType.ChargingStationTemplate} ${
+                    this.templateFile
+                  } file have changed, reload`
+                );
+                this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationTemplate(this.stationInfo?.templateHash);
+                // Initialize
+                this.initialize();
+                // Restart the ATG
+                this.stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
+                if (
+                  this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromTemplate()?.enable === true
+                ) {
+                  this.startAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
+                }
+                if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+                  this.performanceStatistics.restart();
+                } else {
+                  this.performanceStatistics.stop();
+                }
+                // FIXME?: restart heartbeat and WebSocket ping when their interval values have changed
+              } catch (error) {
+                logger.error(
+                  `${this.logPrefix()} ${FileType.ChargingStationTemplate} file monitoring error:`,
+                  error
+                );
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        );
+        this.started = true;
+        parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildStartedMessage(this));
+        this.starting = false;
+      } else {
+        logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station is already starting...`);
       }
+    } else {
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station is already started...`);
     }
-    if (this.isWebSocketOpen()) {
-      this.wsConnection.close();
-    }
-    this.bootNotificationResponse = null;
-    this.hasStopped = true;
   }
 
-  public getConfigurationKey(key: string | StandardParametersKey, caseInsensitive = false): ConfigurationKey | undefined {
-    const configurationKey: ConfigurationKey | undefined = this.configuration.configurationKey.find((configElement) => {
-      if (caseInsensitive) {
-        return configElement.key.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase();
+  public async stop(reason?: StopTransactionReason): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.started === true) {
+      if (this.stopping === false) {
+        this.stopping = true;
+        await this.stopMessageSequence(reason);
+        this.closeWSConnection();
+        if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+          this.performanceStatistics.stop();
+        }
+        this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationConfiguration(this.configurationFileHash);
+        this.templateFileWatcher.close();
+        this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationTemplate(this.stationInfo?.templateHash);
+        this.bootNotificationResponse = null;
+        this.started = false;
+        parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildStoppedMessage(this));
+        this.stopping = false;
+      } else {
+        logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station is already stopping...`);
       }
-      return configElement.key === key;
-    });
-    return configurationKey;
-  }
-
-  public addConfigurationKey(key: string | StandardParametersKey, value: string, readonly = false, visible = true, reboot = false): void {
-    const keyFound = this.getConfigurationKey(key);
-    if (!keyFound) {
-      this.configuration.configurationKey.push({
-        key,
-        readonly,
-        value,
-        visible,
-        reboot,
-      });
     } else {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Trying to add an already existing configuration key: %j`, keyFound);
+      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station is already stopped...`);
     }
   }
 
-  public setConfigurationKeyValue(key: string | StandardParametersKey, value: string): void {
-    const keyFound = this.getConfigurationKey(key);
-    if (keyFound) {
-      const keyIndex = this.configuration.configurationKey.indexOf(keyFound);
-      this.configuration.configurationKey[keyIndex].value = value;
-    } else {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Trying to set a value on a non existing configuration key: %j`, { key, value });
-    }
+  public async reset(reason?: StopTransactionReason): Promise<void> {
+    await this.stop(reason);
+    await Utils.sleep(this.stationInfo.resetTime);
+    this.initialize();
+    this.start();
   }
 
-  public setChargingProfile(connectorId: number, cp: ChargingProfile): boolean {
-    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(this.getConnector(connectorId).chargingProfiles)) {
-      this.getConnector(connectorId).chargingProfiles?.forEach((chargingProfile: ChargingProfile, index: number) => {
-        if (chargingProfile.chargingProfileId === cp.chargingProfileId
-          || (chargingProfile.stackLevel === cp.stackLevel && chargingProfile.chargingProfilePurpose === cp.chargingProfilePurpose)) {
-          this.getConnector(connectorId).chargingProfiles[index] = cp;
-          return true;
-        }
-      });
+  public saveOcppConfiguration(): void {
+    if (this.getOcppPersistentConfiguration()) {
+      this.saveConfiguration();
     }
-    this.getConnector(connectorId).chargingProfiles?.push(cp);
-    return true;
   }
 
-  public resetTransactionOnConnector(connectorId: number): void {
-    this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionStarted = false;
-    delete this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionId;
-    delete this.getConnector(connectorId).idTag;
-    this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue = 0;
+  public resetConnectorStatus(connectorId: number): void {
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).idTagLocalAuthorized = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).idTagAuthorized = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionRemoteStarted = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionStarted = false;
+    delete this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).localAuthorizeIdTag;
+    delete this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).authorizeIdTag;
+    delete this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId;
+    delete this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionIdTag;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue = 0;
+    delete this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionBeginMeterValue;
     this.stopMeterValues(connectorId);
+    parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+  }
+
+  public hasFeatureProfile(featureProfile: SupportedFeatureProfiles): boolean {
+    return ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles
+    )?.value.includes(featureProfile);
+  }
+
+  public bufferMessage(message: string): void {
+    this.messageBuffer.add(message);
   }
 
-  public addToMessageQueue(message: string): void {
-    let dups = false;
-    // Handle dups in message queue
-    for (const bufferedMessage of this.messageQueue) {
-      // Message already in the queue
-      if (message === bufferedMessage) {
-        dups = true;
+  public openWSConnection(
+    options: WsOptions = this.stationInfo?.wsOptions ?? {},
+    params: { closeOpened?: boolean; terminateOpened?: boolean } = {
+      closeOpened: false,
+      terminateOpened: false,
+    }
+  ): void {
+    options.handshakeTimeout = options?.handshakeTimeout ?? this.getConnectionTimeout() * 1000;
+    params.closeOpened = params?.closeOpened ?? false;
+    params.terminateOpened = params?.terminateOpened ?? false;
+    if (this.started === false && this.starting === false) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Cannot open OCPP connection to URL ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} on stopped charging station`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (
+      !Utils.isNullOrUndefined(this.stationInfo.supervisionUser) &&
+      !Utils.isNullOrUndefined(this.stationInfo.supervisionPassword)
+    ) {
+      options.auth = `${this.stationInfo.supervisionUser}:${this.stationInfo.supervisionPassword}`;
+    }
+    if (params?.closeOpened) {
+      this.closeWSConnection();
+    }
+    if (params?.terminateOpened) {
+      this.terminateWSConnection();
+    }
+    const ocppVersion = this.stationInfo.ocppVersion ?? OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
+    let protocol: string;
+    switch (ocppVersion) {
+      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_16:
+      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_20:
+      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_201:
+        protocol = `ocpp${ocppVersion}`;
         break;
-      }
+      default:
+        this.handleUnsupportedVersion(ocppVersion);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} OCPP connection to URL ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} is already opened`
+      );
+      return;
     }
-    if (!dups) {
-      // Queue message
-      this.messageQueue.push(message);
+
+    logger.info(
+      `${this.logPrefix()} Open OCPP connection to URL ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()}`
+    );
+
+    this.wsConnection = new WebSocket(this.wsConnectionUrl, protocol, options);
+
+    // Handle WebSocket message
+    this.wsConnection.on(
+      'message',
+      this.onMessage.bind(this) as (this: WebSocket, data: RawData, isBinary: boolean) => void
+    );
+    // Handle WebSocket error
+    this.wsConnection.on(
+      'error',
+      this.onError.bind(this) as (this: WebSocket, error: Error) => void
+    );
+    // Handle WebSocket close
+    this.wsConnection.on(
+      'close',
+      this.onClose.bind(this) as (this: WebSocket, code: number, reason: Buffer) => void
+    );
+    // Handle WebSocket open
+    this.wsConnection.on('open', this.onOpen.bind(this) as (this: WebSocket) => void);
+    // Handle WebSocket ping
+    this.wsConnection.on('ping', this.onPing.bind(this) as (this: WebSocket, data: Buffer) => void);
+    // Handle WebSocket pong
+    this.wsConnection.on('pong', this.onPong.bind(this) as (this: WebSocket, data: Buffer) => void);
+  }
+
+  public closeWSConnection(): void {
+    if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
+      this.wsConnection.close();
+      this.wsConnection = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public startAutomaticTransactionGenerator(
+    connectorIds?: number[],
+    automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration?: AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration
+  ): void {
+    this.automaticTransactionGenerator = AutomaticTransactionGenerator.getInstance(
+      automaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration ??
+        this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromTemplate(),
+      this
+    );
+    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(connectorIds)) {
+      for (const connectorId of connectorIds) {
+        this.automaticTransactionGenerator.startConnector(connectorId);
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.automaticTransactionGenerator.start();
     }
+    parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildUpdatedMessage(this));
   }
 
-  private flushMessageQueue() {
-    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(this.messageQueue)) {
-      this.messageQueue.forEach((message, index) => {
-        this.messageQueue.splice(index, 1);
+  public stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator(connectorIds?: number[]): void {
+    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(connectorIds)) {
+      for (const connectorId of connectorIds) {
+        this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.stopConnector(connectorId);
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.stop();
+    }
+    parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+  }
+
+  public async stopTransactionOnConnector(
+    connectorId: number,
+    reason = StopTransactionReason.NONE
+  ): Promise<StopTransactionResponse> {
+    const transactionId = this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId;
+    if (
+      this.getBeginEndMeterValues() === true &&
+      this.getOcppStrictCompliance() === true &&
+      this.getOutOfOrderEndMeterValues() === false
+    ) {
+      // FIXME: Implement OCPP version agnostic helpers
+      const transactionEndMeterValue = OCPP16ServiceUtils.buildTransactionEndMeterValue(
+        this,
+        connectorId,
+        this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId)
+      );
+      await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<MeterValuesRequest, MeterValuesResponse>(
+        this,
+        RequestCommand.METER_VALUES,
+        {
+          connectorId,
+          transactionId,
+          meterValue: [transactionEndMeterValue],
+        }
+      );
+    }
+    return this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<StopTransactionRequest, StopTransactionResponse>(
+      this,
+      RequestCommand.STOP_TRANSACTION,
+      {
+        transactionId,
+        meterStop: this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId, true),
+        reason,
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  private flushMessageBuffer(): void {
+    if (this.messageBuffer.size > 0) {
+      this.messageBuffer.forEach((message) => {
+        let beginId: string;
+        let commandName: RequestCommand;
+        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);
       });
     }
   }
 
-  private getChargingStationId(stationTemplate: ChargingStationTemplate): string {
-    // In case of multiple instances: add instance index to charging station id
-    let instanceIndex = process.env.CF_INSTANCE_INDEX ? process.env.CF_INSTANCE_INDEX : 0;
-    instanceIndex = instanceIndex > 0 ? instanceIndex : '';
-    const idSuffix = stationTemplate.nameSuffix ? stationTemplate.nameSuffix : '';
-    return stationTemplate.fixedName ? stationTemplate.baseName : stationTemplate.baseName + '-' + instanceIndex.toString() + ('000000000' + this.index.toString()).substr(('000000000' + this.index.toString()).length - 4) + idSuffix;
+  private getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration ?? false;
+  }
+
+  private getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(): string {
+    return this.stationInfo.supervisionUrlOcppKey ?? VendorDefaultParametersKey.ConnectionUrl;
   }
 
-  private buildStationInfo(): ChargingStationInfo {
-    let stationTemplateFromFile: ChargingStationTemplate;
+  private getTemplateFromFile(): ChargingStationTemplate | null {
+    let template: ChargingStationTemplate = null;
     try {
-      // Load template file
-      const fileDescriptor = fs.openSync(this.stationTemplateFile, 'r');
-      stationTemplateFromFile = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(fileDescriptor, 'utf8')) as ChargingStationTemplate;
-      fs.closeSync(fileDescriptor);
+      if (this.sharedLRUCache.hasChargingStationTemplate(this.stationInfo?.templateHash)) {
+        template = this.sharedLRUCache.getChargingStationTemplate(this.stationInfo.templateHash);
+      } else {
+        const measureId = `${FileType.ChargingStationTemplate} read`;
+        const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
+        template = JSON.parse(
+          fs.readFileSync(this.templateFile, 'utf8')
+        ) as ChargingStationTemplate;
+        PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+        template.templateHash = crypto
+          .createHash(Constants.DEFAULT_HASH_ALGORITHM)
+          .update(JSON.stringify(template))
+          .digest('hex');
+        this.sharedLRUCache.setChargingStationTemplate(template);
+      }
     } catch (error) {
-      FileUtils.handleFileException(this.logPrefix(), 'Template', this.stationTemplateFile, error);
+      FileUtils.handleFileException(
+        this.logPrefix(),
+        FileType.ChargingStationTemplate,
+        this.templateFile,
+        error as NodeJS.ErrnoException
+      );
+    }
+    return template;
+  }
+
+  private getStationInfoFromTemplate(): ChargingStationInfo {
+    const stationTemplate: ChargingStationTemplate = this.getTemplateFromFile();
+    if (Utils.isNullOrUndefined(stationTemplate)) {
+      const errorMsg = `Failed to read charging station template file ${this.templateFile}`;
+      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errorMsg}`);
+      throw new BaseError(errorMsg);
     }
-    const stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo = stationTemplateFromFile || {} as ChargingStationInfo;
-    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(stationTemplateFromFile.power)) {
-      stationTemplateFromFile.power = stationTemplateFromFile.power as number[];
-      stationInfo.maxPower = stationTemplateFromFile.power[Math.floor(Math.random() * stationTemplateFromFile.power.length)];
+    if (Utils.isEmptyObject(stationTemplate)) {
+      const errorMsg = `Empty charging station information from template file ${this.templateFile}`;
+      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errorMsg}`);
+      throw new BaseError(errorMsg);
+    }
+    // Deprecation template keys section
+    ChargingStationUtils.warnDeprecatedTemplateKey(
+      stationTemplate,
+      'supervisionUrl',
+      this.templateFile,
+      this.logPrefix(),
+      "Use 'supervisionUrls' instead"
+    );
+    ChargingStationUtils.convertDeprecatedTemplateKey(
+      stationTemplate,
+      'supervisionUrl',
+      'supervisionUrls'
+    );
+    const stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo =
+      ChargingStationUtils.stationTemplateToStationInfo(stationTemplate);
+    stationInfo.hashId = ChargingStationUtils.getHashId(this.index, stationTemplate);
+    stationInfo.chargingStationId = ChargingStationUtils.getChargingStationId(
+      this.index,
+      stationTemplate
+    );
+    stationInfo.ocppVersion = stationTemplate.ocppVersion ?? OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
+    ChargingStationUtils.createSerialNumber(stationTemplate, stationInfo);
+    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(stationTemplate.power)) {
+      stationTemplate.power = stationTemplate.power as number[];
+      const powerArrayRandomIndex = Math.floor(Utils.secureRandom() * stationTemplate.power.length);
+      stationInfo.maximumPower =
+        stationTemplate.powerUnit === PowerUnits.KILO_WATT
+          ? stationTemplate.power[powerArrayRandomIndex] * 1000
+          : stationTemplate.power[powerArrayRandomIndex];
     } else {
-      stationInfo.maxPower = stationTemplateFromFile.power as number;
+      stationTemplate.power = stationTemplate.power as number;
+      stationInfo.maximumPower =
+        stationTemplate.powerUnit === PowerUnits.KILO_WATT
+          ? stationTemplate.power * 1000
+          : stationTemplate.power;
+    }
+    stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern =
+      stationTemplate.firmwareVersionPattern ?? Constants.SEMVER_PATTERN;
+    if (
+      stationInfo.firmwareVersion &&
+      new RegExp(stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern).test(stationInfo.firmwareVersion) === false
+    ) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Firmware version '${stationInfo.firmwareVersion}' in template file ${
+          this.templateFile
+        } does not match firmware version pattern '${stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern}'`
+      );
     }
-    stationInfo.chargingStationId = this.getChargingStationId(stationTemplateFromFile);
-    stationInfo.resetTime = stationTemplateFromFile.resetTime ? stationTemplateFromFile.resetTime * 1000 : Constants.CHARGING_STATION_DEFAULT_RESET_TIME;
+    stationInfo.firmwareUpgrade = merge(
+      {
+        reset: true,
+      },
+      stationTemplate.firmwareUpgrade ?? {}
+    );
+    stationInfo.resetTime = stationTemplate.resetTime
+      ? stationTemplate.resetTime * 1000
+      : Constants.CHARGING_STATION_DEFAULT_RESET_TIME;
+    const configuredMaxConnectors =
+      ChargingStationUtils.getConfiguredNumberOfConnectors(stationTemplate);
+    ChargingStationUtils.checkConfiguredMaxConnectors(
+      configuredMaxConnectors,
+      this.templateFile,
+      this.logPrefix()
+    );
+    const templateMaxConnectors =
+      ChargingStationUtils.getTemplateMaxNumberOfConnectors(stationTemplate);
+    ChargingStationUtils.checkTemplateMaxConnectors(
+      templateMaxConnectors,
+      this.templateFile,
+      this.logPrefix()
+    );
+    if (
+      configuredMaxConnectors >
+        (stationTemplate?.Connectors[0] ? templateMaxConnectors - 1 : templateMaxConnectors) &&
+      !stationTemplate?.randomConnectors
+    ) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Number of connectors exceeds the number of connector configurations in template ${
+          this.templateFile
+        }, forcing random connector configurations affectation`
+      );
+      stationInfo.randomConnectors = true;
+    }
+    // Build connectors if needed (FIXME: should be factored out)
+    this.initializeConnectors(stationInfo, configuredMaxConnectors, templateMaxConnectors);
+    stationInfo.maximumAmperage = this.getMaximumAmperage(stationInfo);
+    ChargingStationUtils.createStationInfoHash(stationInfo);
+    return stationInfo;
+  }
+
+  private getStationInfoFromFile(): ChargingStationInfo | null {
+    let stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo = null;
+    this.getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration() &&
+      (stationInfo = this.getConfigurationFromFile()?.stationInfo ?? null);
+    stationInfo && ChargingStationUtils.createStationInfoHash(stationInfo);
     return stationInfo;
   }
 
-  private getOCPPVersion(): OCPPVersion {
-    return this.stationInfo.ocppVersion ? this.stationInfo.ocppVersion : OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
+  private getStationInfo(): ChargingStationInfo {
+    const stationInfoFromTemplate: ChargingStationInfo = this.getStationInfoFromTemplate();
+    const stationInfoFromFile: ChargingStationInfo = this.getStationInfoFromFile();
+    // Priority: charging station info from template > charging station info from configuration file > charging station info attribute
+    if (stationInfoFromFile?.templateHash === stationInfoFromTemplate.templateHash) {
+      if (this.stationInfo?.infoHash === stationInfoFromFile?.infoHash) {
+        return this.stationInfo;
+      }
+      return stationInfoFromFile;
+    }
+    stationInfoFromFile &&
+      ChargingStationUtils.propagateSerialNumber(
+        this.getTemplateFromFile(),
+        stationInfoFromFile,
+        stationInfoFromTemplate
+      );
+    return stationInfoFromTemplate;
+  }
+
+  private saveStationInfo(): void {
+    if (this.getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration()) {
+      this.saveConfiguration();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private getOcppPersistentConfiguration(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo?.ocppPersistentConfiguration ?? true;
+  }
+
+  private getStationInfoPersistentConfiguration(): boolean {
+    return this.stationInfo?.stationInfoPersistentConfiguration ?? true;
   }
 
   private handleUnsupportedVersion(version: OCPPVersion) {
-    const errMsg = `${this.logPrefix()} Unsupported protocol version '${version}' configured in template file ${this.stationTemplateFile}`;
-    logger.error(errMsg);
-    throw new Error(errMsg);
+    const errMsg = `Unsupported protocol version '${version}' configured in template file ${this.templateFile}`;
+    logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errMsg}`);
+    throw new BaseError(errMsg);
   }
 
   private initialize(): void {
-    this.stationInfo = this.buildStationInfo();
-    this.bootNotificationRequest = {
-      chargePointModel: this.stationInfo.chargePointModel,
-      chargePointVendor: this.stationInfo.chargePointVendor,
-      ...!Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.chargeBoxSerialNumberPrefix) && { chargeBoxSerialNumber: this.stationInfo.chargeBoxSerialNumberPrefix },
-      ...!Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion) && { firmwareVersion: this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion },
-    };
-    this.configuration = this.getTemplateChargingStationConfiguration();
-    this.supervisionUrl = this.getSupervisionURL();
-    this.wsConnectionUrl = this.supervisionUrl + '/' + this.stationInfo.chargingStationId;
-    // Build connectors if needed
-    const maxConnectors = this.getMaxNumberOfConnectors();
-    if (maxConnectors <= 0) {
-      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station template ${this.stationTemplateFile} with ${maxConnectors} connectors`);
-    }
-    const templateMaxConnectors = this.getTemplateMaxNumberOfConnectors();
-    if (templateMaxConnectors <= 0) {
-      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station template ${this.stationTemplateFile} with no connector configuration`);
-    }
-    if (!this.stationInfo.Connectors[0]) {
-      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Charging station template ${this.stationTemplateFile} with no connector Id 0 configuration`);
-    }
-    // Sanity check
-    if (maxConnectors > (this.stationInfo.Connectors[0] ? templateMaxConnectors - 1 : templateMaxConnectors) && !this.stationInfo.randomConnectors) {
-      logger.warn(`${this.logPrefix()} Number of connectors exceeds the number of connector configurations in template ${this.stationTemplateFile}, forcing random connector configurations affectation`);
-      this.stationInfo.randomConnectors = true;
-    }
-    const connectorsConfigHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(JSON.stringify(this.stationInfo.Connectors) + maxConnectors.toString()).digest('hex');
-    // FIXME: Handle shrinking the number of connectors
-    if (!this.connectors || (this.connectors && this.connectorsConfigurationHash !== connectorsConfigHash)) {
-      this.connectorsConfigurationHash = connectorsConfigHash;
-      // Add connector Id 0
-      let lastConnector = '0';
-      for (lastConnector in this.stationInfo.Connectors) {
-        if (Utils.convertToInt(lastConnector) === 0 && this.getUseConnectorId0() && this.stationInfo.Connectors[lastConnector]) {
-          this.connectors[lastConnector] = Utils.cloneObject<Connector>(this.stationInfo.Connectors[lastConnector]);
-          this.connectors[lastConnector].availability = AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
-          if (Utils.isUndefined(this.connectors[lastConnector]?.chargingProfiles)) {
-            this.connectors[lastConnector].chargingProfiles = [];
-          }
+    this.configurationFile = path.join(
+      path.dirname(this.templateFile.replace('station-templates', 'configurations')),
+      `${ChargingStationUtils.getHashId(this.index, this.getTemplateFromFile())}.json`
+    );
+    this.stationInfo = this.getStationInfo();
+    this.saveStationInfo();
+    // Avoid duplication of connectors related information in RAM
+    this.stationInfo?.Connectors && delete this.stationInfo.Connectors;
+    this.configuredSupervisionUrl = this.getConfiguredSupervisionUrl();
+    if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+      this.performanceStatistics = PerformanceStatistics.getInstance(
+        this.stationInfo.hashId,
+        this.stationInfo.chargingStationId,
+        this.configuredSupervisionUrl
+      );
+    }
+    this.bootNotificationRequest = ChargingStationUtils.createBootNotificationRequest(
+      this.stationInfo
+    );
+    this.powerDivider = this.getPowerDivider();
+    // OCPP configuration
+    this.ocppConfiguration = this.getOcppConfiguration();
+    this.initializeOcppConfiguration();
+    const ocppVersion = this.stationInfo.ocppVersion ?? OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
+    switch (ocppVersion) {
+      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_16:
+        this.ocppIncomingRequestService =
+          OCPP16IncomingRequestService.getInstance<OCPP16IncomingRequestService>();
+        this.ocppRequestService = OCPP16RequestService.getInstance<OCPP16RequestService>(
+          OCPP16ResponseService.getInstance<OCPP16ResponseService>()
+        );
+        break;
+      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_20:
+      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_201:
+        this.ocppIncomingRequestService =
+          OCPP20IncomingRequestService.getInstance<OCPP20IncomingRequestService>();
+        this.ocppRequestService = OCPP20RequestService.getInstance<OCPP20RequestService>(
+          OCPP20ResponseService.getInstance<OCPP20ResponseService>()
+        );
+        break;
+      default:
+        this.handleUnsupportedVersion(ocppVersion);
+        break;
+    }
+    if (this.stationInfo?.autoRegister === true) {
+      this.bootNotificationResponse = {
+        currentTime: new Date(),
+        interval: this.getHeartbeatInterval() / 1000,
+        status: RegistrationStatusEnumType.ACCEPTED,
+      };
+    }
+    if (
+      this.stationInfo.firmwareStatus === FirmwareStatus.Installing &&
+      this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion &&
+      this.stationInfo.firmwareVersionPattern
+    ) {
+      const versionStep = this.stationInfo.firmwareUpgrade?.versionUpgrade?.step ?? 1;
+      const patternGroup: number =
+        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] = (
+        Utils.convertToInt(match[patchLevelIndex]) + versionStep
+      ).toString();
+      this.stationInfo.firmwareVersion = match.join('.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  private initializeOcppConfiguration(): void {
+    if (
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval,
+        '0'
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval,
+        '0',
+        { visible: false }
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration() &&
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(this, this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey())
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
+        this.configuredSupervisionUrl.href,
+        { reboot: true }
+      );
+    } else if (
+      !this.getSupervisionUrlOcppConfiguration() &&
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(this, this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey())
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.deleteConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        this.getSupervisionUrlOcppKey(),
+        { save: false }
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey &&
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey,
+        (
+          this.stationInfo.maximumAmperage *
+          ChargingStationUtils.getAmperageLimitationUnitDivider(this.stationInfo)
+        ).toString()
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.SupportedFeatureProfiles,
+        `${SupportedFeatureProfiles.Core},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.FirmwareManagement},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.LocalAuthListManagement},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.SmartCharging},${SupportedFeatureProfiles.RemoteTrigger}`
+      );
+    }
+    ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.NumberOfConnectors,
+      this.getNumberOfConnectors().toString(),
+      { readonly: true },
+      { overwrite: true }
+    );
+    if (
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData,
+        MeterValueMeasurand.ENERGY_ACTIVE_IMPORT_REGISTER
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.ConnectorPhaseRotation
+      )
+    ) {
+      const connectorPhaseRotation = [];
+      for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+        // AC/DC
+        if (connectorId === 0 && this.getNumberOfPhases() === 0) {
+          connectorPhaseRotation.push(`${connectorId}.${ConnectorPhaseRotation.RST}`);
+        } else if (connectorId > 0 && this.getNumberOfPhases() === 0) {
+          connectorPhaseRotation.push(`${connectorId}.${ConnectorPhaseRotation.NotApplicable}`);
+          // AC
+        } else if (connectorId > 0 && this.getNumberOfPhases() === 1) {
+          connectorPhaseRotation.push(`${connectorId}.${ConnectorPhaseRotation.NotApplicable}`);
+        } else if (connectorId > 0 && this.getNumberOfPhases() === 3) {
+          connectorPhaseRotation.push(`${connectorId}.${ConnectorPhaseRotation.RST}`);
         }
       }
-      // Generate all connectors
-      if ((this.stationInfo.Connectors[0] ? templateMaxConnectors - 1 : templateMaxConnectors) > 0) {
-        for (let index = 1; index <= maxConnectors; index++) {
-          const randConnectorID = this.stationInfo.randomConnectors ? Utils.getRandomInt(Utils.convertToInt(lastConnector), 1) : index;
-          this.connectors[index] = Utils.cloneObject<Connector>(this.stationInfo.Connectors[randConnectorID]);
-          this.connectors[index].availability = AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
-          if (Utils.isUndefined(this.connectors[lastConnector]?.chargingProfiles)) {
-            this.connectors[index].chargingProfiles = [];
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.ConnectorPhaseRotation,
+        connectorPhaseRotation.toString()
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      !ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.AuthorizeRemoteTxRequests
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.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
+      )
+    ) {
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.addConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut,
+        Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT.toString()
+      );
+    }
+    this.saveOcppConfiguration();
+  }
+
+  private initializeConnectors(
+    stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo,
+    configuredMaxConnectors: number,
+    templateMaxConnectors: number
+  ): void {
+    if (!stationInfo?.Connectors && this.connectors.size === 0) {
+      const logMsg = `No already defined connectors and charging station information from template ${this.templateFile} with no connectors configuration defined`;
+      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${logMsg}`);
+      throw new BaseError(logMsg);
+    }
+    if (!stationInfo?.Connectors[0]) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
+          this.templateFile
+        } with no connector Id 0 configuration`
+      );
+    }
+    if (stationInfo?.Connectors) {
+      const connectorsConfigHash = crypto
+        .createHash(Constants.DEFAULT_HASH_ALGORITHM)
+        .update(JSON.stringify(stationInfo?.Connectors) + configuredMaxConnectors.toString())
+        .digest('hex');
+      const connectorsConfigChanged =
+        this.connectors?.size !== 0 && this.connectorsConfigurationHash !== connectorsConfigHash;
+      if (this.connectors?.size === 0 || connectorsConfigChanged) {
+        connectorsConfigChanged && this.connectors.clear();
+        this.connectorsConfigurationHash = connectorsConfigHash;
+        // Add connector Id 0
+        let lastConnector = '0';
+        for (lastConnector in stationInfo?.Connectors) {
+          const connectorStatus = stationInfo?.Connectors[lastConnector];
+          const lastConnectorId = Utils.convertToInt(lastConnector);
+          if (
+            lastConnectorId === 0 &&
+            this.getUseConnectorId0(stationInfo) === true &&
+            connectorStatus
+          ) {
+            this.checkStationInfoConnectorStatus(lastConnectorId, connectorStatus);
+            this.connectors.set(
+              lastConnectorId,
+              Utils.cloneObject<ConnectorStatus>(connectorStatus)
+            );
+            this.getConnectorStatus(lastConnectorId).availability = AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
+            if (Utils.isUndefined(this.getConnectorStatus(lastConnectorId)?.chargingProfiles)) {
+              this.getConnectorStatus(lastConnectorId).chargingProfiles = [];
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        // Generate all connectors
+        if ((stationInfo?.Connectors[0] ? templateMaxConnectors - 1 : templateMaxConnectors) > 0) {
+          for (let index = 1; index <= configuredMaxConnectors; index++) {
+            const randConnectorId = stationInfo?.randomConnectors
+              ? Utils.getRandomInteger(Utils.convertToInt(lastConnector), 1)
+              : index;
+            const connectorStatus = stationInfo?.Connectors[randConnectorId.toString()];
+            this.checkStationInfoConnectorStatus(randConnectorId, connectorStatus);
+            this.connectors.set(index, Utils.cloneObject<ConnectorStatus>(connectorStatus));
+            this.getConnectorStatus(index).availability = AvailabilityType.OPERATIVE;
+            if (Utils.isUndefined(this.getConnectorStatus(index)?.chargingProfiles)) {
+              this.getConnectorStatus(index).chargingProfiles = [];
+            }
           }
         }
       }
+    } else {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
+          this.templateFile
+        } with no connectors configuration defined, using already defined connectors`
+      );
     }
-    // Avoid duplication of connectors related information
-    delete this.stationInfo.Connectors;
     // Initialize transaction attributes on connectors
-    for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0 && !this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionStarted) {
-        this.initTransactionAttributesOnConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector));
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0 && this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionStarted === true) {
+        logger.warn(
+          `${this.logPrefix()} Connector ${connectorId} at initialization has a transaction started: ${
+            this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionId
+          }`
+        );
+      }
+      if (
+        connectorId > 0 &&
+        (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionStarted === undefined ||
+          this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionStarted === null)
+      ) {
+        this.initializeConnectorStatus(connectorId);
       }
     }
-    switch (this.getOCPPVersion()) {
-      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_16:
-        this.ocppIncomingRequestService = new OCPP16IncomingRequestService(this);
-        this.ocppRequestService = new OCPP16RequestService(this, new OCPP16ResponseService(this));
-        break;
-      default:
-        this.handleUnsupportedVersion(this.getOCPPVersion());
-        break;
+  }
+
+  private checkStationInfoConnectorStatus(
+    connectorId: number,
+    connectorStatus: ConnectorStatus
+  ): void {
+    if (!Utils.isNullOrUndefined(connectorStatus?.status)) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Charging station information from template ${
+          this.templateFile
+        } with connector ${connectorId} status configuration defined, undefine it`
+      );
+      connectorStatus.status = undefined;
     }
-    // OCPP parameters
-    this.addConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.NumberOfConnectors, this.getNumberOfConnectors().toString(), true);
-    if (!this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData)) {
-      this.addConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.MeterValuesSampledData, MeterValueMeasurand.ENERGY_ACTIVE_IMPORT_REGISTER);
-    }
-    this.stationInfo.powerDivider = this.getPowerDivider();
-    if (this.getEnableStatistics()) {
-      this.performanceStatistics = new PerformanceStatistics(this.stationInfo.chargingStationId);
-      this.performanceObserver = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
-        const entry = list.getEntries()[0];
-        this.performanceStatistics.logPerformance(entry, Constants.ENTITY_CHARGING_STATION);
-        this.performanceObserver.disconnect();
-      });
+  }
+
+  private getConfigurationFromFile(): ChargingStationConfiguration | null {
+    let configuration: ChargingStationConfiguration = null;
+    if (this.configurationFile && fs.existsSync(this.configurationFile)) {
+      try {
+        if (this.sharedLRUCache.hasChargingStationConfiguration(this.configurationFileHash)) {
+          configuration = this.sharedLRUCache.getChargingStationConfiguration(
+            this.configurationFileHash
+          );
+        } else {
+          const measureId = `${FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration} read`;
+          const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
+          configuration = JSON.parse(
+            fs.readFileSync(this.configurationFile, 'utf8')
+          ) as ChargingStationConfiguration;
+          PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+          this.configurationFileHash = configuration.configurationHash;
+          this.sharedLRUCache.setChargingStationConfiguration(configuration);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        FileUtils.handleFileException(
+          this.logPrefix(),
+          FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration,
+          this.configurationFile,
+          error as NodeJS.ErrnoException
+        );
+      }
     }
+    return configuration;
   }
 
-  private async onOpen(): Promise<void> {
-    logger.info(`${this.logPrefix()} Is connected to server through ${this.wsConnectionUrl}`);
-    if (!this.isRegistered()) {
-      // Send BootNotification
-      let registrationRetryCount = 0;
-      do {
-        this.bootNotificationResponse = await this.ocppRequestService.sendBootNotification(this.bootNotificationRequest.chargePointModel,
-          this.bootNotificationRequest.chargePointVendor, this.bootNotificationRequest.chargeBoxSerialNumber, this.bootNotificationRequest.firmwareVersion);
-        if (!this.isRegistered()) {
-          registrationRetryCount++;
-          await Utils.sleep(this.bootNotificationResponse?.interval ? this.bootNotificationResponse.interval * 1000 : Constants.OCPP_DEFAULT_BOOT_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL);
+  private saveConfiguration(): void {
+    if (this.configurationFile) {
+      try {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(path.dirname(this.configurationFile))) {
+          fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(this.configurationFile), { recursive: true });
         }
-      } while (!this.isRegistered() && (registrationRetryCount <= this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() || this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() === -1));
+        const configurationData: ChargingStationConfiguration =
+          this.getConfigurationFromFile() ?? {};
+        this.ocppConfiguration?.configurationKey &&
+          (configurationData.configurationKey = this.ocppConfiguration.configurationKey);
+        this.stationInfo && (configurationData.stationInfo = this.stationInfo);
+        delete configurationData.configurationHash;
+        const configurationHash = crypto
+          .createHash(Constants.DEFAULT_HASH_ALGORITHM)
+          .update(JSON.stringify(configurationData))
+          .digest('hex');
+        if (this.configurationFileHash !== configurationHash) {
+          configurationData.configurationHash = configurationHash;
+          const measureId = `${FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration} write`;
+          const beginId = PerformanceStatistics.beginMeasure(measureId);
+          const fileDescriptor = fs.openSync(this.configurationFile, 'w');
+          fs.writeFileSync(fileDescriptor, JSON.stringify(configurationData, null, 2), 'utf8');
+          fs.closeSync(fileDescriptor);
+          PerformanceStatistics.endMeasure(measureId, beginId);
+          this.sharedLRUCache.deleteChargingStationConfiguration(this.configurationFileHash);
+          this.configurationFileHash = configurationHash;
+          this.sharedLRUCache.setChargingStationConfiguration(configurationData);
+        } else {
+          logger.debug(
+            `${this.logPrefix()} Not saving unchanged charging station configuration file ${
+              this.configurationFile
+            }`
+          );
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        FileUtils.handleFileException(
+          this.logPrefix(),
+          FileType.ChargingStationConfiguration,
+          this.configurationFile,
+          error as NodeJS.ErrnoException
+        );
+      }
+    } else {
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Trying to save charging station configuration to undefined configuration file`
+      );
     }
-    if (this.isRegistered()) {
-      await this.startMessageSequence();
-      this.hasStopped && (this.hasStopped = false);
-      if (this.hasSocketRestarted && this.isWebSocketOpen()) {
-        this.flushMessageQueue();
+  }
+
+  private getOcppConfigurationFromTemplate(): ChargingStationOcppConfiguration | null {
+    return this.getTemplateFromFile()?.Configuration ?? null;
+  }
+
+  private getOcppConfigurationFromFile(): ChargingStationOcppConfiguration | null {
+    let configuration: ChargingStationConfiguration = null;
+    if (this.getOcppPersistentConfiguration() === true) {
+      const configurationFromFile = this.getConfigurationFromFile();
+      configuration = configurationFromFile?.configurationKey && configurationFromFile;
+    }
+    configuration && delete configuration.stationInfo;
+    return configuration;
+  }
+
+  private getOcppConfiguration(): ChargingStationOcppConfiguration | null {
+    let ocppConfiguration: ChargingStationOcppConfiguration = this.getOcppConfigurationFromFile();
+    if (!ocppConfiguration) {
+      ocppConfiguration = this.getOcppConfigurationFromTemplate();
+    }
+    return ocppConfiguration;
+  }
+
+  private async onOpen(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
+      logger.info(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Connection to OCPP server through ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} succeeded`
+      );
+      if (this.isRegistered() === false) {
+        // Send BootNotification
+        let registrationRetryCount = 0;
+        do {
+          this.bootNotificationResponse = await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+            BootNotificationRequest,
+            BootNotificationResponse
+          >(this, RequestCommand.BOOT_NOTIFICATION, this.bootNotificationRequest, {
+            skipBufferingOnError: true,
+          });
+          if (this.isRegistered() === false) {
+            this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() !== -1 && registrationRetryCount++;
+            await Utils.sleep(
+              this.bootNotificationResponse?.interval
+                ? this.bootNotificationResponse.interval * 1000
+                : Constants.OCPP_DEFAULT_BOOT_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL
+            );
+          }
+        } while (
+          this.isRegistered() === false &&
+          (registrationRetryCount <= this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() ||
+            this.getRegistrationMaxRetries() === -1)
+        );
+      }
+      if (this.isRegistered() === true) {
+        if (this.isInAcceptedState() === true) {
+          await this.startMessageSequence();
+        }
+      } else {
+        logger.error(
+          `${this.logPrefix()} Registration failure: max retries reached (${this.getRegistrationMaxRetries()}) or retry disabled (${this.getRegistrationMaxRetries()})`
+        );
       }
+      this.wsConnectionRestarted = false;
+      this.autoReconnectRetryCount = 0;
+      parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildUpdatedMessage(this));
     } else {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Registration failure: max retries reached (${this.getRegistrationMaxRetries()}) or retry disabled (${this.getRegistrationMaxRetries()})`);
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Connection to OCPP server through ${this.wsConnectionUrl.toString()} failed`
+      );
     }
-    this.autoReconnectRetryCount = 0;
-    this.hasSocketRestarted = false;
   }
 
-  private async onClose(closeEvent: any): Promise<void> {
-    switch (closeEvent) {
-      case WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode.CLOSE_NORMAL: // Normal close
+  private async onClose(code: number, reason: Buffer): Promise<void> {
+    switch (code) {
+      // Normal close
+      case WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode.CLOSE_NORMAL:
       case WebSocketCloseEventStatusCode.CLOSE_NO_STATUS:
-        logger.info(`${this.logPrefix()} Socket normally closed with status '${Utils.getWebSocketCloseEventStatusString(closeEvent)}'`);
+        logger.info(
+          `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket normally closed with status '${Utils.getWebSocketCloseEventStatusString(
+            code
+          )}' and reason '${reason.toString()}'`
+        );
         this.autoReconnectRetryCount = 0;
         break;
-      default: // Abnormal close
-        logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Socket abnormally closed with status '${Utils.getWebSocketCloseEventStatusString(closeEvent)}'`);
-        await this.reconnect(closeEvent);
+      // Abnormal close
+      default:
+        logger.error(
+          `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket abnormally closed with status '${Utils.getWebSocketCloseEventStatusString(
+            code
+          )}' and reason '${reason.toString()}'`
+        );
+        this.started === true && (await this.reconnect());
         break;
     }
-  }
-
-  private async onMessage(messageEvent: MessageEvent): Promise<void> {
-    let [messageType, messageId, commandName, commandPayload, errorDetails]: IncomingRequest = [0, '', '' as IncomingRequestCommand, {}, {}];
-    let responseCallback: (payload: Record<string, unknown> | string, requestPayload: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
-    let rejectCallback: (error: OCPPError) => void;
-    let requestPayload: Record<string, unknown>;
+    parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+  }
+
+  private async onMessage(data: RawData): Promise<void> {
+    let messageType: number;
+    let messageId: string;
+    let commandName: IncomingRequestCommand;
+    let commandPayload: JsonType;
+    let errorType: ErrorType;
+    let errorMessage: string;
+    let errorDetails: JsonType;
+    let responseCallback: ResponseCallback;
+    let errorCallback: ErrorCallback;
+    let requestCommandName: RequestCommand | IncomingRequestCommand;
+    let requestPayload: JsonType;
+    let cachedRequest: CachedRequest;
     let errMsg: string;
     try {
-      // Parse the message
-      [messageType, messageId, commandName, commandPayload, errorDetails] = JSON.parse(messageEvent.toString()) as IncomingRequest;
-
-      // Check the Type of message
+      const request = JSON.parse(data.toString()) as IncomingRequest | Response | ErrorResponse;
+      if (Array.isArray(request) === true) {
+        [messageType, messageId] = request;
+        // Check the type of message
+        switch (messageType) {
+          // Incoming Message
+          case MessageType.CALL_MESSAGE:
+            [, , commandName, commandPayload] = request as IncomingRequest;
+            if (this.getEnableStatistics() === true) {
+              this.performanceStatistics.addRequestStatistic(commandName, messageType);
+            }
+            logger.debug(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} << Command '${commandName}' received request payload: ${JSON.stringify(
+                request
+              )}`
+            );
+            // Process the message
+            await this.ocppIncomingRequestService.incomingRequestHandler(
+              this,
+              messageId,
+              commandName,
+              commandPayload
+            );
+            break;
+          // Outcome Message
+          case MessageType.CALL_RESULT_MESSAGE:
+            [, , commandPayload] = request as Response;
+            if (this.requests.has(messageId) === false) {
+              // Error
+              throw new OCPPError(
+                ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                `Response for unknown message id ${messageId}`,
+                null,
+                commandPayload
+              );
+            }
+            // Respond
+            cachedRequest = this.requests.get(messageId);
+            if (Array.isArray(cachedRequest) === true) {
+              [responseCallback, errorCallback, requestCommandName, requestPayload] = cachedRequest;
+            } else {
+              throw new OCPPError(
+                ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+                `Cached request for message id ${messageId} response is not an array`,
+                null,
+                cachedRequest as unknown as JsonType
+              );
+            }
+            logger.debug(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} << Command '${
+                requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+              }' received response payload: ${JSON.stringify(request)}`
+            );
+            responseCallback(commandPayload, requestPayload);
+            break;
+          // Error Message
+          case MessageType.CALL_ERROR_MESSAGE:
+            [, , errorType, errorMessage, errorDetails] = request as ErrorResponse;
+            if (this.requests.has(messageId) === false) {
+              // Error
+              throw new OCPPError(
+                ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                `Error response for unknown message id ${messageId}`,
+                null,
+                { errorType, errorMessage, errorDetails }
+              );
+            }
+            cachedRequest = this.requests.get(messageId);
+            if (Array.isArray(cachedRequest) === true) {
+              [, errorCallback, requestCommandName] = cachedRequest;
+            } else {
+              throw new OCPPError(
+                ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+                `Cached request for message id ${messageId} error response is not an array`,
+                null,
+                cachedRequest as unknown as JsonType
+              );
+            }
+            logger.debug(
+              `${this.logPrefix()} << Command '${
+                requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+              }' received error response payload: ${JSON.stringify(request)}`
+            );
+            errorCallback(new OCPPError(errorType, errorMessage, requestCommandName, errorDetails));
+            break;
+          // Error
+          default:
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
+            errMsg = `Wrong message type ${messageType}`;
+            logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} ${errMsg}`);
+            throw new OCPPError(ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR, errMsg);
+        }
+        parentPort.postMessage(MessageChannelUtils.buildUpdatedMessage(this));
+      } else {
+        throw new OCPPError(ErrorType.PROTOCOL_ERROR, 'Incoming message is not an array', null, {
+          request,
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Log
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Incoming OCPP command '${
+          commandName ?? requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+        }' message '${data.toString()}'${
+          messageType !== MessageType.CALL_MESSAGE
+            ? ` matching cached request '${JSON.stringify(this.requests.get(messageId))}'`
+            : ''
+        } processing error:`,
+        error
+      );
+      if (error instanceof OCPPError === false) {
+        logger.warn(
+          `${this.logPrefix()} Error thrown at incoming OCPP command '${
+            commandName ?? requestCommandName ?? Constants.UNKNOWN_COMMAND
+          }' message '${data.toString()}' handling is not an OCPPError:`,
+          error
+        );
+      }
       switch (messageType) {
-        // Incoming Message
         case MessageType.CALL_MESSAGE:
-          if (this.getEnableStatistics()) {
-            this.performanceStatistics.addMessage(commandName, messageType);
-          }
-          // Process the call
-          await this.ocppIncomingRequestService.handleRequest(messageId, commandName, commandPayload);
+          // Send error
+          await this.ocppRequestService.sendError(
+            this,
+            messageId,
+            error as OCPPError,
+            commandName ?? requestCommandName ?? null
+          );
           break;
-        // Outcome Message
         case MessageType.CALL_RESULT_MESSAGE:
-          // Respond
-          if (Utils.isIterable(this.requests[messageId])) {
-            [responseCallback, , requestPayload] = this.requests[messageId];
-          } else {
-            throw new Error(`Response request for message id ${messageId} is not iterable`);
-          }
-          if (!responseCallback) {
-            // Error
-            throw new Error(`Response request for unknown message id ${messageId}`);
-          }
-          delete this.requests[messageId];
-          responseCallback(commandName, requestPayload);
-          break;
-        // Error Message
         case MessageType.CALL_ERROR_MESSAGE:
-          if (!this.requests[messageId]) {
-            // Error
-            throw new Error(`Error request for unknown message id ${messageId}`);
-          }
-          if (Utils.isIterable(this.requests[messageId])) {
-            [, rejectCallback] = this.requests[messageId];
+          if (errorCallback) {
+            // 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 {
-            throw new Error(`Error request for message id ${messageId} is not iterable`);
+            // Remove the request from the cache in case of error at response handling
+            this.requests.delete(messageId);
           }
-          delete this.requests[messageId];
-          rejectCallback(new OCPPError(commandName, commandPayload.toString(), errorDetails));
           break;
-        // Error
-        default:
-          errMsg = `${this.logPrefix()} Wrong message type ${messageType}`;
-          logger.error(errMsg);
-          throw new Error(errMsg);
       }
-    } catch (error) {
-      // Log
-      logger.error('%s Incoming message %j processing error %j on request content type %j', this.logPrefix(), messageEvent, error, this.requests[messageId]);
-      // Send error
-      messageType !== MessageType.CALL_ERROR_MESSAGE && await this.ocppRequestService.sendError(messageId, error, commandName);
     }
   }
 
   private onPing(): void {
-    logger.debug(this.logPrefix() + ' Has received a WS ping (rfc6455) from the server');
+    logger.debug(`${this.logPrefix()} Received a WS ping (rfc6455) from the server`);
   }
 
   private onPong(): void {
-    logger.debug(this.logPrefix() + ' Has received a WS pong (rfc6455) from the server');
+    logger.debug(`${this.logPrefix()} Received a WS pong (rfc6455) from the server`);
   }
 
-  private async onError(errorEvent: any): Promise<void> {
-    logger.error(this.logPrefix() + ' Socket error: %j', errorEvent);
-    // switch (errorEvent.code) {
-    //   case 'ECONNREFUSED':
-    //     await this._reconnect(errorEvent);
-    //     break;
-    // }
+  private onError(error: WSError): void {
+    this.closeWSConnection();
+    logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket error:`, error);
   }
 
-  private getTemplateChargingStationConfiguration(): ChargingStationConfiguration {
-    return this.stationInfo.Configuration ? this.stationInfo.Configuration : {} as ChargingStationConfiguration;
-  }
-
-  private getAuthorizationFile(): string | undefined {
-    return this.stationInfo.authorizationFile && path.join(path.resolve(__dirname, '../'), 'assets', path.basename(this.stationInfo.authorizationFile));
-  }
-
-  private getAuthorizedTags(): string[] {
-    let authorizedTags: string[] = [];
-    const authorizationFile = this.getAuthorizationFile();
-    if (authorizationFile) {
-      try {
-        // Load authorization file
-        const fileDescriptor = fs.openSync(authorizationFile, 'r');
-        authorizedTags = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(fileDescriptor, 'utf8')) as string[];
-        fs.closeSync(fileDescriptor);
-      } catch (error) {
-        FileUtils.handleFileException(this.logPrefix(), 'Authorization', authorizationFile, error);
-      }
-    } else {
-      logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' No authorization file given in template file ' + this.stationTemplateFile);
+  private getEnergyActiveImportRegister(connectorStatus: ConnectorStatus, rounded = false): number {
+    if (this.getMeteringPerTransaction() === true) {
+      return (
+        (rounded === true
+          ? Math.round(connectorStatus?.transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue)
+          : connectorStatus?.transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue) ?? 0
+      );
     }
-    return authorizedTags;
+    return (
+      (rounded === true
+        ? Math.round(connectorStatus?.energyActiveImportRegisterValue)
+        : connectorStatus?.energyActiveImportRegisterValue) ?? 0
+    );
   }
 
-  private getUseConnectorId0(): boolean | undefined {
-    return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.useConnectorId0) ? this.stationInfo.useConnectorId0 : true;
+  private getUseConnectorId0(stationInfo?: ChargingStationInfo): boolean {
+    const localStationInfo = stationInfo ?? this.stationInfo;
+    return !Utils.isUndefined(localStationInfo.useConnectorId0)
+      ? localStationInfo.useConnectorId0
+      : true;
   }
 
   private getNumberOfRunningTransactions(): number {
     let trxCount = 0;
-    for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0 && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionStarted) {
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0 && this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === true) {
         trxCount++;
       }
     }
     return trxCount;
   }
 
-  // 0 for disabling
-  private getConnectionTimeout(): number | undefined {
-    if (!Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.connectionTimeout)) {
-      return this.stationInfo.connectionTimeout;
+  private async stopRunningTransactions(reason = StopTransactionReason.NONE): Promise<void> {
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0 && this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionStarted === true) {
+        await this.stopTransactionOnConnector(connectorId, reason);
+      }
     }
-    if (!Utils.isUndefined(Configuration.getConnectionTimeout())) {
-      return Configuration.getConnectionTimeout();
+  }
+
+  // 0 for disabling
+  private getConnectionTimeout(): number {
+    if (
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut
+      )
+    ) {
+      return (
+        parseInt(
+          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+            this,
+            StandardParametersKey.ConnectionTimeOut
+          ).value
+        ) ?? Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
+      );
     }
-    return 30;
+    return Constants.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT;
   }
 
   // -1 for unlimited, 0 for disabling
-  private getAutoReconnectMaxRetries(): number | undefined {
+  private getAutoReconnectMaxRetries(): number {
     if (!Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.autoReconnectMaxRetries)) {
       return this.stationInfo.autoReconnectMaxRetries;
     }
@@ -689,7 +1728,7 @@ export default class ChargingStation {
   }
 
   // 0 for disabling
-  private getRegistrationMaxRetries(): number | undefined {
+  private getRegistrationMaxRetries(): number {
     if (!Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.registrationMaxRetries)) {
       return this.stationInfo.registrationMaxRetries;
     }
@@ -698,115 +1737,178 @@ export default class ChargingStation {
 
   private getPowerDivider(): number {
     let powerDivider = this.getNumberOfConnectors();
-    if (this.stationInfo.powerSharedByConnectors) {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.powerSharedByConnectors) {
       powerDivider = this.getNumberOfRunningTransactions();
     }
     return powerDivider;
   }
 
-  private getTemplateMaxNumberOfConnectors(): number {
-    return Object.keys(this.stationInfo.Connectors).length;
-  }
-
-  private getMaxNumberOfConnectors(): number {
-    let maxConnectors = 0;
-    if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(this.stationInfo.numberOfConnectors)) {
-      const numberOfConnectors = this.stationInfo.numberOfConnectors as number[];
-      // Distribute evenly the number of connectors
-      maxConnectors = numberOfConnectors[(this.index - 1) % numberOfConnectors.length];
-    } else if (!Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.numberOfConnectors)) {
-      maxConnectors = this.stationInfo.numberOfConnectors as number;
-    } else {
-      maxConnectors = this.stationInfo.Connectors[0] ? this.getTemplateMaxNumberOfConnectors() - 1 : this.getTemplateMaxNumberOfConnectors();
+  private getMaximumAmperage(stationInfo: ChargingStationInfo): number | undefined {
+    const maximumPower = this.getMaximumPower(stationInfo);
+    switch (this.getCurrentOutType(stationInfo)) {
+      case CurrentType.AC:
+        return ACElectricUtils.amperagePerPhaseFromPower(
+          this.getNumberOfPhases(stationInfo),
+          maximumPower / this.getNumberOfConnectors(),
+          this.getVoltageOut(stationInfo)
+        );
+      case CurrentType.DC:
+        return DCElectricUtils.amperage(maximumPower, this.getVoltageOut(stationInfo));
     }
-    return maxConnectors;
   }
 
-  private getNumberOfConnectors(): number {
-    return this.connectors[0] ? Object.keys(this.connectors).length - 1 : Object.keys(this.connectors).length;
+  private getAmperageLimitation(): number | undefined {
+    if (
+      this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey &&
+      ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+        this,
+        this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey
+      )
+    ) {
+      return (
+        Utils.convertToInt(
+          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+            this,
+            this.stationInfo.amperageLimitationOcppKey
+          ).value
+        ) / ChargingStationUtils.getAmperageLimitationUnitDivider(this.stationInfo)
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   private async startMessageSequence(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.stationInfo?.autoRegister === true) {
+      await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+        BootNotificationRequest,
+        BootNotificationResponse
+      >(this, RequestCommand.BOOT_NOTIFICATION, this.bootNotificationRequest, {
+        skipBufferingOnError: true,
+      });
+    }
     // Start WebSocket ping
     this.startWebSocketPing();
     // Start heartbeat
     this.startHeartbeat();
     // Initialize connectors status
-    for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-      if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) === 0) {
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      let connectorStatus: ConnectorStatusEnum;
+      if (connectorId === 0) {
         continue;
-      } else if (!this.hasStopped && !this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector))?.status && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector))?.bootStatus) {
-        // Send status in template at startup
-        await this.ocppRequestService.sendStatusNotification(Utils.convertToInt(connector), this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).bootStatus);
-        this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).status = this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).bootStatus;
-      } else if (this.hasStopped && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector))?.bootStatus) {
-        // Send status in template after reset
-        await this.ocppRequestService.sendStatusNotification(Utils.convertToInt(connector), this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).bootStatus);
-        this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).status = this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).bootStatus;
-      } else if (!this.hasStopped && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector))?.status) {
-        // Send previous status at template reload
-        await this.ocppRequestService.sendStatusNotification(Utils.convertToInt(connector), this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).status);
+      } else if (
+        !this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.status &&
+        (this.isChargingStationAvailable() === false ||
+          this.isConnectorAvailable(connectorId) === false)
+      ) {
+        connectorStatus = ConnectorStatusEnum.UNAVAILABLE;
+      } else if (
+        !this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.status &&
+        this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.bootStatus
+      ) {
+        // Set boot status in template at startup
+        connectorStatus = this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).bootStatus;
+      } else if (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.status) {
+        // Set previous status at startup
+        connectorStatus = this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).status;
       } else {
-        // Send default status
-        await this.ocppRequestService.sendStatusNotification(Utils.convertToInt(connector), ChargePointStatus.AVAILABLE);
-        this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).status = ChargePointStatus.AVAILABLE;
+        // Set default status
+        connectorStatus = ConnectorStatusEnum.AVAILABLE;
       }
+      await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+        StatusNotificationRequest,
+        StatusNotificationResponse
+      >(
+        this,
+        RequestCommand.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
+        OCPPServiceUtils.buildStatusNotificationRequest(this, connectorId, connectorStatus)
+      );
+      this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).status = connectorStatus;
     }
-    // Start the ATG
-    this.startAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
-    if (this.getEnableStatistics()) {
-      this.performanceStatistics.start();
+    if (this.stationInfo?.firmwareStatus === FirmwareStatus.Installing) {
+      await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+        FirmwareStatusNotificationRequest,
+        FirmwareStatusNotificationResponse
+      >(this, RequestCommand.FIRMWARE_STATUS_NOTIFICATION, {
+        status: FirmwareStatus.Installed,
+      });
+      this.stationInfo.firmwareStatus = FirmwareStatus.Installed;
     }
-  }
 
-  private startAutomaticTransactionGenerator() {
-    if (this.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.enable) {
-      if (!this.automaticTransactionGeneration) {
-        this.automaticTransactionGeneration = new AutomaticTransactionGenerator(this);
-      }
-      if (this.automaticTransactionGeneration.timeToStop) {
-        // The ATG might sleep
-        void this.automaticTransactionGeneration.start();
-      }
+    // Start the ATG
+    if (this.getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromTemplate()?.enable === true) {
+      this.startAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
     }
+    this.wsConnectionRestarted === true && this.flushMessageBuffer();
   }
 
-  private async stopMessageSequence(reason: StopTransactionReason = StopTransactionReason.NONE): Promise<void> {
+  private async stopMessageSequence(
+    reason: StopTransactionReason = StopTransactionReason.NONE
+  ): Promise<void> {
     // Stop WebSocket ping
     this.stopWebSocketPing();
     // Stop heartbeat
     this.stopHeartbeat();
-    // Stop the ATG
-    if (this.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.enable &&
-      this.automaticTransactionGeneration &&
-      !this.automaticTransactionGeneration.timeToStop) {
-      await this.automaticTransactionGeneration.stop(reason);
+    // Stop ongoing transactions
+    if (this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.started === true) {
+      this.stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
     } else {
-      for (const connector in this.connectors) {
-        if (Utils.convertToInt(connector) > 0 && this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionStarted) {
-          const transactionId = this.getConnector(Utils.convertToInt(connector)).transactionId;
-          await this.ocppRequestService.sendStopTransaction(transactionId, this.getEnergyActiveImportRegisterByTransactionId(transactionId),
-            this.getTransactionIdTag(transactionId), reason);
-        }
+      await this.stopRunningTransactions(reason);
+    }
+    for (const connectorId of this.connectors.keys()) {
+      if (connectorId > 0) {
+        await this.ocppRequestService.requestHandler<
+          StatusNotificationRequest,
+          StatusNotificationResponse
+        >(
+          this,
+          RequestCommand.STATUS_NOTIFICATION,
+          OCPPServiceUtils.buildStatusNotificationRequest(
+            this,
+            connectorId,
+            ConnectorStatusEnum.UNAVAILABLE
+          )
+        );
+        this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).status = null;
       }
     }
   }
 
   private startWebSocketPing(): void {
-    const webSocketPingInterval: number = this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval)
-      ? Utils.convertToInt(this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval).value)
+    const webSocketPingInterval: number = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval
+    )
+      ? Utils.convertToInt(
+          ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+            this,
+            StandardParametersKey.WebSocketPingInterval
+          ).value
+        )
       : 0;
     if (webSocketPingInterval > 0 && !this.webSocketPingSetInterval) {
       this.webSocketPingSetInterval = setInterval(() => {
-        if (this.isWebSocketOpen()) {
-          this.wsConnection.ping((): void => { });
+        if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
+          this.wsConnection.ping();
         }
       }, webSocketPingInterval * 1000);
-      logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' WebSocket ping started every ' + Utils.secondsToHHMMSS(webSocketPingInterval));
+      logger.info(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket ping started every ${Utils.formatDurationSeconds(
+          webSocketPingInterval
+        )}`
+      );
     } else if (this.webSocketPingSetInterval) {
-      logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' WebSocket ping every ' + Utils.secondsToHHMMSS(webSocketPingInterval) + ' already started');
+      logger.info(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket ping already started every ${Utils.formatDurationSeconds(
+          webSocketPingInterval
+        )}`
+      );
     } else {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket ping interval set to ${webSocketPingInterval ? Utils.secondsToHHMMSS(webSocketPingInterval) : webSocketPingInterval}, not starting the WebSocket ping`);
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket ping interval set to ${
+          webSocketPingInterval
+            ? Utils.formatDurationSeconds(webSocketPingInterval)
+            : webSocketPingInterval
+        }, not starting the WebSocket ping`
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -816,30 +1918,58 @@ export default class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  private getSupervisionURL(): string {
-    const supervisionUrls = Utils.cloneObject<string | string[]>(this.stationInfo.supervisionURL ? this.stationInfo.supervisionURL : Configuration.getSupervisionURLs());
-    let indexUrl = 0;
+  private getConfiguredSupervisionUrl(): URL {
+    const supervisionUrls = this.stationInfo.supervisionUrls ?? Configuration.getSupervisionUrls();
     if (!Utils.isEmptyArray(supervisionUrls)) {
-      if (Configuration.getDistributeStationsToTenantsEqually()) {
-        indexUrl = this.index % supervisionUrls.length;
-      } else {
-        // Get a random url
-        indexUrl = Math.floor(Math.random() * supervisionUrls.length);
+      switch (Configuration.getSupervisionUrlDistribution()) {
+        case SupervisionUrlDistribution.ROUND_ROBIN:
+          // FIXME
+          this.configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = (this.index - 1) % supervisionUrls.length;
+          break;
+        case SupervisionUrlDistribution.RANDOM:
+          this.configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = Math.floor(
+            Utils.secureRandom() * supervisionUrls.length
+          );
+          break;
+        case SupervisionUrlDistribution.CHARGING_STATION_AFFINITY:
+          this.configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = (this.index - 1) % supervisionUrls.length;
+          break;
+        default:
+          logger.error(
+            `${this.logPrefix()} Unknown supervision url distribution '${Configuration.getSupervisionUrlDistribution()}' from values '${SupervisionUrlDistribution.toString()}', defaulting to ${
+              SupervisionUrlDistribution.CHARGING_STATION_AFFINITY
+            }`
+          );
+          this.configuredSupervisionUrlIndex = (this.index - 1) % supervisionUrls.length;
+          break;
       }
-      return supervisionUrls[indexUrl];
+      return new URL(supervisionUrls[this.configuredSupervisionUrlIndex]);
     }
-    return supervisionUrls as string;
+    return new URL(supervisionUrls as string);
   }
 
-  private getHeartbeatInterval(): number | undefined {
-    const HeartbeatInterval = this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval);
+  private getHeartbeatInterval(): number {
+    const HeartbeatInterval = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.HeartbeatInterval
+    );
     if (HeartbeatInterval) {
       return Utils.convertToInt(HeartbeatInterval.value) * 1000;
     }
-    const HeartBeatInterval = this.getConfigurationKey(StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval);
+    const HeartBeatInterval = ChargingStationConfigurationUtils.getConfigurationKey(
+      this,
+      StandardParametersKey.HeartBeatInterval
+    );
     if (HeartBeatInterval) {
       return Utils.convertToInt(HeartBeatInterval.value) * 1000;
     }
+    this.stationInfo?.autoRegister === false &&
+      logger.warn(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} Heartbeat interval configuration key not set, using default value: ${
+          Constants.DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL
+        }`
+      );
+    return Constants.DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL;
   }
 
   private stopHeartbeat(): void {
@@ -848,108 +1978,81 @@ export default class ChargingStation {
     }
   }
 
-  private openWSConnection(options?: WebSocket.ClientOptions, forceCloseOpened = false): void {
-    options ?? {} as WebSocket.ClientOptions;
-    options?.handshakeTimeout ?? this.getConnectionTimeout() * 1000;
-    if (this.isWebSocketOpen() && forceCloseOpened) {
-      this.wsConnection.close();
+  private terminateWSConnection(): void {
+    if (this.isWebSocketConnectionOpened() === true) {
+      this.wsConnection.terminate();
+      this.wsConnection = null;
     }
-    let protocol;
-    switch (this.getOCPPVersion()) {
-      case OCPPVersion.VERSION_16:
-        protocol = 'ocpp' + OCPPVersion.VERSION_16;
-        break;
-      default:
-        this.handleUnsupportedVersion(this.getOCPPVersion());
-        break;
-    }
-    this.wsConnection = new WebSocket(this.wsConnectionUrl, protocol, options);
-    logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' Will communicate through URL ' + this.supervisionUrl);
   }
 
   private stopMeterValues(connectorId: number) {
-    if (this.getConnector(connectorId)?.transactionSetInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionSetInterval);
+    if (this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId)?.transactionSetInterval) {
+      clearInterval(this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionSetInterval);
     }
   }
 
-  private startAuthorizationFileMonitoring(): void {
-    const authorizationFile = this.getAuthorizationFile();
-    if (authorizationFile) {
-      try {
-        fs.watch(authorizationFile).on('change', (e) => {
-          try {
-            logger.debug(this.logPrefix() + ' Authorization file ' + authorizationFile + ' have changed, reload');
-            // Initialize authorizedTags
-            this.authorizedTags = this.getAuthorizedTags();
-          } catch (error) {
-            logger.error(this.logPrefix() + ' Authorization file monitoring error: %j', error);
-          }
-        });
-      } catch (error) {
-        FileUtils.handleFileException(this.logPrefix(), 'Authorization', authorizationFile, error);
-      }
-    } else {
-      logger.info(this.logPrefix() + ' No authorization file given in template file ' + this.stationTemplateFile + '. Not monitoring changes');
-    }
-  }
-
-  private startStationTemplateFileMonitoring(): void {
-    try {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-      fs.watch(this.stationTemplateFile).on('change', async (e): Promise<void> => {
-        try {
-          logger.debug(this.logPrefix() + ' Template file ' + this.stationTemplateFile + ' have changed, reload');
-          // Initialize
-          this.initialize();
-          // Stop the ATG
-          if (!this.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.enable &&
-          this.automaticTransactionGeneration) {
-            await this.automaticTransactionGeneration.stop();
-          }
-          // Start the ATG
-          this.startAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
-          // FIXME?: restart heartbeat and WebSocket ping when their interval values have changed
-        } catch (error) {
-          logger.error(this.logPrefix() + ' Charging station template file monitoring error: %j', error);
-        }
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      FileUtils.handleFileException(this.logPrefix(), 'Template', this.stationTemplateFile, error);
-    }
+  private getReconnectExponentialDelay(): boolean {
+    return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.reconnectExponentialDelay)
+      ? this.stationInfo.reconnectExponentialDelay
+      : false;
   }
 
-  private getReconnectExponentialDelay(): boolean | undefined {
-    return !Utils.isUndefined(this.stationInfo.reconnectExponentialDelay) ? this.stationInfo.reconnectExponentialDelay : false;
-  }
-
-  private async reconnect(error: any): Promise<void> {
+  private async reconnect(): Promise<void> {
+    // Stop WebSocket ping
+    this.stopWebSocketPing();
     // Stop heartbeat
     this.stopHeartbeat();
     // Stop the ATG if needed
-    if (this.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.enable &&
-      this.stationInfo.AutomaticTransactionGenerator.stopOnConnectionFailure &&
-      this.automaticTransactionGeneration &&
-      !this.automaticTransactionGeneration.timeToStop) {
-      await this.automaticTransactionGeneration.stop();
+    if (this.automaticTransactionGenerator?.configuration?.stopOnConnectionFailure === true) {
+      this.stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator();
     }
-    if (this.autoReconnectRetryCount < this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() || this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() === -1) {
+    if (
+      this.autoReconnectRetryCount < this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() ||
+      this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() === -1
+    ) {
       this.autoReconnectRetryCount++;
-      const reconnectDelay = (this.getReconnectExponentialDelay() ? Utils.exponentialDelay(this.autoReconnectRetryCount) : this.getConnectionTimeout() * 1000);
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Socket: connection retry in ${Utils.roundTo(reconnectDelay, 2)}ms, timeout ${reconnectDelay - 100}ms`);
+      const reconnectDelay = this.getReconnectExponentialDelay()
+        ? Utils.exponentialDelay(this.autoReconnectRetryCount)
+        : this.getConnectionTimeout() * 1000;
+      const reconnectDelayWithdraw = 1000;
+      const reconnectTimeout =
+        reconnectDelay && reconnectDelay - reconnectDelayWithdraw > 0
+          ? reconnectDelay - reconnectDelayWithdraw
+          : 0;
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket connection retry in ${Utils.roundTo(
+          reconnectDelay,
+          2
+        )}ms, timeout ${reconnectTimeout}ms`
+      );
       await Utils.sleep(reconnectDelay);
-      logger.error(this.logPrefix() + ' Socket: reconnecting try #' + this.autoReconnectRetryCount.toString());
-      this.openWSConnection({ handshakeTimeout: reconnectDelay - 100 });
-      this.hasSocketRestarted = true;
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket connection retry #${this.autoReconnectRetryCount.toString()}`
+      );
+      this.openWSConnection(
+        { ...(this.stationInfo?.wsOptions ?? {}), handshakeTimeout: reconnectTimeout },
+        { closeOpened: true }
+      );
+      this.wsConnectionRestarted = true;
     } else if (this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries() !== -1) {
-      logger.error(`${this.logPrefix()} Socket reconnect failure: max retries reached (${this.autoReconnectRetryCount}) or retry disabled (${this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries()})`);
+      logger.error(
+        `${this.logPrefix()} WebSocket connection retries failure: maximum retries reached (${
+          this.autoReconnectRetryCount
+        }) or retries disabled (${this.getAutoReconnectMaxRetries()})`
+      );
     }
   }
 
-  private initTransactionAttributesOnConnector(connectorId: number): void {
-    this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionStarted = false;
-    this.getConnector(connectorId).energyActiveImportRegisterValue = 0;
-    this.getConnector(connectorId).transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue = 0;
+  private getAutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfigurationFromTemplate(): AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration | null {
+    return this.getTemplateFromFile()?.AutomaticTransactionGenerator ?? null;
   }
-}
 
+  private initializeConnectorStatus(connectorId: number): void {
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).idTagLocalAuthorized = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).idTagAuthorized = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionRemoteStarted = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionStarted = false;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).energyActiveImportRegisterValue = 0;
+    this.getConnectorStatus(connectorId).transactionEnergyActiveImportRegisterValue = 0;
+  }
+}