Release 1.0.3

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# ev-simulator

## Summary

Simple [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) program to simulate a set of charging stations based on the OCPP-J 1.6 protocol.

## Start

To start the program, run: `npm start`.

## Configuration syntax

All configuration files are in the JSON standard format.  

The program's global configuration parameters must be within the src/assets/config.json file. A configuration template file is available at [src/assets/config-template.json](src/assets/config-template.json).

All charging station templates are in the directory [src/assets/station-templates](src/assets/station-templates).

A list of RFID tags must be defined for the automatic transaction generator with the default location and name src/assets/authorization-tags.json. A template file is available at [src/assets/authorization-tags-template.json](src/assets/authorization-tags-template.json).

### Global configuration 

**src/assets/config.json**:

Key | Value(s) | Default Value | Value type | Description 
--- | -------| --------------| ---------- | ------------
supervisionURLs | | [] | string[] |  array of connection URIs to OCPP-J servers
distributeStationsToTenantsEqually | true/false | true | boolean | distribute charging stations uniformly to the OCPP-J servers
statisticsDisplayInterval | | 60 | integer | seconds between charging stations statistics output in the logs 
workerProcess | workerSet/staticPool/dynamicPool | workerSet | string | worker threads process type
workerStartDelay | | 500 | integer | milliseconds to wait at charging station worker threads startup
workerPoolMinSize | | 4 | integer | worker threads pool minimum number of threads
workerPoolMaxSize | | 16 | integer | worker threads pool maximum number of threads
workerPoolStrategy | ROUND_ROBIN/LESS_RECENTLY_USED/... | [poolifier](https://github.com/pioardi/poolifier) default: ROUND_ROBBIN | string | worker threads pool [poolifier](https://github.com/pioardi/poolifier) worker choice strategy
chargingStationsPerWorker | | 1 | integer | number of charging stations per worker threads for the `workerSet` process type
logConsole | true/false | false | boolean | output logs on the console 
logFormat | | simple | string | winston log format
logRotate | true/false | true | boolean | enable daily log files rotation
logMaxFiles | | 7 | integer | maximum number of log files to keep
logLevel | emerg/alert/crit/error/warning/notice/info/debug | info | string | winston logging level
logFile | | combined.log | string | log file relative path
logErrorFile | | error.log | string | error log file relative path 
stationTemplateURLs | | {}[] | { file: string; numberOfStations: number; }[] | array of charging template file URIs
 
### Charging station template

Key | Value(s) | Default Value | Value type | Description 
--- | -------| --------------| ---------- | ------------
supervisionURL | | '' | string | connection URI to OCPP-J server
ocppVersion | 1.6 | 1.6 | string | OCPP version 
ocppProtocol | json | json | string | OCPP protocol
authorizationFile | | '' | string | RFID tags list file relative to src/assets path
baseName | | '' | string | base name to build charging stations name
nameSuffix | | '' | string | name suffix to build charging stations name
fixedName | true/false | false | boolean | use the baseName as the charging stations unique name
chargePointModel | | '' | string | charging stations model
chargePointVendor | | '' | string | charging stations vendor
chargeBoxSerialNumberPrefix | | '' | string | charging stations serial number prefix
firmwareVersion | | '' | string | charging stations firmware version
power | | | integer\|integer[] | charging stations maximum power value(s)
powerSharedByConnectors | true/false | false | boolean | charging stations power shared by its connectors
powerUnit | W/kW | W | string | charging stations power unit
currentOutType | AC/DC | AC | string | charging stations current out type
numberOfPhases | 0/1/3 | AC:3/DC:0 | integer | charging stations number of phase(s) 
numberOfConnectors | | | integer\|integer[] | charging stations number of connector(s)
useConnectorId0 | true/false | true | boolean | use connector id 0 definition from the template
randomConnectors | true/false | false | boolean | randomize runtime connector id affectation from the connector id definition in template
resetTime | | 60 | integer | seconds to wait before the charging stations come back at reset
connectionTimeout | | 30 | integer | connection timeout to the OCPP-J server
autoReconnectMaxRetries | | -1 (unlimited) | integer | connection retries to the OCPP-J server
reconnectExponentialDelay | true/false | false | boolean | connection delay retry to the OCPP-J server
registrationMaxRetries | | -1 (unlimited) | integer | charging stations boot notification retries
enableStatistics | true/false | true | boolean | enable charging stations statistics   
voltageOut | | AC:230/DC:400 | integer | charging stations voltage out
Configuration | | | ChargingStationConfiguration | charging stations OCPP configuration parameters
AutomaticTransactionGenerator | | | AutomaticTransactionGenerator | charging stations ATG configuration
Connectors | | | Connectors | charging stations connectors configuration

#### Configuration section

```json
  "Configuration": {
    "configurationKey": [
       ...
       {
        "key": "StandardKey",
        "readonly": false,
        "value": "StandardValue",
        "visible": true,
        "reboot": false
      },
      ...
      {
        "key": "VendorKey",
        "readonly": false,
        "value": "VendorValue",
        "visible": false,
        "reboot": true
      },
      ...
    ]
  }
```

#### AutomaticTransactionGenerator section

```json
  "AutomaticTransactionGenerator": {
    "enable": false,
    "minDuration": 60,
    "maxDuration": 80,
    "minDelayBetweenTwoTransactions": 15,
    "maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions": 30,
    "probabilityOfStart": 1,
    "stopAfterHours": 0.3,
    "stopOnConnectionFailure": true,
    "requireAuthorize": false
  }
```
#### Connectors section

```json
  "Connectors": {
    "0": {},
    "1": {
      "bootStatus": "Available",
      "MeterValues": [
        ...
        {
          "unit": "A",
          "measurand": "Current.Import"
        },
        ...
        {
          "unit": "Wh"
        },
        ...
      ]
    }
  },
```

## OCPP commands

### Version 1.6

TODO

## License

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