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+<div align="center">
 
-# [e-mobility charging stations simulator](https://github.com/sap/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator)
+# [e-Mobility charging stations simulator](https://github.com/sap/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator)
+
+</div>
+
+<div align="center">
 
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-## Summary
+</div>
 
 Simple [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) software to simulate and scale a set of charging stations based on the OCPP-J protocol as part of [SAP e-Mobility](https://www.sap.com/products/scm/e-mobility.html) solution.
 
-## Prerequisites
+## Table of contents
+
+- [Installation](#installation)
+  - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
+    - [Windows](#windows)
+    - [MacOSX](#macosx)
+    - [GNU/Linux](#gnulinux)
+  - [Dependencies](#dependencies)
+- [Initial configuration](#initial-configuration)
+- [Start simulator](#start-simulator)
+- [Start Web UI](#start-web-ui)
+- [Configuration files syntax](#configuration-files-syntax)
+  - [Charging stations simulator configuration](#charging-stations-simulator-configuration)
+  - [Charging station configuration template](#charging-station-configuration-template)
+  - [Charging station configuration](#charging-station-configuration)
+- [Docker](#docker)
+- [OCPP-J commands supported](#ocpp-j-commands-supported)
+  - [Version 1.6](#version-16)
+  - [Version 2.x.x](#version-2xx)
+- [OCPP-J standard parameters supported](#ocpp-j-standard-parameters-supported)
+  - [Version 1.6](#version-16-1)
+  - [Version 2.x.x](#version-2xx-1)
+- [UI Protocol](#ui-protocol)
+  - [Websocket Protocol](#websocket-protocol)
+  - [HTTP Protocol](#http-protocol)
+- [Support, Feedback, Contributing](#support-feedback-contributing)
+- [Code of Conduct](#code-of-conduct)
+- [Licensing](#licensing)
+
+## Installation
+
+### Prerequisites
 
 Install the [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) current LTS or superior version runtime environment:
 
-### Windows
+#### Windows
 
 - [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/):
 
@@ -23,7 +60,7 @@ Install the [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) current LTS or superior version runti
 choco install -y nodejs
 ```
 
-### MacOSX
+#### MacOSX
 
 - [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
 
@@ -31,11 +68,11 @@ choco install -y nodejs
 brew install node
 ```
 
-### GNU/Linux
+#### GNU/Linux
 
 - [NodeSource](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions) Node.js Binary Distributions for all supported versions.
 
-## Installation
+#### Dependencies
 
 Enable corepack if not already done and install latest pnpm version:
 
@@ -52,41 +89,43 @@ pnpm install
 
 ## Initial configuration
 
-Copy the configuration template file [src/assets/config-template.json](src/assets/config-template.json) to [src/assets/config.json](src/assets/config.json).  
-Copy the RFID tags template file [src/assets/idtags-template.json](src/assets/idtags-template.json) to [src/assets/idtags.json](src/assets/idtags.json).
+Copy the configuration template file [src/assets/config-template.json](./src/assets/config-template.json) to [src/assets/config.json](./src/assets/config.json).  
+Copy the RFID tags template file [src/assets/idtags-template.json](./src/assets/idtags-template.json) to [src/assets/idtags.json](./src/assets/idtags.json).
 
-Tweak them to your needs by following the section [configuration files syntax](README.md#configuration-files-syntax): OCPP server supervision URL(s), charging station templates, etc.
+Tweak them to your needs by following the section [configuration files syntax](#configuration-files-syntax): OCPP server supervision URL(s), charging station templates, etc.
 
-## Start
+## Start simulator
 
-To start the program, run: `pnpm start`.
+```shell
+pnpm start
+```
 
 ## Start Web UI
 
-See Web UI [README.md](ui/web/README.md) for more information.
+See Web UI [README.md](./ui/web/README.md) for more information.
 
 ## Configuration files syntax
 
-All configuration files are in the JSON standard format.
+All configuration files are using the JSON standard syntax.
 
 **Configuration files locations**:
 
-- charging stations simulator configuration: [src/assets/config.json](src/assets/config.json);
-- charging station configuration templates: [src/assets/station-templates](src/assets/station-templates);
-- charging station configurations: [dist/assets/configurations](dist/assets/configurations);
-- charging station RFID tags lists: [src/assets](src/assets).
+- charging stations simulator configuration: [src/assets/config.json](./src/assets/config.json);
+- charging station configuration templates: [src/assets/station-templates](./src/assets/station-templates);
+- charging station configurations: [dist/assets/configurations](./dist/assets/configurations);
+- charging station RFID tags lists: [src/assets](./src/assets).
 
-The charging stations simulator's configuration parameters must be within the `src/assets/config.json` file. A charging station simulator configuration template file is available at [src/assets/config-template.json](src/assets/config-template.json).
+The charging stations simulator's configuration parameters must be within the `src/assets/config.json` file. A charging station simulator configuration template file is available at [src/assets/config-template.json](./src/assets/config-template.json).
 
-All charging station configuration templates are in the directory [src/assets/station-templates](src/assets/station-templates).
+All charging station configuration 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 in a file with the default location and name: `src/assets/idtags.json`. A template file is available at [src/assets/idtags-template.json](src/assets/idtags-template.json).
+A list of RFID tags must be defined for the automatic transaction generator in a file with the default location and name: `src/assets/idtags.json`. A template file is available at [src/assets/idtags-template.json](./src/assets/idtags-template.json).
 
 **Configuration files hierarchy and priority**:
 
-1. charging station configuration: [dist/assets/configurations](dist/assets/configurations);
-2. charging station configuration template: [src/assets/station-templates](src/assets/station-templates);
-3. charging stations simulator configuration: [src/assets/config.json](src/assets/config.json).
+1. charging station configuration: [dist/assets/configurations](./dist/assets/configurations);
+2. charging station configuration template: [src/assets/station-templates](./src/assets/station-templates);
+3. charging stations simulator configuration: [src/assets/config.json](./src/assets/config.json).
 
 The charging stations simulator has an automatic configuration files reload feature at change for:
 
@@ -94,21 +133,21 @@ The charging stations simulator has an automatic configuration files reload feat
 - charging station configuration templates;
 - charging station authorization RFID tags lists.
 
-But the modifications to test have to be done to the files in the build target directory [dist/assets](dist/assets). Once the modifications are done, they have to be reported to the matching files in the build source directory [src/assets](src/assets) to ensure they will be taken into account at next build.
+But the modifications to test have to be done to the files in the build target directory [dist/assets](./dist/assets). Once the modifications are done, they have to be reported to the matching files in the build source directory [src/assets](./src/assets) to ensure they will be taken into account at next build.
 
 ### Charging stations simulator configuration
 
 **src/assets/config.json**:
 
-| Key                        | Value(s)                                     | Default Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Value type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| supervisionUrls            |                                              | []                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | string \| string[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | string or strings array containing global connection URIs to OCPP-J servers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| supervisionUrlDistribution | round-robin/random/charging-station-affinity | charging-station-affinity                                                                                                                                                                                                     | string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | supervision urls distribution policy to simulated charging stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| log                        |                                              | {<br />"enabled": true,<br />"file": "logs/combined.log",<br />"errorFile": "logs/error.log",<br />"statisticsInterval": 60,<br />"level": "info",<br />"console": false,<br />"format": "simple",<br />"rotate": true<br />} | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />file: string;<br />errorFile: string;<br />statisticsInterval: number;<br />level: string;<br />console: boolean;<br />format: string;<br />rotate: boolean;<br />maxFiles: string \| number;<br />maxSize: string \| number;<br />}       | Log configuration section:<br />- _enabled_: enable logging<br />- _file_: log file relative path<br />- _errorFile_: error log file relative path<br />- _statisticsInterval_: seconds between charging stations statistics output in the logs<br />- _level_: emerg/alert/crit/error/warning/notice/info/debug [winston](https://github.com/winstonjs/winston) logging level</br >- _console_: output logs on the console<br />- _format_: [winston](https://github.com/winstonjs/winston) log format<br />- _rotate_: enable daily log files rotation<br />- _maxFiles_: maximum number of log files: https://github.com/winstonjs/winston-daily-rotate-file#options<br />- _maxSize_: maximum size of log files in bytes, or units of kb, mb, and gb: https://github.com/winstonjs/winston-daily-rotate-file#options |
-| worker                     |                                              | {<br />"processType": "workerSet",<br />"startDelay": 500,<br />"elementStartDelay": 0,<br />"elementsPerWorker": 'auto',<br />"poolMinSize": 4,<br />"poolMaxSize": 16<br />}                                                | {<br />processType: WorkerProcessType;<br />startDelay: number;<br />elementStartDelay: number;<br />elementsPerWorker: number \| 'auto';<br />poolMinSize: number;<br />poolMaxSize: number;<br />}                                                                     | Worker configuration section:<br />- _processType_: worker threads process type (`workerSet`/`fixedPool`/`dynamicPool`)<br />- _startDelay_: milliseconds to wait at worker threads startup (only for `workerSet` worker threads process type)<br />- _elementStartDelay_: milliseconds to wait at charging station startup<br />- _elementsPerWorker_: number of charging stations per worker threads for the `workerSet` process type (`auto` means (number of stations) / (number of CPUs) \* 1.5 if (number of stations) > (number of CPUs), otherwise 1)<br />- _poolMinSize_: worker threads pool minimum number of threads</br >- _poolMaxSize_: worker threads pool maximum number of threads                                                                                                                    |
-| uiServer                   |                                              | {<br />"enabled": false,<br />"type": "ws",<br />"version": "1.1",<br />"options": {<br />"host": "localhost",<br />"port": 8080<br />}<br />}                                                                                | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: ApplicationProtocol;<br />version: ApplicationProtocolVersion;<br />options: ServerOptions;<br />authentication: {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: AuthenticationType;<br />username: string;<br />password: string;<br />}<br />} | UI server configuration section:<br />- _enabled_: enable UI server<br />- _type_: 'http' or 'ws'<br />- _version_: HTTP version '1.1' or '2.0'<br />- _options_: node.js net module [listen options](https://nodejs.org/api/net.html#serverlistenoptions-callback)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| performanceStorage         |                                              | {<br />"enabled": false,<br />"type": "jsonfile",<br />"uri": "file:///performance/performanceRecords.json"<br />}                                                                                                            | {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: string;<br />uri: string;<br />}                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Performance storage configuration section:<br />- _enabled_: enable performance storage<br />- _type_: 'jsonfile' or 'mongodb'<br />- _uri_: storage URI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| stationTemplateUrls        |                                              | {}[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | {<br />file: string;<br />numberOfStations: number;<br />}[]                                                                                                                                                                                                             | array of charging station configuration templates URIs configuration section (charging station configuration template file name and number of stations)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| Key                        | Value(s)                                     | Default Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Value type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| supervisionUrls            |                                              | []                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | string \| string[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | string or strings array containing global connection URIs to OCPP-J servers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| supervisionUrlDistribution | round-robin/random/charging-station-affinity | charging-station-affinity                                                                                                                                                                                                     | string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | supervision urls distribution policy to simulated charging stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| log                        |                                              | {<br />"enabled": true,<br />"file": "logs/combined.log",<br />"errorFile": "logs/error.log",<br />"statisticsInterval": 60,<br />"level": "info",<br />"console": false,<br />"format": "simple",<br />"rotate": true<br />} | {<br />enabled?: boolean;<br />file?: string;<br />errorFile?: string;<br />statisticsInterval?: number;<br />level?: string;<br />console?: boolean;<br />format?: string;<br />rotate?: boolean;<br />maxFiles?: string \| number;<br />maxSize?: string \| number;<br />}    | Log configuration section:<br />- _enabled_: enable logging<br />- _file_: log file relative path<br />- _errorFile_: error log file relative path<br />- _statisticsInterval_: seconds between charging stations statistics output in the logs<br />- _level_: emerg/alert/crit/error/warning/notice/info/debug [winston](https://github.com/winstonjs/winston) logging level</br >- _console_: output logs on the console<br />- _format_: [winston](https://github.com/winstonjs/winston) log format<br />- _rotate_: enable daily log files rotation<br />- _maxFiles_: maximum number of log files: https://github.com/winstonjs/winston-daily-rotate-file#options<br />- _maxSize_: maximum size of log files in bytes, or units of kb, mb, and gb: https://github.com/winstonjs/winston-daily-rotate-file#options                                                                                        |
+| worker                     |                                              | {<br />"processType": "workerSet",<br />"startDelay": 500,<br />"elementAddDelay": 0,<br />"elementsPerWorker": 'auto',<br />"poolMinSize": 4,<br />"poolMaxSize": 16<br />}                                                  | {<br />processType?: WorkerProcessType;<br />startDelay?: number;<br />elementAddDelay?: number;<br />elementsPerWorker?: number \| 'auto' \| 'all';<br />poolMinSize?: number;<br />poolMaxSize?: number;<br />resourceLimits?: ResourceLimits;<br />}                         | Worker configuration section:<br />- _processType_: worker threads process type (`workerSet`/`fixedPool`/`dynamicPool`)<br />- _startDelay_: milliseconds to wait at worker threads startup (only for `workerSet` worker threads process type)<br />- _elementAddDelay_: milliseconds to wait between charging station add<br />- _elementsPerWorker_: number of charging stations per worker threads for the `workerSet` process type (`auto` means (number of stations) / (number of CPUs) \* 1.5 if (number of stations) > (number of CPUs), otherwise 1; `all` means a unique worker will run all charging stations)<br />- _poolMinSize_: worker threads pool minimum number of threads</br >- _poolMaxSize_: worker threads pool maximum number of threads<br />- _resourceLimits_: worker threads [resource limits](https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html#new-workerfilename-options) object option |
+| uiServer                   |                                              | {<br />"enabled": false,<br />"type": "ws",<br />"version": "1.1",<br />"options": {<br />"host": "localhost",<br />"port": 8080<br />}<br />}                                                                                | {<br />enabled?: boolean;<br />type?: ApplicationProtocol;<br />version?: ApplicationProtocolVersion;<br />options?: ServerOptions;<br />authentication?: {<br />enabled: boolean;<br />type: AuthenticationType;<br />username?: string;<br />password?: string;<br />}<br />} | UI server configuration section:<br />- _enabled_: enable UI server<br />- _type_: 'http' or 'ws'<br />- _version_: HTTP version '1.1' or '2.0'<br />- _options_: node.js net module [listen options](https://nodejs.org/api/net.html#serverlistenoptions-callback)<br />- _authentication_: authentication type configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| performanceStorage         |                                              | {<br />"enabled": true,<br />"type": "none",<br />}                                                                                                                                                                           | {<br />enabled?: boolean;<br />type?: string;<br />uri?: string;<br />}                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Performance storage configuration section:<br />- _enabled_: enable performance storage<br />- _type_: 'jsonfile', 'mongodb' or 'none'<br />- _uri_: storage URI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| stationTemplateUrls        |                                              | {}[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | {<br />file: string;<br />numberOfStations: number;<br />provisionedNumberOfStations?: number;<br />}[]                                                                                                                                                                         | array of charging station templates URIs configuration section:<br />- _file_: charging station configuration template file relative path<br />- _numberOfStations_: template number of stations at startup<br />- _provisionedNumberOfStations_: template provisioned number of stations after startup                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 
 #### Worker process model
 
@@ -125,63 +164,64 @@ But the modifications to test have to be done to the files in the build target d
 
 **src/assets/station-templates/\<name\>.json**:
 
-| Key                                                  | Value(s)      | Default Value                                                                                                                      | Value type                                                                                                                                                               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| supervisionUrls                                      |               | []                                                                                                                                 | string \| string[]                                                                                                                                                       | string or strings array containing connection URIs to OCPP-J servers                                                                                                                                                                       |
-| supervisionUser                                      |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | basic HTTP authentication user to OCPP-J server                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| supervisionPassword                                  |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | basic HTTP authentication password to OCPP-J server                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration                      | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | allow supervision URL configuration via a vendor OCPP parameter key                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| supervisionUrlOcppKey                                |               | 'ConnectionUrl'                                                                                                                    | string                                                                                                                                                                   | the vendor string that will be used as a vendor OCPP parameter key to set the supervision URL                                                                                                                                              |
-| ocppVersion                                          | 1.6/2.0/2.0.1 | 1.6                                                                                                                                | string                                                                                                                                                                   | OCPP version                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
-| ocppProtocol                                         | json          | json                                                                                                                               | string                                                                                                                                                                   | OCPP protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| ocppStrictCompliance                                 | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | strict adherence to the OCPP version and protocol specifications with OCPP commands PDU validation against [OCA](https://www.openchargealliance.org/) JSON schemas                                                                         |
-| ocppPersistentConfiguration                          | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable persistent OCPP parameters storage by charging stations 'hashId'. The persistency is ensured by the charging stations configuration files in [dist/assets/configurations](dist/assets/configurations)                               |
-| stationInfoPersistentConfiguration                   | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable persistent station information and specifications storage by charging stations 'hashId'. The persistency is ensured by the charging stations configuration files in [dist/assets/configurations](dist/assets/configurations)        |
-| automaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable persistent automatic transaction generator configuration storage by charging stations 'hashId'. The persistency is ensured by the charging stations configuration files in [dist/assets/configurations](dist/assets/configurations) |
-| wsOptions                                            |               | {}                                                                                                                                 | ClientOptions & ClientRequestArgs                                                                                                                                        | [ws](https://github.com/websockets/ws) and node.js [http](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html) clients options intersection                                                                                                                   |
-| idTagsFile                                           |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | RFID tags list file relative to [src/assets](src/assets) path                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| baseName                                             |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | base name to build charging stations id                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| nameSuffix                                           |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | name suffix to build charging stations id                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| fixedName                                            | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | use the baseName as the charging stations unique name                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| chargePointModel                                     |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charging stations model                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| chargePointVendor                                    |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charging stations vendor                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
-| chargePointSerialNumberPrefix                        |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charge point serial number prefix                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| chargeBoxSerialNumberPrefix                          |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charge box serial number prefix (deprecated since OCPP 1.6)                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| firmwareVersionPattern                               |               | Semantic versioning regular expression: https://semver.org/#is-there-a-suggested-regular-expression-regex-to-check-a-semver-string | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charging stations firmware version pattern                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| firmwareVersion                                      |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charging stations firmware version                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| power                                                |               |                                                                                                                                    | float \| float[]                                                                                                                                                         | 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                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| voltageOut                                           |               | AC:230/DC:400                                                                                                                      | integer                                                                                                                                                                  | charging stations voltage out                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| 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 charging station configuration template                                                                                                                                                             |
-| randomConnectors                                     | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | randomize runtime connector id affectation from the connector id definition in charging station configuration template                                                                                                                     |
-| resetTime                                            |               | 60                                                                                                                                 | integer                                                                                                                                                                  | seconds to wait before the charging stations come back at reset                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| autoRegister                                         | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | set charging stations as registered at boot notification for testing purpose                                                                                                                                                               |
-| 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                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| amperageLimitationOcppKey                            |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charging stations OCPP parameter key used to set the amperage limit, per phase for each connector on AC and global for DC                                                                                                                  |
-| amperageLimitationUnit                               | A/cA/dA/mA    | A                                                                                                                                  | string                                                                                                                                                                   | charging stations amperage limit unit                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| enableStatistics                                     | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable charging stations statistics                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| remoteAuthorization                                  | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable RFID tags remote authorization                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| beginEndMeterValues                                  | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable Transaction.{Begin,End} MeterValues                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| outOfOrderEndMeterValues                             | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | send Transaction.End MeterValues out of order. Need to relax OCPP specifications strict compliance ('ocppStrictCompliance' parameter)                                                                                                      |
-| meteringPerTransaction                               | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable metering history on a per transaction basis                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| transactionDataMeterValues                           | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable transaction data MeterValues at stop transaction                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| stopTransactionsOnStopped                            | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable stop transactions on charging station stop                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| mainVoltageMeterValues                               | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | include charging stations main voltage MeterValues on three phased charging stations                                                                                                                                                       |
-| phaseLineToLineVoltageMeterValues                    | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | include charging stations line to line voltage MeterValues on three phased charging stations                                                                                                                                               |
-| customValueLimitationMeterValues                     | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                  | enable limitation on custom fluctuated value in MeterValues                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| firmwareUpgrade                                      |               | {<br />"versionUpgrade": {<br />"step": 1<br />},<br />"reset": true<br />}                                                        | {<br />versionUpgrade: {<br />patternGroup: number;<br />step: number;<br />};<br />reset: boolean;<br />failureStatus: 'DownloadFailed' \| 'InstallationFailed';<br />} | Configuration section for simulating firmware upgrade support.                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| commandsSupport                                      |               | {<br />"incomingCommands": {},<br />"outgoingCommands": {}<br />}                                                                  | {<br /> incomingCommands: Record<IncomingRequestCommand, boolean>;<br />outgoingCommands?: Record<RequestCommand, boolean>;<br />}                                       | Configuration section for OCPP commands support. Empty section or subsections means all implemented OCPP commands are supported                                                                                                            |
-| messageTriggerSupport                                |               | {}                                                                                                                                 | Record<MessageTrigger, boolean>                                                                                                                                          | Configuration section for OCPP commands trigger support. Empty section means all implemented OCPP trigger commands are supported                                                                                                           |
-| Configuration                                        |               |                                                                                                                                    | ChargingStationOcppConfiguration                                                                                                                                         | charging stations OCPP parameters configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| AutomaticTransactionGenerator                        |               |                                                                                                                                    | AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration                                                                                                                               | charging stations ATG configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| Connectors                                           |               |                                                                                                                                    | Record<string, ConnectorStatus>                                                                                                                                          | charging stations connectors configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| Evses                                                |               |                                                                                                                                    | Record<string, EvseTemplate>                                                                                                                                             | charging stations EVSEs configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| Key                                                  | Value(s)      | Default Value                                                                                                                      | Value type                                                                                                                                                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| supervisionUrls                                      |               | []                                                                                                                                 | string \| string[]                                                                                                                                                            | string or strings array containing connection URIs to OCPP-J servers                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| supervisionUser                                      |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | basic HTTP authentication user to OCPP-J server                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| supervisionPassword                                  |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | basic HTTP authentication password to OCPP-J server                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| supervisionUrlOcppConfiguration                      | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable supervision URL configuration via a vendor OCPP parameter key                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| supervisionUrlOcppKey                                |               | 'ConnectionUrl'                                                                                                                    | string                                                                                                                                                                        | the vendor string that will be used as a vendor OCPP parameter key to set the supervision URL                                                                                                                                                |
+| autoStart                                            | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable automatic start of added charging station from template                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| ocppVersion                                          | 1.6/2.0/2.0.1 | 1.6                                                                                                                                | string                                                                                                                                                                        | OCPP version                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| ocppProtocol                                         | json          | json                                                                                                                               | string                                                                                                                                                                        | OCPP protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| ocppStrictCompliance                                 | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable strict adherence to the OCPP version and protocol specifications with OCPP commands PDU validation against [OCA](https://www.openchargealliance.org/) JSON schemas                                                                    |
+| ocppPersistentConfiguration                          | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable persistent OCPP parameters storage by charging stations 'hashId'. The persistency is ensured by the charging stations configuration files in [dist/assets/configurations](./dist/assets/configurations)                               |
+| stationInfoPersistentConfiguration                   | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable persistent station information and specifications storage by charging stations 'hashId'. The persistency is ensured by the charging stations configuration files in [dist/assets/configurations](./dist/assets/configurations)        |
+| automaticTransactionGeneratorPersistentConfiguration | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable persistent automatic transaction generator configuration storage by charging stations 'hashId'. The persistency is ensured by the charging stations configuration files in [dist/assets/configurations](./dist/assets/configurations) |
+| wsOptions                                            |               | {}                                                                                                                                 | ClientOptions & ClientRequestArgs                                                                                                                                             | [ws](https://github.com/websockets/ws) and node.js [http](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html) clients options intersection                                                                                                                     |
+| idTagsFile                                           |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | RFID tags list file relative to [src/assets](./src/assets) path                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| baseName                                             |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | base name to build charging stations id                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| nameSuffix                                           |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | name suffix to build charging stations id                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| fixedName                                            | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | use the 'baseName' as the charging stations unique name                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| chargePointModel                                     |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charging stations model                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| chargePointVendor                                    |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charging stations vendor                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| chargePointSerialNumberPrefix                        |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charge point serial number prefix                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| chargeBoxSerialNumberPrefix                          |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charge box serial number prefix (deprecated since OCPP 1.6)                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| firmwareVersionPattern                               |               | Semantic versioning regular expression: https://semver.org/#is-there-a-suggested-regular-expression-regex-to-check-a-semver-string | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charging stations firmware version pattern                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| firmwareVersion                                      |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charging stations firmware version                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| power                                                |               |                                                                                                                                    | float \| float[]                                                                                                                                                              | 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                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| voltageOut                                           |               | AC:230/DC:400                                                                                                                      | integer                                                                                                                                                                       | charging stations voltage out                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| 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 charging station configuration template                                                                                                                                                               |
+| randomConnectors                                     | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | randomize runtime connector id affectation from the connector id definition in charging station configuration template                                                                                                                       |
+| resetTime                                            |               | 60                                                                                                                                 | integer                                                                                                                                                                       | seconds to wait before the charging stations come back at reset                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| autoRegister                                         | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | set charging stations as registered at boot notification for testing purpose                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| 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                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| amperageLimitationOcppKey                            |               | undefined                                                                                                                          | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charging stations OCPP parameter key used to set the amperage limit, per phase for each connector on AC and global for DC                                                                                                                    |
+| amperageLimitationUnit                               | A/cA/dA/mA    | A                                                                                                                                  | string                                                                                                                                                                        | charging stations amperage limit unit                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| enableStatistics                                     | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable charging stations statistics                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| remoteAuthorization                                  | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable RFID tags remote authorization                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| beginEndMeterValues                                  | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable Transaction.{Begin,End} MeterValues                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| outOfOrderEndMeterValues                             | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | send Transaction.End MeterValues out of order. Need to relax OCPP specifications strict compliance ('ocppStrictCompliance' parameter)                                                                                                        |
+| meteringPerTransaction                               | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable metering history on a per transaction basis                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| transactionDataMeterValues                           | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable transaction data MeterValues at stop transaction                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| stopTransactionsOnStopped                            | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable stop transactions on charging station stop                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| mainVoltageMeterValues                               | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | include charging stations main voltage MeterValues on three phased charging stations                                                                                                                                                         |
+| phaseLineToLineVoltageMeterValues                    | true/false    | false                                                                                                                              | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | include charging stations line to line voltage MeterValues on three phased charging stations                                                                                                                                                 |
+| customValueLimitationMeterValues                     | true/false    | true                                                                                                                               | boolean                                                                                                                                                                       | enable limitation on custom fluctuated value in MeterValues                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| firmwareUpgrade                                      |               | {<br />"versionUpgrade": {<br />"step": 1<br />},<br />"reset": true<br />}                                                        | {<br />versionUpgrade?: {<br />patternGroup?: number;<br />step?: number;<br />};<br />reset?: boolean;<br />failureStatus?: 'DownloadFailed' \| 'InstallationFailed';<br />} | Configuration section for simulating firmware upgrade support.                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| commandsSupport                                      |               | {<br />"incomingCommands": {},<br />"outgoingCommands": {}<br />}                                                                  | {<br /> incomingCommands: Record<IncomingRequestCommand, boolean>;<br />outgoingCommands?: Record<RequestCommand, boolean>;<br />}                                            | Configuration section for OCPP commands support. Empty section or subsections means all implemented OCPP commands are supported                                                                                                              |
+| messageTriggerSupport                                |               | {}                                                                                                                                 | Record<MessageTrigger, boolean>                                                                                                                                               | Configuration section for OCPP commands trigger support. Empty section means all implemented OCPP trigger commands are supported                                                                                                             |
+| Configuration                                        |               |                                                                                                                                    | ChargingStationOcppConfiguration                                                                                                                                              | charging stations OCPP parameters configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| AutomaticTransactionGenerator                        |               |                                                                                                                                    | AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration                                                                                                                                    | charging stations ATG configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| Connectors                                           |               |                                                                                                                                    | Record<string, ConnectorStatus>                                                                                                                                               | charging stations connectors configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| Evses                                                |               |                                                                                                                                    | Record<string, EvseTemplate>                                                                                                                                                  | charging stations EVSEs configuration section                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 
 #### Configuration section syntax example
 
@@ -215,17 +255,17 @@ But the modifications to test have to be done to the files in the build target d
 
 ```ts
 type AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration = {
-  enable: boolean;
-  minDuration: number;
-  maxDuration: number;
-  minDelayBetweenTwoTransactions: number;
-  maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions: number;
-  probabilityOfStart: number;
-  stopAfterHours: number;
-  stopOnConnectionFailure: boolean;
-  requireAuthorize?: boolean;
-  idTagDistribution?: 'random' | 'round-robin' | 'connector-affinity';
-};
+  enable: boolean
+  minDuration: number
+  maxDuration: number
+  minDelayBetweenTwoTransactions: number
+  maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions: number
+  probabilityOfStart: number
+  stopAfterHours: number
+  stopAbsoluteDuration: boolean
+  requireAuthorize?: boolean
+  idTagDistribution?: 'random' | 'round-robin' | 'connector-affinity'
+}
 ```
 
 ##### Example:
@@ -239,7 +279,6 @@ type AutomaticTransactionGeneratorConfiguration = {
     "maxDelayBetweenTwoTransactions": 30,
     "probabilityOfStart": 1,
     "stopAfterHours": 0.3,
-    "stopOnConnectionFailure": true,
     "requireAuthorize": true,
     "idTagDistribution": "random"
   }
@@ -325,18 +364,40 @@ The charging station configuration file is automatically generated at startup fr
 
 The charging station configuration file content can be regenerated partially on matching charging station configuration template file changes. The charging station serial number is kept unchanged.
 
-#### stationInfo section
+#### stationInfo section (optional)
 
 The syntax is similar to charging station configuration template with some added fields like the charging station id (name) and the 'Configuration' section removed.
 
-#### configurationKey section
+That section is overwritten on matching charging station configuration template file changes.
 
-The syntax is similar to the charging station configuration template 'Configuration' section.
+#### connectorsStatus section
+
+The syntax is similar to charging station configuration template 'Connectors' section with some added fields.
+
+That section is overwritten on matching charging station configuration template file changes.
+
+#### evsesStatus section
 
-#### automaticTransactionGenerator section
+The syntax is similar to charging station configuration template 'Evses' section with some added fields.
+
+That section is overwritten on matching charging station configuration template file changes.
+
+#### automaticTransactionGenerator section (optional)
 
 The syntax is similar to the charging station configuration template 'AutomaticTransactionGenerator' section.
 
+That section is overwritten on matching charging station configuration template file changes.
+
+#### automaticTransactionGeneratorStatuses section
+
+That section is not overwritten on matching charging station configuration template file changes.
+
+#### configurationKey section (optional)
+
+The syntax is similar to the charging station configuration template 'Configuration' section.
+
+That section is not overwritten on matching charging station configuration template file changes.
+
 ## Docker
 
 In the [docker](./docker) folder:
@@ -474,13 +535,16 @@ All kind of OCPP parameters are supported in charging station configuration or c
 
 ### Version 2.x.x
 
-## UI protocol
-
-Protocol to control the simulator via a Websocket or HTTP server.
+## UI Protocol
 
-### HTTP Protocol
+Protocol to control the simulator via a Websocket or HTTP server:
 
-To learn how to use the HTTP protocol to pilot the simulator, an [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) HTTP requests collection is available in [src/assets/ui-protocol](./src/assets/ui-protocol) directory.
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+Client->>UI Server: request
+UI Server->>Client: response
+Note over UI Server,Client: HTTP or Websocket
+```
 
 ### Websocket Protocol
 
@@ -497,7 +561,7 @@ SRPC protocol over Websocket. PDU stands for 'Protocol Data Unit'.
   `uuid`: String uniquely linking the response to the request  
   `PDU`: Response parameters to requested procedure
 
-An [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) WebSocket requests collection is available in [src/assets/ui-protocol](./src/assets/ui-protocol) directory.
+To learn how to use the Websocket protocol to pilot the simulator, an [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) Websocket requests collection is available in [src/assets/ui-protocol](./src/assets/ui-protocol) directory.
 
 #### Version 0.0.1
 
@@ -505,6 +569,23 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 
 ##### Procedures
 
+###### Simulator State
+
+- Request:  
+  `ProcedureName`: 'simulatorState'  
+  `PDU`: {}
+
+- Response:  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `state`: {  
+   `version`: string,  
+   `configuration`: ConfigurationData,  
+   `started`: boolean,  
+   `templateStatistics`: Record<string, TemplateStatistics>  
+   }  
+  }
+
 ###### Start Simulator
 
 - Request:  
@@ -513,7 +594,7 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure'  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure'  
   }
 
 ###### Stop Simulator
@@ -524,7 +605,90 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure'  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure'  
+  }
+
+###### List Charging Station Templates
+
+- Request:  
+  `ProcedureName`: 'listTemplates'  
+  `PDU`: {}
+
+- Response:  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `templates`: string[]  
+  }
+
+###### Add Charging Stations
+
+- Request:  
+  `ProcedureName`: 'addChargingStations'  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `template`: string,  
+   `numberOfStations`: number,  
+   `options?`: {  
+   `supervisionUrls?`: string | string[],  
+   `persistentConfiguration?`: boolean,  
+   `autoStart?`: boolean,  
+   `autoRegister?`: boolean,  
+   `enableStatistics?`: boolean,  
+   `ocppStrictCompliance?`: boolean,  
+   `stopTransactionsOnStopped?`: boolean  
+   }  
+  }
+
+- Response:  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional)  
+  }
+
+###### Delete Charging Stations
+
+- Request:  
+  `ProcedureName`: 'deleteChargingStations'  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+   `deleteConfiguration?`: boolean  
+  }
+
+- Response:  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+  }
+
+###### Set Charging Station Supervision Url
+
+- Request:  
+  `ProcedureName`: 'setSupervisionUrl'  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+   `url`: string  
+  }
+
+- Response:  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+  }
+
+###### Performance Statistics
+
+- Request:  
+  `ProcedureName`: 'performanceStatistics'  
+  `PDU`: {}
+
+- Response:  
+  `PDU`: {  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `performanceStatistics`: Statistics[]  
   }
 
 ###### List Charging Stations
@@ -535,8 +699,8 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `chargingStations`: ChargingStationData[]  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `chargingStations`: ChargingStationData[]  
   }
 
 ###### Start Charging Station
@@ -544,15 +708,15 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 - Request:  
   `ProcedureName`: 'startChargingStation'  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
   }
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-  `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional)  
-  `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
   }
 
 ###### Stop Charging Station
@@ -560,15 +724,15 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 - Request:  
   `ProcedureName`: 'stopChargingStation'  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
   }
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-  `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-  `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
   }
 
 ###### Open Connection
@@ -576,15 +740,15 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 - Request:  
   `ProcedureName`: 'openConnection'  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
   }
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-  `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-  `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
   }
 
 ###### Close Connection
@@ -592,15 +756,15 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 - Request:  
   `ProcedureName`: 'closeConnection'  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
   }
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-  `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-  `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
   }
 
 ###### Start Automatic Transaction Generator
@@ -608,16 +772,16 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 - Request:  
   `ProcedureName`: 'startAutomaticTransactionGenerator'  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
-  `connectorIds`: connector id integer array (optional, default: all connectors)  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+   `connectorIds`: connector id integer array (optional, default: all connectors)  
   }
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-  `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-  `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
   }
 
 ###### Stop Automatic Transaction Generator
@@ -625,16 +789,16 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
 - Request:  
   `ProcedureName`: 'stopAutomaticTransactionGenerator'  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
-  `connectorIds`: connector id integer array (optional, default: all connectors)  
+   `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+   `connectorIds`: connector id integer array (optional, default: all connectors)  
   }
 
 - Response:  
   `PDU`: {  
-  `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-  `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-  `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-  `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+   `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+   `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+   `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+   `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
   }
 
 ###### OCPP commands trigger
@@ -644,15 +808,15 @@ Set the Websocket header _Sec-Websocket-Protocol_ to `ui0.0.1`.
   `PDU`: {  
    `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
    ...`commandPayload`  
-   } (the OCPP command payload with some optional fields added to target the simulated charging stations)
+  } (the OCPP command payload with some optional fields added to target the simulated charging stations)
 
 - Response:  
-   `PDU`: {  
+  `PDU`: {  
    `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
    `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
    `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
    `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
-   }
+  }
 
 Examples:
 
@@ -661,17 +825,17 @@ Examples:
   - Request:  
     `ProcedureName`: 'startTransaction'  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
-    `connectorId`: connector id integer,  
-    `idTag`: RFID tag string  
+     `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+     `connectorId`: connector id integer,  
+     `idTag`: RFID tag string  
     }
 
   - Response:  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-    `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-    `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-    `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+     `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+     `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+     `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+     `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
     }
 
 - **Stop Transaction**
@@ -679,16 +843,16 @@ Examples:
   - Request:  
     `ProcedureName`: 'stopTransaction'  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
-    `transactionId`: transaction id integer  
+     `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+     `transactionId`: transaction id integer  
     }
 
   - Response:  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-    `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-    `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-    `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+     `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+     `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+     `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+     `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
     }
 
 - **Status Notification**
@@ -696,18 +860,18 @@ Examples:
   - Request:  
     `ProcedureName`: 'statusNotification'  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
-    `connectorId`: connector id integer,  
-    `errorCode`: connector error code,  
-    `status`: connector status  
+     `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+     `connectorId`: connector id integer,  
+     `errorCode`: connector error code,  
+     `status`: connector status  
     }
 
   - Response:  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-    `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-    `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-    `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+     `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+     `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+     `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+     `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
     }
 
 - **Heartbeat**
@@ -715,25 +879,29 @@ Examples:
   - Request:  
     `ProcedureName`: 'heartbeat'  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations),  
+     `hashIds`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional, default: all charging stations)  
     }
 
   - Response:  
     `PDU`: {  
-    `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
-    `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
-    `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
-    `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
+     `status`: 'success' | 'failure',  
+     `hashIdsSucceeded`: charging station unique identifier strings array,  
+     `hashIdsFailed`: charging station unique identifier strings array (optional),  
+     `responsesFailed`: failed responses payload array (optional)  
     }
 
+### HTTP Protocol
+
+To learn how to use the HTTP protocol to pilot the simulator, an [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) HTTP requests collection is available in [src/assets/ui-protocol](./src/assets/ui-protocol) directory.
+
 ## Support, Feedback, Contributing
 
-This project is open to feature requests/suggestions, bug reports etc. via [GitHub issues](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues). Contribution and feedback are encouraged and always welcome. For more information about how to contribute, the project structure, as well as additional contribution information, see our [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+This project is open to feature requests/suggestions, bug reports etc. via [GitHub issues](https://github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator/issues). Contribution and feedback are encouraged and always welcome. For more information about how to contribute, the project structure, as well as additional contribution information, see our [Contribution Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Code of Conduct
 
-We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone. By participating in this project, you agree to abide by its [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) at all times.
+We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone. By participating in this project, you agree to abide by its [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) at all times.
 
 ## Licensing
 
-Copyright 2020-2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator contributors. Please see our [LICENSE](LICENSE) for copyright and license information. Detailed information including third-party components and their licensing/copyright information is available [via the REUSE tool](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator).
+Copyright 2020-2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator contributors. Please see our [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for copyright and license information. Detailed information including third-party components and their licensing/copyright information is available [via the REUSE tool](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/SAP/e-mobility-charging-stations-simulator).