stw2openmensa

This is a Python script that converts canteen meal data from Studierendenwerk Münster XML to OpenMensa Feed v2 XML format.

Studierendenwerk Münster provides meal data as XML files, see the discussion here.

Installation

Configuration

config.py contains a few settings that you can change, the most important being output_dir where the output data will be written to.

Quick start

Install dependencies and run the script.

pip install -r requirements.txt
python parser.py

Using virtualenv

Prepare your virtual environment:

sudo pip install virtualenv
virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
deactivate

Activate your virtual environment and run the parser:

source venv/bin/activate
python parser.py
deactivate

Cronjob example using virtualenv:

Executes monday through saturday at 07:00

0 7 * * 1-6 /home/you/mensaparser/venv/bin/python /home/you/mensaparser/parser.py

Data access

OpenMensa Feed v2 XML format

Revised and parsed XML data for OpenMensa is available from mensa.chrk.de/openmensa.

I configured OpenMensa sources for Münster's canteens already, you can see a map of canteens here. Data is parsed and updated daily.

JSON format

JSON data is available from the OpenMensa API via e.g. http://openmensa.org/api/v2/canteens/225/meals.

ID 225 represents "Mensa am Ring", you can use these other IDs as well:

OpenMensa ID	Link to OpenMensa Website
325	Bistro Coerdehof (geschlossen)
227	Bistro Denkpause
326	Bistro Durchblick
327	Bistro Frieden
872	Bistro Friesenring
328	Bistro Hüfferstift (geschlossen)
329	Bistro KaBu
330	Bistro Katholische Hochschule
331	Bistro Oeconomicum
226	Mensa am Aasee
225	Mensa am Ring
233	Mensa Bispinghof
228	Mensa da Vinci
332	Mensa Steinfurt

Todo

• Better checks for when a canteen is closed for the day

License

Code in this repository is licensed under the MIT license.