openmobilityfoundation / openmobilityfoundation/mobility-data-specification

Add the possibility to update vehicle_type in /vehicles update

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Vehicle_types are more fluid than it seems and it happens frequently that during a mobility program launch, vehicles initially registered with a given vehicle_type have to be updated.

Describe the solution you'd like

Give possibility to change the vehicle_type in the /vehicles endpoint

Endpoint: /vehicles/{device_id} Method: PUT

Body Params:

Field Type Required/Optional Field Description
vehicle_id String Required Vehicle Identification Number (vehicle_id) visible on vehicle
vehicle_type Enum Required Vehicle Types
Is this a breaking change
  • Yes, breaking
Impacted Spec

For which spec is this feature being requested?

  • agency
Describe alternatives you've considered

No real alternative at this point.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the agency specification's definition of the /vehicles/{device_id} PUT endpoint and compare its current update fields with the vehicle types linked in the issue. Done means the endpoint permits changing vehicle_type and the agency specification records the resulting breaking change.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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