node-RED-postur-re/README.md

# node-RED-postur

This is a simple workflow which uses API of Postur.is (the API itself is not exposed officialy, so be careful to not flood it).

The workflow consists of 2 branches:

* http request based
* incoming param based

### 1. HTTP request based

The node accepts param `track`, which is a valid tracking number of the parcel. 

The call is accesible: 

`http://127.0.0.1:1880/postur?track=tracking_number`

### 2. incoming param based

Basically, everything that sends valid tracking number can be converted into a global or valid `msg.string` of this branch. In the wokflow it is ` package_code` in `query_param` and it should be changed to valid tracking number. 

The output is always json. 


### Note

The url for unofficial postur.is API `"http://www.postur.is/Umbraco/Surface/PackageTrackerApi/Handle?number={{{query}}}&lang=EN"` does accept `lang=IS` 


##### TODO

* change input to something different like email based, tcp, udp based etc
* apply template in order to provision some nice looking output (via email, or sms, maybe whatsapp message - but that would required a bot)
* remove param and add tracking number instead
init 2017-06-27 07:51:31 +00:00			`# node-RED-postur`

			`This is a simple workflow which uses API of Postur.is (the API itself is not exposed officialy, so be careful to not flood it).`

			`The workflow consists of 2 branches:`

			`* http request based`
			`* incoming param based`

			`### 1. HTTP request based`

			The node accepts param `track`, which is a valid tracking number of the parcel.

			`The call is accesible:`

			`http://127.0.0.1:1880/postur?track=tracking_number`

			`### 2. incoming param based`

			Basically, everything that sends valid tracking number can be converted into a global or valid `msg.string` of this branch. In the wokflow it is ` package_code` in `query_param` and it should be changed to valid tracking number.

			`The output is always json.`

url supports for icelandic 2017-06-27 15:48:28 +00:00
			`### Note`

			The url for unofficial postur.is API `"http://www.postur.is/Umbraco/Surface/PackageTrackerApi/Handle?number={{{query}}}&lang=EN"` does accept `lang=IS`


init 2017-06-27 07:51:31 +00:00			`##### TODO`

			`* change input to something different like email based, tcp, udp based etc`
			`* apply template in order to provision some nice looking output (via email, or sms, maybe whatsapp message - but that would required a bot)`
updated todo 2017-06-27 23:28:20 +00:00			`* remove param and add tracking number instead`