node-red-contrib-iata-bcbp


A set of Node-Red nodes to decode and encode IATA Resolution 792 Compliant Boarding Pass Barcode Data.

This is a Node-Red wrapper for the work by georgesmith46's bcbp NPM node .

Installing and Setting up

Add the IATA BCBP node to node-red through the manage palette tab or command line.

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Here's an example of basic usage:

!example

Example Flow

User guide

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Converts a JSON object to a BCBP string. Any of the following parameters can be skipped (except legs).

#### Object Structure

|Name|Description|Example values|
|----|----|----|
|passengerName|Passenger Name|

• DESMARAIS/LUC
• DOE/JOHN

|
|passengerDescription|Passenger Description|

• 0 - Adult
• 1 - Male
• 2 - Female
• 3 - Child
• 4 - Infant
• 5 - No passenger (cabin baggage)
• 6 - Adult travelling with infant
• 7 - Unaccompanied minor

|
|checkInSource|Source of check-in|

• W - Web
• K - Airport Kiosk
• R - Remote or Off Site Kiosk
• M - Mobile Device
• O - Airport Agent
• T - Town Agent
• V - Third Party Vendor

|
|boardingPassIssuanceSource|Source of Boarding Pass Issuance|

• W - Web
• K - Airport Kiosk
• X - Transfer Kiosk
• R - Remote or Off Site Kiosk
• M - Mobile Device
• O - Airport Agent
• T - Town Agent
• V - Third Party Vendor

|
|issuanceDate|Date of Issue of Boarding Pass|

• 6225
• ISO 8601 formatted string
• Moment.js object
• JavaScript date object

|
|documentType|Document Type|

• B - Boarding Pass
• I - Itinery Receipt

|
|boardingPassIssuerDesignator|Airline Designator of boarding pass issuer|

• AC

|
|baggageTagNumber|Baggage Tag Licence Plate Number(s)|

• 0014123456003

|
|firstBaggageTagNumber|1st Non-Consecutive Baggage Tag Licence Plate Number|

• 0014123456003

|
|secondBaggageTagNumber|2nd Non-Consecutive Baggage Tag Licence Plate Number|

• 0014123456003

|
|securityDataType|Type of Security Data|

• 1

|
|securityData|Security Data|

• GIWVC5EH7JNT...

|
|legs|Repeatable legs data|

• Array - See table below

|

#### Legs Structure

Any of the following parameters can be skipped.

|Name|Description|Example values|
|----|----|----|
|operatingCarrierPNR|Operating carrier PNR Code|

• ABC123

|
|departureAirport|From City Airport Code|

• YUL

|
|arrivalAirport|To City Airport Code|

• FRA

|
|operatingCarrierDesignator|Operating carrier Designator|

• AC

|
|flightNumber|Flight Number|

• 0834

|
|flightDate|Date of Flight|

• 226
• ISO 8601 formatted string
• Moment.js object
• JavaScript date object

|
|compartmentCode|Compartment Code|

• F

|
|seatNumber|Seat Number|

• 001A

|
|checkInSequenceNumber|Check-in Sequence Number|

• 0025

|
|passengerStatus|Passenger Status|

• 0 - Ticket issuance/passenger not checked in
• 1 - Ticket issuance/passenger checked in
• 2 - Bag checked/passenger not checked in
• 3 - Bag checked/passenger checked in
• 4 - Passenger passed security check
• 5 - Passenger passed security gate exit (coupon used)
• 6 - Transit
• 7 - Standby
• 8 - Boarding data revalidation done
• 9 - Original boarding line used at time of ticket issuance
• A - Up- or down-grading required at close out

|
|airlineNumericCode|Airline Numeric Code|

• 014

|
|serialNumber|Document Form/Serial Number|

• 1234567890

|
|selecteeIndicator|Selectee indicator|

• 0

|
|internationalDocumentationVerification|International Documentation Verification|

• 0 - Travel document verification not required
• 1 - Travel document verification required
• 2 - Travel document verification performed

|
|marketingCarrierDesignator|Marketing carrier designator|

• AC

|
|frequentFlyerAirlineDesignator|Frequent Flyer Airline Designator|

• AC

|
|frequentFlyerNumber|Frequent Flyer Number|

• 1234567890123

|
|idIndicator|ID/AD Indicator|

• 0

|
|freeBaggageAllowance|Free Baggage Allowance|

• 20K

|
|fastTrack|Fast Track|

• Y
• N
• true
• false

|
|airlineInfo|For individual airline use|

• LX58Z

|

#### Example JSON Object

``json
{
"legs": [
{
"operatingCarrierPNR": "ABC123",
"departureAirport": "YUL",
"arrivalAirport": "FRA",
"operatingCarrierDesignator": "AC",
"flightNumber": "0834",
"flightDate": "2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
"compartmentCode": "F",
"seatNumber": "001A",
"checkInSequenceNumber": "0025",
"passengerStatus": "1"
}
],
"passengerName": "DESMARAIS/LUC"
}
`

Outputs:

`
M1DESMARAIS/LUC EABC123 YULFRAAC 0834 226F001A0025 106>60000
`

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Converts a BCBP string to a JSON object. The returned object uses the same data structure as the Encode node above.

#### Example String

`
M1DESMARAIS/LUC EABC123 YULFRAAC 0834 226F001A0025 106>60000
`

Outputs:

`json
{
"legs": [
{
"operatingCarrierPNR": "ABC123",
"departureAirport": "YUL",
"arrivalAirport": "FRA",
"operatingCarrierDesignator": "AC",
"flightNumber": "0834",
"flightDate": "2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
"compartmentCode": "F",
"seatNumber": "001A",
"checkInSequenceNumber": "0025",
"passengerStatus": "1"
}
],
"passengerName": "DESMARAIS/LUC"
}
*/
``

To Do

1. [ ] Add further error handling / data checks
2. [ ] Add data capture / export
3. [ ] Add boarding pass validation node against airline DCS host using IATA BCBP XML format
4. [ ] Add basic validation rules engine
5. [ ] Add Barcode Image Decode
6. [ ] Add Boarding Pass template generation

Authors & Contributors

Mark Funston - Node Red Wrapper* - mlfunston
georgesmith46 - Original NPM Package for bcbp* - georgesmith46

Contributions welcome! Feel free to fork this and provide updates and new features.
Don't forget to submit a pull request!

License

This project is licensed under the GPL3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details

Acknowledgments

This Node-RED module is based on the great work of georgesmith46 - georgesmith46, using his bcbp libraries.

Changelog

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* Initial Release
* IATA BCBP Decode Function
* IATA BCBP Encode Function