Backend & API

This is the main component of the application, a wrapper around the automatic_walk_time_tables module. This module can convert a provided route file (e.g. a GPX- or KML-file) into a walk-time table as used by Jugend+Sport. The wrapper is run inside a docker container.

Run the Wrapper as a Web-API using Docker

We are using a flask server to expose the python3 module as API endpoints. You can start the server with the following commands. Once executed, the API can be accessed at localhost:5000.

$ docker build . -t cevi/walktable_backend:latest
$ docker run --publish=5000:5000  cevi/walktable_backend:latest

The full documentation of the API endpoints can be found here: API Endpoints.

It requires the other containers to be also available and running.

About swisstopo Services

This script highly depends on the services from swisstopo (Federal Office of Topography swisstopo). Those services are free-of-charge and do not require registration (since 01.03.2021). However, you should follow there "Fair Use" rules. More details see API Documentation and Terms of Use.