Fun with GTFS & Clojure

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Hi people of the internet!Today I’ll be talking about Clojure to parse and extract stuff on GTFS files, wrap all that in a simple REST API using Clojure again, and then expose this API on the net so that my iPhone can consume it and tell me what are my next bus rides.So much fun to come. I’ve got a bus next monday morning (just kidding, with the quarantine I’m not sure I’ll take a bus anytime soon), just enough time to use some code and get the stuff done!In a scenario where a mobile app would be created, my main goal would be to let the user select its favorite bus stops regarding specific bus routes and display the next 3 stops in time so that he won’t miss any bus from now on.What is GTFSGTFS means General Transit Feed Specification. It is a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information.For more information, you can take a look at the following page: GTFS archive.I live in Metz, France. Hopefully we can grab a GTFS archive with the de…