Package edu.kit.aifb.atks.mensascraper.lib

Class KITMensaScraper

java.lang.Object

edu.kit.aifb.atks.mensascraper.lib.KITMensaScraper

public class KITMensaScraper
extends Object

A scraper to fetch the meal menu for Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe canteens.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
KITMensaScraper()	Create new default scraper instance.
KITMensaScraper(boolean noCache)	Create new scraper instance and control caching behavior.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<MensaMeal>	fetchMeals(MensaLocation location, LocalDate day)	Fetch list of meals for a given canteen and given day.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

KITMensaScraper

public KITMensaScraper()

Create new default scraper instance.

KITMensaScraper

public KITMensaScraper(boolean noCache)

Create new scraper instance and control caching behavior.

Parameters:

noCache - Whether to cache per-day meal menus. If true, requesting meals for same canteen and same day will only result in one fetch operation.

Method Details

fetchMeals

public List<MensaMeal> fetchMeals(MensaLocation location,
 LocalDate day)

Fetch list of meals for a given canteen and given day. Currently, only "Mensa am Adenauerring" is supported. Note that you cannot request data for past days.

Parameters:

location - Which canteen (aka. Mensa) to request meals for.

day - Which date to request meals for. Must be larger or equal than today (LocalDate.now()). Usually, only data for the upcoming 5 weeks is available.

Returns:

List of meals or empty list if no data is available.

Throws:

MensaScraperException - Thrown if requested date is invalid or if anything else went wrong while downloading and parsing the menu.