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 https://github.com/georgesmith46/bcbp.

Installing and Setting up

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

Usage

Here's an example of basic usage:

Example Flow

User guide

Encode Node

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

{
    "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

Decode Node

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:

{
    "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

v1.0.0 (latest)

• Initial Release
• IATA BCBP Decode Function
• IATA BCBP Encode Function