U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation PDM API

The PDM API from U.S. Department of Transportation — 1 operation(s) for pdm.

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POST /pdm PDM Interface #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ODE REST PDM API
  description: Description of functions available from the Operational Data Environment (ODE) via RESTful interface. Ranges given follow interval notation, for example (0,1) or (0..1) means 0 &lt; x &lt; 1 and [0,1] or [0..1] means 0 &le; x &le; 1.
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://yourhostname/
tags:
- name: PDM
paths:
  /pdm:
    post:
      summary: PDM Interface
      operationId: pdm_post
      description: Submits a Probe Data Management message to ODE for distribution to the specified RSUs.
      tags:
      - PDM
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Probe Data Management message was submitted successfully. See the response body or ODE User Guide for details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request. Issued if request is invalid or failed to be executed. See the response body or ODE User Guide for details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error. See the response body or ODE User Guide for details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProbeDataManagement'
        description: PDM Message
        required: true
components:
  schemas:
    PDM:
      type: object
      properties:
        sampleStart:
          type: string
        sampleEnd:
          type: string
        directions:
          type: string
        termChoice:
          type: string
        termTime:
          type: string
        termDistance:
          type: string
        snapshotChoice:
          type: string
        minSnapshotTime:
          type: string
        maxSnapshotTime:
          type: string
        minSnapshotDistance:
          type: string
        maxSnapshotDistance:
          type: string
        snapshotMinSpeed:
          type: string
        snapshotMaxSpeed:
          type: string
        txInterval:
          type: string
        vehicleStatusRequestList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VehicleStatusRequest'
    RSU:
      type: object
      description: Optional field, needed for SNMP deposit to RSU.
      properties:
        rsuIndex:
          type: integer
          description: Index of message storage on RSU.
        rsuTarget:
          type: string
          description: IPv4 address of RSU
        rsuUsername:
          type: string
          description: SNMP username (Not required if value is pre-configured in ODE properties)
        rsuPassword:
          type: string
          description: SNMP password (Not required if value is pre-configured in ODE properties)
        rsuRetries:
          type: integer
          description: Number of retries upon message send failure
        rsuTimeout:
          type: integer
          description: Timeout measured in milliseconds
    ProbeDataManagement:
      type: object
      properties:
        ode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ode'
        pdm:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PDM'
        rsuList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RSU'
    Status:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        message:
          type: string
    VehicleStatusRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        tag:
          type: string
        subTag:
          type: string
        lessThenValue:
          type: string
        moreThenValue:
          type: string
        sendAll:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
    Ode:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: integer