Hadrian Burkhardt
2.4 KiB
OpenMensa Parsers
OpenMensa parser components query canteen websites for menus and transform them into OpenMensa's data format. The default parser currently supports Studentenwerk Potsdam. The package is structured so additional city or provider parsers can be added behind the same OpenMensa XML renderer.
Among others, OpenMensa powers the popular Mensa Uni Potsdam Android app.
The current application is built with Python, PyOpenMensa, and Flask. Learn more about the technical details at Read the Docs.
Local development (modern)
Recommended: Python 3.12+.
Option A (uv, recommended) ::
$ uv venv
$ uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
$ uv run flask --app openmensa_parsers.views run
Option B (venv + pip) ::
$ python -m venv .venv
$ . .venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -e ".[dev]"
$ FLASK_APP=openmensa_parsers.views flask run
Contributions are always welcome, in particular if the response format of the canteens change. Feel free to file a PR with improvements.
Deployment If in need of a deployment, file a PR to this fork: kaifabian/om-parser-potsdam-v2. Kai is currently in charge of running an instance of the parser and the registration on the OpenMensa platform.
Where to go next maybe use this parser or the OpenMensa API to source a new dataset for training a predictor for your favorite lunch?
License Just assume this project is licensed in terms of WTFPL ;)