MBTA Spy

See the entire MBTA fleet of vehicles on a map, updating in real-time.

Tech Stack

• React
• Mapbox
• Express
• Websockets
• Server Sent Events

Prerequisites

You must have two API tokens to run locally. Create a file called .env, and add the following keys:

• MBTA_TOKEN
• REACT_APP_MAP_BOX_TOKEN

Your .env file should look like the below

MBTA_TOKEN=myMBTAToken
REACT_APP_MAP_BOX_TOKEN=myMapboxToken

MBTA Token: https://api-v3.mbta.com/ Mapbox Token: https://docs.mapbox.com/help/getting-started/access-tokens/

Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

Frontend

npm run fe

Runs the app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.

The page will reload if you make edits.
You will also see any lint errors in the console.

Backend

Runs ExpressJS backend service

npm run start

yarn test

Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.
See the section about running tests for more information.

yarn build

Builds the app for production to the build folder.
It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.

The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes.
Your app is ready to be deployed!

See the section about deployment for more information.