node-uber-sample

This is a simple node application for the Uber API. It implements that OAuth 2.0 flow and allows the user to request a ride using a lat/lon or a location on a map. The application can also be configured to talk to the developer sandbox rather than production to demonstrate how that flow works.

Requirements

• NodeJS
• npm

Getting Started

• git clone git@github.com:noonhub/node-uber-sample.git
• cd node-uber-sample
• npm install
• cp config/example.default.json
• open config/default.json` and fill in your applications configuration found at https://developer.uber.com/dashboard
• Run the app! node app.js

Sandbox vs Production

The Uber developer sandbox allows a developer to simulate ride requests on the API without requesting real cars and spending real $$.

The application is initially configured to run in sandbox mode. This can be changed to production mode by altering the env variable in config/default.json from sand to prod.

When in sandbox mode you can change the status of a request by issuing a GET to host/trips/:tripID/:status where status can be any of the documented request statuses.

Webhooks

This application can be set up to receive webhook events from Uber. In order to take advantage of this you will need to configure a webhook URL in the application dashboard. This URL must be a publicly accessible HTTPS address. If running this application on your local machine you can use Ngrok to expose a local port from your machine at an HTTPS address.

Surge

This application can handle the surge acceptance flow required for completing ride requests when surge is in affect. In order for this to work properly the surge redirect URI in the application dashboard must be set correctly according to the host + webhook_path configured in config/default.json.