vmensa

Very simple program to connect to the Studentenwerk API, fetch a couple of different canteens, filter the results according to the authors dietary requirements, and print out the relevant meals to stdout.

For a quick overview of all command line options, see vmensa --help. For more information, please consult the man page.

Building

It is recommended to build the project with stack, though building with cabal should also work.

Build with stack build, then copy the executable to a convenient location. Alternatively, you may use stack install, which will copy the executable to local-bin-path (probably $HOME/.local/bin, see output of stack path --local-bin for certainty).

There is also a small build script available, which takes case of installing the man page as well; use at your own risk. It expects the path where it should move the executable to as an input. For example,

  $ ./build ~/.local/bin/vmensa

will symlink the executable to ~/.local/bin/vmensa.

Examples

What follows are some examples, in increasing complexity, to help you get a feel for what's possible.

$ vmensa

$ vmensa --mensen siedepunkt --wrap 62 --time lunch

$ vmensa --diet vegan --no-additives --sections name,notes --ikat Suppe

$ vmensa --no-additives --columns 4 --wrap 50 --sections name,price,notes \
> --ikat Suppe,Pasta,Terrine --mensen wu,siede,zelt,alte,bio

The output of the last command will be something along the lines of

For some more examples, refer to the man page.