[C4GT] Implement Beckn for Energy Sandbox Interface

[ravi-prakash-v]

Project Details

Beckn protocol is a set of open specifications aimed to create a common language, that is machine-readable and enables interoperability for economic transactions between disparate platforms of any size and form - be it a cab reservation, or booking a stay, or confirming a doctor’s appointment, and many more. Thus it enables the creation of inclusive and equitable open networks offering a multitude of choices to the citizens, while at the same time negating the dependence on intermediaries to freely operate and generate economic transactions of value. It is akin to what SMTP is to E-mails or HTTP is to the Internet.

Since its inception in 2019 as a set of specifications, Beckn has been adopted across geographies in sectors such as mobility, retail, hyperlocal logistics, healthcare, skills, agriculture sectors, etc. Few notable examples of open networks built on the Beckn protocol are Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), Namma Yatri at Bangalore, Kochi Open Mobility Network (KOMN), Unified Health Interface (UHI), etc.

The Beckn Energy Interface is an API that emulates the behaviour of an Open Energy Network like the Unified Energy Interface. BAPs can build rich integrated experiences by combining services offered by multiple BPPs on the network. BPPs can build complex products by analyzing the nature of input from multiple BAPs. This is an important step in the set up and expansion of open networks. Businesses can test their implementations for protocol compliance by plugging into this sandbox.

Features to be implemented

• Beckn-protocol compliant catalogs across multiple EV-charging services
• BPP endpoints : search, select, init, confirm, status, update, track, cancel, rating, support
• BAP endpoint : on_search, on_select, on_init, on_confirm, on_status, on_update, on_track, on_cancel, on_rating, on_support
• BG endpoint : search
• Registry endpoints : lookup
• EV Charger emulator

What exists

• Beckn protocol sandbox at : https://github.com/beckn/beckn-sandbox

What needs to be built

• A fully functioning scalable energy sandbox compliant to beckn protocol specifications
• A charger bot that emulates various types of EV-charging stations and hubs

Learning Path

Complexity

Medium

Skills Required

• Open API 3.0
• JSON Schema
• NodeJS
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• MongoDB

Mentors:

Product Understanding

• @pulse-aj
• @ravi-prakash-v
• @faizmagic

Protocol Specification Design

• @ravi-prakash-v

Project Setup and Guidance

• @faizmagic
• @hemant-eminds
• @nikhil2128
• @ujjwal502

Product Setup

• @nikhil2128
• @ujjwal502

Product Architecture

• @ravi-prakash-v
• @nikhil2128

Frontend Development

• @ujjwal502

Backend Development

• @nikhil2128
• @emindsajay
• @zoyaashik

Deployment and Devops

• @prasad-takale-eminds

Testing and QA

• @SushanthKJ

Project size

4-6 Weeks

Project Setup Guide

To set up this project, please connect with the Project Setup and Guidance mentor for this project and follow their instructions

Product Set Up

To set up this project, please connect with the Product Setup and Guidance mentor for this project and follow their instructions

Acceptance Criteria

• End-to-end simulation of typical EV Charging use cases on a beckn energy reference application
• End-to-end simulation of typical EV Charging use cases on the Pulse Energy WhatsApp application
• End-to-end simulation of typical EV Charging use cases on the Instacharge application

Out of Scope

• UI development, (however contributions to existing UI implementations are welcome)

Milestones

• Understanding beckn protocol
• Understanding beckn protocol for energy
• Development of search / on_search API
• Development of select / on_select API
• Development of init / on_init API
• Development of confirm / on_confirm API
• Development of status / on_status API
• Development of update / on_update API
• Development of track / on_track API
• Development of cancel / on_cancel API
• Development of rating / on_rating API
• Development of support / on_support API
• Creation of charger emulator

[starks-and-wolves]

Hey @ravi-prakash-v, @nikhil2128, @ujjwal502, @faizmagic,
I am Hritish, a final-year student at BITS Hyderabad. I have a good working experience as a Backend developer. I went through Beckn protocol videos and would love to contribute to the immense possibilities that Beckn opens the door to.
Can you please help me understand the architectural requirements and how I can get started with this project?

[pulse-aj]

Hi Hritish, please join the Beckn discord server as a starting point. Inside that there is a channel called UEI-pilot. Once joined Devang from our team can share the setup we have today and where you can start contributing immediately. Sent from my iPhoneOn May 30, 2023, at 12:18 AM, hritishj ***@***.***> wrote: Hey @ravi-prakash-v, @nikhil2128, @ujjwal502, @faizmagic, I am Hritish, a final-year student at BITS Hyderabad. I have a good working experience as a Backend developer. I went through Beckn protocol videos and would love to contribute to the immense possibilities that Beckn opens the door to. Can you please help me understand the architectural requirements and how I can get started with this project? —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[NIKU-SINGH]

Hey @ravi-prakash-v, @nikhil2128, @ujjwal502, @faizmagic,. I find this project interesting. I have gone through the setup docs and have installed bap, bpp client and server up and running. Could you tell me more where should I head over to better understand the project

[abhikumar63]

Hey,
I have gone through the project and the task at hand. I think I am a very good fit because I have previous work experience with Nodejs, JavaScript, JSON and MongoDB. I will be delighted to work with industry experts as my mentor. You can check some of my projects at my github. I am really interested in this project. I will be waiting to hear from you soon.

[dhirajshettyyy]

@NIKU-SINGH @abhikumar63 , It's great to see your interest in this project, you can make an active contribution via issue creation and by submitting your Pull Requests.

For support from fellow contributors, Join Beckn Open Collective server:https://bit.ly/bocWebInvite
You can check out the #uei-pilot-wg on BOC server for more details

[ap766]

Hey! I have experience with some of technical skills mentioned here like nodejs,javascript,MongoDB.Could I also work on this?