how to specify route?

[bdantas]

Thank you for this software. It is quite ingeneous. Is there a way to specify route? There are two main routes between my home and work, and I'd like to get the commute time for each route so that I can compare.

[Background: I'm trying to create a cron job that will run every morning, get the commute time for each route, then send me a text message advising which of the two routes is best.]

[KyleBanks]

Oh this is a great idea. Currently no, there is no way to specify a route. The Google Maps API does support this however, so it is possible.

How would you see this working? The only way I can see it is by having a route file you can provide, which details each step of the commute.

[bdantas]

Good to know it is possible. I know nothing about the API, so can't help with implementation but would love to help with testing if you choose to implement this feature. I have the time and motivation to get this to work. A route file sounds reasonable as long as the required format is clearly specified.

[kernc]

Or instead of just --from and --to, you could also support multiple (or a ,-separated list of) --via. Maps surely knows how to work with that.