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Reverse-engineered ParkSmarter API client (TypeScript, live-verified) plus a de-Googled Expo/React Native app for GrapheneOS: MapLibre meter map with GPS, VisionCamera QR kiosk scanning with save/share, local session-expiry reminders, UnifiedPush wiring, and Gitea CI to publish signed APKs for Obtainium. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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66 lines
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# BigBrainParking
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An unofficial, de-Googled client for the ParkSmarter (IPS Group) parking system,
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built to run on **GrapheneOS** with **UnifiedPush** notifications and distributed
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via **Obtainium** — no Google Play Services, no Firebase, no app store.
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## Monorepo layout
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```
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bigbrainparking/
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├── parksmarter-client/ # Zero-dep TypeScript API client (reverse-engineered, live-verified)
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├── app/ # Expo / React Native app (BigBrainParking)
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└── .gitea/workflows/ # CI: build signed APK -> publish release for Obtainium
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```
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- **`parksmarter-client`** — the API layer. All ~40 endpoints, the custom-header auth
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model, and response models (most verified against production). Runs anywhere; the app
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imports it directly. See its own README for the API details.
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- **`app`** — the phone app. React Native (Expo prebuild), MapLibre maps, VisionCamera QR
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scanning, expo-secure-store token storage, local session-expiry reminders, and
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UnifiedPush wiring.
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## Features
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| Feature | Status | Notes |
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| Phone + password login | ✅ wired | tokens in OS keystore |
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| Map of nearby meters (clickable, zoom, live GPS) | ✅ wired | MapLibre + OpenFreeMap tiles (no key) |
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| "Near my last location" proximity search | ✅ wired | caches last GPS fix |
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| QR kiosk scan → meter lookup | ✅ wired | on-device VisionCamera |
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| Save / share kiosks | ✅ wired | local (no server favorites API exists) |
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| Active / past sessions | ✅ wired | list views |
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| Start a paid session | 🟡 gated | flow wired to `postStartParkingSession`, disabled pending review (real charge) |
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| Session-expiry reminders | ✅ wired | **local** notifications — no FCM needed |
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| UnifiedPush (ntfy) | 🟡 partial | endpoint registration done; server→ntfy bridge still needed (see below) |
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## Build & run (dev)
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Requires Node 20, JDK 17, Android SDK, and a GrapheneOS device (or any Android device)
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with USB debugging.
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```bash
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npm install # installs both workspaces
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npm run build --workspace parksmarter-client # compile the client
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cd app
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npx expo prebuild --platform android # generate native project
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npx expo run:android # build + install a dev client
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```
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The app talks to prod (`apiv2.parksmarter.com`) by default — change `extra.psEnvironment`
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in `app/app.json` to point elsewhere.
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## Notifications on GrapheneOS
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Session-expiry reminders are scheduled **locally** from each session's end time, so they
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need no push infrastructure and work fully offline of Google. `app/src/notifications/`
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also wires **UnifiedPush** (distributor: ntfy) for any genuinely server-initiated push —
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but note the ParkSmarter backend only pushes via **FCM**, so server push requires a small
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**FCM→ntfy bridge** (a service holding an FCM token that forwards to your ntfy topic, then
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registered via `PUT /api/Device`). Until that exists, local reminders cover the main case.
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## Distribution via Obtainium (self-hosted)
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Tag a release and CI builds a signed APK and publishes it to this repo's releases; your
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phone's Obtainium tracks the repo and offers updates. See
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[`docs/DISTRIBUTION.md`](docs/DISTRIBUTION.md) for the full server + CI + keystore setup.
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