[GTFS-Fares v2] Add fare_leg_join_rules.txt

gtfs/spec/en/reference.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ This document defines the format and structure of the files that comprise a GTFS
     -   [fare\_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt)
     -   [fare\_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) 
     -   [fare\_leg\_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt)
+    -   [fare_leg_join_rules.txt](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt)
     -   [fare\_transfer\_rules.txt](#fare_transfer_rulestxt)
     -   [areas.txt](#areastxt)
     -   [stop_areas.txt](#stop_areastxt)
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ This section defines terms that are used throughout this document.
 * **Journey** - Overall travel from origin to destination, including all legs and transfers in-between.
 * **Sub-journey** - Two or more legs that comprise a subset of a journey.
 * **Fare product** - Purchassable fare products that can be used to pay for or validate travel.
+* **Effective Fare Leg** - A sub-journey of two or more legs that should be treated as a single leg for matching rules in [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) for the purposes of fare calculation.
+
 
 ### Presence
 Presence conditions applicable to fields and files:
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ This specification defines the following files:
 |  [fare_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt)  | Optional | To describe the fare media that can be employed to use fare products. <br><br>File [fare_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt) describes concepts that are not represented in [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). As such, the use of [fare_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
 |  [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt)  | Optional | To describe the different types of tickets or fares that can be purchased by riders.<br><br>File [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) describes fare products that are not represented in [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). As such, the use of [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
 |  [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt)  | Optional | Fare rules for individual legs of travel.<br><br>File [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) provides a more detailed method for modeling fare structures. As such, the use of [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
+|  [fare_leg_join_rules.txt](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt)  | Optional | Rules for defining two or more legs should be considered as a single **effective fare leg** for the purposes of matching against rules in [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt)|
 |  [fare_transfer_rules.txt](#fare_transfer_rulestxt)  | Optional | Fare rules for transfers between legs of travel.<br><br>Along with [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt), file [fare_transfer_rules.txt](#fare_transfer_rulestxt) provides a more detailed method for modeling fare structures. As such, the use of [fare_transfer_rules.txt](#fare_transfer_rulestxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
 |  [areas.txt](#areastxt) | Optional | Area grouping of locations. |
 |  [stop_areas.txt](#stop_areastxt) | Optional | Rules to assign stops to areas. |
@@ -480,14 +484,32 @@ To process the cost of a leg:
 |  Field Name | Type | Presence | Description |
 |  ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
 | `leg_group_id` | ID | Optional | Identifies a group of entries in [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt).<br><br> Used to describe fare transfer rules between `fare_transfer_rules.from_leg_group_id` and `fare_transfer_rules.to_leg_group_id`.<br><br>Multiple entries in [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) may belong to the same `fare_leg_rules.leg_group_id`.<br><br>The same entry in [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) (not including `fare_leg_rules.leg_group_id`) must not belong to multiple `fare_leg_rules.leg_group_id`.|
-| `network_id` | Foreign ID referencing `routes.network_id` or `networks.network_id`| Optional | Identifies a route network that applies for the fare leg rule.<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field does not exist AND there are no matching `fare_leg_rules.network_id` values to the `network_id` being filtered, empty `fare_leg_rules.network_id` will be matched by default.<br><br> An empty entry in `fare_leg_rules.network_id` corresponds to all networks defined in [routes.txt](#routestxt) or [networks.txt](#networkstxt) excluding the ones listed under `fare_leg_rules.network_id`<br><br> If the `rule_priority` field exists in the file, an empty `fare_leg_rules.network_id` indicates that the route network of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule. |
-| `from_area_id` | Foreign ID referencing `areas.area_id` | Optional | Identifies a departure area.<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field does not exist AND there are no matching `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` values to the `area_id` being filtered, empty `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` will be matched by default. <br><br>An empty entry in `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` corresponds to all areas defined in `areas.area_id` excluding the ones listed under `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id`<br><br> If the `rule_priority` field exists in the file, an empty `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` indicates that the departure area of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule. |
-| `to_area_id` | Foreign ID referencing `areas.area_id` | Optional | Identifies an arrival area.<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field does not exist AND there are no matching `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` values to the `area_id` being filtered, empty `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` will be matched by default.<br><br> An empty entry in `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` corresponds to all areas defined in `areas.area_id` excluding the ones listed under `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id`<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field exists in the file, an empty `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` indicates that the arrival area of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule. |
-|  `from_timeframe_group_id` | Foreign ID referencing `timeframes.timeframe_group_id` | Optional |  Defines the timeframe for the fare validation event at the start of the fare leg.<br><br>The “start time” of the fare leg is the time at which the event is scheduled to occur.  For example, the time could be the scheduled departure time of a bus at the start of a fare leg where the rider boards and validates their fare. For the rule matching semantics below, the start time is computed in local time, as determined by [Local Time Semantics](#localtimesemantics) of [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt).  The stop or station of the fare leg’s departure event should be used for timezone resolution, where appropriate.<br><br>For a fare leg rule that specifies a `from_timeframe_group_id`, that rule will match a particular leg if there exists at least one record in [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt) where all of the following conditions are true<br>- The value of `timeframe_group_id` is equal to the `from_timeframe_group_id` value.<br>- The set of days identified by the record’s `service_id` contains the “current day” of the fare leg’s start time.<br>- The “time-of-day” of the fare leg's start time is greater than or equal to the record’s `timeframes.start_time` value and less than the `timeframes.end_time` value.<br><br>An empty `fare_leg_rules.from_timeframe_group_id` indicates that the start time of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule. |
-|  `to_timeframe_group_id` |  Foreign ID referencing `timeframes.timeframe_group_id` | Optional |  Defines the timeframe for the fare validation event at the end of the fare leg.<br><br>The “end time” of the fare leg is the time at which the event is scheduled to occur.  For example, the time could be the scheduled arrival time of a bus at the end of a fare leg where the rider gets off and validates their fare.  For the rule matching semantics below, the end time is computed in local time, as determined by [Local Time Semantics](#localtimesemantics) of [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt).  The stop or station of the fare leg’s arrival event should be used for timezone resolution, where appropriate.<br><br>For a fare leg rule that specifies a `to_timeframe_group_id`, that rule will match a particular leg if there exists at least one record in [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt) where all of the following conditions are true<br>- The value of `timeframe_group_id` is equal to the `to_timeframe_group_id` value.<br>- The set of days identified by the record’s `service_id` contains the “current day” of the fare leg’s end time.<br>- The “time-of-day” of the fare leg's end time is greater than or equal to the record’s `timeframes.start_time` value and less than the `timeframes.end_time` value.<br><br>An empty `fare_leg_rules.to_timeframe_group_id` indicates that the end time of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule. |
+| `network_id` | Foreign ID referencing `routes.network_id` or `networks.network_id`| Optional | Identifies a route network that applies for the fare leg rule.<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field does not exist AND there are no matching `fare_leg_rules.network_id` values to the `network_id` being filtered, empty `fare_leg_rules.network_id` will be matched by default.<br><br> An empty entry in `fare_leg_rules.network_id` corresponds to all networks defined in [routes.txt](#routestxt) or [networks.txt](#networkstxt) excluding the ones listed under `fare_leg_rules.network_id`<br><br> If the `rule_priority` field exists in the file, an empty `fare_leg_rules.network_id` indicates that the route network of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule.<br><br>When matching against an [effective fare leg of multiple legs](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt), each leg must have the same `network_id` which will be used for matching. |
+| `from_area_id` | Foreign ID referencing `areas.area_id` | Optional | Identifies a departure area.<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field does not exist AND there are no matching `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` values to the `area_id` being filtered, empty `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` will be matched by default. <br><br>An empty entry in `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` corresponds to all areas defined in `areas.area_id` excluding the ones listed under `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id`<br><br> If the `rule_priority` field exists in the file, an empty `fare_leg_rules.from_area_id` indicates that the departure area of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule.<br><br>When matching against an [effective fare leg of multiple legs](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt), the first leg of the effective fare leg is used for determining the departure area. |
+| `to_area_id` | Foreign ID referencing `areas.area_id` | Optional | Identifies an arrival area.<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field does not exist AND there are no matching `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` values to the `area_id` being filtered, empty `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` will be matched by default.<br><br> An empty entry in `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` corresponds to all areas defined in `areas.area_id` excluding the ones listed under `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id`<br><br>If the `rule_priority` field exists in the file, an empty `fare_leg_rules.to_area_id` indicates that the arrival area of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule.<br><br>When matching against an [effective fare leg of multiple legs](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt), the last leg of the effective fare leg is used for determining the arrival area. |
+|  `from_timeframe_group_id` | Foreign ID referencing `timeframes.timeframe_group_id` | Optional |  Defines the timeframe for the fare validation event at the start of the fare leg.<br><br>The “start time” of the fare leg is the time at which the event is scheduled to occur.  For example, the time could be the scheduled departure time of a bus at the start of a fare leg where the rider boards and validates their fare. For the rule matching semantics below, the start time is computed in local time, as determined by [Local Time Semantics](#localtimesemantics) of [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt).  The stop or station of the fare leg’s departure event should be used for timezone resolution, where appropriate.<br><br>For a fare leg rule that specifies a `from_timeframe_group_id`, that rule will match a particular leg if there exists at least one record in [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt) where all of the following conditions are true<br>- The value of `timeframe_group_id` is equal to the `from_timeframe_group_id` value.<br>- The set of days identified by the record’s `service_id` contains the “current day” of the fare leg’s start time.<br>- The “time-of-day” of the fare leg's start time is greater than or equal to the record’s `timeframes.start_time` value and less than the `timeframes.end_time` value.<br><br>An empty `fare_leg_rules.from_timeframe_group_id` indicates that the start time of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule.<br><br>When matching against an [effective fare leg of multiple legs](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt), the first leg of the effective fare leg is used for determining the starting fare validation event. |
+|  `to_timeframe_group_id` |  Foreign ID referencing `timeframes.timeframe_group_id` | Optional |  Defines the timeframe for the fare validation event at the end of the fare leg.<br><br>The “end time” of the fare leg is the time at which the event is scheduled to occur.  For example, the time could be the scheduled arrival time of a bus at the end of a fare leg where the rider gets off and validates their fare.  For the rule matching semantics below, the end time is computed in local time, as determined by [Local Time Semantics](#localtimesemantics) of [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt).  The stop or station of the fare leg’s arrival event should be used for timezone resolution, where appropriate.<br><br>For a fare leg rule that specifies a `to_timeframe_group_id`, that rule will match a particular leg if there exists at least one record in [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt) where all of the following conditions are true<br>- The value of `timeframe_group_id` is equal to the `to_timeframe_group_id` value.<br>- The set of days identified by the record’s `service_id` contains the “current day” of the fare leg’s end time.<br>- The “time-of-day” of the fare leg's end time is greater than or equal to the record’s `timeframes.start_time` value and less than the `timeframes.end_time` value.<br><br>An empty `fare_leg_rules.to_timeframe_group_id` indicates that the end time of the leg does not affect the matching of this rule.<br><br>When matching against an [effective fare leg of multiple legs](#fare_leg_join_rulestxt), the last leg of the effective fare leg is used for determining the ending fare validation event. |
 | `fare_product_id` | Foreign ID referencing `fare_products.fare_product_id` | **Required** | The fare product required to travel the leg. |
 | `rule_priority` | Non-negative integer | Optional | Defines the order of priority in which matching rules are applied to legs, allowing certain rules to take precedence over others. When multiple entries in `fare_leg_rules.txt` match, the rule or set of rules with the highest value for `rule_priority` will be selected.<br><br>An empty value for `rule_priority` is treated as zero. |
 
+### fare_leg_join_rules.txt
+
+File: **Optional**
+
+Primary Key (`from_network_id, to_network_id, from_stop_id, to_stop_id`)
+
+For a sub-journey of two consecutive legs with a transfer, if the transfer matches all matching predicates specified by a particular record in the file, then those two legs should be considered as a single **effective fare leg** for the purposes of matching against rules in [`fare_leg_rules.txt`](#fare_leg_rulestxt).
+- Unless overridden explicitly by `from_stop_id` and `to_stop_id`, the last station of the pre-transfer leg and the first station of the post-transfer leg must be the same for the record.
+- If a matching predicate field value is blank or unspecified for a particular record in the file, then that field should be ignored for the purposes of matching.
+- When a sub-journey contains consecutive transfers that each match a join rule, then the entire sub-journey should be considered as a single **effective fare leg**.
+
+|  Field Name | Type | Presence | Description |
+|  ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
+| `from_network_id` | Foreign ID referencing `routes.network_id` or `networks.network_id`| **Required** | Matches a pre-transfer leg that uses the specified route network.  If specified, the same `to_network_id` must also be specified. |
+| `to_network_id` | Foreign ID referencing `routes.network_id` or `networks.network_id`| **Required** | Matches a post-transfer leg that uses the specified route network.  If specified, the same `from_network_id` must also be specified. |
+| `from_stop_id` | Foreign ID referencing `stops.stop_id`| **Conditionally Required** | Matches a pre-transfer leg that ends at the specified stop (`location_type=0` or empty) or station (`location_type=1`).<br><br>Conditionally Required:<br> - **Required** if `to_stop_id` is defined.<br> - Optional otherwise. |
+| `to_stop_id` | Foreign ID referencing `stops.stop_id`| **Conditionally Required** | Matches a post-transfer leg that starts at the specified stop (`location_type=0` or empty) or station (`location_type=1`).<br><br>Conditionally Required:<br> - **Required** if `from_stop_id` is defined.<br> - Optional otherwise. |
+
 ### fare_transfer_rules.txt
 
 File: **Optional**