howest-resto 🍽️

Official, typed Python client library for Howest University of Applied Sciences student restaurant menus.

Designed with zero external dependencies and built-in async support for modern Python applications and Home Assistant integrations.

⚡ Highlights

• Zero External Dependencies: Pure standard library (urllib & html.parser). No dependency bloat.
• Async & Sync Support: Use HowestRestoClient for synchronous scripting or AsyncHowestRestoClient / async_get_* for asyncio / Home Assistant event loops.
• ASP.NET Session Handling: Seamlessly executes the ASP.NET WebForms __VIEWSTATE lifecycle and dynamic campus switching.
• Bilingual Dish Separation: Automatically separates Dutch lunch menus from English translations.
• All 6 Howest Campuses: Kortrijk ('t Obeetje, Plaza, The Square) and Brugge (YUM, DAD, BSI).

📦 Installation

pip install howest-resto

🚀 Quickstart

Asynchronous (Recommended for Home Assistant / FastAPI)

import asyncio
from howest_resto import AsyncHowestRestoClient

async def main():
    client = AsyncHowestRestoClient()

    # Get today's menu for Kortrijk ('t Obeetje)
    today = await client.get_today_menu(campus="GKG")
    if today:
        print(f"Today ({today.date}):")
        for dish in today.dutch_dishes:
            print(f"  • {dish}")

    # Fetch next week's full menu for Brugge (YUM)
    menu = await client.get_menu(campus="RSS", week="next")
    print(f"\nNext week at {menu.campus_name}:")
    for day in menu.days:
        print(f"[{day.day} {day.date}] {', '.join(day.dutch_dishes)}")

asyncio.run(main())

Synchronous

from howest_resto import HowestRestoClient

client = HowestRestoClient()

# List all campuses
for campus in client.get_campuses():
    print(f"{campus.code}: {campus.name} ({campus.city})")

# Get current week's menu
menu = client.get_menu(campus="GKG")
for day in menu.days:
    print(f"{day.day} ({day.date}):")
    print("  NL:", day.dutch_dishes)
    print("  EN:", day.english_dishes)

🏠 Home Assistant Integration Usage

In a Home Assistant custom component coordinator:

from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import DataUpdateCoordinator, UpdateFailed
from howest_resto import AsyncHowestRestoClient, HowestRestoError

class HowestRestoCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator):
    def __init__(self, hass, campus_code: str):
        super().__init__(hass, _LOGGER, name="Howest Resto", update_interval=timedelta(hours=2))
        self.client = AsyncHowestRestoClient()
        self.campus_code = campus_code

    async def _async_update_data(self):
        try:
            return await self.client.get_menu(campus=self.campus_code)
        except HowestRestoError as err:
            raise UpdateFailed(f"Error fetching Howest menu: {err}") from err

🏫 Supported Campuses

🛠️ Development & Testing

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/MauroDruwel/howest-resto.git
cd howest-resto

# Install in editable mode with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run linter
ruff check .

# Run test suite
pytest -v --cov=howest_resto

📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.