OCPI Tariffs

A production-ready Python implementation of the OCPI 2.2.1 Tariff module. This package provides a robust calculation engine to compute the cost of Charging Data Records (CDRs) against complex OCPI Tariffs.

It is designed to handle real-world complexities such as:

• Tariff Dimensions: Exact calculation for Time, Energy, Parking Time, and Flat Fees.
• Restrictions: Validation of Start/End time, Day of week, and Min/Max duration restrictions.
• Timezones: Automatic handling of "Local Time" restrictions using Country Code mapping (e.g., NLD -> Europe/Amsterdam).
• Step Size: Precise implementation of OCPI "step size" rounding rules (e.g., 5-minute increments).

Methodology

The calculation engine follows a strict interpretation of the OCPI 2.2.1 specification, processing a CDR and a Tariff to produce a final Cost.

1. Chronological Processing

The engine processes the CDR's charging_periods chronologically. For each period:

1. Duration Calculation: The duration is derived from the gap between the current period's start_date_time and the next period's start.
2. Local Time Resolution: The period's start time is converted to the Charging Location's local time (derived from cdr_location.country) to accurately evaluate time-based restrictions (e.g., "08:00 - 18:00").

2. Tariff Element Selection

For each period, the engine searches for an Active Tariff Element:

• It iterates through the Tariff's elements.
• It checks the restrictions of each element against the session state (Current Local Time, Session Duration, Day of Week).
• The first matching Element is selected.

3. Price Component Application

Once an element is active, its price_components are applied to the period's dimensions:

• FLAT: Applied once per session (the first time a matching Flat component is encountered).
• ENERGY: period.volume (kWh) × price.
• TIME: period.duration (hours) × price.
• PARKING_TIME: Applied if the CDR explicitly logs parking time or if logic determines the session is in a parking state.

4. Step Size Smoothing

To ensure billing accuracy according to tariff rules:

• Raw usage (seconds or Wh) is aggregated per dimension.
• Step Size Logic: At the end of the calculation (or where specified), the total duration/energy is rounded up to the nearest step_size multiple.
• Note: As per OCPI rules, if both TIME and PARKING_TIME are present, step size logic usually prioritizes the total parking duration for the parking component.

Installation

pip install ocpi-tariffs

(Note: Once published to PyPI. For now, install via git)

pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/Hamza-nabil/ocpi-tariffs-py.git

Usage

Basic Calculation

from decimal import Decimal
from datetime import datetime
from ocpi_tariffs.v2_2_1.models import Cdr, Tariff
from ocpi_tariffs.v2_2_1.tariff_calculator import calculate_cdr_cost

# 1. Define a Tariff
tariff_data = {
    "id": "tariff-1",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "elements": [
        {
            "price_components": [
                {"type": "ENERGY", "price": "0.50", "step_size": 1}
            ]
        }
    ],
    "last_updated": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
tariff = Tariff(**tariff_data)

# 2. Define a CDR (Charging Session)
cdr_data = {
    "id": "cdr-1",
    "start_date_time": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "end_date_time": "2024-01-01T13:00:00Z",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "cdr_location": {
        "id": "loc-1",
        "country": "NLD", # Essential for correct Timezone calculation
        "coordinates": {"latitude": "52.3", "longitude": "4.9"}
    },
    "charging_periods": [
        {
            "start_date_time": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
            "dimensions": [
                {"type": "ENERGY", "volume": "10.0"} # 10 kWh
            ]
        }
    ],
    "total_energy": "10.0",
    "total_time": "1.0",
    "last_updated": "2024-01-01T13:00:00Z"
}
cdr = Cdr(**cdr_data)

# 3. Calculate Cost
price = calculate_cdr_cost(cdr, tariff)

print(f"Total Cost: {price.excl_vat} {tariff.currency}")
# Output: Total Cost: 5.00 EUR

Development

This project uses ruff for linting and mypy for strong typing.

1. Install dependencies:

   pip install -e .
   pip install ruff mypy pytest types-python-dateutil
   

2. Run Tests:

   pytest
   

3. Code Check:

   ruff check .
   mypy .
   

License

MIT