Random Values Using Dot (.) Notation

The booking bot supports randomization through dot (.) notation in various parameters. While the interface via CLI or .env remains the same, dot values provide dynamic randomization capabilities.

Date Randomization (-d)

• . = Any random date in the future
• x,. = Date x for outbound, random return date
• .,y = Random outbound date, date y for return

Examples:

# Any random future date (one-way)
-d .

# Specific outbound (2024-12-25), random return
-d 2024-12-25,.

# Random outbound, specific return (2024-12-31)
-d .,2024-12-31

Passenger Randomization (-p)

• . = One random passenger type
• .,., = Three random passenger types
• a,a,. = Two adults and one random passenger type
• 2. = Two random passengers of the same type

Examples:

# One random passenger
-p .

# Three random passengers
-p .,.,. 

# Two adults + random third passenger
-p a,a,.

# Two random passengers of same type
-p 2.

# Mix of specific and random
-p a,c,.,.  # adult, child, two random

Destination Randomization (-t)

• . = Random destination from London (default origin)
• xxx,. = Origin xxx with random destination
• .,xxx = Random origin with destination xxx
• xx = Any station in country with 2-letter country code (e.g., fr, be, nl)

Examples:

# Random destination from London
-t .

# Paris origin, random destination
-t par,.

# Random origin, Brussels destination  
-t .,bru

# Any French station (random origin-destination within France)
-t fr

# London to any Belgian station
-t lon,be

# Any Dutch station to Paris
-t nl,par

Class Randomization (-c)

• . = Random travel class (STD, PLUS, PREMIER)

Environment Variables

The same dot notation works in .env files:

DATES=.
PASSENGERS=a,a,.
CONFIG_OD=.
CLASS=.

Behavior Notes

• Dot values are resolved at runtime for each booking attempt
• Random selections respect available options for each airline/route
• Multiple dots in the same parameter create independent random selections
• Numeric prefixes (like 2.) apply the count to the randomized selection