--- a/include/common-transit.inc.php
+++ b/include/common-transit.inc.php
@@ -4,27 +4,17 @@
 	'saturday',
 	'weekday'
 );
-function getServiceOverride() {
-	global $conn;
-	$query = "Select * from calendar_dates where date = '".date("Ymd")."' and exception_type = '1'";
-	 debug($query,"database");
-	$result = pg_query($conn, $query);
-	if (!$result) {
-		databaseError(pg_result_error($result));
-		return Array();
-	}
-	return pg_fetch_assoc($result);
-}
-function service_period()
+
+function service_period($date = "")
 {
 	
 	if (isset($_SESSION['service_period'])) return $_SESSION['service_period'];
-	$override = getServiceOverride();
+	$override = getServiceOverride($date);
 	if ($override['service_id']){
 		return $override['service_id'];
 	}
 
-	switch (date('w')) {
+	switch (date('w',($date != "" ? $date : time()))) {
 	case 0:
 		return 'sunday';
 	case 6:
@@ -33,9 +23,12 @@
 		return 'weekday';
 	}
 }
-function midnight_seconds()
+function midnight_seconds($time = "")
 {
 	// from http://www.perturb.org/display/Perlfunc__Seconds_Since_Midnight.html
+	if ($time != "") {
+		return (date("G", $time) * 3600) + (date("i", $time) * 60) + date("s", $time);
+	}
 	if (isset($_SESSION['time'])) {
 		$time = strtotime($_SESSION['time']);
 		return (date("G", $time) * 3600) + (date("i", $time) * 60) + date("s", $time);
@@ -52,5 +45,122 @@
 		return "";
 	}
 }
+
+$serviceAlertCause = Array(
+UNKNOWN_CAUSE
+OTHER_CAUSE
+TECHNICAL_PROBLEM
+STRIKE
+DEMONSTRATION
+ACCIDENT
+HOLIDAY
+WEATHER
+MAINTENANCE
+CONSTRUCTION
+POLICE_ACTIVITY
+MEDICAL_EMERGENCY
+
+Unknown cause
+Other cause (not represented by any of these options)
+Technical problem
+Strike
+Demonstration
+Accident
+Holiday
+Weather
+Maintenance
+Construction
+Police activity
+Medical emergency
+);
+$serviceAlertEffect = Array(
+NO_SERVICE
+REDUCED_SERVICE
+SIGNIFICANT_DELAYS
+DETOUR
+ADDITIONAL_SERVICE
+MODIFIED_SERVICE
+OTHER_EFFECT
+UNKNOWN_EFFECT
+STOP_MOVED
+
+No service
+Reduced service
+Significant delays (insignificant delays should only be provided through Trip updates).
+Detour
+Additional service
+Modified service
+Stop moved
+Other effect (not represented by any of these options)
+Unknown effect);
+
+function getServiceAlerts($filter_class, $filter_id) {
+/*
+
+  also need last modified epoch of client gtfs
+  
+         - add,remove,patch,inform (null)
+            - stop
+            - trip
+            - network
+          - classes (WHERE=)
+            - route (short_name or route_id)
+            - street
+            - stop
+            - trip 
+            Currently support:
+            network inform
+            trip patch: stop remove
+            street inform: route inform, trip inform, stop inform
+            route patch: trip remove
+            */
+$return = Array();
+$return['header']['gtfs_realtime_version'] = "1";
+$return['header']['timestamp'] = time();
+$return['header']['incrementality'] =  "FULL_DATASET";
+$return['entities'] = Array();
+foreach(getCurrentAlerts() as $alert) {
+	$informedEntities = getInformedAlerts($alert['id'],$_REQUEST['filter_class'],$_REQUEST['filter_id']);
+	if (sizeof($informedEntities) >0) {
+		$entity = Array();
+		$entity['id'] = $alert['id'];
+		$entity['alert']['active_period']['start'] = $alert['start'];
+		$entity['alert']['active_period']['end'] = $alert['end'];
+		$entity['alert']['url']['translation']['text'] = $alert['url'];
+		$entity['alert']['url']['translation']['language'] = 'en';
+		$entity['alert']['header_text']['translation']['text'] = $alert['header'];
+		$entity['alert']['header_text']['translation']['language'] = 'en';
+		$entity['alert']['description_text']['translation']['text'] = $alert['description'];
+		$entity['alert']['description_text']['translation']['language'] = 'en';
+		
+		foreach ($informedEntities as $informedEntity) {
+			$informed = Array();
+			$informed[$informedEntity['informed_class']."_id"] = $informedEntity['informed_id'];
+			if ($informedEntity['informed_action'] != "") $informed["x-action"] = $informedEntity['informed_action'];
+			$informed[$informedEntity['class']."_type"] = $informedEntity['type'];
+			$entity['informed'][] = $informed; 
+		}
+		$return['entities'][] = $entity;
+	}
+}
+return $return;
+}
+function getServiceAlertsByClass() {
+	$return = Array();
+	$alerts = getServiceAlerts("","");
+	foreach ($alerts['entities'] as $entity) {
+		foreach ($entity['informed'] as $informed) {
+			foreach($informed as $key => $value){
+				if (strpos("_id",$key) > 0) {
+					$parts = explode($key);
+					$class = $parts[0];
+					$id = $value;
+				}
+			}
+		$return[$class][$id][]['entity'] = $entity;
+		$return[$class][$id][]['action'] = $informed["x-action"];
+	}
+	}
+}
 ?>