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+.env*
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diff --git a/service-overview/README.md b/service-overview/README.md
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+## Overview
+
+tbc
+
+## Preparation
+Run the following command in your favorite terminal to install dependenies.
+```
+npm i
+```
+## Development setup
+Run the following command in your favorite terminal if you fancy log messages for debugging.
+```
+export DEBUG=$DEBUG,debug
+```
+Run the following command in your favorite terminal to start the service in development mode.
+```
+npm run dev
+```
+## Production deployment
+
+tbc
diff --git a/service-overview/index.js b/service-overview/index.js
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+require('dotenv').config();
+const Axios=require('axios');
+const Debug=require('debug')('debug');
+
+const URL=process.env.URL;
+Debug('URL: '+URL)
+
+run().catch(err => {
+    Debug('run: error')
+    console.log(err)
+});
+
+async function run() {
+    Debug('run started...')
+    const res = await Axios.get(URL);
+    Debug('res: '+res);
+    if('data'in res){
+	Debug('data available');
+	const obj=res.data;
+	const len=Object.keys(obj).length;
+	Debug('len:'+len);
+	Object.entries(obj).forEach((obj,key)=>{
+	    Debug('agency:'+obj[0]+', route count:'+Object.keys(obj[1]).length);
+	});
+    }else{
+	Debug('data NOT available');
+    }
+    Debug('run done.')
+}
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+{
+    "private": "true",
+    "name": "service-overview",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "nodemon index.js",
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "Stefan Begerad",
+  "license": "GPL-3.0",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.7"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.21.1",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0"
+  }
+}