Start of json parsing. Sometimes http get only gets partial json.

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "cmake.ignoreCMakeListsMissing": true
+}

platformio.ini

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ platform = https://github.com/maxgerhardt/platform-raspberrypi.git
 board = rpipicow
 framework = arduino
 monitor_speed = 115200
-build_flags =
-    -I include
-    -DPIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_ENABLE_FREERTOS
+build_flags = 
+	-I include
+	-DPIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_ENABLE_FREERTOS
 build_src_filter = +<main.cpp>
+lib_deps = bblanchon/ArduinoJson@7.4.3

src/F1_api.h

@@ -3,15 +3,38 @@
 #include "FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "task.h"
 #include "secrets.h"
+#include "ArduinoJson.h"
 
 void get_next_race(void *pvParameters) {
     TickType_t retryDelay = pdMS_TO_TICKS(10000);
     while (true) {
         if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) {
+
+            time_t now = time(nullptr);
+            struct tm timeinfo, futureTime;
+            
+            localtime_r(&now, &timeinfo);
+            
+            futureTime = timeinfo;
+            futureTime.tm_mon += 2;
+            mktime(&futureTime);
+
+            char date_buffer[12];
+            Serial.print("");
+            strftime(date_buffer, sizeof(date_buffer), "%Y-%m-%d", &timeinfo);
+            Serial.printf("Current Date: %s\n", date_buffer);
+
+            strftime(date_buffer, sizeof(date_buffer), "%Y-%m-%d", &futureTime);
+            Serial.printf("Future Date: %s\n", date_buffer);
+
             retryDelay = pdMS_TO_TICKS(10000);
+
+            WiFiClient client;
+
             HTTPClient http;
+            http.setTimeout(10000);
             http.setCACert(OPENF1_ROOT_CA);
-            const bool requestReady = http.begin(
+            const bool requestReady = http.begin( 
                 "https://api.openf1.org/v1/sessions?date_start%3E=2026-11-01&date_start%3C=2026-12-01&session_type=Race");
             if (!requestReady) {
                 Serial.print("");
@@ -19,10 +42,40 @@ void get_next_race(void *pvParameters) {
             } else {
                 const int httpResponseCode = http.GET();
                 if (httpResponseCode > 0) {
+                    Stream& responseStream = http.getStream();
                     String response = http.getString();
+                    Serial.printf("HTTP Size: %d\n", http.getSize());
+                    Serial.printf("Response Size: %d\n", response.length());
+                    if (http.connected()) Serial.println("Still Connected.");
+                    else Serial.println("Not Connected");
                     Serial.print("");
                     Serial.println("Received response from OpenF1 API:");
                     Serial.println(response);
+
+                    JsonDocument json;
+                    DeserializationError err;
+                    err = deserializeJson(json, responseStream);
+                    if (err == DeserializationError::Ok) {
+                        JsonArray sessions = json.as<JsonArray>();
+                        if (sessions.size() != 0) {
+                            JsonObject nextRace = sessions[0];
+                            const char* sessionName = nextRace["session_name"];
+                            const char* dateStart = nextRace["date_start"];
+                            const char* circuitName = nextRace["circuit_short_name"];
+                            Serial.print("");
+                            Serial.print("Next race: ");
+                            Serial.print(sessionName);
+                            Serial.print(" at ");
+                            Serial.print(circuitName);
+                            Serial.print(" on ");
+                            Serial.println(dateStart);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        Serial.print("");
+                        Serial.print("Failed to parse JSON response: ");
+                        Serial.println(err.c_str());
+                    }
+
                     retryDelay = pdMS_TO_TICKS(900000);
                 } else {
                     Serial.print("");
@@ -36,7 +89,7 @@ void get_next_race(void *pvParameters) {
             http.end();
         } else {
             Serial.print("");
-            Serial.println("WiFi not connected.");
+            Serial.println("WiFi not connecteFormattedd.");
         }
         vTaskDelay(retryDelay);
     }

src/main.cpp

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void display_loop(void *pvParameters) {
         Serial.println(counterStr);
 
         Paint_Clear(WHITE);
-        Paint_DrawString_EN(10, 0, counterStr, &Font16, BLACK, WHITE);
+        Paint_DrawString_EN(10, 0, counterStr, &Font16, WHITE, BLACK);
 
         EPD_4IN2_V2_PartialDisplay(
             counterBuffer,
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ void setup() {
     Paint_NewImage(displayBuffer, EPD_4IN2_V2_WIDTH, EPD_4IN2_V2_HEIGHT, ROTATE_0, WHITE);
     Paint_SelectImage(displayBuffer);
     Paint_Clear(WHITE);
-    Paint_DrawString_EN(10, 0, "F1 Display Test", &Font16, BLACK, WHITE);
-    Paint_DrawString_EN(10, COUNTER_Y, "Counter: 0", &Font16, BLACK, WHITE);
+    Paint_DrawString_EN(10, 0, "F1 Display Test", &Font16, WHITE, BLACK);
+    Paint_DrawString_EN(10, COUNTER_Y, "Counter: 0", &Font16, WHITE, BLACK);
     EPD_4IN2_V2_Display(displayBuffer);
 
     Paint_NewImage(counterBuffer, COUNTER_WIDTH, COUNTER_HEIGHT, ROTATE_0, WHITE);
     Paint_SelectImage(counterBuffer);
 
     xTaskCreate(display_loop, "display_loop", 1024, NULL, 5, NULL);
-    xTaskCreate(get_next_race, "get_next_race", 4096, NULL, 5, NULL);
+    xTaskCreate(get_next_race, "get_next_race", 2048, NULL, 5, NULL);
 }