Avoid null properties

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6cb99f..5b7a57e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,24 +169,23 @@ Otherwise, the property is not present. It is **reliable**.
 			"Erfurt (07:40/07:45)",
 			"Nürnberg"
 		],
-		"postEnd": null,
 		"preStart": "Berlin-Rummelsburg (Triebzuganlage)",
 		"start": "Berlin-Gesundbrunnen (05:53)"
 	}
 }
 ```
 
-Scheduled route. It is divided into five parts:
+Scheduled route. It contains up to five properties:
 
-* **preStart**: Station (without passenger service) where the train is prepared / provisioned. May be null.
+* **preStart**: Station (without passenger service) where the train is prepared / provisioned.
 * **start**: First station(s) with passenger service. Often contains the scheduled departure time.
 * **middle**: List of noteworthy stations along the route. May be empty.
   This is not the complete route. Individual stations may contain timestamps.
 * **end**: Terminal station(s) with passenger service. Often contains the scheduled arrival time.
-* **postEnd**: Station (without passenger service) where the train is parked. May be null.
+* **postEnd**: Station (without passenger service) where the train is parked.
 
 Station entries are taken as-is from the PDF file. They may differ from station
-names used in iris-tts or HAFAS. A null preStart / postEnd entry does not
+names used in iris-tts or HAFAS. A missing preStart / postEnd entry does not
 imply that the train is prepared / parked at the first / last station with
 passenger service. Station names may be surrounded by brackets.
 
diff --git a/bin/db-zugbildung-to-json b/bin/db-zugbildung-to-json
index c00b784..759f2f7 100755
--- a/bin/db-zugbildung-to-json
+++ b/bin/db-zugbildung-to-json
@@ -440,6 +440,14 @@ for my $train ( values %map ) {
 		end      => $end,
 		postEnd  => $post_end,
 	};
+
+	for my $k ( keys %{ $train->{route} } ) {
+		if ( not defined $train->{route}{$k} ) {
+
+			# avoid null values (leave out the property instead)
+			delete $train->{route}{$k};
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 for my $train ( values %map ) {