flightgear-tracker-go

-- Intro

The fgtracker is currently sponsored by Hazuki in HK (thankyou hazuki)

• fgms is running on that machine and tracker enabled
• the tracker is periodically inserting rows into a postgres db
• the posttres db is on SSD discs (thankyou hazuki) and works
• the front end website is on a dark corer of the internet here. -- http://mpserver15.flightgear.org/modules/fgtracker/

This is WIP and the initial working is the get an Ajax feed.

Goals

Shortterm - get access to realtime data ie this weeks stuff

• get this server running and quering against the live database for testing filtered big time
• create an ajax feed of data
• cache the data somehow so give pg a break
• make install and update easy and automated
• promote: live data refreshed every few seconds via http or a catch up

Midterm - consolidate data and de-centralaise

• make the system http/websocket or UDP and itegrate crossfeed
• eliminate all crap data
• make a way to archive legacy data, and serialise to kml, csv, git, or any format
• allow VA filters
• all

Working

• /flights/{callsign}
• /flight/{flight_id}

AJAX API

Here is the suggessted api and is subject to change

• /flights - returns flights dashboard

• /flights/open - returns only open flights

• /flight/{flight_id} - return the flight details and waypoints

• /callsign/{callsign} - returns callsign dashboard

• /callsign/{callsign}/flights