Can anyone revive AviationWX, PilotWX, or TAF

[mumblebaj]

@sdetweil Both calls working.

try {
        const response = await axios.get(metarUrl, {
            responseType: 'arraybuffer', // ensure response is treated as binary
            headers: {
                'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip', // request gzip compression
            },
        });

        // Unzip the gzip response
        const unzippedData = zlib.gunzipSync(response.data).toString();

        let json_string = convert.toJson(unzippedData);
        var json = JSON.parse(json_string);
        var metarData = json.response.data.METAR;
        var airportData = new Object();

        var airports = payload.airportList.split(",").map(function (airport) {
            airport = airport.trim();
            return (airport.length < 4) ? "K" + airport : airport;
        });

        airports.forEach(function (airport) {
            metarData.forEach(function (metar) {
                if (airport === metar.station_id) {
                    if (this.debug)
                        console.log("METAR data found for " + airport);
                    airportData[airport] = metar;
                    return; // check next airport in list
                }
            });
            // console.log(metarData)
        });
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error fetching data:', error);
    }

    const checktype = { "Airspace_Flow_List":"Airspace_Flow", "Ground_Delay_List": "Ground_Delay", "Arrival_Departure_Delay_List": "Delay","Airport_Closure_List":"Airport" }

    
    try {
        const response = await axios.get(FAAUrl);

        // Your further processing
        let json_string =
            //convert.toJson(test_data)     swap comments to use test FAA data
            convert.toJson(response.data.toString());
        if (this.debug)
            console.log("json faa=" + json_string);
        const faa_data = JSON.parse(json_string);

        if (!Array.isArray(faa_data['AIRPORT_STATUS_INFORMATION'].Delay_type)) {
            // save the current entry
            const x = faa_data['AIRPORT_STATUS_INFORMATION'].Delay_type
            //  init as an array
            faa_data['AIRPORT_STATUS_INFORMATION'].Delay_type = []
            // add the element into the array
            faa_data['AIRPORT_STATUS_INFORMATION'].Delay_type.push(x)
        }
        // loop thru the delay types
        faa_data['AIRPORT_STATUS_INFORMATION'].Delay_type.forEach(t => {
            //
            if (t.name !== "Airspace Flow Programs") {
                // for each the  there are two major keys, name and the list for that type
                // get the key of the list
                const keyname = Object.keys(t)[1]
                // remove the "_list"  part for passing to front end
                const key = keyname.split('_').slice(0, -1).join('_')
                if (this.debug)
                    console.log("key data=" + JSON.stringify(t[keyname][checktype[keyname]]) + "keyname=" + keyname + " key=" + checktype[keyname] + "\n")
                if (!Array.isArray(t[keyname][checktype[keyname]])) {
                    const x = t[keyname][checktype[keyname]]
                    t[keyname][checktype[keyname]] = []
                    t[keyname][checktype[keyname]].push(x)
                } else {
                    console.log("checkytype=" + checktype[keyname])
                }
                if (this.debug)
                    console.log("data=" + Object.keys(faa_data['AIRPORT_STATUS_INFORMATION'].Delay_type)[0] + " data=" + JSON.stringify(t) + " keyname=" + keyname + " key=" + key + " last part=" + JSON.stringify(t[keyname][key]) + "\n")

                // look thru all the aaffected airports for this record type
                t[keyname][checktype[keyname]].forEach(airport_record => {
                    // if the airport is one the user requested
                    if (airports.includes('K' + airport_record.ARPT)) {
                        if (airportData['K' + airport_record.ARPT]['FAA'] == undefined)
                            airportData['K' + airport_record.ARPT]['FAA'] = {}
                        // save this data record
                        airportData['K' + airport_record.ARPT]['FAA'][key] = airport_record
                    }
                })
            }

        });
        // Emitting data to Socket
        //self.sendSocketNotification("WX_RESULT", airportData);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error fetching FAA data:', error);
    }

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj thx. but there is a way to not have to use zlib. I just haven’t found any that work

[mumblebaj]

@sdetweil If you want to use fetch you can do the first call as follows.

try {
    const response = await fetch(metarUrl, {
      headers: {
        'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip', // Request gzip compression
      },
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
    }

    // Read response body as buffer
    const buffer = await response.buffer();

    // Manually decompress gzip data
    const zlib = require('zlib');
    const decompressedData = zlib.gunzipSync(buffer).toString();

You could use pako.

const decompressedData = pako.inflate(buffer, { to: 'string' });

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj but… you are not supposed to have to do either

[mumblebaj]

@sdetweil I have not seen another way. Sorry…:man_facepalming:

[FSAHD]

@mumblebaj @sdetweil fwiw, and I don’t know if this would be any easier for the situation.

There is a site called avwx.rest
(I believe the pilot wx all was using that source)

It’s an API built solely for pilot data
You do need a key but maybe the data will be easier to pull?

https://avwx.docs.apiary.io/#

[sdetweil]

@FSAHD I might use that for pilot.

we are just talking about using more current support , so the module lasts longer

[mumblebaj]

@sdetweil There is a simple api call from the site to get the metar data whicg might be simpler to use.

https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KMCI%2CKORD%2CKBOS&format=json&taf=true&hours=1&bbox=-26.139%2C28.246&date=2024-03-10T23%3A44%3A22Z

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj

thanks to your help I fixed the code to use the airport specific request which returns json and not gzip…

@FSAHD the output changed metar output changed again… sorry
i updated the sample text again

so git pull, and npm install

[FSAHD]

@sdetweil No worries. I really appreciate both of you alls help. Ill spend as much time I need on my end to get it up and going!

@mumblebaj thanks for adding your .02 cents to help this move forward.

Im new to this MM forum so I am not sure how to go about this but I would love to either get you both a cup of coffee or just donate to your efforts as a thank you!

[sdetweil]

@FSAHD I don’t accept donations.
I do this for fun and learning, so I’m already rewarded.

[mumblebaj]

@FSAHD No donations required. We love this project and this forum. :winking_face: