@flybywiresim/api-client

FlyByWire Simulations API Client

The official JavaScript client for the FBW API. The library supports both JavaScript and TypeScript.

Installation

Install the client library using npm:

$ npm install --save @flybywiresim/api-client

Usage

Initializing the client

import { NXApi } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

NXApi.url = new URL('http://localhost:3000');

By default, the URL is set to https://api.flybywiresim.com. If this is the desired URL this step can be omitted.

METAR

import { Metar } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Metar.get(icao, source)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• icao is a string of the the airport ICAO code to get the METAR for.
• source is the selected datasource for the METAR and is optional. Valid sources are:
  • vatsim
  • ms
  • ivao
  • pilotedge

TAF

import { Taf } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Taf.get(icao, source)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• icao is a string of the the airport ICAO code to get the TAF for.
• source is the selected datasource for the TAF and is optional. Valid sources are:
  • aviationweather
  • faa

ATIS

import { Atis } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Atis.get(icao, source)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• icao is a string of the the airport ICAO code to get the ATIS for.
• source is the selected datasource for the ATIS and is optional. Valid sources are:
  • faa
  • vatsim
  • ivao
  • pilotedge

Airport

import { Airport } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Airport.get(icao)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• icao is a string of the the airport ICAO code to search for.

TELEX connection handling

Connect to TELEX system

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.connect(status)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• status is of type AircraftStatus and contains information about the current flight.

The backend might block certain flight numbers from being used for various reasons.

Update the TELEX status

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.update(status)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• status is of type AircraftStatus and contains information about the current flight.

The status has to updated every 6 minutes for the connection to stay alive. It is recommended to update the status every 15 seconds for a usable live map. The status can only be updated once a connection has been established.

Disconnect from TELEX system

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.disconnect()
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

The connection can only be disconnected once it has been established. This releases the flight number for reuse and removes the flight from the live map.

TELEX message handling

Sending a message

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.sendMessage(recipient, message)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• recipient is a string containing the flight number of the recipient flight.
• message is a string containing the message to send.

Messages will be filtered for profanity in the backend.

Receiving messages

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.fetchMessages()
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

Messages can only be received once and will be acknowledged by this transaction.

TELEX Querying

Fetch a single page of active connections

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.fetchConnections(skip, take, bounds)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• skip is a number and tells the backend to skip the first n connections.
• take is a number and tells the backend how many connections to send.
• bounds is an optional bounding box. Query only connections within this area.

take and skip are used to control the pagination. A maximum of 100 entries can be fetched at a time.

Fetch all active connections

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.fetchAllConnections(bounds, callback)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• bounds is an optional bounding box. Query only connections within this area.
• callback gets called after every fetched page.

Fetch a certain connection

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.fetchConnection(id)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• id is the unique identifier of the connection.

Find a connection by a flight number

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.findConnection(flight)
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

• flight is the flight number to search for.

This will only return an active flight since flight numbers can be reused.

Count active connections

import { Telex } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';

Telex.countConnections()
  .then(data => {
    console.log(data);
  }).catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
});

License

This software is licensed under the MIT license.