Add options API #15

core/constants.py

@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ from data.band import Band
 SOFTWARE_NAME = "Metaspot by M0TRT"
 SOFTWARE_VERSION = "0.1"
 
-# Modes
+# Sources
+SOURCES = ["POTA", "SOTA", "WWFF", "GMA", "WWBOTA", "HEMA", "ParksNPeaks", "Cluster", "RBN", "APRS-IS"]
+
+# Special Interest Groups
+SIGS = ["POTA", "SOTA", "WWFF", "GMA", "WWBOTA", "HEMA", "MOTA", "ARLHS", "SiOTA", "WCA"]
+
+# Modes. Note "DIGI" and "DIGITAL" are also supported but are normalised into "DATA".
 CW_MODES = ["CW"]
 PHONE_MODES = ["PHONE", "SSB", "USB", "LSB", "AM", "FM", "DV", "DMR", "DSTAR", "C4FM", "M17"]
-DATA_MODES = ["DIGI", "DATA", "DIGITAL", "FT8", "FT4", "RTTY", "SSTV", "JS8", "HELL", "BPSK", "PSK", "BPSK31", "OLIVIA"]
+DATA_MODES = ["DATA", "FT8", "FT4", "RTTY", "SSTV", "JS8", "HELL", "BPSK", "PSK", "BPSK31", "OLIVIA"]
 ALL_MODES = CW_MODES + PHONE_MODES + DATA_MODES
+MODE_TYPES = ["CW", "PHONE", "DATA"]
 
 # Band definitions
 BANDS = [
@@ -30,6 +37,9 @@ BANDS = [
     Band(name="13cm", start_freq=2300000, end_freq=2450000, color="#FF7F50", contrast_color="black")]
 UNKNOWN_BAND = Band(name="Unknown", start_freq=0, end_freq=0, color="black", contrast_color="white")
 
+# Continents
+CONTINENTS=["EU", "NA", "SA", "AS", "AF", "OC", "AN"]
+
 # DXCC flags (borrowed from https:#github.com/wavelog/wavelog/blob/master/application/libraries/DxccFlag.php)
 DXCC_FLAGS = {
     0: "", # DXCC NONE

core/utils.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from core.config import config
 from core.constants import BANDS, UNKNOWN_BAND, CW_MODES, PHONE_MODES, DATA_MODES, ALL_MODES
 
 # Lookup helpers from pyhamtools
-LOOKUP_LIB_BASIC = LookupLib(lookuptype="countryfile")
+LOOKUP_LIB_BASIC = LookupLib(lookuptype="countryfile", filename="cty.plist")
 CALL_INFO_BASIC = Callinfo(LOOKUP_LIB_BASIC)
 QRZ_AVAILABLE = config["qrz-password"] != ""
 if QRZ_AVAILABLE:

server/webserver.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import bottle
 import pytz
 from bottle import run, response
 
+from core.constants import BANDS, ALL_MODES, MODE_TYPES, SIGS, SOURCES, CONTINENTS
 from core.utils import serialize_everything
 
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class WebServer:
 
         # Set up routing
         bottle.get("/api/spots")(self.serve_api_spots)
+        bottle.get("/api/options")(self.serve_api_options)
         bottle.get("/api/status")(self.serve_api_status)
         bottle.get("/")(self.serve_index)
         bottle.get("/apidocs")(self.serve_apidocs)
@@ -49,6 +51,14 @@ class WebServer:
         response.content_type = 'application/json'
         return spots_json
 
+    # Options API
+    def serve_api_options(self):
+        self.last_api_access_time = datetime.now(pytz.UTC)
+        self.status = "OK"
+        status_json = json.dumps(self.get_options(), default=serialize_everything)
+        response.content_type = 'application/json'
+        return status_json
+
     # Server status API
     def serve_api_status(self):
         self.last_api_access_time = datetime.now(pytz.UTC)
@@ -118,3 +128,14 @@ class WebServer:
         if "limit" in query.keys():
             spots = spots[:int(query.get("limit"))]
         return spots
+
+    # Return all the "options" for various things that the server is aware of. This can be fetched with an API call.
+    # The idea is that this will include most of the things that can be provided as queries to the main spots call,
+    # and thus a client can use this data to configure its filter controls.
+    def get_options(self):
+        return {"bands": BANDS,
+                "modes": ALL_MODES,
+                "mode_types": MODE_TYPES,
+                "sigs": SIGS,
+                "sources": SOURCES,
+                "continents": CONTINENTS}

webassets/apidocs/openapi.yml

@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ paths:
                 type: array
                 items:
                   $ref: '#/components/schemas/Spot'
+
+
   /status:
     get:
       tags:
@@ -228,6 +230,58 @@ paths:
                     items:
                       $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderStatus'
 
+
+  /options:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - spots
+      summary: Retieve a list of options for various enumerations.
+      description: Retrieves the list of options for various enumerated types, which can be found in the spots and also provided back to the API as query parameters. While these enumerated options are defined in this spec anyway, providing them in an API call allows us to define extra parameters, like the colours associated with bands, and also allows clients to set up their filters and features without having to have internal knowledge about, for example, what bands the server knows about.
+      operationId: options
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Successfully retrieved options.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  bands:
+                    type: array
+                    description: An array of all the supported bands.
+                    items:
+                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Band'
+                  modes:
+                    type: array
+                    description: An array of all the supported modes.
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                      example: "LSB"
+                  mode_types:
+                    type: array
+                    description: An array of all the supported mode types.
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                      example: "PHONE"
+                  sigs:
+                    type: array
+                    description: An array of all the supported Special Interest Groups.
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                      example: "POTA"
+                  sources:
+                    type: array
+                    description: An array of all the supported data sources (providers).
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                      example: "Cluster"
+                  continents:
+                    type: array
+                    description: An array of all the supported continents.
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                      example: "EU"
+
 components:
   schemas:
     Spot:
@@ -486,4 +540,28 @@ components:
         last_spot:
           type: string
           description: The time of the latest spot received by this provider.
-          example: 2025-09-28T20:31:00+00:00
+          example: 2025-09-28T20:31:00+00:00
+
+    Band:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+          description: The name of the band
+          example: 40m
+        start_freq:
+          type: int
+          description: The start frequency of this band, in kHz.
+          example: 7000
+        end_freq:
+          type: int
+          description: The end frequency of this band, in kHz.
+          example: 7200
+        color:
+          type: string
+          description: The color associated with this mode, as used on PSK Reporter.
+          example: "#5959ff"
+        contrast_color:
+          type: string
+          description: Black or white, whichever provides the best contrast against the band colour.
+          example: white