Disk-based caching for spots so they survive a software restart

.gitignore

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /.venv
 __pycache__
 *.pyc
-/.data_store
+/.spots_cache
 /.qrz_callsign_lookup_cache
 /sota_summit_data_cache.sqlite
 /gma_ref_info_cache.sqlite

core/cleanup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import logging
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime
 from threading import Timer
 from time import sleep
 
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import pytz
 class CleanupTimer:
 
     # Constructor
-    def __init__(self, spot_list, cleanup_interval, max_spot_age):
+    def __init__(self, spots, cleanup_interval):
-        self.spot_list = spot_list
+        self.spots = spots
         self.cleanup_interval = cleanup_interval
-        self.max_spot_age = max_spot_age
         self.cleanup_timer = None
         self.last_cleanup_time = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
         self.status = "Starting"
@@ -30,10 +29,7 @@ class CleanupTimer:
     def cleanup(self):
         try:
             # Perform cleanup
-            for spot in self.spot_list:
+            self.spots.expire()
-                if not spot.time or spot.time < datetime.now(pytz.UTC) - timedelta(seconds=self.max_spot_age):
-                    self.spot_list.remove(spot)
-
             self.status = "OK"
             self.last_cleanup_time = datetime.now(pytz.UTC)
 

providers/provider.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import pytz
 
 from core.constants import SOFTWARE_NAME, SOFTWARE_VERSION
-from core.config import config, SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN
+from core.config import config, SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN, MAX_SPOT_AGE
 
 
 # Generic data provider class. Subclasses of this query the individual APIs for data.
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ class Provider:
         self.last_update_time = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
         self.last_spot_time = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
         self.status = "Not Started" if self.enabled else "Disabled"
-        self.spot_list = None
+        self.spots = None
 
     # Set up the provider, e.g. giving it the spot list to work from
-    def setup(self, spot_list):
+    def setup(self, spots):
-        self.spot_list = spot_list
+        self.spots = spots
 
     # Start the provider. This should return immediately after spawning threads to access the remote resources
     def start(self):
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class Provider:
             if spot.time > self.last_spot_time:
                 # Fill in any blanks
                 spot.infer_missing()
-                # Append to the list
+                # Add to the list
-                self.spot_list.append(spot)
+                self.spots.add(spot.guid, spot, expire=MAX_SPOT_AGE)
         self.last_spot_time = max(map(lambda s: s.time, spots))
 
     # Submit a single spot retrieved from the provider. This will be added to the list regardless of its age. Spots
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class Provider:
     def submit(self, spot):
         # Fill in any blanks
         spot.infer_missing()
-        # Append to the list
+        # Add to the list
-        self.spot_list.append(spot)
+        self.spots.add(spot.guid, spot, expire=MAX_SPOT_AGE)
         self.last_spot_time = spot.time
 
     # Stop any threads and prepare for application shutdown

server/webserver.py

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ from core.utils import serialize_everything
 class WebServer:
 
     # Constructor
-    def __init__(self, spot_list, status_data, port):
+    def __init__(self, spots, status_data, port):
         self.last_page_access_time = None
         self.last_api_access_time = None
-        self.spot_list = spot_list
+        self.spots = spots
         self.status_data = status_data
         self.port = port
         self.thread = Thread(target=self.run)
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ class WebServer:
         # value or a comma-separated list.
         # We can provide a "limit" number as well. Spots are always returned newest-first; "limit" limits to only the
         # most recent X spots.
-        spots = sorted(self.spot_list, key=lambda spot: spot.time, reverse=True)
+        spot_guids = list(self.spots.iterkeys())
+        spots = []
+        for k in spot_guids:
+            spots.append(self.spots.get(k))
+        spots = sorted(spots, key=lambda spot: spot.time, reverse=True)
         for k in query.keys():
             match k:
                 case "since":

spothole.py

@@ -9,24 +9,16 @@ from time import sleep
 import importlib
 import psutil
 import pytz
+from diskcache import Cache
 
 from core.cleanup import CleanupTimer
 from core.config import config, MAX_SPOT_AGE, WEB_SERVER_PORT, SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN
 from core.constants import SOFTWARE_VERSION
-from providers.aprsis import APRSIS
+from core.utils import QRZ_CALLSIGN_DATA_CACHE
-from providers.dxcluster import DXCluster
-from providers.gma import GMA
-from providers.hema import HEMA
-from providers.parksnpeaks import ParksNPeaks
-from providers.pota import POTA
-from providers.rbn import RBN
-from providers.sota import SOTA
-from providers.wwbota import WWBOTA
-from providers.wwff import WWFF
 from server.webserver import WebServer
 
 # Globals
-spot_list = []
+spots = Cache('.spots_cache')
 status_data = {}
 providers = []
 cleanup_timer = None
@@ -41,6 +33,8 @@ def shutdown(sig, frame):
         if p.enabled:
             p.stop()
     cleanup_timer.stop()
+    QRZ_CALLSIGN_DATA_CACHE.close()
+    spots.close()
 
 # Utility method to get a data provider based on the class specified in its config entry.
 def get_provider_from_config(config_providers_entry):
@@ -71,18 +65,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     for entry in config["providers"]:
         providers.append(get_provider_from_config(entry))
     # Set up data providers
-    for p in providers: p.setup(spot_list=spot_list)
+    for p in providers: p.setup(spots=spots)
     # Start data providers
     for p in providers:
         if p.enabled:
             p.start()
 
     # Set up timer to clear spot list of old data
-    cleanup_timer = CleanupTimer(spot_list=spot_list, cleanup_interval=60, max_spot_age=MAX_SPOT_AGE)
+    cleanup_timer = CleanupTimer(spots=spots, cleanup_interval=60)
     cleanup_timer.start()
 
     # Set up web server
-    web_server = WebServer(spot_list=spot_list, status_data=status_data, port=WEB_SERVER_PORT)
+    web_server = WebServer(spots=spots, status_data=status_data, port=WEB_SERVER_PORT)
     web_server.start()
 
     logging.info("Startup complete.")
@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         sleep(5)
         status_data["uptime"] = str(datetime.now(pytz.UTC) - startup_time).split(".")[0]
         status_data["mem_use_mb"] = round(psutil.Process(os.getpid()).memory_info().rss / (1024 * 1024), 3)
-        status_data["num_spots"] = len(spot_list)
+        status_data["num_spots"] = len(spots)
         status_data["providers"] = list(map(lambda p: {"name": p.name, "enabled": p.enabled, "status": p.status, "last_updated": p.last_update_time, "last_spot": p.last_spot_time}, providers))
         status_data["cleanup"] = {"status": cleanup_timer.status, "last_ran": cleanup_timer.last_cleanup_time}
         status_data["webserver"] = {"status": web_server.status, "last_api_access": web_server.last_api_access_time, "last_page_access": web_server.last_page_access_time}