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pyvatsim

Version 0.1

This library wraps the PCSB and VVL libraries provided by VATSIM. Note that you may be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before VATSIM will provide you with access to the PCSB libraries.

This library does not expose any information protected by the NDA.

Caveats

  1. This library has only been tested on Windows. It is likely that it will fail under other operating systems without further modification.
  2. All of the commands listed under "Functions for Pilots" in PCSBProtocol.h have been neglected
  3. PCSBRequestPlaneInfo has been neglected
  4. The following commands listed under "Functions for ATC" in PCSBProtocol.h have been neglected:
    • landline commands, namely PCSBSendLandlineCommand and related callbacks
    • functions associated with flight strips, namely PCSBPushFlightStrip and PCSBPushFlightStripEx and related callbacks
    • PCSBSendVersionRequest
    • the shared state properties ccpProperty_VoiceType and ccpProperty_FinalAltitude and related callbacks
    • the tracking commands pcsb_Track_Pointout and pcsb_Track_DepartureList and related callbacks
  5. All of the commands listed under "Admin Functions" in PCSBProtocol.h have been neglected
  6. The "ACARS" commands, namely PCSBRequestACARS and PCSBReqestWeather have been neglected
  7. VVL has not yet been implemented

Dependencies

  • Python 2.7
  • PCSB.dll and VVL.dll compiled from the source provided by VATSIM

License

This license applies only to the python code provided in this package and does not extend to the PCSB and/or VVL libraries in source or binary.

Copyright (C) 2015 David Zhong

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BY NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

By accepting this license, you agree that the governing law shall be that of the State of Victoria, Australia. If an element of this license is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other element of this license.