Plugins for ACARSD?

beischel · #1 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 07:57 AM

I noticed on the menu choices it mentions plugin selection as one of the items. I have tried searching for plugins to see what additional functions they may offer, but cannot find any. Are there any plugins available and if so, where did you find them?

Duffy

Bill_White · #2 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 05:34 PM

There are only three plugins for version 1.65 and RC1.7 that I know of.
They are included and, should be, installed with acarsd to the default directory of c:\acarsd\plugins.
Older versions of acarsd included other plugins but are no longer needed as their functionally was
programmed into acarsd or eliminated due to excessive problems.

The current plugins are: Flightgrid creator v1.20, Fetch icons from different server v1.12b and,
Log debug messages to a logfile v1.12b. Enable/disable the plugins by clicking acarsd > Plugins > (select plugin)

Flightgrid creator: Click, Windows > Create Flightgrid. This allows you to track how many contacts are made with
a flight from a particular airline in an hour’s time. So, I enter AA, IATA code for American Airlines, and 5 flights,
click Create Flightgrid, Now you see a list of flights that you have 5 contacts with an hour sorted by day and time.
For example: Sunday between 00-01 o’clock I had 5 contacts, acars messages, from flight AA0084.

Fetch icons from different server. Early versions of acarsd downloaded icons, pictures of aircraft, from only one server.
People wanted an option to change icon servers due to server performance / downtime and some servers host more pictures
than others do. Click, Images > (select server)

Log debug messages to a logfile: Used to troubleshoot problems / crashes in acarsd.
Creates the file c:\acarsd\acarsd.log when enabled. It should only be enabled if you are having problems.
It will log everything and becomes very large.

beischel · #3 (**permalink**) 06-24-2009, 07:42 AM

OK, I have v1.65 and nothing is in the acarsd directory in terms of plugins and when I try to load a plugin, it brings up the directory, but again, there not an appropriate file to select.

beischel · #4 (**permalink**) 06-24-2009, 08:49 AM

OK, went back to the archived file and noticed that it contained a directory called "plugins" so I copied that into the installed acarsd directory and now I am able to access the three plugins. Not sure if it is supposed to install automatically, or if it is included in the archive file so you can use it if you want to.