Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/K2IE/noaacap

noaacap/DEBIAN/control

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: noaacap
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.5
 Section: hamradio
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Dan Srebnick <k2ie at k2ie.net>

noaacap/DEBIAN/copyright

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Copyright: 2017-2020 Daniel L. Srebnick <k2ie@k2ie.net>
+Copyright: 2017-2025 Daniel L. Srebnick <k2ie@k2ie.net>
 License: BSD-2-clause
 Files: *

noaacap/usr/local/bin/noaacap.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ##
 ## See /usr/local/share/noaacap/CHANGELOG for change history
 ##
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.5"
 
 import sys
 import pytz
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import configparser
 import re
 import logging
 from systemd.journal import JournalHandler
+import argparse
 
 log = logging.getLogger('noaacap')
 log.addHandler(JournalHandler(SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER='noaacap'))
@@ -30,16 +31,26 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == '-v':
    print("noaacap.py by K2IE, version " + version + "\n")
    print("A weather alert beacon exec for aprx >= 2.9 and Direwolf >= 1.3")
    print("Licensed under the BSD 2 Clause license")
-   print("Copyright 2017-2024 by Daniel L. Srebnick\n")
+   print("Copyright 2017-2025 by Daniel L. Srebnick\n")
    sys.exit(0)
 
+# Command-line argument parsing
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="noaacap.py - APRS Weather Alerts beacon exec for aprx & Dire Wolf")
+parser.add_argument('--config', '-c',
+                    help='Path to the configuration file (default: /etc/noaacap.conf)',
+                    default='/etc/noaacap.conf')
+parser.add_argument('--dbfile', '-d',
+                    help='Path to the database file (default: /dev/shm/noaaconf.db)',
+                    default='/dev/shm/noaaconf.db')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
 # We need this function early in execution
 def ErrExit():
    log.error("Exiting")
    print()
    exit(0)
 
-conffile = '/etc/noaacap.conf'
+conffile = args.config
 
 if not os.path.isfile(conffile):
    log.error(conffile + " not found")
@@ -112,7 +123,7 @@ soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, 'xml')
 entries = soup.find_all('entry')
 count = len(entries)
 
-dbfile = '/dev/shm/noaaconf.db'
+dbfile = args.dbfile
 if count == 0:
    log.info("Exiting - no events found")
    if os.path.isfile(dbfile):
@@ -281,7 +292,9 @@ for i in range(0, count):
       sorted_zcs = (sorted(zcs_discrete))
 
       # Move myZone to first position in case of truncation
+      if myZone in sorted_zcs:
          move_entry(sorted_zcs,myZone,0)
+         log.debug("myZone found in sorted zcs and moved to index 0")
 
       # Move adjacent zones, if present, after myZone
       adjZone2Index = 1

noaacap/usr/local/share/noaacap/CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 noaacap changelog
 ##
+Version: 1.5
+Release: June 25, 2025
+Add command argument parsing
+##
+Version: 1.4.1
+Release: June 23, 2025
+Add XH phenomena and fix county bug
+##
+Version: 1.4
+Release: April 3, 2024
+Complete rewrite of zone parsing
+##
 Version: 1.3.1
 Release: April 2, 2024
 Fix expiration date parsing issue

noaacap/usr/local/share/noaacap/README

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-The current release of noaacap is 1.4.0.  If you are running older than this
-version, please update before asking for support.
+The current release of noaacap is 1.5.  If you are running an older version
+than this, please update before asking for support.
 
 This software is written in python3 and has been tested with aprx 2.9.x.
 If you are running a version < 2.9.0 you should first update aprx.  The current
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ the following command:  timedatectl list-timezones | grep America.
 myZone should be set to your zone code.  A list of zone codes may be found
 at https://www.weather.gov/pimar/PubZone.  Only list one zone.  The program
 will send the alert for all affected zones that will fit in the allocated 67
-characters.  You could instead use a county code if you wish.  However the
-associated zone may also be sent, wasting characters.
+characters.  You could instead use a county code,  if you wish.  However, 
+NOAA now seems to return zones rather than counties in some cases.
 
 As an example, if you're located in Lancaster, PA, the map shows that you
 are in zone 066.  Enter PAZ066 for myZone.
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ weather alerts via this program.
 
 Dan Srebnick, K2IE
 02/06/2020
-Updated 04/03/2024
+Updated 06/25/2025