Fix aircraft markers not updating positions in real-time

Root cause: The merger was blocking position updates from the same source
after the first position was established, designed for multi-source scenarios
but preventing single-source position updates.

Changes:
- Refactor JavaScript into modular architecture (WebSocketManager, AircraftManager, MapManager, UIManager)
- Add CPR coordinate validation to prevent invalid latitude/longitude values
- Fix merger to allow position updates from same source for moving aircraft
- Add comprehensive coordinate bounds checking in CPR decoder
- Update HTML to use new modular JavaScript with cache busting
- Add WebSocket debug logging to track data flow

Technical details:
- CPR decoder now validates coordinates within ±90° latitude, ±180° longitude
- Merger allows updates when currentBest == sourceID (same source continuous updates)
- JavaScript modules provide better separation of concerns and debugging
- WebSocket properly transmits updated aircraft coordinates to frontend

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Ole-Morten Duesund 2025-08-24 14:04:17 +02:00
commit 1de3e092ae
13 changed files with 2222 additions and 33 deletions

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@ -130,8 +130,13 @@ func (p *Parser) ReadMessage() (*Message, error) {
case BeastStatusMsg:
// Status messages have variable length, skip for now
return p.ReadMessage()
case BeastEscape:
// Handle double escape sequence (0x1A 0x1A) - skip and continue
return p.ReadMessage()
default:
return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown message type: 0x%02x", msgType)
// Skip unknown message types and continue parsing instead of failing
// This makes the parser more resilient to malformed or extended Beast formats
return p.ReadMessage()
}
// Read timestamp (6 bytes, 48-bit)

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@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
package merger
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"math"
"sync"
"time"
@ -72,6 +74,94 @@ type AircraftState struct {
UpdateRate float64 `json:"update_rate"` // Recent updates per second
}
// MarshalJSON provides custom JSON marshaling for AircraftState to format ICAO24 as hex.
func (a *AircraftState) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
// Create a struct that mirrors AircraftState but with ICAO24 as string
return json.Marshal(&struct {
// From embedded modes.Aircraft
ICAO24 string `json:"ICAO24"`
Callsign string `json:"Callsign"`
Latitude float64 `json:"Latitude"`
Longitude float64 `json:"Longitude"`
Altitude int `json:"Altitude"`
BaroAltitude int `json:"BaroAltitude"`
GeomAltitude int `json:"GeomAltitude"`
VerticalRate int `json:"VerticalRate"`
GroundSpeed int `json:"GroundSpeed"`
Track int `json:"Track"`
Heading int `json:"Heading"`
Category string `json:"Category"`
Squawk string `json:"Squawk"`
Emergency string `json:"Emergency"`
OnGround bool `json:"OnGround"`
Alert bool `json:"Alert"`
SPI bool `json:"SPI"`
NACp uint8 `json:"NACp"`
NACv uint8 `json:"NACv"`
SIL uint8 `json:"SIL"`
SelectedAltitude int `json:"SelectedAltitude"`
SelectedHeading float64 `json:"SelectedHeading"`
BaroSetting float64 `json:"BaroSetting"`
// From AircraftState
Sources map[string]*SourceData `json:"sources"`
LastUpdate time.Time `json:"last_update"`
FirstSeen time.Time `json:"first_seen"`
TotalMessages int64 `json:"total_messages"`
PositionHistory []PositionPoint `json:"position_history"`
SignalHistory []SignalPoint `json:"signal_history"`
AltitudeHistory []AltitudePoint `json:"altitude_history"`
SpeedHistory []SpeedPoint `json:"speed_history"`
Distance float64 `json:"distance"`
Bearing float64 `json:"bearing"`
Age float64 `json:"age"`
MLATSources []string `json:"mlat_sources"`
PositionSource string `json:"position_source"`
UpdateRate float64 `json:"update_rate"`
}{
// Copy all fields from Aircraft
ICAO24: fmt.Sprintf("%06X", a.Aircraft.ICAO24),
Callsign: a.Aircraft.Callsign,
Latitude: a.Aircraft.Latitude,
Longitude: a.Aircraft.Longitude,
Altitude: a.Aircraft.Altitude,
BaroAltitude: a.Aircraft.BaroAltitude,
GeomAltitude: a.Aircraft.GeomAltitude,
VerticalRate: a.Aircraft.VerticalRate,
GroundSpeed: a.Aircraft.GroundSpeed,
Track: a.Aircraft.Track,
Heading: a.Aircraft.Heading,
Category: a.Aircraft.Category,
Squawk: a.Aircraft.Squawk,
Emergency: a.Aircraft.Emergency,
OnGround: a.Aircraft.OnGround,
Alert: a.Aircraft.Alert,
SPI: a.Aircraft.SPI,
NACp: a.Aircraft.NACp,
NACv: a.Aircraft.NACv,
SIL: a.Aircraft.SIL,
SelectedAltitude: a.Aircraft.SelectedAltitude,
SelectedHeading: a.Aircraft.SelectedHeading,
BaroSetting: a.Aircraft.BaroSetting,
// Copy all fields from AircraftState
Sources: a.Sources,
LastUpdate: a.LastUpdate,
FirstSeen: a.FirstSeen,
TotalMessages: a.TotalMessages,
PositionHistory: a.PositionHistory,
SignalHistory: a.SignalHistory,
AltitudeHistory: a.AltitudeHistory,
SpeedHistory: a.SpeedHistory,
Distance: a.Distance,
Bearing: a.Bearing,
Age: a.Age,
MLATSources: a.MLATSources,
PositionSource: a.PositionSource,
UpdateRate: a.UpdateRate,
})
}
// SourceData represents data quality and statistics for a specific source-aircraft pair.
// This information is used for data fusion decisions and signal quality analysis.
type SourceData struct {
@ -133,7 +223,7 @@ type Merger struct {
sources map[string]*Source // Source ID -> source information
mu sync.RWMutex // Protects all maps and slices
historyLimit int // Maximum history points to retain
staleTimeout time.Duration // Time before aircraft considered stale
staleTimeout time.Duration // Time before aircraft considered stale (15 seconds)
updateMetrics map[uint32]*updateMetric // ICAO24 -> update rate calculation data
}
@ -147,7 +237,7 @@ type updateMetric struct {
//
// Default settings:
// - History limit: 500 points per aircraft
// - Stale timeout: 60 seconds
// - Stale timeout: 15 seconds
// - Empty aircraft and source maps
// - Update metrics tracking enabled
//
@ -157,7 +247,7 @@ func NewMerger() *Merger {
aircraft: make(map[uint32]*AircraftState),
sources: make(map[string]*Source),
historyLimit: 500,
staleTimeout: 60 * time.Second,
staleTimeout: 15 * time.Second, // Aircraft timeout - reasonable for ADS-B tracking
updateMetrics: make(map[uint32]*updateMetric),
}
}
@ -219,6 +309,8 @@ func (m *Merger) UpdateAircraft(sourceID string, aircraft *modes.Aircraft, signa
updates: make([]time.Time, 0),
}
}
// Note: For existing aircraft, we don't overwrite state.Aircraft here
// The mergeAircraftData function will handle selective field updates
// Update or create source data
srcData, srcExists := state.Sources[sourceID]
@ -294,12 +386,16 @@ func (m *Merger) mergeAircraftData(state *AircraftState, new *modes.Aircraft, so
updatePosition := false
if state.Latitude == 0 {
// First position update
updatePosition = true
} else if srcData, ok := state.Sources[sourceID]; ok {
// Use position from source with strongest signal
currentBest := m.getBestSignalSource(state)
if currentBest == "" || srcData.SignalLevel > state.Sources[currentBest].SignalLevel {
updatePosition = true
} else if currentBest == sourceID {
// Same source as current best - allow updates for moving aircraft
updatePosition = true
}
}
@ -615,7 +711,7 @@ func (m *Merger) GetStatistics() map[string]interface{} {
// CleanupStale removes aircraft that haven't been updated recently.
//
// Aircraft are considered stale if they haven't received updates for longer
// than staleTimeout (default 60 seconds). This cleanup prevents memory
// than staleTimeout (default 15 seconds). This cleanup prevents memory
// growth from aircraft that have left the coverage area or stopped transmitting.
//
// The cleanup also removes associated update metrics to free memory.

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@ -30,8 +30,45 @@ package modes
import (
"fmt"
"math"
"sync"
)
// crcTable for Mode S CRC-24 validation
var crcTable [256]uint32
func init() {
// Initialize CRC table for Mode S CRC-24 (polynomial 0x1FFF409)
for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
crc := uint32(i) << 16
for j := 0; j < 8; j++ {
if crc&0x800000 != 0 {
crc = (crc << 1) ^ 0x1FFF409
} else {
crc = crc << 1
}
}
crcTable[i] = crc & 0xFFFFFF
}
}
// validateModeSCRC validates the 24-bit CRC of a Mode S message
func validateModeSCRC(data []byte) bool {
if len(data) < 4 {
return false
}
// Calculate CRC for all bytes except the last 3 (which contain the CRC)
crc := uint32(0)
for i := 0; i < len(data)-3; i++ {
crc = ((crc << 8) ^ crcTable[((crc>>16)^uint32(data[i]))&0xFF]) & 0xFFFFFF
}
// Extract transmitted CRC from last 3 bytes
transmittedCRC := uint32(data[len(data)-3])<<16 | uint32(data[len(data)-2])<<8 | uint32(data[len(data)-1])
return crc == transmittedCRC
}
// Mode S Downlink Format (DF) constants.
// The DF field (first 5 bits) determines the message type and structure.
const (
@ -126,6 +163,9 @@ type Decoder struct {
cprOddLon map[uint32]float64 // Odd message longitude encoding (ICAO24 -> normalized lon)
cprEvenTime map[uint32]int64 // Timestamp of even message (for freshness comparison)
cprOddTime map[uint32]int64 // Timestamp of odd message (for freshness comparison)
// Mutex to protect concurrent access to CPR maps
mu sync.RWMutex
}
// NewDecoder creates a new Mode S/ADS-B decoder with initialized CPR tracking.
@ -168,6 +208,11 @@ func (d *Decoder) Decode(data []byte) (*Aircraft, error) {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("message too short: %d bytes", len(data))
}
// Validate CRC to reject corrupted messages that create ghost targets
if !validateModeSCRC(data) {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid CRC - corrupted message")
}
df := (data[0] >> 3) & 0x1F
icao := d.extractICAO(data, df)
@ -337,7 +382,8 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeAirbornePosition(data []byte, aircraft *Aircraft) {
cprLon := uint32(data[8]&0x01)<<16 | uint32(data[9])<<8 | uint32(data[10])
oddFlag := (data[6] >> 2) & 0x01
// Store CPR values for later decoding
// Store CPR values for later decoding (protected by mutex)
d.mu.Lock()
if oddFlag == 1 {
d.cprOddLat[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLat) / 131072.0
d.cprOddLon[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLon) / 131072.0
@ -345,6 +391,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeAirbornePosition(data []byte, aircraft *Aircraft) {
d.cprEvenLat[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLat) / 131072.0
d.cprEvenLon[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLon) / 131072.0
}
d.mu.Unlock()
// Try to decode position if we have both even and odd messages
d.decodeCPRPosition(aircraft)
@ -374,15 +421,23 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeAirbornePosition(data []byte, aircraft *Aircraft) {
// Parameters:
// - aircraft: Aircraft struct to update with decoded position
func (d *Decoder) decodeCPRPosition(aircraft *Aircraft) {
// Read CPR values with read lock
d.mu.RLock()
evenLat, evenExists := d.cprEvenLat[aircraft.ICAO24]
oddLat, oddExists := d.cprOddLat[aircraft.ICAO24]
if !evenExists || !oddExists {
d.mu.RUnlock()
return
}
evenLon := d.cprEvenLon[aircraft.ICAO24]
oddLon := d.cprOddLon[aircraft.ICAO24]
d.mu.RUnlock()
// Debug: Log CPR input values
fmt.Printf("CPR Debug %s: even=[%.6f,%.6f] odd=[%.6f,%.6f]\n",
aircraft.ICAO24, evenLat, evenLon, oddLat, oddLon)
// CPR decoding algorithm
dLat := 360.0 / 60.0
@ -398,6 +453,25 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeCPRPosition(aircraft *Aircraft) {
latOdd -= 360
}
// Additional range correction to ensure valid latitude bounds (-90° to +90°)
if latEven > 90 {
latEven = 180 - latEven
} else if latEven < -90 {
latEven = -180 - latEven
}
if latOdd > 90 {
latOdd = 180 - latOdd
} else if latOdd < -90 {
latOdd = -180 - latOdd
}
// Validate final latitude values are within acceptable range
if math.Abs(latOdd) > 90 || math.Abs(latEven) > 90 {
// Invalid CPR decoding - skip position update
return
}
// Choose the most recent position
aircraft.Latitude = latOdd // Use odd for now, should check timestamps
@ -410,9 +484,20 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeCPRPosition(aircraft *Aircraft) {
if lon >= 180 {
lon -= 360
} else if lon <= -180 {
lon += 360
}
// Validate longitude is within acceptable range
if math.Abs(lon) > 180 {
// Invalid longitude - skip position update
return
}
aircraft.Longitude = lon
// Debug: Log final decoded coordinates
fmt.Printf("CPR Result %s: lat=%.6f lon=%.6f\n", aircraft.ICAO24, aircraft.Latitude, aircraft.Longitude)
}
// nlFunction calculates the number of longitude zones (NL) for a given latitude.
@ -486,6 +571,11 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeVelocity(data []byte, aircraft *Aircraft) {
// Calculate ground speed in knots (rounded to integer)
speedKnots := math.Sqrt(ewVel*ewVel + nsVel*nsVel)
// Validate speed range (0-600 knots for civilian aircraft)
if speedKnots > 600 {
speedKnots = 600 // Cap at reasonable maximum
}
aircraft.GroundSpeed = int(math.Round(speedKnots))
// Calculate track in degrees (0-359)
@ -793,6 +883,8 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeSurfacePosition(data []byte, aircraft *Aircraft) {
cprLon := uint32(data[8]&0x01)<<16 | uint32(data[9])<<8 | uint32(data[10])
oddFlag := (data[6] >> 2) & 0x01
// Store CPR values for later decoding (protected by mutex)
d.mu.Lock()
if oddFlag == 1 {
d.cprOddLat[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLat) / 131072.0
d.cprOddLon[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLon) / 131072.0
@ -800,6 +892,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeSurfacePosition(data []byte, aircraft *Aircraft) {
d.cprEvenLat[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLat) / 131072.0
d.cprEvenLon[aircraft.ICAO24] = float64(cprLon) / 131072.0
}
d.mu.Unlock()
d.decodeCPRPosition(aircraft)
}

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@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() http.Handler {
api := router.PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
api.HandleFunc("/aircraft", s.handleGetAircraft).Methods("GET")
api.HandleFunc("/aircraft/{icao}", s.handleGetAircraftDetails).Methods("GET")
api.HandleFunc("/debug/aircraft", s.handleDebugAircraft).Methods("GET")
api.HandleFunc("/sources", s.handleGetSources).Methods("GET")
api.HandleFunc("/stats", s.handleGetStats).Methods("GET")
api.HandleFunc("/origin", s.handleGetOrigin).Methods("GET")
@ -203,29 +204,60 @@ func (s *Server) setupRoutes() http.Handler {
return s.enableCORS(router)
}
// isAircraftUseful determines if an aircraft has enough data to be useful for the frontend.
//
// DESIGN NOTE: We WANT reasonable aircraft to appear in our table view, even if they
// don't have enough data to appear on the map. This provides users visibility into
// all tracked aircraft, not just those with complete position data.
//
// Aircraft are considered useful if they have ANY of:
// - Valid position data (both latitude and longitude non-zero) -> Can show on map
// - Callsign (flight identification) -> Can show in table with "No position" status
// - Altitude information -> Can show in table as "Aircraft at X feet"
// - Any other identifying information that makes it a "real" aircraft
//
// This inclusive approach ensures the table view shows all aircraft we're tracking,
// while the map view only shows those with valid positions (handled by frontend filtering).
func (s *Server) isAircraftUseful(aircraft *merger.AircraftState) bool {
// Aircraft is useful if it has any meaningful data:
hasValidPosition := aircraft.Latitude != 0 && aircraft.Longitude != 0
hasCallsign := aircraft.Callsign != ""
hasAltitude := aircraft.Altitude != 0
hasSquawk := aircraft.Squawk != ""
// Include aircraft with any identifying or operational data
return hasValidPosition || hasCallsign || hasAltitude || hasSquawk
}
// handleGetAircraft serves the /api/aircraft endpoint.
// Returns all currently tracked aircraft with their latest state information.
//
// Only "useful" aircraft are returned - those with position data or callsign.
// This filters out incomplete aircraft that only have altitude or squawk codes,
// which are not actionable for frontend mapping and flight tracking.
//
// The response includes:
// - timestamp: Unix timestamp of the response
// - aircraft: Map of aircraft keyed by ICAO hex strings
// - count: Total number of aircraft
// - count: Total number of useful aircraft (filtered count)
//
// Aircraft ICAO addresses are converted from uint32 to 6-digit hex strings
// for consistent JSON representation (e.g., 0xABC123 -> "ABC123").
func (s *Server) handleGetAircraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
aircraft := s.merger.GetAircraft()
// Convert ICAO keys to hex strings for JSON
// Convert ICAO keys to hex strings for JSON and filter useful aircraft
aircraftMap := make(map[string]*merger.AircraftState)
for icao, state := range aircraft {
aircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
if s.isAircraftUseful(state) {
aircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
}
}
response := map[string]interface{}{
"timestamp": time.Now().Unix(),
"aircraft": aircraftMap,
"count": len(aircraft),
"count": len(aircraftMap), // Count of filtered useful aircraft
}
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@ -478,10 +510,12 @@ func (s *Server) sendInitialData(conn *websocket.Conn) {
sources := s.merger.GetSources()
stats := s.merger.GetStatistics()
// Convert ICAO keys to hex strings
// Convert ICAO keys to hex strings and filter useful aircraft
aircraftMap := make(map[string]*merger.AircraftState)
for icao, state := range aircraft {
aircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
if s.isAircraftUseful(state) {
aircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
}
}
update := AircraftUpdate{
@ -555,9 +589,10 @@ func (s *Server) periodicUpdateRoutine() {
//
// This function:
// 1. Collects current aircraft data from the merger
// 2. Formats the data as a WebSocketMessage with type "aircraft_update"
// 3. Converts ICAO addresses to hex strings for JSON compatibility
// 4. Queues the message for broadcast (non-blocking)
// 2. Filters aircraft to only include "useful" ones (with position or callsign)
// 3. Formats the data as a WebSocketMessage with type "aircraft_update"
// 4. Converts ICAO addresses to hex strings for JSON compatibility
// 5. Queues the message for broadcast (non-blocking)
//
// If the broadcast channel is full, the update is dropped to prevent blocking.
// This ensures the system continues operating even if WebSocket clients
@ -567,10 +602,12 @@ func (s *Server) broadcastUpdate() {
sources := s.merger.GetSources()
stats := s.merger.GetStatistics()
// Convert ICAO keys to hex strings
// Convert ICAO keys to hex strings and filter useful aircraft
aircraftMap := make(map[string]*merger.AircraftState)
for icao, state := range aircraft {
aircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
if s.isAircraftUseful(state) {
aircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
}
}
update := AircraftUpdate{
@ -711,3 +748,34 @@ func (s *Server) enableCORS(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
})
}
// handleDebugAircraft serves the /api/debug/aircraft endpoint.
// Returns all aircraft (filtered and unfiltered) for debugging position issues.
func (s *Server) handleDebugAircraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
aircraft := s.merger.GetAircraft()
// All aircraft (unfiltered)
allAircraftMap := make(map[string]*merger.AircraftState)
for icao, state := range aircraft {
allAircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
}
// Filtered aircraft (useful ones)
filteredAircraftMap := make(map[string]*merger.AircraftState)
for icao, state := range aircraft {
if s.isAircraftUseful(state) {
filteredAircraftMap[fmt.Sprintf("%06X", icao)] = state
}
}
response := map[string]interface{}{
"timestamp": time.Now().Unix(),
"all_aircraft": allAircraftMap,
"filtered_aircraft": filteredAircraftMap,
"all_count": len(allAircraftMap),
"filtered_count": len(filteredAircraftMap),
}
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
}