API v2.0.0 Beta Release 3

This is not complete by any means and is not for production use.

Changelog:

• Update Sentry to 1.0.0
• /api/events/support/ now has a GET method that returns all pending requests
• /api/events/feedback/ now returns more details about the pilot
• /api/training/sessions/ and /api/training/sessions/{cid}/ now returns more details about the student and instructor
• Changes to announcements
  • /api/announcements/ now returns last all announcements
  • /api/announcements/latest/ returns the 3 most recent announcements
• Changes to events
  • Added support for event scores
  • /api/users/scores/ returns a list of all active users along with their event scores
  • /api/events/support/ now returns a list of all pending event support requests
• Changes to visiting
  • Renamed visiting app to visit

Bugs:

• I3, SUP, and ADM ratings are now correctly converted from the VATUSA Connect API

API v2.0.0 Beta Release 2

This is not complete by any means and is not for production use.

Changelog:

• Added Sentry integration
• Added more explicit CORS headers
• All VATUSA API calls have been adjusted for the new format
• /api/announcements/ now returns last 3 announcements
• Changes to events
  • /api/events/ no longer includes event descriptions or positions
  • /api/events/ no longer includes events that passed and are considered archived
  • /api/events/ now includes the entry available_shifts in lieu of the entire list of positions and shifts
  • Archived events will now be available at /api/events/archived/
• Added calendar endpoints
  • /api/calendar/events/ and /api/calendar/training/ return events and training sessions, respectively, for the current month of the current year
  • /api/calendar/events/<int:year>/<int:month>/ and /api/calendar/training/<int:year>/<int:month>/ will return the events and training sessions for the given month and year
• Added training endpoints
  • /api/training/ will return a list of the requesting user's training sessions
  • /api/training/sessions/ will return a list of all training sessions
  • /api/training/sessions/<int:session_id>/ will allow viewing and modification of a given training session
  • /api/training/request/ will allow viewing of all training requests and the creation of new requests
  • /api/training/request/<int:request_id>/ will allow a training request to be accepted or rejected

Bugs:

• Running the fetch_metars cronjob would sometimes raise a OperationalError: database is locked
  • This has been corrected by changing the way the job updates and saves new METARs to the database
  • To prevent future issues, cronjobs have been scheduled to run 1 minute apart

API v2.0.0 Beta Release 1

This is the first beta release for the new and improved Houston ARTCC API v2. This new backend will store all of the data previously found on https://zhuartcc.org. This is not complete by any means and is not for production use.

Changelog:

• Switched to Django REST API Framework as opposed to vanilla Django.
• Removed all frontend components in favor of a ReactJS frontend.
• Changes to events app
  • Switched to shift-based event scheduling.
• Changes to users app
  • Profile picture is automatically generated based on initials.
  • Roles are now a separate database model meaning users can now have multiple roles.
  • User model now overrides default Django User model.
  • Admin login now handled with CID.
• Changes to authentication
  • Authentication now occurs through VATSIM SSO / Connect.
  • Backend issues a JSON Web Token to be used for authorized requests.