add remote input-config params to mlat-client

README.md

@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ The ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG parameter can have multiple config strings, separated by
 - ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG=adsb,host,port,protocol[,uuid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX][,extra-arguments]
 ...or...
 - ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG=mlat,host,port[,return_port][,uuid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX][,extra-arguments]
+...or to retrieve MLAT data from a remote receiver...
+- ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG=mlat,host,port[,return_port][,uuid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX][,input_connect=remote-host:port,lat=xx.xxxx,lon=yy.yyyy,alt=zzz][,extra-arguments]
 ...or...
 - ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG=mlathub,host,port,protocol[,uuid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX][,extra-arguments]
 ```
@@ -300,6 +302,11 @@ In the above configuration strings:
   - `vrs_out`: SBS-format output
 - `uuid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX` is an optional parameter that sets the UUID for this specific instance. It will override the global `UUID` parameter. This is only needed when you want to send different UUIDs to different aggregators.
 - `extra-arguments` can be any additional command line argument you want to pass to readsb, mlathub, or mlat-client. Example: `--net-only`. Please make sure to only once pass in an extra argument for each of the adsb|mlat|mlathub service.
+- To connect to a remote receiver and send MLAT data to a MLAT Server, create a `mlat` instance with these additional parameters - `input_connect=remote-host:port,lat=xx.xxxx,lon=yy.yyyy,alt=zzz`, where:
+  - `input_connect=remote-host:port` defines the remote receiver's hostname or IP address and the port number where BEAST output data is available
+  - `lat=xx.xxxx` defines the remote receiver's latitude
+  - `lon=yy.yyyy` defines the remote receiver's longitude
+  - `alt=zzz` defines the remote receiver's altitude in meters above the eliptoid (~above sea level)
 
 ##### Networking parameters
 
@@ -387,11 +394,12 @@ where:
 - `port` is the port (TCP or UDP) of the target MLAT server (mandatory)
 - `return_port` is the port at which the MLAT results are made available in BEAST format. We recommend to sequentially number them starting at 39000 (optional)
 - `uuid=xxxx` defines a unique user ID for this MLAT server instance. If included, the string must start with `uuid=` (optional)
+- `input_connect=hostname:port` / `lat=xxxx` /  `lon=xxxx` / `alt=xxxx` defines a unique input connection/latitude/longitude/altitude. This can be used to connect to a remote Beast source and forward MLAT data to an MLAT server
 - `extra-arguments` are any additional command line arguments that you would like to use for this MLAT Client instance (optional)
 
 Note - the three optional parameters (`return_port`, `uuid=`, and `extra-arguments`) can be given in any order.
 
-If no UUID is specified with the `MLAT_CONFIG` parameter, it will use the value of the `UUID` parameter if it exists. If that fails, no UUID parameter is included with `mlat-client`.
+If no UUID is specified with the `MLAT_CONFIG` parameter, it will use the value of the `UUID` parameter if it exists. If that fails, a random UUID will be generated for each instance of `mlat-client` with format `00000000-ffff-aaaa-rrrr-tttttttttttt` where `rrrr` is a random hexadecimal number and `tttttttttttt` contains the UUID creation time (secs since epoch) in hexadecimal format.
 
 ### Web Gui (`tar1090`) Configuration
 

rootfs/etc/services.d/mlat-client/run

@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ do
     # put individual params into the $params array:
     readarray -td "," params < <(printf '%s' "${instance}")
 
-    uuid_arg=false
-    extra_args=""
-
     # Check if the params array has values for the mandatory elements:
     if [[ -z "${params[0]}" ]] || [[ -z "${params[1]}" ]]
     then
@@ -86,31 +83,49 @@ do
         sleep infinity
     fi
 
+    # Now process the the arguments
+    # The order doesn't matter, we'll do pattern matching:
+    # If the argument is a number, then it must be the beast_results port
+    # If the argument starts with "uuid=", then it must be a UUID, etc.
+    # If the argument isn't any of the above, then it's an "extra argument"
+
+    unset uuid_arg lat_arg lon_arg alt_arg input_connect_arg extra_args
+    
+    for ((i=2; i<${#params[*]}; i++))
+    do
+        if [[ -n "${params[i]}" ]] && [[ "${params[i]}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            # It's a number so it must be the return port
+            MLAT_PARAM+=("--results beast,listen,${params[i]}")
+        elif header="${params[i]:0:5}" && [[ "${header,,}" == "uuid=" ]]; then
+            # It's a UUID
+            uuid_arg="${params[i]#*=}"
+        elif header="${params[i]:0:4}" && [[ "${header,,}" == "lat=" ]]; then
+            # It's a latitude
+            lat_arg="${params[i]#*=}"
+        elif header="${params[i]:0:4}" && [[ "${header,,}" == "lon=" ]]; then
+            # It's a longitude
+            lon_arg="${params[i]#*=}"
+        elif header="${params[i]:0:4}" && [[ "${header,,}" == "alt=" ]]; then
+            # It's a latitude
+            alt_arg="${params[i]#*=}"
+        elif header="${params[i]:0:14}" && [[ "${header,,}" == "input_connect=" ]]; then
+            #It's the input_connect parameter value
+            input_connect_arg="${params[i]#*=}"
+        else
+            # It's an Extra Args string
+            extra_args="$extra_args ${params[i]}"
+        fi
+    done
+
     # ------------------------------------------------
     # Build the MLAT parameter string:
-    MLAT_PARAM=(--input-type "${MLAT_INPUT_TYPE}")
+    MLAT_PARAM=(--input-type "${MLAT_INPUT_TYPE:-auto}")
-    MLAT_PARAM+=(--input-connect localhost:30005)
     MLAT_PARAM+=(--server "${params[0]}:${params[1]}")
 
-    if [ -n "${LAT}" ]; then
+    # add input-connect to the param array:
-        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${LAT}")
+    MLAT_PARAM+=(--input-connect "${input_connect_arg:-localhost:30005}")
-    elif [ -n "${READSB_LAT}" ]; then
-        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${READSB_LAT}")
-    fi
 
-    if [ -n "${LONG}" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${MLAT_USER}" ]; then 
-        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lon "${LONG}")
-    elif [ -n "${READSB_LON}" ]; then
-        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lon "${READSB_LON}")
-    fi
-
-    if [ -n "${ALT}" ]; then
-        MLAT_PARAM+=(--alt "${ALT}")
-    elif [ -n "${READSB_ALT}" ]; then
-        MLAT_PARAM+=(--alt "${READSB_ALT}")
-    fi
-
-    if [[ -n "${MLAT_USER}" ]]; then 
         MLAT_PARAM+=(--user "${MLAT_USER}")
     else 
         rnd="${RANDOM}"
@@ -118,33 +133,44 @@ do
         MLAT_PARAM+=(--user "${rnd}")
     fi
 
-    # Now process the rest of the arguments
+    # add LAT/LON/ALT to instance:
-    # The order doesn't matter, we'll do pattern matching:
+    if [ -n "${lat_arg}" ]; then
-    # If the argument is a number, then it must be the beast_results port
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${lat_arg}")
-    # If the argument starts with "uuid=", then it must be a UUID
+    elif [ -n "${LAT}" ]; then
-    # If the argument isn't any of the above, then it's an "extra argument"
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${LAT}")
-
+    elif [ -n "${READSB_LAT}" ]; then
-    for ((i=2; i<${#params[*]}; i++))
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${READSB_LAT}")
-    do
-        if [[ -n "${params[i]}" ]] && [[ "${params[i]}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            # It's a number so it must be the return port
-            MLAT_PARAM+=("--results beast,listen,${params[i]}")
-
-        elif header="${params[i]:0:5}" && [[ "${header,,}" == "uuid=" ]]; then
-            # It's a UUID
-            MLAT_PARAM+=("--uuid ${params[i]:5}")
-            uuid_arg=true
-
-        else
-            # It's an Extra Args string
-            extra_args="$extra_args ${params[i]}"
-
     fi
-    done
+
-    # If no UUID was set in the argument strings, check if we can use the generic UUID parameter
+    if [ -n "${lon_arg}" ]; then
-    if [[ $uuid_arg == false ]] && [[ -n "${UUID}" ]]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${lon_arg}")
+    elif [ -n "${LONG}" ]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lon "${LONG}")
+    elif [ -n "${READSB_LON}" ]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lon "${READSB_LON}")
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${alt_arg}" ]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--lat "${alt_arg}")
+    elif [ -n "${ALT}" ]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--alt "${ALT}")
+    elif [ -n "${READSB_ALT}" ]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=(--alt "${READSB_ALT}")
+    fi
+
+    # Add UUID to instance
+    if [ -n "$uuid_arg" ]; then
+         MLAT_PARAM+=("--uuid ${uuid_arg}")
+    elif [ -n "${UUID}" ]; then
+        MLAT_PARAM+=("--uuid ${UUID}")
+    else
+        # generate a random UUID
+        UUID="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)"
+        [[ -z "${UUID}" ]] && UUID="$(printf '00000000-ffff-aaaa-%04x-%012x\n' "$RANDOM" "$(date +%s)")"
+        s6wrap --prepend="${APPNAME}" --timestamps --args echo "WARNING: UUID is not defined - using randomized uuid \"${UUID}\""
         MLAT_PARAM+=("--uuid ${UUID}")
     fi
+
     # Now add the extra_args, if any:
     [[ -n "${extra_args}" ]] && MLAT_PARAM+=("${extra_args}") || true
 

rootfs/scripts/interpret_ultrafeeder_config

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 #    `vrs_out`: SBS-format output
 # `uuid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX` is an optional parameter that sets the UUID for this specific instance.
 #     It will override the global `UUID` parameter. This is only needed when you want to send different UUIDs to different aggregators.
+# `input_connect=host:port is an optional parameter that sets the input_connect values for this instance`
+# `lat=xxxx` is an optional parameter that sets the latitude for this specific instance
+# `lon=xxxx` is an optional parameter that sets the longitude for this specific instance
+# `alt=xxxx` is an optional parameter that sets the altitude for this specific instance
 # `extra-arguments` can be any additional command line argument you want to pass to readsb, mlathub, or mlat-client
 #     Example: `--net-only`. Please make sure to only once pass in an extra argument for each of the adsb|mlat|mlathub service.