add support for other call lookup sources?

[classabbyamp]

Tracking

Library Created

• QRZ.com
• callook.info
• hamqth.com
• qrzcq.com

Integrated into qrm

• QRZ.com
• callook.info
• hamqth.com
• qrzcq.com

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original text:

should there be a fallback order for ?call, like:

1. qrz
2. calllook
3. ???
4. disabled

[artiemog]

HamQTH would be another good potential data source, if you're thinking about adding them.

[classabbyamp]

TODO with this change: remove deprecated ?qrz alias

[classabbyamp]

• callook has json and xml apis
  • no login needed
• hamqth has xml api
  • requires login

[0x5c]

Callook not needing a login is a massive plus
JSON too

[classabbyamp]

yeah, I think in the default config, the fallback order should be:

1. QRZ
2. HamQTH
3. Callook

this would allow people to choose the better data sources if they want to pay $$ (qrz) or make an account (hamqth), but still allow some lookup via callook with no creds.

not sure if we should do a fallback on callsign not found, or just on credentials not found. thoughts?

[0x5c]

Both, since someone may have qrz but not hamqth, requiring callook for every notfounds on qrz

Might be good idea to add commands (or flags) to directly look on a specific data source

[classabbyamp]

also qrzcq docs

[saitohirga]

could we add examtool’s lookup? It’s a json output, and we were able to get it, to update the ULS database every 10 minutes so freshly granted callsigns are mostly in there. a example call is https://alpha.exam.tools/api/uls/lookup/wy4rc

[classabbyamp]

we'll consider it. Is there documentation of the API somewhere?

[saitohirga]

not really, but you can give it a FRN, callsign, or ULS license key. eg. https://exam.tools/api/uls/lookup/kd7bbc and https://exam.tools/api/uls/lookup/0006800387 and https://exam.tools/api/uls/lookup/526662 all load the same thing

[classabbyamp]

what about documentation of what the response can contain or how it errors?

[0x5c]

For many reasons, we wouldn't add this as a a direct lookup source, but we'd build a "is my call granted" type of command, so that people who freshly passed their exam/upgrade or changed their call could check if it's in the system.

Conditional on obtaining documentation on the API, we'd add this.

[0x5c]

Moved the call check command to this new issue: #382