feat: Added a parameter with the A32NX version to the flyPad simBrief URL

fbw-a32nx/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Apis/Simbrief/simbriefParser.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
+import { AircraftVersionChecker } from '@shared/AircraftVersionChecker';
 import { ISimbriefData } from './simbriefInterface';
 
 const SIMBRIEF_BASE_URL = 'https://www.simbrief.com/api/xml.fetcher.php';
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ const getRequestData: RequestInit = {
     method: 'GET',
 };
 
-export const getSimbriefData = (navigraphUsername: string, overrideSimbriefID: string): Promise<ISimbriefData> => {
+export const getSimbriefData = async (navigraphUsername: string, overrideSimbriefID: string): Promise<ISimbriefData> => {
     const simbriefApiUrl = new URL(SIMBRIEF_BASE_URL);
     const simbriefApiParams = simbriefApiUrl.searchParams;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,17 @@ export const getSimbriefData = (navigraphUsername: string, overrideSimbriefID: s
 
     simbriefApiParams.append('json', '1');
 
+    // Adding the build version to the url parameters to allow Navigraph/Simbrief to track requests from the A32NX
+    // The try/catch is there as the a380x build info file cannot be loaded with the current package setup/order and
+    // will throw an error - if this is fixed (build_info for a380x is readable from the flyPad for the A380X) then
+    // this try/catch could be removed, but it doesn't hurt to have it here even then as an extra safety measure
+    try {
+        const versionInfo = await AircraftVersionChecker.getBuildInfo();
+        simbriefApiParams.append('client', `fbw-${versionInfo.version}`);
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Error getting build info', e);
+    }
+
     simbriefApiUrl.search = simbriefApiParams.toString();
 
     return fetch(simbriefApiUrl.toString(), getRequestData)

fbw-a32nx/src/systems/instruments/src/EFB/Efb.tsx

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ const BATTERY_DURATION_CHARGE_MIN = 180;
 const BATTERY_DURATION_DISCHARGE_MIN = 540;
 
 const LoadingScreen = () => (
-    <div className="flex justify-center items-center w-screen h-screen bg-theme-statusbar">
+    <div className="flex h-screen w-screen items-center justify-center bg-theme-statusbar">
         <FbwLogo width={128} height={120} className="text-theme-text" />
     </div>
 );
 
 const EmptyBatteryScreen = () => (
-    <div className="flex justify-center items-center w-screen h-screen bg-theme-statusbar">
+    <div className="flex h-screen w-screen items-center justify-center bg-theme-statusbar">
         <Battery size={128} className="text-utility-red" />
     </div>
 );
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ interface BatteryStatus {
 
 export const usePower = () => React.useContext(PowerContext);
 
-export const getAirframeType = () => new URL(document.querySelectorAll('vcockpit-panel > *')[0].getAttribute('url')).searchParams.get('Airframe');
+// this returns either `A380_842` or `A320_251N` depending on the aircraft
+export const getAirframeType = () => new URL(
+    document.querySelectorAll('vcockpit-panel > *')[0].getAttribute('url'),
+).searchParams.get('Airframe');
 
 const Efb = () => {
     const [powerState, setPowerState] = useState<PowerStates>(PowerStates.SHUTOFF);
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ const Efb = () => {
     switch (powerState) {
     case PowerStates.SHUTOFF:
     case PowerStates.STANDBY:
-        return <div className="w-screen h-screen" onClick={offToLoaded} />;
+        return <div className="h-screen w-screen" onClick={offToLoaded} />;
     case PowerStates.LOADING:
     case PowerStates.SHUTDOWN:
         return <LoadingScreen />;
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ const Efb = () => {
                         />
                         <div className="flex flex-row">
                             <ToolBar />
-                            <div className="pt-14 pr-6 w-screen h-screen">
+                            <div className="h-screen w-screen pr-6 pt-14">
                                 <Switch>
                                     <Route exact path="/">
                                         <Redirect to="/dashboard" />

fbw-a32nx/src/systems/shared/src/AircraftVersionChecker.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 import Compare from 'semver/functions/compare';
 import { CommitInfo, GitVersions, ReleaseInfo } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';
-import { NotificationManager, PopUpDialog } from '@flybywiresim/fbw-sdk';
+import { getAircraftType, NotificationManager, PopUpDialog } from '@flybywiresim/fbw-sdk';
 
 /**
  * Contains the a32nx_build_info.json file's information in a structured way.
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ export class AircraftVersionChecker {
         if (this.buildInfo) {
             return this.buildInfo;
         }
-        await fetch('/VFS/a32nx_build_info.json').then((response) => {
+
+        const aircraft = getAircraftType();
+
+        await fetch(`/VFS/${aircraft}_build_info.json`).then((response) => {
             response.json().then((json) => {
                 this.buildInfo = ({
                     built: json.built,
@@ -115,6 +118,8 @@ export class AircraftVersionChecker {
                     prettyReleaseName: json.pretty_release_name,
                     version: json.version,
                 });
+            }).catch((error) => {
+                console.error('Failed to read build info: ', error);
             });
         });
         return this.buildInfo;

fbw-common/src/systems/shared/src/aircraftTypeCheck.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023-2024 FlyByWire Simulations
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+
+/**
+ * Determine the aircraft type using the Aircraft Title SimVar.
+ * @returns {string} - the aircraft type (a32nx, a380x, other)
+ */
+export function getAircraftType(): string {
+    const aircraftName :string = SimVar.GetSimVarValue('TITLE', 'string');
+    let aircraft: string;
+    if (aircraftName.includes('A320')) {
+        aircraft = 'a32nx';
+    } else if (aircraftName.includes('A380')) {
+        aircraft = 'a380x';
+    } else {
+        aircraft = 'other';
+    }
+    return aircraft;
+}

fbw-common/src/systems/shared/src/index.ts

@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
-export * from './navigraph';
 export * from './ApproachUtils';
-export * from './arinc429';
 export * from './Arinc429ConsumerSubject';
 export * from './Arinc429RegisterSubject';
 export * from './ArincConsumer';
 export * from './ArincEventBus';
 export * from './ArincEventBusSubscriber';
-export * from './ata';
+export * from './Constants';
+export * from './FmMessages';
+export * from './GenericDataListenerSync';
+export * from './MathUtils';
+export * from './PathVector';
+export * from './RunwayUtils';
+export * from './UpdateThrottler';
+export * from './aircraftTypeCheck';
+export * from './arinc429';
 export * from './array';
+export * from './ata';
 export * from './bitFlags';
 export * from './config';
-export * from './Constants';
-export * from './GenericDataListenerSync';
-export * from './FmMessages';
 export * from './logic';
-export * from './MathUtils';
 export * from './navdata';
+export * from './navigraph';
 export * from './notification';
 export * from './parseMetar';
-export * from './PathVector';
 export * from './persistence';
 export * from './popup';
-export * from './RunwayUtils';
 export * from './simvar';
 export * from './units';
-export * from './UpdateThrottler';

scripts/metadata.js

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ if (!filePrefixArg) {
     process.exit(1);
 }
 
+object.version = filePrefixArg + '-' + object.version;
+
 const write = (file) => writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify(object, null, 4));
 
 write(`${filePrefixArg}_build_info.json`);