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README.md

@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ docker logs -f satdump | grep -v "(D)" | grep -v "Table Broadcast" | grep -v "Re
 | `LOG_OUT_JSON`      | Set to any value to log the reformatted JSON output to stdout.                                                               | Unset |
 | `LOG_OUT_JSON_FILT` | Set to any value to log the reformatted JSON output to stdout, after filtering out non-ACARS messages.                       | Unset |
 | `OUTPUT_ACARS_ONLY` | Set to any value to prevent outputting JSON for non-ACARS messages to ease the load on your Acarshub instance a little.      | Unset |
-| `STATION_ID`        | The station ID to set on output messages.                                                                                    | Unset |
-| `SNR_UPDATE_SEC`    | How often to poll the HTTP API to update the VFO signal levels to attach to messages.                                        | `1`   |
+| `OUTPUT_NONEMPTY_ONLY` | Set to any value to prevent outputting JSON for non-ACARS messages as well as ACARS messages with no text field.          | Unset |
+| `STATION_ID`           | The station ID to set on output messages.                                                                                 | Unset |
+| `SNR_UPDATE_SEC`       | How often to poll the HTTP API to update the VFO signal levels to attach to messages.                                     | `1`   |
 
 ## Docker Compose
 

rootfs/etc/scripts/reformat.py

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def thread_wrapper(func, *args):
         print(f"ground station {gsa} not found")
       out["fromaddr_decoded"] = fromaddr
 
-    if not getenv("OUTPUT_ACARS_ONLY") or "ACARS" == out.get("msg_name"):
+    if (getenv("OUTPUT_ACARS_ONLY") == False or "ACARS" == out.get("msg_name")) and (getenv("OUTPUT_NONEMPTY_ONLY") == False or out.get("message")):
       if (getenv("LOG_OUT_JSON")) or (getenv("LOG_OUT_JSON_FILT") and "ACARS" == out.get("msg_name")):
         pprint(out)
         print()