Real-Time Flight Status Tracking System

Presentation PPT - Flight Status & Tracking System

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Video Demo -

Flight.Status.project.mp4

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A comprehensive system for real-time flight status updates, designed to notify users about tagged flights through email and SMS. Built with FastAPI, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, and React.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Architecture
• Installation
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• Code Snippets
• Contributing

Introduction

The Real-Time Flight Status Tracking System provides users with real-time updates on flight statuses. Users can tag specific flights they want to monitor, and receive updates through email and SMS.

Features

• Real-time flight status updates
• Notifications via email and SMS for tagged flights
• Search for flights by departing, arriving, flight number, and departure date
• User-friendly interface for tagging and monitoring flights

Architecture

• Backend: FastAPI
• Database: MongoDB
• Message Queue: RabbitMQ
• Frontend: React, Typescript

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Node.js
• MongoDB
• RabbitMQ

Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/flight-status-tracker.git
   cd flight-status-tracker/backend

2. Install dependencies:

   fastapi
   pydantic
   uvicorn
   pymongo
   python-dotenv
   requests
   twilio
   pika
   

Create and Activate Virtual Environment

```sh
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`
```

3. Create a .env file with the following variables:

   MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=your_mongodb_connection_string
   MAILGUN_API_KEY=your_mailgun_api_key
   MAILGUN_DOMAIN=your_mailgun_domain
   NOTIFICATION_TO_EMAIL=your_email
   TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=your_twilio_account_sid
   TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_twilio_auth_token
   TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=your_twilio_phone_number
   NOTIFICATION_TO_PHONE=your_phone_number

4. Run the FastAPI server:

   uvicorn main:app --reload

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd ../frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the React development server:

   npm start

Usage

1. Visit the frontend URL (usually http://localhost:3000).
2. Use the search form to find flights.
3. Tag flights to monitor them.
4. Receive real-time updates for tagged flights.

API Endpoints

Get Flights

• URL: /api/flights
• Method: GET
• Query Parameters: departing, arriving, flightNo, departureDate

Update Flight

• URL: /api/flights/update
• Method: POST
• Body: JSON containing flight details

Code Snippets

Backend (FastAPI)

@app.get("/api/flights")
async def get_flights(departing: str, arriving: str, flightNo: str, departureDate: str):
    query = { ... }
    flights = list(flights_collection.find(query, {"_id": 0}))
    return flights

def send_email_notification(flight):
    response = requests.post(
        f"https://api.mailgun.net/v3/{MAILGUN_DOMAIN}/messages",
        auth=("api", MAILGUN_API_KEY),
        data={"from": f"Flight Notifications <mailgun@{MAILGUN_DOMAIN}>",
              "to": NOTIFICATION_TO_EMAIL,
              "subject": f'Flight {flight["flightNumber"]} Status Update',
              "text": f'Flight {flight["flightNumber"]} status changed to {flight["status"]}. Gate: {flight["gate"]}, Departure Time: {flight["departureTime"]}, Arrival Time: {flight["arrivalTime"]}.'})

Frontend (React)

const handleSubmit = (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  fetchFlights(formData);
};

const tagFlight = (flight) => {
  setTaggedFlights([...taggedFlights, flight]);
};

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss improvements or features.