- [3.3. Get latest development version version](#33-get-latest-development-version-version)
- [3.4. Prerequisites and dependencies](#34-prerequisites-and-dependencies)
- [3.5. Building](#35-building)
- [Build With GPSD Support](#build-with-gpsd-support)
- [3.5.0.1. Build With GPSD Support](#3501-build-with-gpsd-support)
- [3.6. Installing](#36-installing)
- [3.7. Configuring](#37-configuring)
- [4. Contributing](#4-contributing)
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- [5.2. Version 0.3](#52-version-03)
- [5.3. Version 0.2](#53-version-02)
- [5.4. Version 0.1](#54-version-01)
- [6. Future](#6-future)
# 1. Introduction
This is a port of G4KLX Jonathan Naylor's [ircddbGateway](https://github.com/g4klx/ircDDBGateway). It is wxWidgets free and has minimal dependencies to boost (header libs only) and libcurl
This is a port of G4KLX Jonathan Naylor's [ircddbGateway](https://github.com/g4klx/ircDDBGateway). It is wxWidgets free and has minimal dependencies to boost (header libs only) and libcurl. I plan to ad some features in the future
# 2. Current State
## 2.1. Code sanity
The current code is working, yet ugly IMHO as it is a mix of C and C++ of various ages.
The current code is working, yet ugly IMHO as it is a mix of C and C++ of various ages. I realised that G4KLx started programming this over a decade ago, when C++11 was not yet a thing !
The code has also been amended to no longer rely on compiler defines for paths like log or data. These can be set in configuration file.
Quite a few classes are more or less copy/paste from each other some sanitization by using base classes or template classes would greatly improve code maintainibility.
Quite a few classes are more or less copy/paste from each other some sanitization by using base classes or template classes would greatly improve code maintainibility. Maybe one day ;)
## 2.2. Code Credit
- Jonathan Naylor G4KLX (The original author of [ircddbGateway](https://github.com/g4klx/ircDDBGateway))
- Thomas A. Early N7TAE (Code taken from his [smart-group](https://github.com/n7tae/smart-group-server) software)
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Features that where left out :
- CCS: is still being used? I always considered this as trojan horse to push some DMR Agenda into DStar an more or les a burdain to use. Call sign routing is by far more flexible and superior.
- Starnet: You might consider running [Smart Group Server XL](https://github.com/F4FXL/smart-group-server-xl) from a dedicated computer instead.
- Announcement: same can be achieved using transmitd.
- Announcement: same can be achieved using VoiceTransmit.
- APRSGateway capability: I would prefer to have some sort of TCP "APRS-IS proxy" program sitting between the program and the APRS server, thus keeping the ability to directly connect to APRS-IS or not, depending on the system owner wish. I run mostly DStar Only repeaters, having an additional program to maintain is unnecessary burden.
- DRats : No opinion on this one, I am not using it.
- CallSign Server : this is a legacy from the dead project xreflector.net, I will most probably drop it.
- DRats : Is on the to-do list see [#6](#6)
- CallSign Server : this is a legacy from the dead project xreflector.net, I will most probably drop it for good.
I Use [Git flow](https://danielkummer.github.io/git-flow-cheatsheet/) as my workflow. PR are welcome and shall be done against the develop branch and follow the Git Flow branch naming rules.
I Use [Git flow](https://danielkummer.github.io/git-flow-cheatsheet/) as my workflow. PR are welcome but pleasee observe following rules :
- You have tested your code thoroughly
- Compilation produces no warnings
-
# 5. Version History
## 5.1. Version 0.4
- [Improvement] Add APRS status link feature ([#8](https://github.com/F4FXL/DStarGateway/issues/8))
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- [Bugfix] ircDDBFreeze when repeater not found ([#1](https://github.com/F4FXL/DStarGateway/issues/1))
- Code sanitization
## 5.4. Version 0.1
First working version
First working version
# 6. Future
I started this during my 2021 seasons holiday. It took me almost 8 days to get to a workable version. Here are a couple of stuff I'd like to do :
- ☒ Better NatTraversal
- No banging on every gateway: use ircDDB (or something else) as mitigation server to notify peer
- Support for all protocols (G2, DExtra, DCS, REF)
- A [branch](https://github.com/F4FXL/DStarGateway/tree/feature/NatTraversal) already exists for this
- ☑ Send the connection status as to APRS as a status frame
- ☒ Reinstantiate DRATS
- ☒ Migrate all the "accessories" (VoiceTransmit, RemoteControl ...)
- ☒ Reduce ircDDB dependency, build something more P2P, maybe based on [Distributed Hashtable](https://github.com/DavidKeller/kademlia) ?
- Everything that might come handy to make dstar the most powerful system ever :)
Geoffrey Merck
4 years ago