ATC24 Client

A Javascript wrapper for the 24data API.

Features

• REST API access to aircraft and controller data
• WebSocket support for live updates
• Optional caching of REST responses
• Optional WebSocket auto-reconnect
• Lightweight, production-ready

Installation

npm install atc24-client

Basic Usage

const Data24 = require('atc24-client');
const client = new Data24({ cache: true, autoReconnect: true });

client.on('connected', () => console.log('WebSocket connected!'));
client.on('ACFT_DATA', (data) => console.log('Live aircraft data:', data));

(async () => {
    const aircraft = await client.getAircraftData();
    console.log(aircraft);
    client.connectWebSocket();
})();

API Reference

Class: Data24(options)

Options

• cache (boolean) — Enable caching of REST data.
• cacheDuration (number) — Cache duration in milliseconds.
• autoReconnect (boolean) — Automatically reconnect WebSocket if disconnected.
• reconnectInterval (number) — Reconnect interval in milliseconds.

Methods

• getAircraftData() — Get aircraft data.
• getEventAircraftData() — Get event aircraft.
• getControllers() — Get controller data.
• connectWebSocket() — Start WebSocket connection.
• disconnectWebSocket() — Disconnect WebSocket.
• on(event, callback) — Listen for WebSocket events.
• destroy() — Cleanup and reset instance.

Events

• connected — Fired when WebSocket connects.
• disconnected — Fired when WebSocket disconnects.
• error — Fired on WebSocket error.
• ACFT_DATA, CONTROLLER_DATA, etc — Live data events.