XML-Interface

The XML-Interface is the core of the VA Integration Kit. It has been designed to enable Virtual Airlines to show nearly any kind of data live on their homepage. The data received is in the XML-format so an airline adapt it to their own homepage design.

Basic Usage

The data can be received by using HTTP calls to the interface script and add the desired function to the parameters. Here is an example request:

http://www.fsairlines.net/va_interface.php5?function=getPilotList&va_id=7

As you can see there is the interface script va_interface.php5, the function getPilotList and one function parameter va_id=7. Some functions require additional parameters, these can be appended after the va_id.

The result of the request will be given in xml format with base-tag being <fsa_output>. This tag has the attributes version and success which show the version number of the interface and the if the request succeeded or not. In case of a failure the success-attribute shows the error message. The following example shows the return text of the above function:

<fsa_output version="1.0" success="SUCCESS">
  <data id="1" name="Konrad" surname="Pustka" va_user="SNA101" location="EDDM" lastactive="1287330550" budget="198144" />
  <data id="2" name="Claudio" surname="Gusmini" va_user="SNA102" location="EDDM" lastactive="1286366261" budget="216405101" />
</fsa_output>

Inside the fsa_output-tag there are all the data-tags which contain all the information. To use this data in your own webpage you need some knowledge in dynamic web-programming, for example PHP. We can't give you a complete introduction into PHP, but you can always have a look at the Official FSAirlines Integration Pack and see how we readout the data.

Data

The following section contains a detailed list of all the request-functions with their return values.

Parameters

All the request functions need parameters which need to be appended. The following table shows all the parameters and their meaning.

Parameter	Meaning
ac_id	ID of the aircraft. Is part of the data received from other functions (e.g. getAircraftList).
accept_pp	Must be set '1' if Privacy Policy is accepted.
acdb_id	ID of the aircraft type. Is part of the data received from other functions (e.g. getAircraftList).
airport	Starting airport. Where the user should be placed first.
arr	ICAO code of the arrival airport.
count	Number past flights which should be displayed.
country	Name of the country.
days	Number of past days from now which should be displayed.
dep	ICAO code of the departure airport.
email	E-Mail of the user.
fleet_id	ID of the fleet. Is part of the data received from other functions.
from_ts	UNIX timestamp of the starting date.
givenname	Given name of the user.
icao	ICAO code of the airport.
passwd	Password of the pilot (MD5 encrypted).
password	Password of the user.
pilot_id	ID of the pilot. Is part of the data received from other functions.
report_id	ID of the report. Is part of the data received from other functions.
surname	Surname of the user.
to_ts	UNIX timestamp of the ending date.
user	Username of the pilot.
username	Requested username.
va_id	ID of the Virtual Airline. Is displayed on the Overview page.

Aircraft Data

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
getAircraftData	va_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, va_id, acdb_id, location, va_id, user_id, lease_id, fleet_id, status, value, registration, fuel, state, ac_name, stateeng1, stateeng2, stateeng3, stateeng4, stategear, statehull, img_path
getAircraftDBData	va_id, acdb_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, manufacturer, type, icao, passengers, price, fuel, dow, mtow, speed, engines, cargo, mzfw, market_only, range
getAircraftDBList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, manufacturer, type, icao
getAircraftList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, acdb_id, icao, value, location, registration, state, ac_name, status, fleet_id, fuel
getAircraftStats	va_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	flights, hours, distance
getFleetAircraftList	va_id, fleet_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, acdb_id, icao, value, location, registration, state, ac_name, status, fleet_id, fuel
getFleetList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name
getFleetStats	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax
getLeasedAircraftList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, acdb_id, icao, value, location, registraion, state, ac_name, status, fleet_id, fuel, va_id, name, expire
getPeriodFleetStats	va_id, from_ts, to_ts	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax

Airports

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
getAirportData	va_id, icao	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, iata, icao, city, country, la_g, la_p, la_s, la_d, lat, lo_g, lo_p, lo_s, lo_d, lon, altitude, length, fuel, size
getAirportList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	icao, name, city, country, fuel, lat, lon

Airline Data

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
getAirlineData	va_id, id (=va_id)	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, base, code, budget, homepage, logo_l, logo_s, price, reputation, pilotcharge, multiplier, mission
getAirlineStats	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, rating, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, pax, cargo_kg
getCountryStats	va_id, country	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	va_name, id, flights, rating hours, profit, distance, last, fuel_used, pax, cargo_kg
getRankList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, short, settings, pilots, aircrafts, fleet, flights, partnerships, advertisements, fleet_id

Financial Data

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
getLast10Transactions	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	ts, value, reason
getNegTransactionSums	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	value, reason
getPosTransactionSums	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	value, reason

Flight Data

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
getActiveFlights	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	departure, arrival, passengers, cargo, user_id, ac_id, flightstate, timestamp
getBookedFlights	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	departure, arrival, passengers, cargo, user_id, ac_id
getFlightReports	va_id, (acdb_id), (ac_id), (pilot_id), (days), (count)	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, dep, arr, pln_arr, ts, pax, ac_type, distance, rating, salary, income, pilot_id, pic, pid, fuel_used, flighttype, hours, ac_id, number, deptime, arrtime, pln_deptime, pln_arrtime, route_id, va_id, va
getReportDetail	va_id, report_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, ac_type, ac_id, pic, pilot_id, number, dep, pln_arr, arr, deptime, loc_deptime, arrtime, loc_arrtime, hours, ts, flightstate, rating, ratingreasons, distance, pax, ticket, crew, salary, fuelprice, fuel_bought, fuel_used, profit, version, simrate, multiplier, bonus, cargo, cargo_kg, flighttype, comment, cheat
getRouteData	va_id, route_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, va_id, cs_vaid, number, dep, arr, deptime, arrtime, simrate, days, price, state, flighttype
getRouteList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, number, dep, dep_country, arr, arr_country, deptime, arrtime, simrate, days, price, state, flighttype, acdb_list, ac_id

Pilot Data

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
getPeriodPilotStats	va_id, from_ts, to_ts	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, rating, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax
getPilotData	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, surname, user, va_user, rank_id, location, budget, lastactive, active, sigac, timezone, weightunit, language, msgmail, flights, rating, hours, distance, pax, cargo_kg
getPilotHours	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, manufacturer, type, icao, hours
getPilotList	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, name, surname, user, va_user, rank_id, location, last_active, status, budget
getPilotRatings	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, training, manufacturer, type
getPilotStats	va_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id, flights, rating, hours, distance, last, fuel_used, profit, cargo_kg, pax
getPilotStatus	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	ac_id, route_id, departure, arrival, dep_time, dist, duration, status, lon, lat, flightstate, passengers, income, ticket, timestamp, cargo, multiplier, flighttype

Flight Booking

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
bookFlight	va_id, pilot_id, passwd, route_id, ac_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, FLIGHT BOOKED, GROUNDED, SUSPENDED, VA INACTIVE	success, message, codeshare, codeshare_msg
cancelFlight	va_id, pilot_id, passwd	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	result, loss
getBookableRoutes	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, FLIGHT BOOKED, GROUNDED, SUSPENDED, VA INACTIVE	number, dep, arr, deptime, arrtime, id, state, simrate, flighttype, training, price, list, ac_id
getBookableAircraft	va_id, pilot_id, route_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, FLIGHT BOOKED, GROUNDED, SUSPENDED, VA INACTIVE	type, registration, state, id, name, fuel
getBookStatus	va_id, pilot_id	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	status

Miscellaneous User Functions

Function	Parameters<ref>Parameters in brackets are optional</ref>	Return Codes	Data
createAccount	va_id, givenname, surname, username, email, password, airport, accept_pp	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	success, message, code
getPilotID	va_id, user, passwd	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	id
getPrivacyPolicy	va_id	SUCCESS	policy
getTransferCost	va_id, arr, dep	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND	cost
transferPilot	va_id, pilot_id, passwd, icao	SUCCESS, NOT FOUND, INSUFFICIENT FUNDS	cost

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