Airport Tracker Project

This project is a Django-based web application that allows users to track flights and gather information about airports. The application fetches data from the Aerodatabox API to provide detailed flight and airport information.

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Features

• Search for flights using their flight ID.
• View detailed flight information, including aircraft details and images.
• Get information about airports, including their ICAO code.

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Prerequisites

To run this project, ensure you have the following installed:

1. Python 3.8 or higher
2. pip (Python package installer)
3. Git

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Installation Steps

Step 1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Canerakcasu/AIRPORTTRACKER.git
cd AIRPORTTRACKER

Step 2: Set Up a Virtual Environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # For macOS/Linux
# On Windows:
# .venv\Scripts\activate

Step 3: Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Apply Migrations

python manage.py migrate

Step 5: Run the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

Step 6: Access the Application

Open your browser and go to:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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API Key Setup

This project uses the Aerodatabox API to fetch flight and airport data. Ensure you have a valid API key.

1. Replace the API key in views.py with your own:

   headers = {'x-magicapi-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}

2. Save the file.

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Collaboration Workflow

If you're working on this project with friends:

1. Clone the repository (as shown above).
2. Make your changes locally.
3. Add and commit your changes:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Your commit message"

4. Push your changes:

   git push origin main

5. If there are conflicts, resolve them locally and push again.

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Project Structure

AIRPORTTRACKER/
├── flights/
│   ├── views.py  # Contains the logic for handling requests
│   ├── urls.py   # URL routing
│   ├── templates/
│   │   ├── index.html
│   │   ├── search_results.html
├── static/       # Contains static files like CSS and images
├── manage.py     # Django management script

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Troubleshooting

• If you encounter "ModuleNotFoundError", ensure all dependencies are installed using:

  pip install -r requirements.txt

• If migrations fail, ensure your database setup is correct and retry:

  python manage.py migrate

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Contributors

• Caner Akçasu (SD1)
• Kaan Yazicioglu (SD4)

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License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.