Add GPS dongle support and fix Python 3.7/3.8 compatibility

- Add GPS dongle support with NMEA parsing (utils/gps.py, routes/gps.py)
- Add GPS device selector to ADS-B and Satellite observer location sections
- Add GPS dongle option to ADS-B dashboard
- Fix Python 3.7/3.8 compatibility by adding 'from __future__ import annotations'
  to all SDR module files (fixes TypeError: 'type' object is not subscriptable)
- Add pyserial to requirements.txt
- Update README with GPS dongle documentation and troubleshooting

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"""
GPS dongle support for INTERCEPT.
Provides detection and reading of USB GPS dongles via serial port.
Parses NMEA sentences to extract location data.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
import os
import re
import glob
import threading
import time
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import datetime
from typing import Optional, Callable
logger = logging.getLogger('intercept.gps')
# Try to import serial, but don't fail if not available
try:
import serial
SERIAL_AVAILABLE = True
except ImportError:
SERIAL_AVAILABLE = False
logger.warning("pyserial not installed - GPS dongle support disabled")
@dataclass
class GPSPosition:
"""GPS position data."""
latitude: float
longitude: float
altitude: Optional[float] = None
speed: Optional[float] = None # knots
heading: Optional[float] = None # degrees
satellites: Optional[int] = None
fix_quality: int = 0 # 0=invalid, 1=GPS, 2=DGPS
timestamp: Optional[datetime] = None
device: Optional[str] = None
def to_dict(self) -> dict:
"""Convert to dictionary for JSON serialization."""
return {
'latitude': self.latitude,
'longitude': self.longitude,
'altitude': self.altitude,
'speed': self.speed,
'heading': self.heading,
'satellites': self.satellites,
'fix_quality': self.fix_quality,
'timestamp': self.timestamp.isoformat() if self.timestamp else None,
'device': self.device,
}
def detect_gps_devices() -> list[dict]:
"""
Detect potential GPS serial devices.
Returns a list of device info dictionaries.
"""
devices = []
# Common GPS device patterns by platform
patterns = []
if os.name == 'posix':
# Linux
patterns.extend([
'/dev/ttyUSB*', # USB serial adapters
'/dev/ttyACM*', # USB CDC ACM devices (many GPS)
'/dev/gps*', # gpsd symlinks
])
# macOS
patterns.extend([
'/dev/tty.usbserial*',
'/dev/tty.usbmodem*',
'/dev/cu.usbserial*',
'/dev/cu.usbmodem*',
])
for pattern in patterns:
for path in glob.glob(pattern):
# Try to get device info
device_info = {
'path': path,
'name': os.path.basename(path),
'type': 'serial',
}
# Check if it's readable
if os.access(path, os.R_OK):
device_info['accessible'] = True
else:
device_info['accessible'] = False
device_info['error'] = 'Permission denied'
devices.append(device_info)
return devices
def parse_nmea_coordinate(coord: str, direction: str) -> Optional[float]:
"""
Parse NMEA coordinate format to decimal degrees.
NMEA format: DDDMM.MMMM or DDMM.MMMM
"""
if not coord or not direction:
return None
try:
# Find the decimal point
dot_pos = coord.index('.')
# Degrees are everything before the last 2 digits before decimal
degrees = int(coord[:dot_pos - 2])
minutes = float(coord[dot_pos - 2:])
result = degrees + (minutes / 60.0)
# Apply direction
if direction in ('S', 'W'):
result = -result
return result
except (ValueError, IndexError):
return None
def parse_gga(parts: list[str]) -> Optional[GPSPosition]:
"""
Parse GPGGA/GNGGA sentence (Global Positioning System Fix Data).
Format: $GPGGA,time,lat,N/S,lon,E/W,quality,satellites,hdop,altitude,M,...
"""
if len(parts) < 10:
return None
try:
fix_quality = int(parts[6]) if parts[6] else 0
# No fix
if fix_quality == 0:
return None
lat = parse_nmea_coordinate(parts[2], parts[3])
lon = parse_nmea_coordinate(parts[4], parts[5])
if lat is None or lon is None:
return None
# Parse optional fields
satellites = int(parts[7]) if parts[7] else None
altitude = float(parts[9]) if parts[9] else None
# Parse time (HHMMSS.sss)
timestamp = None
if parts[1]:
try:
time_str = parts[1].split('.')[0]
if len(time_str) >= 6:
now = datetime.utcnow()
timestamp = now.replace(
hour=int(time_str[0:2]),
minute=int(time_str[2:4]),
second=int(time_str[4:6]),
microsecond=0
)
except (ValueError, IndexError):
pass
return GPSPosition(
latitude=lat,
longitude=lon,
altitude=altitude,
satellites=satellites,
fix_quality=fix_quality,
timestamp=timestamp,
)
except (ValueError, IndexError) as e:
logger.debug(f"GGA parse error: {e}")
return None
def parse_rmc(parts: list[str]) -> Optional[GPSPosition]:
"""
Parse GPRMC/GNRMC sentence (Recommended Minimum).
Format: $GPRMC,time,status,lat,N/S,lon,E/W,speed,heading,date,...
"""
if len(parts) < 8:
return None
try:
# Check status (A=active/valid, V=void/invalid)
if parts[2] != 'A':
return None
lat = parse_nmea_coordinate(parts[3], parts[4])
lon = parse_nmea_coordinate(parts[5], parts[6])
if lat is None or lon is None:
return None
# Parse optional fields
speed = float(parts[7]) if parts[7] else None # knots
heading = float(parts[8]) if len(parts) > 8 and parts[8] else None
# Parse timestamp
timestamp = None
if parts[1] and len(parts) > 9 and parts[9]:
try:
time_str = parts[1].split('.')[0]
date_str = parts[9]
if len(time_str) >= 6 and len(date_str) >= 6:
timestamp = datetime(
year=2000 + int(date_str[4:6]),
month=int(date_str[2:4]),
day=int(date_str[0:2]),
hour=int(time_str[0:2]),
minute=int(time_str[2:4]),
second=int(time_str[4:6]),
)
except (ValueError, IndexError):
pass
return GPSPosition(
latitude=lat,
longitude=lon,
speed=speed,
heading=heading,
timestamp=timestamp,
fix_quality=1, # RMC with A status means valid fix
)
except (ValueError, IndexError) as e:
logger.debug(f"RMC parse error: {e}")
return None
def parse_nmea_sentence(sentence: str) -> Optional[GPSPosition]:
"""
Parse an NMEA sentence and extract position data.
Supports: GGA, RMC sentences (with GP, GN, GL prefixes)
"""
sentence = sentence.strip()
# Validate checksum if present
if '*' in sentence:
data, checksum = sentence.rsplit('*', 1)
if data.startswith('$'):
data = data[1:]
# Calculate checksum
calc_checksum = 0
for char in data:
calc_checksum ^= ord(char)
try:
if int(checksum, 16) != calc_checksum:
logger.debug(f"Checksum mismatch: {sentence}")
return None
except ValueError:
pass
# Remove $ prefix if present
if sentence.startswith('$'):
sentence = sentence[1:]
# Remove checksum for parsing
if '*' in sentence:
sentence = sentence.split('*')[0]
parts = sentence.split(',')
if not parts:
return None
msg_type = parts[0]
# Handle various NMEA talker IDs (GP=GPS, GN=GNSS, GL=GLONASS, GA=Galileo)
if msg_type.endswith('GGA'):
return parse_gga(parts)
elif msg_type.endswith('RMC'):
return parse_rmc(parts)
return None
class GPSReader:
"""
Reads GPS data from a serial device.
Runs in a background thread and maintains current position.
"""
def __init__(self, device_path: str, baudrate: int = 9600):
self.device_path = device_path
self.baudrate = baudrate
self._position: Optional[GPSPosition] = None
self._lock = threading.Lock()
self._running = False
self._thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
self._serial: Optional['serial.Serial'] = None
self._last_update: Optional[datetime] = None
self._error: Optional[str] = None
self._callbacks: list[Callable[[GPSPosition], None]] = []
@property
def position(self) -> Optional[GPSPosition]:
"""Get the current GPS position."""
with self._lock:
return self._position
@property
def is_running(self) -> bool:
"""Check if the reader is running."""
return self._running
@property
def last_update(self) -> Optional[datetime]:
"""Get the time of the last position update."""
with self._lock:
return self._last_update
@property
def error(self) -> Optional[str]:
"""Get any error message."""
with self._lock:
return self._error
def add_callback(self, callback: Callable[[GPSPosition], None]) -> None:
"""Add a callback to be called on position updates."""
self._callbacks.append(callback)
def remove_callback(self, callback: Callable[[GPSPosition], None]) -> None:
"""Remove a position update callback."""
if callback in self._callbacks:
self._callbacks.remove(callback)
def start(self) -> bool:
"""Start reading GPS data in a background thread."""
if not SERIAL_AVAILABLE:
self._error = "pyserial not installed"
return False
if self._running:
return True
try:
self._serial = serial.Serial(
self.device_path,
baudrate=self.baudrate,
timeout=1.0
)
self._running = True
self._error = None
self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._read_loop, daemon=True)
self._thread.start()
logger.info(f"Started GPS reader on {self.device_path}")
return True
except serial.SerialException as e:
self._error = str(e)
logger.error(f"Failed to open GPS device {self.device_path}: {e}")
return False
def stop(self) -> None:
"""Stop reading GPS data."""
self._running = False
if self._serial:
try:
self._serial.close()
except Exception:
pass
self._serial = None
if self._thread:
self._thread.join(timeout=2.0)
self._thread = None
logger.info(f"Stopped GPS reader on {self.device_path}")
def _read_loop(self) -> None:
"""Background thread loop for reading GPS data."""
buffer = ""
sentence_count = 0
while self._running and self._serial:
try:
# Read available data
if self._serial.in_waiting:
data = self._serial.read(self._serial.in_waiting)
buffer += data.decode('ascii', errors='ignore')
# Process complete lines
while '\n' in buffer:
line, buffer = buffer.split('\n', 1)
line = line.strip()
if line.startswith('$'):
sentence_count += 1
# Log first few sentences and periodically after that
if sentence_count <= 5 or sentence_count % 100 == 0:
logger.debug(f"GPS NMEA [{sentence_count}]: {line[:60]}...")
position = parse_nmea_sentence(line)
if position:
logger.info(f"GPS fix: {position.latitude:.6f}, {position.longitude:.6f} (sats: {position.satellites}, quality: {position.fix_quality})")
position.device = self.device_path
self._update_position(position)
else:
time.sleep(0.1)
except serial.SerialException as e:
logger.error(f"GPS read error: {e}")
with self._lock:
self._error = str(e)
break
except Exception as e:
logger.debug(f"GPS parse error: {e}")
def _update_position(self, position: GPSPosition) -> None:
"""Update the current position and notify callbacks."""
with self._lock:
# Merge data from different sentence types
if self._position:
# Keep altitude from GGA if RMC doesn't have it
if position.altitude is None and self._position.altitude:
position.altitude = self._position.altitude
# Keep satellites from GGA
if position.satellites is None and self._position.satellites:
position.satellites = self._position.satellites
self._position = position
self._last_update = datetime.utcnow()
self._error = None
# Notify callbacks
for callback in self._callbacks:
try:
callback(position)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"GPS callback error: {e}")
# Global GPS reader instance
_gps_reader: Optional[GPSReader] = None
_gps_lock = threading.Lock()
def get_gps_reader() -> Optional[GPSReader]:
"""Get the global GPS reader instance."""
with _gps_lock:
return _gps_reader
def start_gps(device_path: str, baudrate: int = 9600) -> bool:
"""
Start the global GPS reader.
Args:
device_path: Path to the GPS serial device
baudrate: Serial baudrate (default 9600)
Returns:
True if started successfully
"""
global _gps_reader
with _gps_lock:
# Stop existing reader if any
if _gps_reader:
_gps_reader.stop()
_gps_reader = GPSReader(device_path, baudrate)
return _gps_reader.start()
def stop_gps() -> None:
"""Stop the global GPS reader."""
global _gps_reader
with _gps_lock:
if _gps_reader:
_gps_reader.stop()
_gps_reader = None
def get_current_position() -> Optional[GPSPosition]:
"""Get the current GPS position from the global reader."""
reader = get_gps_reader()
if reader:
return reader.position
return None
def is_serial_available() -> bool:
"""Check if pyserial is available."""
return SERIAL_AVAILABLE