0.022 15-Feb-2009 T. R. Wyant
General
Make new test t/tle_exception.t a developer test until I can figure
out why it only runs on my configuration.
0.021 13-Feb-2009 T. R. Wyant
General
Make Time::y2038 recommended rather than required, since
ActivePerl has problems with that module. We use it if
available, otherwise we fall back to the core modules
(and Time::Local if needed).
Add eg/closest and eg/positions, showing calculation of the
closest approach to a given point, and standalone calculation
of the positions of all bodies at a given time.
Correct '## no critic' in various places.
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.021
Trap any exceptions encountered when setting the time, set the time
to undef (since otherwise we're left in an inconsistent state)
and re-raise the exception.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.016
Add OID number to exceptions related to orbital elements.
Correct error messages involving using a near-earth model on a
deep-space satellite or vice versa.
Document the units of the model results (km or km/sec).
Update canned Iridium status for the loss of Iridium 33 in a
collision with Cosmos 2251.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set 0.006
Tell carp not to report Astro::Coord::ECI (and friends) errors
as originating in Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set.
bin/satpass 0.021
Add gmt parameter which, if true, causes time output to be GMT.
Trap Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE modeling exceptions in the 'flare',
'pass', and 'position' commands, so that the whole command does
not abort when this happens. SIGINT still aborts the whole
command. Add -quiet option to supress error output.
Mark geocode_ca as unsupported and probably not working, since
they have started requiring registration for use of their
free port.
Build.PL
Change check for Astro::SIMBAD::Query to Astro::SIMBAD::Client
Makefile.PL
Change check for Astro::SIMBAD::Query to Astro::SIMBAD::Client
0.020 09-Jan-2009 T. R. Wyant
General
Add Time::y2038 as prerequisite, and use in place of Time::Local and
CORE gmtime and localtime functions.
Add Params::Util 0.25 as prerequisite.
Add Astro/Coord/ECI/Overview.pod to try to give a "big picture".
Eliminate function calls to UNIVERSAL::can and UNIVERSAL::isa in
favor of Params::Util::_INSTANCE(), ::_CLASSISA(), or
Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils::embodies().
Update copyright date to 2009.
Restructure Build.PL and Makefile.PL to better adapt to the
installed version.
Distribute t/critic.t, t/executable.t, t/iridium_status.t,
t/manifest.t, and t/perlcriticrc but do not run them unless
environment variable DEVELOPER_TEST is set.
Bring code up to perlcritic --stern with exceptions contained in
t/perlcriticrc. This was not done to bin/satpass, since I plan to
retire it.
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.020
Use represents() rather than isa() on the argument (if any) to the
equatorial(), next_elevation(), and next_meridian() methods, to
allow Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set objects.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Moon 0.006
Make case of 'Moon' in next_quarter() output consistent.
Append 'Moon' to first and last quarter description.
Add method next_quarter_hash(), which wraps next_quarter() and
returns a hash similar to the one returned by the
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE->pass() method.
Add method almanac_hash(), which wraps almanac() in a manner similar
to next_quarter_hash().
Astro::Coord::ECI::Star 0.006
Add method almanac_hash(), which wraps almanac() and returns a hash
similar to the one returned by the Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE->pass()
method.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Sun 0.008
Add method next_quarter_hash(), which wraps next_quarter() and
returns a hash similar to the one returned by the
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE->pass() method.
Add method almanac_hash(), which wraps almanac() in a manner similar
to next_quarter_hash().
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::0.015
Add ability to manufacture the 'tle' attribute when the object was
not generated by the parse() method.
Supress object dump when environment variable DEVELOPER_TEST is set.
Correct SYNOPSIS to include $tle->set(backdate=>0) with comments.
Document models sgp4r and model4r under the 'model' attribute, and
add them to the DESCRIPTION section of the POD.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium 0.007
Document attributes am, day, extinction, and pm.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set 0.005
Add explicit represent() method.
Add optional options hash as first argument of aggregate(). The only
option is {select => $time} which if true causes select($time) to
be called on any Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set objecgts created.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Utils 0.010
Add subroutine embodies($obj, $class) as a safe way to call
represents() without throwing an exception if $obj is not blessed.
bin/satpass 0.020
Use Geo::WebService::Elevation::USGS for height().
Drop support for SIMBAD 3, since U. Strasbourg did a while back.
Trap SOAP errors and correct result hash expansion in height().
Eliminate function calls to UNIVERSAL::can and UNIVERSAL::isa.
Correct (reverse) documented meaning of flare() options -am, -day,
and -pm.
Document models sgp4r and model4r under the 'model' paramter.
Revise 'NOTES' section to cover plans for App::Satpass2, and changes
for this release.
0.019
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.019
Truncate SYNOPSIS code.
Range-check angular position input, with warning if out of range:
Latitude: - PI/2 <= latitude <= PI/2;
Longitude: - 2*PI <= longitude < 2*PI (Jean Meeus' examples
sometimes use examples outside the conventional range);
Right ascension: 0 <= right ascension < 2*PI
Astro::Coord::ECI::Moon 0.005
Clarify and expand SYNOPSIS code.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Star 0.005
Correct and expand SYNOPSIS code.
Normalize computed right ascension to range 0 to 2 PI.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Sun 0.007
Clarify and expand SYNOPSIS code.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.014
Clarify and expand SYNOPSIS code.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium 0.006
Correct SYNOPSIS code.
Document problems with magnitude estimate when the Sun is close
to the horizon as seen from the satellite.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set 0.004
Clarify and complete SYNOPSIS code.
0.018
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.018
Update version number and copyright date. No other changes.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.013
Add semimajor(), to calculate and return the semimajor axis of the
orbit.
Update Iridium status: mark Iridium 28 (OID 24948) failed, and
Iridium 95 (OID 27375) as in service (was spare).
bin/satpass 0.018
Under Mac OS X, use Mac::Pasteboard for clipboard operations if
available; supress pbcopy warning when run as cron job.
Fix 'height' query to track changes in USGS' elevation web service.
t/tle_sgp4r.t
Correct the code that extracts the needed TLEs from the downloaded
zip file.
0.017
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.017
Fall back to homegrown (and un-general, and insufficiently tested)
code if Storable::dclone not available.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.012
Correct behavior when Scalar::Util::dualvar not present.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium 0.005
Use max() and min() from Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils 0.009
Added looks_like_number(), max(), min(), defaulting to the
Scalar::Util or List::Util implementations if possible, but
providing our own if not.
Clarify load_module() documentation.
bin/satpass 0.017
Use looks_like_number() and max() from Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils.
Recode _load_module to use Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils::load_module.
Fix clipboard code to fail gracefully if Scalar::Util::weaken
is unavailable.
t/{moon,sun}.t
Skip singleton test if Scalar::Util::refaddr not available.
t/pod_coverage.t
Correct also_private setting to make it skip all-uppercase+numeric
(blind fix since mine seems to skip constants anyway, which is
what I'm really trying to do).
t/tle.t
Use max() from Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils.
t/pod_spelling.t 0.010
Add stop words 'max' and 'min'.
bin/satpass 0.017
Supress '"our" variable $clipboard_unavailable masks earlier
declaration ...' under 5.10.0.
0.016
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.016
Increment version. No other changes.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.011
Use PI-related constants from Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils.
pass() no longer throws 'end before beginning' error if caused
by setting backdate false; instead returns empty list of
passes.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium 0.004
flare() no longer throws 'end before beginning' error if caused
by setting backdate false; instead returns empty list of
passes.
Add model 'sgp4r', based on 'Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3',
and equivalent metamodel 'model4r.'
Make metamodel 'model' execute sgp4r.
Have 'period' take into account which model is being used.
Build.PL
Prompt for installation of 'satpass' script, defaulting to 'n'.
Makefile.PL
Fix license support check to work with developer versions of
ExtUtils::MakeMaker.
Prompt for installation of 'satpass' script, defaulting to 'n'.
bin/satpass 0.016
Document major changes in classes. No other changes.
eg/tle_period.t
Pseudo-test to compare the various period calculations.
eg/README
Update to add eg/tle_period.t
t/{eci,moon,star,sun}.t
Remove dependency on Math::Trig.
Prefer Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils over local definitions of
constants.
t/iridium.t
Clarify (I hope!) how to run the Iridium tests.
t/tle_sgp4r.t
New test for model sgp4r. TLEs are not included in the kit,
but are downloaded if needed.
t/sgp4r.out
Comparison data for tle_sgp4r.t. Renamed from tforver.out in
the 'Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3' download.
t/pod.t
Remove unused variable
t/pod_coverage.t
Remove unused variable
0.015
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.015
Bump version number. No other changes.
bin/satpass 0.015
Document pod coverage test change, intent to and plans for
implementing "Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3".
Bump version.
t/pod_coverage.t
Specify all-caps routines as private, since some testers are
getting failures on 'use constant' declarations. I don't get
these, so the change is kind of blind.
0.014
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.014
Add equinox_dynamical attribute; precess() now uses this as start
point and leaves the time alone. It is also used when going from
ECI to ECEF, and set to the current time when going from ECEF to
ECI.
Add global $EQUINOX_TOLERANCE to determine minimum precession when
converting from ECI to ECEF.
Add method equinox_dynamical for performance.
Document dynamical and universal times.
Add method precess_dynamical() to precess to the given dynamical
time. The precess() method simply converts its argument to
dynamical and delegates to this.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Moon 0.004
Have model set equinox_dynamical attribute to modeled dynamical
time.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Star 0.004
Set equinox_dynamical attribute before precessing to current
equinox.
Precess coordinates at end of time_set(), not in middle.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Sun 0.006
Have model set equinox_dynamical attribute to modeled dynamical
time.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.10
Add backdate attribute (default: true) to control whether pass()
uses elements before their epoch.
Use the alias() mechanism for special-case settings of the
illum attribute.
Have models set equinox_dynamical to the dynamical epoch.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium 0.003
Have backdate attribute control whether flare() uses elements
before their epoch.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set 0.003
Minor documentation tweaks and POD fixes.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils 0.008
Add constant JD_OF_EPOCH, globals $DATEFORMAT and $JD_GREGORIAN,
and subroutines date2jd, date2epoch, epoch2datetime, jd2date,
jd2datetime.
Add subroutine load_module and centralize all on-the-fly loading
here, for support of .pmc modules.
bin/satpass 0.014
Add 'echo' and 'times' commands.
Add 'backdate' parameter, propagate to pass() and flare().
Add 'desired_equinox' parameter, use it when displaying inertial
coordinates (only equatorial, at the moment).
Allow pseudo-redirection of command output into a pipe.
0.013
Astro::Coord::ECI 0.013
No code changes, but updated version to be visible to CPAN 'r'.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE 0.009
Updated canned Iridium status table for failure of Iridium 36 and
its replacement by Iridium 97.
Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium 0.002
Fixed occasional borderline-case spurious flare prediction.
bin/satpass 0.013
Added -version command option, to display preamble and exit.
Wrap probe for clipboard helpers in eval{}. Among other things, this
allows the script to run in taint mode.
Add -choose option to list().
Allow extra arguments to status show, to do selective status display.
t/moon.t
Fixed cosmetic undefined value error when Scalar::Util does not
implement refaddr().
t/sun.t
Fixed cosmetic undefined value error when Scalar::Util does not
implement refaddr().
0.012
ECI.pm 0.012
Localized $Data::Dumper::Terse
Fixed divide-by-zero in azel() when the points coincide.
Convert angle() to use law of haversines rather than law of cosines,
for better performance on small angles.
ECI/Sun.pm 0.005
Add magnitude() method.
ECI/TLE.pm 0.008
Add {body} and {station} to hash returned by pass().
Add support for reblessing to Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Iridium if
appropriate. This includes rebless(), before_reblessing(),
after_reblessing(), alias(), can_flare(), status(), and the {reblessable}
attribute.
ECI/TLE/Iridium.pm 0.001
Initial release.
ECI/Utils.pm 0.007
Confess on invalid acos() argument.
Add find_first_true() to support finding Iridium flares.
bin/satpass 0.012
If a source file ends with a continued line, warn and abandon the
line.
Set the time on the appulsing body before obtaining its coordinates.
Fix error in end time parser in position().
Throw error if doing 'sky lookup' on a body that is already in the
sky.
Have pass() round the displayed time for the appulsing body.
Add flare() to calculate Iridium flares.
Modify position() to report flare potential for Iridium satellites.
Added -choose option to pass(), position(), tle().
Removed pass_old() and the timing parameter, strongly deprecated in
version 0.011.
Added {simbad_version} parameter to select SIMBAD software to use.
eg/iridium 0.001
New example calculating Iridium flares.
0.011
ECI.pm 0.011
Add horizon attribute.
ECI/TLE.pm
Add pass() method and supporting attributes.
bin/satpass
Add check_version()
Defer loading of optional modules to speed startup.
Rewrite XML parsing to use either XML::Parser or XML::Parser::Lite,
with XML::Parser being preferred.
Fix fatal error when running off the end of the top-level command
script.
Support ~user in filenames.
Convert pass() to use Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE->pass(). Old code
remains as pass_old(), strongly deprecated.
Use Time::HiRes for timing, if that is available.
Document status of pass_old, 'timing' parameter (strongly
deprecated) and the SIMBAD situation.
eg/iss
New example to demonstrate Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE->pass().
0.010
ECI.pm 0.010
Check for null arguments on most calls, so we die now rather
than later.
Fix undefined value when calling set() with no arguments.
ECI/Moon.pm 0.003
Make singleton object by default.
ECI/Sun.pm 0.004
Make singleton object by default.
bin/satpass 0.010
Add qualifiers -brief, -list, and -delete to macro command.
Parameter explicit_macro_delete controls what the macro
command does when given a name but no definition.
Make -time work on macros and source commands.
Add ability to abort macros and source scripts on error,
controlled by parameter error_out.
Build.PL
Correct add_to_cleanup() call.
Add omitted ECI/Sun.pm.
Makefile.PL
Add explicit PL_FILES => {}, to prevent old versions from
trying to execute 'perl Build.PL Build'.
0.009
ECI.pm 0.009
Add represents() method.
ECI/Sun.pm 0.003
Remove redundant definition of ASTRONOMICAL_UNIT; use AU from
Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils
ECI/TLE.pm 0.006
Add is_model_attribute(), is_valid_model().
ECI/TLE/Set.pm 0.002
Allow Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set objects as arguments of add().
Take advantage of is_model_attribuite(), is_valid_model().
bin/satpass 0.009
Fix defaulting of second argument of quarters().
Allow macros to override core commands. Macros can no longer
call themselves, and core commands can be accessed explicitly
by the syntax core.command.
Relative times for the second and subsequent arguments of a
command are relative to previous time argument of the same
command, whether absolute or relative.
Build.PL 0.001
Initial version.
0.008
ECI.pm 0.008
Support the use of Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set objects in the
angle() method.
Add method attribute().
ECI/TLE.pm 0.005
Add the null model.
ECI/TLE/Set.pm 0.001 New container object.
ECI/Utils.pm 0.006
Add dynamical_delta() method (was private method in ECI.pm).
bin/satpass 0.008
Use Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set objects to represent satellites
when we have more than one set of orbital elements.
Add help for Astro::Coord::ECI::TLE::Set.
Add and document 'singleton' parameter. Use it in pass() and
position().
Default end times relative to start times, rather than relative
to the last explicit time.
Fix interaction between clipboard functionality and test hook.
Thanks to IMACAT for help diagnosing and verifying.
Add acknowledgments.
0.007
ECI.pm
Optimize, mostly by being smarter about when to clear cached
coordinates.
Correct spelling in POD.
ECI/Moon.pm
Change die to confess on programming error.
Correct spelling in POD.
ECI/Star.pm
Correct spelling in POD.
ECI/Sun.pm
Correct spelling in POD.
ECI/TLE.pm
Modify internals for easier cache clearing.
Better documentation of 'mean anomaly'.
Correct spelling in POD.
Trap invalid effective eccentricity in sgp4. The underlying cause
of the problem is probably either an invalid TLE or using the TLE
past its 'good until' date.
ECI/Utils.pm
Change die to confess on programming error.
Correct spelling in POD.
Makefile.PL
Get rid of wrong-headed attempt to configure optional modules.
bin/satpass
Various documentation corrections.
Correct spelling in POD.
Add store() and retrieve() as interface to Storable.
Centralize tilde expansion, and do it on cd(), load(), retrieve (),
source(), store ().
Preprocess -start and -end options of st(), to make dates
consistent with the rest of satpass.
Add -initialization_file command option.
Add -optional option on source().
Add localize(), and macro/source call frames to support this.
Add localize subcommand to st().
Make 'st show' a synonym for 'st get', and make 'st get' without
arguments show all settings.
Add test hooks, and a test to exercise the more arcane functions
of the script.
Add -source_layer and -retry_on_zero options to height_us().
Add a separate height_ca() method that makes use of the above
options when delegating to height_us(), in response to anomalous
responses to height queries.
Fix problem displaying appulses in pass().
Make the position() display positions for a range of times. Add
-realtime option to position() to display positions in
near-real-time.
Add drop().
Fix formatting of error messages from the local coordinate
formatters.
Have position() display epoch and illumination when displaying
objects from the observing list.
0.006
ECI.pm
Cache some calculations for re-use.
ECI/Star.pm
Tweak docs.
ECI/Utils.pm
Add intensity_to_magnitude(), atmospheric_extinction().
bin/satpass
Correct check for whether location has been set. Old check
did not recognize 0 latitude, longitude, or height.
Special-case code to 'unset' tz when it is set to undef or ''.
Make 'position' iterate over time, in real time with -realtime.
Add -time global command option to time execution.
Add 'country' parameter. Break out 'geocode' and 'height' to
country-specific versions, and make the original command
dispatch based on 'country' parameter or explicit argument.
Allow formatting of local coordinates without range information.
Round pass times to the nearest second (since strftime truncates).
Add 'almanac' command options -horizon, -quarters, -transit, and
-twilight to restrict the output.
Make height_us() work with revised USGS SOAP calling sequence.
0.005
ECI.pm
Add 'inertial' read-only attribute.
Add equatorial coordinates relative to observer.
Fix negative right ascension - should be mod 2 pi.
Tweak docs, including fuller synopsis.
bin/satpass
Add local_coord parameter to determine local coordinate system
(azel or equatorial).
Modify pass and position output to use local_coord.
TLE.pm
Tweak synopsis, to show that setting time runs model.
0.004
bin/satpass -
Rewrite command parsing so that we can retain quotes and
be POSIXly correct in option processing for the system
command.
Give tle command a -verbose qualifier, to produce a formatted
listing of the orbital parameters.
Provide HTML =item targets consistent with links.
ECI.pm
Clean up docs.
TLE.pm
Clean up docs, wrap some really long lines.
Replace _fmod2p with mod2pi from Utils module.
0.003 T. R. Wyant
bin/satpass -
Remove all uses of Clipboard, to try to get built under
ActiveState's ActivePerl.
Correct version number in Astro::SpaceTrack load.
Accumulate Iridium operational statuses.
Add status command to display satellite operational status.
Astro::Coord::ECI
Increment version, as a lazy way to increment the distribution
version.
Tweak documentation.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils
Make subclass of Exporter, since ActiveState's build
seems to have a problem with 'use Exporter qw{import}'
(except under darwin, strangely enough).
Increment version.
0.002 T. R. Wyant
bin/satpass -
Behave better when no Clipboard module.
Do not use Clipboard module under darwin.
Require Astro::SpaceTrack 0.016 (if any).
Default star distance now 10000 parsecs (was 1 parsec).
Add 'sky lookup', using Astro::SIMBAD::Query.
Modified 'sky' listing format to look like 'sky add' commands.
Astro::Coord::ECI -
Add NAD83 ellipsoid.
Astro::Coord::ECI::Utils -
Corrected documentation.
0.001 T. R. Wyant
Initial release