Hi all,
I'm waiting for the administrators' approval for the version 2024 of the plugin I worked on 4 years ago. Because of the changes made by Windy on the plugin system since then, it is not yet as advance as last time, but I'm will try to improve it on a regular basis :)
https://www.npmjs.com/package/windy-plugin-regadata : shows the tracks of the boats sailing the Vendée Globe based on the data I publish here : https://vg2020.regadata.com/vg2020/
(this actually based on the example "boat tracker" plugin listed in the official windy-plugins repo, and the original data seems to be itself based on my the previous version of regadata I published 4 years ago : http://vg2016.regadata.org/en/doc/json :) )
@Paspox Windy's admins need to validate its publication, until then you can load it with this url https://windy-plugins.com/2427993/windy-plugin-regadata-tracker/1.0.2/plugin.min.js
See the screenshot :
unfortunately this is not ideal as I will update the plugin regularly and its url will change on every new version published :/
Hi @justinlimbo ,
I have just published v1.2.0 with quite some changes : it now shows a sidebar on the left with the current ranking and check boxes for each boat, allowing you to select which route you want to display. (because of a bug i'm still fighting against, I had to disable the "uncheck" option, so once a route is selected you cannot hide it unless you refresh the page and the plugin.
@Paspox the plugin has been validated and published, you will find it in the list of plugins.
Unfortunately, every time I update it, we will have to wait for its publication by the admins...
@idefix37 you are right!
I spoke with him on the phone short after submitting my last message. He contacted me so we could integrate the routing his team has been working on. As you spotted, they are using the API and did not know how to turn it into a plugin. So we will "join forces" to make the routing bit available to everybody. We'll see if the race org starts using it.
Also https://www.facebook.com/marineweatherandstrategy/posts/3958519977516189
@ivo Yoann Richomme, an offshore skipper, publishes new weather analysis every Monday, and he uses the plugin while explaining the situations :
Hi all,
A new version has been published this morning with a much improved UX/UI
Hope you like it!
If you have ideas/wishes etc... don't hesitate.
Next big improvement : routings!
@ivo yesterday it made it to the weather forecast of one of the national tv channel! :D
https://www.france.tv/france-2/meteo-2/2079877-emission-du-mercredi-25-novembre-2020.html
@idefix37 can you try again with the latest version please?
Hi @ivo
thanks! :)
I have asked them on several occasions but never got an answer.
But to be honnest, I don't think they would complain : they use the plugin on their live videos now to present where the boats are! :)
hello, I would like to publish the following plugin :
Thanks
@Ghini I have asked both teams over twitter, no answer yet; but I know from someone working with Gitana, that they are not willing to share their track : they want people to use their official tracker. :/
I've uploaded the image here to Windy too, because Imgur wasn't being very cooperative.
ok thanks, by "here" you mean in this forum? :)
I've also shared it (and credited you) on https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f47/vendee-2020-a-242208-6.html#post3274599 where there is a Vendee thread and discussion.
cool! I'll go and check it out.
I just have one question, how often should the tracker update? I'm still seeing a 'report date' of 0900 on 14 Nov 2020.
This is because of the date formatting in javascript, I'll try to improve that. But it is correct : 0900 = 21h "the britsh way" :)
It seems necessary to load your plugin from npm each time we open Windy. Is there a way to install it definitively?
That is why I posted the message in this thread, I belive @ivo is the one who can update the list of "validated plugins". Btw @ivo I'm not sure how to get the screenshot uploaded to img.windy.com
@idefix37 yes, that's exactly it. I made a plugin in 2020 which had had quite some visits, trying to adapt it to the new svelte way of doing things
@Luca-Mini very late answer, @Thompson-Gonzalez did reach out to me and this is what we came up with : https://coconuts.regadata.com/
Let me know if you are interested in getting something similar
Great!
But I still believe this is sort of a "bug" from the Windy plugin loader, don't you think @marekd ?
@seb12345 I think we should join forces ;) I contacted you through linkedin to discuss this further
@Astrid_ I have developped a plugin that is being reviewed for approval by the admins
see https://community.windy.com/topic/37370/2024-vendee-globe-yacht-tracking/24?_=1731935873549
@rdretcanu I have contaccted both teams but no answer so far. I was told that Gitana is not willing to share their data.