plane-notify-delayed

An extension to plane-notify that posts flights on a delay to comply with Twitter/X location policies. See HISTORY.md for background.

How it works

Connects to the PostgreSQL database used by plane-notify, watches for aircraft that have Twitter accounts with delay mode enabled, and posts flights once they are at least 24 hours old (up to 72 hours) as of landing.

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• PostgreSQL database populated by plane-notify
• flight_static_maps (private local dependency — must be present at project root)
• Dependencies via Pipfile: pipenv install

Configuration

Copy conf.ini.example to conf.ini and fill in your database credentials:

[DB]
DB= tracking
USER= your_db_user
PW= your_db_password
PORT= 5432
HOST= your_db_host

[OPTIONS]
FUEL_CO2 = True

Running

python -m src

Run from the project root so conf.ini and start_at_ids.json are resolved correctly.

start_at_ids.json

On startup the app loads this file to know the last posted flight ID per aircraft, then clears it so stale IDs aren't reused after a crash or restart. It is gitignored — it will be created automatically on first run.