feat: create replay generator #295
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This adds a crate that generates replay files for the simulator by pulling data from livetiming.formula1.com/static. Some things to note about the implementation:
inquireto get user input since I don't think there would be a good way to get the info needed from the user through command line arguments, and although there are some things I don't like aboutinquire, overall I think it works well.reqwest's JSON implementation because F1 "illegally" adds a byte order mark at the start of the responses, so that had to be handled separately. This is also why those functions use a custom error enum.get_meetingsreturns a JSON error, the user is told that no races are available for that year. This is because for some reason, when a year with no data (or any invalid path) is requested, it returns an XML response saying "Access Denied" rather than the logical response of something in JSON. So, I interpret a JSON parse error as a year with no races available.generate_raw_replayandgenerate_replayare separated into two different functions to allow for different replay file formats in the future (since the current one isn't very good). I intend to make an improved format after I make some more improvements to the simulator, like play/pause and skipping around.reqwest::blocking, which is synchronous, for two reasons.saverandsimulatorare, but I also think it should get built into other crates. I'm planning to add it to the simulator, and I also think I could get added to something like the api, like in Feature: archive #163.Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.