fix set/seeme SSID, set rbn minspottime = 3mins
[spider.git] / perl / RBN.pm
index 03efc0d380734b575eac63007196e40c7af0305b..9d17d33bddfd597bf6318f0e1b2ec263d2f0cf8d 100644 (file)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use DXUtil;
 use DXLog;
 use DXUser;
 use DXChannel;
-use Math::Round qw(nearest);
+use Math::Round qw(nearest nearest_floor);
 use Date::Parse;
 use Time::HiRes qw(gettimeofday);
 use Spot;
@@ -35,44 +35,39 @@ use constant {
                          RUtz => 6,
                          Respot => 7,
                          RQra => 8,
+                         RSpotData => 9,
                         };
 
-# at least one whole spot per cache entry is necessary
 use constant {
                          SQrg => 0,
                          SCall => 1,
                          STime => 2,
                          SComment => 3,
                          SOrigin => 4,
-                         SODxcc => 6,
-                         SOItu => 8,
-                         SOZone => 11,
-                         SOState => 13,
-                         SQra => 15,           # i.e. extra after the IP address
+                         SZone => 11,
                         };
-
-
-# Standard Cache entries
-# key Spot|normalised freq
 use constant {
-                         CTime => 0,           # time of latest spot in a tranch
-                         CQual => 1,           # Qualitee
-                         CSpot => 3,           # the Spot::Prepare data for this spot
-                         CSkims => 3,          # the list of skimmers (hcalls) is [[...]...]
+                         OQual => 0,
+                         OAvediff => 1,
+                         OSpare => 2,
+                         ODiff => 3,
+                        };
+use constant {
+                         CTime => 0,
+                         CQual => 1,
+                         CData => 2,
                         };
 
-
-
-# key SK|<call>
 use constant {
-                         SKTime =>0,           # last time seen
-                         SKOffset => 1,
-                         SKQual => 2,
-                         SKSpot =>3,           # the Spot::Prepare data for this skimmer
+                         DScore => 0,
+                         DGood => 1,
+                         DBad => 2,
+                         DLastin => 3,
+                         DEviants => 4,
                         };
 
-       
-our $CACHE_VERSION = 2;
+
+our $DATA_VERSION = 1;
 
 our @ISA = qw(DXChannel);
 
@@ -80,39 +75,60 @@ our $startup_delay = 5*60;          # don't send anything out until this timer has expir
                                 # this is to allow the feed to "warm up" with duplicates
                                 # so that the "big rush" doesn't happen.
 
-our $minspottime = 60*60;              # the time between respots of a callsign - if a call is
+our $respottime = 3*60;                # the time between respots of a callsign - if a call is
                                 # still being spotted (on the same freq) and it has been
                                 # spotted before, it's spotted again after this time
-                                # until the next minspottime has passed.
+                                # until the next respottime has passed.
+
 
 our $beacontime = 5*60;                        # same as minspottime, but for beacons (and shorter)
 
 our $dwelltime = 10;                   # the amount of time to wait for duplicates before issuing
                                 # a spot to the user (no doubt waiting with bated breath).
 
+our $limbotime = 5*60;                         # if there are fewer than $minqual candidates and $dwelltime
+                                # has expired then allow this spot to live a bit longer. It may
+                                # simply be that it is not in standard spot coverage. (ask G4PIQ
+                                # about this).
+
+our $cachetime = 60*60;                        # The length of time spot data is cached
+
 our $filterdef = $Spot::filterdef; # we use the same filter as the Spot system. Can't think why :-).
 
 my $spots;                                             # the GLOBAL spot cache
+my $qrg;                                               # the GlOBAL (ephemeral) qrg cache (generated on re-read of cache)
+
 
 my %runtime;                                   # how long each channel has been running
 
 our $cachefn = localdata('rbn_cache');
 our $cache_valid = 4*60;               # The cache file is considered valid if it is not more than this old
 
+our $maxqrgdiff = 10;                  # the maximum
+our $minqual = 2;                              # the minimum quality we will accept for output
+our $maxqual = 9;                              # if there is enough quality, then short circuit any remaining dwelltime.
+
 my $json;
 my $noinrush = 0;                              # override the inrushpreventor if set
+our $maxdeviants = 5;                  # the number of deviant QRGs to record for skimmer records
+
+our %seeme;                                    # the list of users that want to see themselves
+
 
 sub init
 {
        $json = DXJSON->new;
-       $spots = {};
+       $json->canonical(0);
        if (check_cache()) {
                $noinrush = 1;
+       } else {
+               $spots = {VERSION=>$DATA_VERSION};
        }
        if (defined $DB::VERSION) {
                $noinrush = 1;
                $json->indent(1);
        }
+       
 }
 
 sub new 
@@ -138,11 +154,12 @@ sub new
        $self->{norawhour} = 0;
        $self->{sort} = 'N';
        $self->{lasttime} = $main::systime;
-       $self->{minspottime} = $minspottime;
+       $self->{respottime} = $respottime;
        $self->{beacontime} = $beacontime;
        $self->{showstats} = 0;
        $self->{pingint} = 0;
        $self->{nopings} = 0;
+       $self->{queue} = {};
 
        return $self;
 }
@@ -213,7 +230,7 @@ sub normal
        my $self = shift;
        my $line = shift;
        my @ans;
-#      my $spots = $self->{spot};
+       my $dbgrbn = isdbg('rbn');
        
        # remove leading and trailing spaces
        chomp $line;
@@ -222,7 +239,7 @@ sub normal
 
        # add base RBN
 
-       my $tim = $main::systime;
+       my $now = $main::systime;
 
        # parse line
        dbg "RBN:RAW,$line" if isdbg('rbnraw');
@@ -242,20 +259,37 @@ sub normal
                return;
        }
 
-       $origin =~ s/\-(?:\d{1,2}\-)?\#$//; # get rid of all the crap we aren't interested in
+       # remove all extraneous crap from the origin - just leave the base callsign
+       my $norigin = basecall($origin);
+       unless ($norigin) {
+               dbg("RBN: ERROR '$origin' is an invalid callsign, dumped");
+               return;
+       }
+       $origin = $norigin;
 
+       # is this callsign in badspotter list?
+       if ($DXProt::badspotter->in($origin) || $DXProt::badnode->in($origin)) {
+               dbg("RBN: ERROR $origin is a bad spotter/node, dumped");
+               return;
+       }
+       
+       # is the qrg valid
+       unless ($qrg =~ /^\d+\.\d{1,3}$/) {
+               dbg("RBN: ERROR qrg $qrg from $origin invalid, dumped");
+               return;
+       }
 
        $sort ||= '';
        $tx ||= '';
        $qra ||= '';
-    dbg qq{RBN:input decode or:$origin qr:$qrg ca:$call mo:$mode s:$s m:$m sp:$spd u:$u sort:$sort t:$t tx:$tx qra:$qra} if isdbg('rbn');
+    dbg qq{RBN:input decode or:$origin qr:$qrg ca:$call mo:$mode s:$s m:$m sp:$spd u:$u sort:$sort t:$t tx:$tx qra:$qra} if $dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn');
 
        ++$self->{noraw};
        ++$self->{noraw10};
        ++$self->{norawhour};
        
        my $b;
-
+       
        if ($t || $tx) {
 
                # fix up times for things like 'NXDXF B' etc
@@ -301,28 +335,77 @@ sub normal
                # process to just the standard "message passing" which has been shown to be able to sustain over 5000 
                # per second (limited by the test program's output and network speed, rather than DXSpider's handling).
 
-               my $nqrg = nearest(5, $qrg*10);  # normalised to nearest .5 Khz (but multipled by 10 to get an integer)
-#              my $nqrg = nearest_even($qrg);  # normalised to nearest Khz
+               my $search = 5;
+               my $nqrg = nearest(1, $qrg * 10);  # normalised to nearest Khz
                my $sp = "$call|$nqrg";           # hopefully the skimmers will be calibrated at least this well!
-               my $spp = sprintf("$call|%d", $nqrg+1); # but, clearly, my hopes are rudely dashed
-               my $spm = sprintf("$call|%d", $nqrg-1); # in BOTH directions!
 
-               # do we have it?
+               # deal with the unix time
+               my ($hh,$mm) = $t =~ /(\d\d)(\d\d)Z$/;
+               my $utz = $hh*3600 + $mm*60 + $main::systime_daystart; # possible issue with late spot from previous day
+               $utz -= 86400 if $utz > $now+3600;                                         # too far ahead, drag it back one day
+
+               #
+               # But before we do anything, if this call is in the seeme hash then just send the spot to them
+               #
+               if (exists $seeme{$call} && (my $ref = $seeme{$call})) {
+                       foreach my $rcall ( @$ref) {
+                               my $uchan = DXChannel::get($rcall);
+                               if ($uchan) {
+                                       if ($uchan->is_user) {
+                                               if (isdbg('seeme')) {
+                                                       dbg("seeme: $line");
+                                                       dbg( qq{seemme:decode or:$origin qr:$qrg ca:$call mo:$mode s:$s m:$m sp:$spd u:$u sort:$sort t:$t tx:$tx qra:$qra});
+                                               }
+                                               my @s =  Spot::prepare($qrg, $call, $utz, sprintf("%-3s %2ddB **SEEME**", $mode, $s), $origin.'-#');
+                                               my $buf = $uchan->format_dx_spot(@s);
+                                               dbg("seeme: result '$buf'") if isdbg('seeme');
+                                               $uchan->local_send('S', $buf);
+                                       } else {
+                                               LogDbg("RBN Someone is playing silly persons $rcall is not a user and cannot do 'seeme', ignored and reset");
+                                               del_seeme($rcall);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               # find it?
                my $cand = $spots->{$sp};
-               $cand = $spots->{$spp}, $sp = $spp, dbg(qq{RBN: SPP using $spp for $sp}) if isdbg('rbn') && !$cand && exists $spots->{$spp};
-               $cand = $spots->{$spm}, $sp = $spm, dbg(qq{RBN: SPM using $spm for $sp}) if isdbg('rbn') && !$cand && exists $spots->{$spm};
-
+               unless ($cand) {
+                       my ($i, $new);
+                       for ($i = $nqrg; !$cand && $i <= $nqrg+$search; $i += 1) {
+                               $new = "$call|$i";
+                               $cand = $spots->{$new}, last if exists $spots->{$new};
+                       }
+                       if ($cand) {
+                               my $diff = $i - $nqrg;
+                               dbg(qq{RBN: QRG Diff using $new (+$diff) for $sp for qrg $qrg}) if (isdbg('rbnqrg') || ($dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn')));
+                               $sp = $new;
+                       }
+               }
+               unless ($cand) {
+                       my ($i, $new);
+                       for ($i = $nqrg; !$cand && $i >= $nqrg-$search; $i -= 1) {
+                               $new = "$call|$i";
+                               $cand = $spots->{$new}, last if exists $spots->{$new};
+                       }
+                       if ($cand) {
+                               my $diff = $nqrg - $i;
+                               dbg(qq{RBN: QRG Diff using $new (-$diff) for $sp for qrg $qrg}) if (isdbg('rbnqrg') || ($dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn')));
+                               $sp = $new;
+                       }
+               }
+               
                # if we have one and there is only one slot and that slot's time isn't expired for respot then return
                my $respot = 0;
                if ($cand && ref $cand) {
-                       if (@$cand <= CEMPTY) {
-                               unless ($self->{minspottime} > 0 && $tim - $cand->[0] >= $self->{minspottime}) {
-                                       dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' call: $call qrg: $qrg DUPE \@ ". atime(int $cand->[0])) if isdbg('rbn');
+                       if (@$cand <= CData) {
+                               if ($self->{respottime} > 0 && $now - $cand->[CTime] < $self->{respottime}) {
+                                       dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' call: $call qrg: $qrg DUPE \@ ". atime(int $cand->[CTime])) if $dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn');
                                        return;
                                }
                                
-                               dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' RESPOTTING call: $call qrg: $qrg last seen \@ ". atime(int $cand->[0])) if isdbg('rbn');
-                               undef $cand;    # it's about to be recreated (in one place)
+                               dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' RESPOTTING call: $call qrg: $qrg last seen \@ ". atime(int $cand->[CTime])) if $dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn');
+                               $cand->[CTime] = $now;
                                ++$respot;
                        }
 
@@ -330,96 +413,38 @@ sub normal
                } elsif ($cand) {
                        dbg("RBN: key '$sp' = '$cand' not ref");
                        return;
-               }
-
-               # here we either have an existing spot record buildup on the go, or we need to create the first one
-               unless ($cand) {
-                       $spots->{$sp} = $cand = [$main::systime, 0, 0];
-                       dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' call: $call qrg: $qrg NEW" . ($respot ? ' RESPOT' : '')) if isdbg('rbn');
+               } else {
+                       # new spot / frequency
+                       $spots->{$sp} = $cand = [$now, 0];
+                       dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' call: $call qrg: $qrg NEW" . ($respot ? ' RESPOT' : '')) if $dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn');
                }
 
                # add me to the display queue unless we are waiting for initial in rush to finish
                return unless $noinrush || $self->{inrushpreventor} < $main::systime;
 
                # build up a new record and store it in the buildup
-               # deal with the unix time
-               my ($hh,$mm) = $t =~ /(\d\d)(\d\d)Z$/;
-               my $utz = $hh*3600 + $mm*60 + $main::systime_daystart; # possible issue with late spot from previous day
-               $utz -= 86400 if $utz > $tim+3600;                                         # too far ahead, drag it back one day
-
                # create record and add into the buildup
                my $r = [$origin, nearest(.1, $qrg), $call, $mode, $s, $t, $utz, $respot, $u];
-               unless ($cand->[CSpot]) {
-                       my @s = Spot::prepare($r->[RQrg], $r->[RCall], $r->[RUtz], '', $r->[ROrigin]);
-                       if ($s[5] == 666) {
-                               dbg("RBN: ERROR invalid prefix/callsign $call from $origin-# on $qrg, dumped");
-                               return;
-                       }
-                       $cand->[CSpot] = \@s;
+               my @s =  Spot::prepare($r->[RQrg], $r->[RCall], $r->[RUtz], '', $r->[ROrigin]);
+               if ($s[5] == 666) {
+                       dbg("RBN: ERROR invalid prefix/callsign $call from $origin-# on $qrg, dumped");
+                       return;
                }
                
                if ($self->{inrbnfilter}) {
                        my ($want, undef) = $self->{inrbnfilter}->it($s);
                        return unless $want;    
                }
+               $r->[RSpotData] = \@s;
 
-               # add/set up the skimmer record
-               my $skimkey = "SK|$origin";
-               my $skim = $spots->{$skimkey};
-               unless ($skim) {
-                       my $ur = DXUser::get($origin);
-                       $spots->{$skimkey} = [$main::systime, 0, 0, $s->[SODxcc], $s->[SOItu], $s->[SOZone], $s->[SOState], ($ur ? $ur->qra : undef) ];
-               }
-
-               
-               
-               push @{$self->{queue}}, $sp if @$cand == 1; # queue the KEY (not the record)
+               ++$self->{queue}->{$sp};# unless @$cand>= CData; # queue the KEY (not the record)
 
-               dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' ADD RECORD call: $call qrg: $qrg origin: $origin") if isdbg('rbn');
+               dbg("RBN: key: '$sp' ADD RECORD call: $call qrg: $qrg origin: $origin respot: $respot") if $dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn');
 
                push @$cand, $r;
 
-               # At this point we run the queue to see if anything can be sent onwards to the punter
-               my $now = $main::systime;
-
-               # now run the waiting queue which just contains KEYS ($call|$qrg)
-               foreach $sp (@{$self->{queue}}) {
-                       my $cand = $spots->{$sp};
-                       unless ($cand && $cand->[0]) {
-                               dbg "RBN Cand " . ($cand ? 'def' : 'undef') . " [0] " . ($cand->[0] ? 'def' : 'undef') . " dwell $dwelltime";
-                               next;
-                       } 
-                       if ($now >= $cand->[CTime] + $dwelltime ) {
-                               # we have a candidate, create qualitee value(s);
-                               unless (@$cand > CEMPTY) {
-                                       dbg "RBN: QUEUE key '$sp' MISSING RECORDS " . dd($cand) if isdbg 'rbn';
-                                       shift @{$self->{queue}};
-                                       next;
-                               }
-                               my $savedtime = shift @$cand; # save the start time
-                               my $r = $cand->[0];
-                               my $quality = @$cand;
-                               $quality = 9 if $quality > 9;
-                               $quality = "Q:$quality";
-                               if (isdbg('progress')) {
-                                       my $s = "RBN: SPOT key: '$sp' = $r->[RCall] on $r->[RQrg] by $r->[ROrigin] \@ $r->[RTime] $quality";
-                                       $s .=  " route: $self->{call}";
-                                       dbg($s);
-                               }
-                               
-                               send_dx_spot($self, $quality, $cand);
-                               
-                               # clear out the data and make this now just "spotted", but no further action required until respot time
-                               dbg "RBN: QUEUE key '$sp' cleared" if isdbg 'rbn';
-                               
-                               $spots->{$sp} = [$savedtime];
-                               shift @{$self->{queue}};
-                       } else {
-                               dbg sprintf("RBN: QUEUE key: '$sp' SEND time not yet reached %.1f secs left", $cand->[0] + $dwelltime - $now) if isdbg 'rbnqueue'; 
-                       }
-               }
        } else {
-               dbg "RBN:DATA,$line" if isdbg('rbn');
+               dbg "RBN:DATA,$line" if $dbgrbn && isdbg('rbn');
        }
 }
 
@@ -429,14 +454,14 @@ sub send_dx_spot
        my $self = shift;
        my $quality = shift;
        my $cand = shift;
-
+       
        ++$self->{norbn};
        ++$self->{norbn10};
        ++$self->{norbnhour};
        
        # $r = [$origin, $qrg, $call, $mode, $s, $utz, $respot];
 
-       my $mode = $cand->[0]->[3]; # as all the modes will be the same;
+       my $mode = $cand->[CData]->[RMode]; # as all the modes will be the same;
        
        my @dxchan = DXChannel::get_all();
 
@@ -474,13 +499,9 @@ sub dx_spot
        my $quality = shift;
        my $cand = shift;
        my $call = $dxchan->{call};
-       
-
        my $strength = 100;             # because it could if we talk about FTx
        my $saver;
-
        my %zone;
-       my %qrg;
        my $respot;
        my $qra;
 
@@ -490,22 +511,21 @@ sub dx_spot
 
        my $filtered;
        my $rf = $dxchan->{rbnfilter} || $dxchan->{spotsfilter};
+       my $comment;
+       
        foreach my $r (@$cand) {
                # $r = [$origin, $qrg, $call, $mode, $s, $t, $utz, $respot, $qra];
                # Spot::prepare($qrg, $call, $utz, $comment, $origin);
+               next unless $r && ref $r;
 
-               my $comment = sprintf "%-3s %2ddB $quality", $r->[RMode], $r->[RStrength];
-               $respot = 1 if $r->[Respot];
                $qra = $r->[RQra] if !$qra && $r->[RQra] && is_qra($r->[RQra]);
 
+               $comment = sprintf "%-3s %2ddB $quality", $r->[RMode], $r->[RStrength];
                my $s = $r->[RSpotData];                # the prepared spot
                $s->[SComment] = $comment;              # apply new generated comment
-               
-               
+
                ++$zone{$s->[SZone]};           # save the spotter's zone
-               ++$qrg{$s->[SQrg]};             # and the qrg
 
                # save the lowest strength one
                if ($r->[RStrength] < $strength) {
                        $strength = $r->[RStrength];
@@ -513,12 +533,11 @@ sub dx_spot
                        dbg("RBN: STRENGTH spot: $s->[SCall] qrg: $s->[SQrg] origin: $s->[SOrigin] dB: $r->[RStrength] < $strength") if isdbg 'rbnll';
                }
 
-               if ($rf && !$want) {
+               if ($rf) {
                        my ($want, undef) = $rf->it($s);
                        dbg("RBN: FILTERING for $call spot: $s->[SCall] qrg: $s->[SQrg] origin: $s->[SOrigin] dB: $r->[RStrength] com: '$s->[SComment]' want: " . ($want ? 'YES':'NO')) if isdbg 'rbnll';
                        next unless $want;
                        $filtered = $s;
-#                      last;
                }
        }
 
@@ -532,35 +551,11 @@ sub dx_spot
                delete $zone{$saver->[SZone]};  # remove this spotter's zone (leaving all the other zones)
                my $z = join ',', sort {$a <=> $b} keys %zone;
 
-               # determine the most likely qrg and then set it
-               my $mv = 0;
-               my $fk;
-               my $c = 0;
-               while (my ($k, $v) = each %qrg) {
-                       $fk = $k, $mv = $v if $v > $mv;
-                       ++$c;
-               }
-               $saver->[SQrg] = $fk;
-               $saver->[SComment] .= '*' if $c > 1;
-               $saver->[SComment] .= '+' if $respot;
+               # alter spot data accordingly
                $saver->[SComment] .= " Z:$z" if $z;
                
-               dbg("RBN: SENDING to $call spot: $saver->[SCall] qrg: $saver->[SQrg] origin: $saver->[SOrigin] $saver->[SComment]") if isdbg 'rbnll';
-               if ($dxchan->{ve7cc}) {
-                       my $call = $saver->[SOrigin];
-                       $saver->[SOrigin] .= '-#';
-                       $buf = VE7CC::dx_spot($dxchan, @$saver);
-                       $saver->[SOrigin] = $call;
-               } else {
-                       my $call = $saver->[SOrigin];
-                       $saver->[SOrigin] = substr($call, 0, 6);
-                       $saver->[SOrigin] .= '-#';
-                       $buf = $dxchan->format_dx_spot(@$saver);
-                       $saver->[SOrigin] = $call;
-               }
-#              $buf =~ s/^DX/RB/;
-               $dxchan->local_send('N', $buf);
-
+               send_final($dxchan, $saver);
+               
                ++$self->{nospot};
                ++$self->{nospot10};
                ++$self->{nospothour};
@@ -570,18 +565,284 @@ sub dx_spot
                        unless ($user->qra && is_qra($user->qra)) {
                                $user->qra($qra);
                                dbg("RBN: update qra on $saver->[SCall] to $qra");
-                               $user->put;
                        }
+                       # update lastseen if nothing else
+                       $user->put;
                }
        }
 }
 
+sub send_final
+{
+       my $dxchan = shift;
+       my $saver = shift;
+       my $call = $dxchan->{call};
+       my $buf;
+       
+       dbg("RBN: SENDING to $call spot: $saver->[SCall] qrg: $saver->[SQrg] origin: $saver->[SOrigin] $saver->[SComment]") if isdbg 'rbnll';
+       if ($dxchan->{ve7cc}) {
+               my $call = $saver->[SOrigin];
+               $saver->[SOrigin] .= '-#';
+               $buf = VE7CC::dx_spot($dxchan, @$saver);
+               $saver->[SOrigin] = $call;
+       } else {
+               my $call = $saver->[SOrigin];
+               $saver->[SOrigin] = substr($call, 0, 6);
+               $saver->[SOrigin] .= '-#';
+               $buf = $dxchan->format_dx_spot(@$saver);
+               $saver->[SOrigin] = $call;
+       }
+       $dxchan->local_send('R', $buf);
+}
+
+# per second
+sub process
+{
+       my $rbnskim = isdbg('rbnskim');
+       
+       foreach my $dxchan (DXChannel::get_all()) {
+               next unless $dxchan->is_rbn;
+
+               # At this point we run the queue to see if anything can be sent onwards to the punter
+               my $now = $main::systime;
+               my $ta = [gettimeofday];
+               my $items = 0;
+               
+               # now run the waiting queue which just contains KEYS ($call|$qrg)
+               foreach my $sp (keys %{$dxchan->{queue}}) {
+                       my $cand = $spots->{$sp};
+                       ++$items;
+                       
+                       unless ($cand && $cand->[CTime]) {
+                               dbg "RBN Cand $sp " . ($cand ? 'def' : 'undef') . " [CTime] " . ($cand->[CTime] ? 'def' : 'undef') . " dwell $dwelltime";
+                               delete $spots->{$sp};
+                               delete $dxchan->{queue}->{$sp};    # remove
+                               next;
+                       }
+                       
+                       my $ctime = $cand->[CTime];
+                       my $quality = @$cand - CData;
+                       my $dwellsecs =  $now - $ctime;
+                       if ($quality >= $maxqual || $dwellsecs >= $dwelltime || $dwellsecs >= $limbotime) {
+                               # we have a candidate, create qualitee value(s);
+                               unless (@$cand > CData) {
+                                       dbg "RBN: QUEUE key '$sp' MISSING RECORDS, IGNORED" . dd($cand) if isdbg 'rbnqueue';
+                                       delete $spots->{$sp}; # don't remember it either - this means that a spot HAS to come in with sufficient spotters to be processed.
+                                       delete $dxchan->{queue}->{$sp};
+                                       next;
+                               }
+                               dbg "RBN: QUEUE PROCESSING key: '$sp' $now >= $cand->[CTime]" if isdbg 'rbnqueue'; 
+                               my $spotters = $quality;
+
+                               # dump it and remove it from the queue if it is of unadequate quality, but only if it is no longer in Limbo and can be reasonably passed on to its demise
+                               my $r = $cand->[CData];
+                               if ($dwellsecs > $limbotime && $quality < $minqual) {
+                                       if ( $rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim')) {
+                                               $r = $cand->[CData];
+                                               if ($r) {
+                                                       my $lastin = difft($ctime, $now, 2);
+                                                       my $s = "RBN:SKIM time in Limbo exceeded DUMPED (lastin: $lastin Q:$quality < Q:$minqual) key: '$sp' = $r->[RCall] on $r->[RQrg] by $r->[ROrigin] \@ $r->[RTime] route: $dxchan->{call}";
+                                                       dbg($s);
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       delete $spots->{$sp}; # don't remember it either - this means that a spot HAS to come in with sufficient spotters to be processed.
+                                       delete $dxchan->{queue}->{$sp};
+                                       next;
+                               }
+
+                               # we have a possible removal from Limbo, check for more than one skimmer and reset the quality if required
+                               # DOES THIS TEST CAUSE RACES?
+                               if (!$r->[Respot] && $quality >= $minqual && $dwellsecs > $dwelltime+1) {
+
+                                       # because we don't need to check for repeats by the same skimmer in the normal case, we do here
+                                       my %seen;
+                                       my @origin;
+                                       foreach my $wr (@$cand) {
+                                               next unless ref $wr;
+                                               push @origin, $wr->[ROrigin];
+                                               if (exists $seen{$wr->[ROrigin]}) {
+                                                       next;
+                                               }
+                                               $seen{$wr->[ROrigin]} = $wr;
+                                       }
+                                       # reset the quality to ignore dupes
+                                       my $oq = $quality;
+                                       $quality = keys %seen;
+                                       if ($quality >= $minqual) {
+                                               if ( $rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim')) {
+                                                       my $lastin = difft($ctime, $now, 2);
+                                                       my $sk = join ' ', keys %seen;
+                                                       my $or = join ' ', @origin;
+                                                       my $s = "RBN:SKIM promoted from Limbo - key: '$sp' (lastin: $lastin Q now: $quality was $oq skimmers now: $sk";
+                                                       $s .= " was $or" if $or ne $sk;
+                                                       $s .= ')';
+                                                       dbg($s);
+                                               } 
+                                       } elsif ($oq != $quality) {
+                                               if ( $rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim')) {
+                                                       my $lastin = difft($ctime, $now, 2);
+                                                       my $sk = join ' ', keys %seen;
+                                                       my $or = join ' ', @origin;
+                                                       my $s = "RBN:SKIM quality reset key: '$sp' (lastin: $lastin Q now: $quality was $oq skimmers now: $sk was: $or)";
+                                                       dbg($s);
+                                               }
+                                               # remove the excess
+                                               my @ncand = (@$cand[CTime, CQual], values %seen);
+                                               $spots->{$sp} = \@ncand;
+                                       }
+                               }
+
+                               # we now kick this spot into Limbo 
+                               if ($quality < $minqual) {
+                                       next;
+                               }
+
+                               $quality = 9 if $quality > 9;
+                               $cand->[CQual] = $quality if $quality > $cand->[CQual];
+
+                               # this scores each candidate according to its skimmer's QRG score (i.e. how often it agrees with its peers)
+                               # what happens is hash of all QRGs in candidates are incremented by that skimmer's reputation for "accuracy"
+                               # or, more exactly, past agreement with the consensus. This score can be from -5 -> +5. 
+                               my %qrg = ();
+                               my $skimmer;
+                               my $sk;
+                               my $band;
+                               my %seen = ();
+                               foreach $r (@$cand) {
+                                       next unless ref $r;
+                                       if (exists $seen{$r->[ROrigin]}) {
+                                               $r = 0;
+                                               next;
+                                       }
+                                       $seen{$r->[ROrigin]} = 1;
+                                       $band ||= int $r->[RQrg] / 1000;
+                                       $sk = "SKIM|$r->[ROrigin]|$band"; # thus only once per set of candidates
+                                       $skimmer = $spots->{$sk};
+                                       unless ($skimmer) {
+                                               $skimmer = $spots->{$sk} = [1, 0, 0, $now, []]; # this first time, this new skimmer gets the benefit of the doubt on frequency.
+                                               dbg("RBN:SKIM new slot $sk " . $json->encode($skimmer)) if  $rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim');
+                                       }
+                                       $qrg{$r->[RQrg]} += ($skimmer->[DScore] || 1);
+                               }
+                               
+                               # determine the most likely qrg and then set it - NOTE (-)ve votes, generated by the skimmer scoring system above, are ignored
+                               my @deviant;
+                               my $c = 0;
+                               my $mv = 0;
+                               my $qrg = 0;
+                               while (my ($k, $votes) = each %qrg) {
+                                       if ($votes >= $mv) {
+                                               $qrg = $k;
+                                               $mv = $votes;
+                                       }
+                                       ++$c;
+                               }
+
+                               # Ignore possible spots with 0 QRG score - as determined by the skimmer scoring system above -  as they are likely to be wrong 
+                               unless ($qrg > 0) {
+                                       if ( $rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim')) {
+                                               my $keys;
+                                               while (my ($k, $v) = (each %qrg)) {
+                                                       $keys .= "$k=>$v, ";
+                                               }
+                                               $keys =~ /,\s*$/;
+                                               my $i = 0;
+                                               foreach $r (@$cand) {
+                                                       next unless $r && ref $r;
+                                                       dbg "RBN:SKIM cand $i QRG likely wrong from '$sp' = $r->[RCall] on $r->[RQrg] by $r->[ROrigin] \@ $r->[RTime] (qrgs: $keys c: $c) route: $dxchan->{call}, ignored";
+                                                       ++$i;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       delete $spots->{$sp}; # get rid
+                                       delete $dxchan->{queue}->{$sp};
+                                       next;
+                               }
+
+                               # detemine and spit out the deviants. Then adjust the scores according to whether it is a deviant or good
+                               # NOTE: deviant nodes can become good (or less bad), and good nodes bad (or less good) on each spot that
+                               # they generate. This is based solely on each skimmer's agreement (or not) with the "consensus" score generated
+                               # above ($qrg). The resultant score + good + bad is stored per band and will be used the next time a spot
+                               # appears on this band from each skimmer.
+                               foreach $r (@$cand) {
+                                       next unless $r && ref $r;
+                                       my $diff = $c > 1 ? nearest(.1, $r->[RQrg] - $qrg) : 0;
+                                       $sk = "SKIM|$r->[ROrigin]|$band";
+                                       $skimmer = $spots->{$sk};
+                                       if ($diff) {
+                                               ++$skimmer->[DBad] if $skimmer->[DBad] < $maxdeviants;
+                                               --$skimmer->[DGood] if $skimmer->[DGood] > 0;
+                                               push @deviant, sprintf("$r->[ROrigin]:%+.1f", $diff);
+                                               push @{$skimmer->[DEviants]}, $diff;
+                                               shift @{$skimmer->[DEviants]} while @{$skimmer->[DEviants]} > $maxdeviants;
+                                       } else {
+                                               ++$skimmer->[DGood] if $skimmer->[DGood] < $maxdeviants;
+                                               --$skimmer->[DBad] if $skimmer->[DBad] > 0;
+                                               shift @{$skimmer->[DEviants]};
+                                       }
+                                       $skimmer->[DScore] = $skimmer->[DGood] - $skimmer->[DBad];
+                                       if ($rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim')) {
+                                               my $lastin = difft($skimmer->[DLastin], $now, 2);
+                                               my $difflist = join(', ', @{$skimmer->[DEviants]});
+                                               $difflist = " band qrg diffs: $difflist" if $difflist;
+                                               dbg("RBN:SKIM key $sp slot $sk $r->[RQrg] - $qrg = $diff Skimmer score: $skimmer->[DGood] - $skimmer->[DBad] = $skimmer->[DScore] lastseen:$lastin ago$difflist"); 
+                                       }
+                                       $skimmer->[DLastin] = $now;
+                                       $r->[RSpotData]->[SQrg] = $qrg if $qrg && $c > 1; # set all the QRGs to the agreed value
+                               }
+
+                               $qrg = (sprintf "%.1f",  $qrg)+0;
+                               $r = $cand->[CData];
+                               $r->[RQrg] = $qrg;
+                               my $squality = "Q:$cand->[CQual]";
+                               $squality .= '*' if $c > 1; 
+                               $squality .= '+' if $r->[Respot];
+
+                               if (isdbg('progress')) {
+                                       my $rt = difft($ctime, $now, 2);
+                                       my $s = "RBN: SPOT key: '$sp' = $r->[RCall] on $r->[RQrg] by $r->[ROrigin] \@ $r->[RTime] $squality route: $dxchan->{call} dwell:$rt";
+                                       my $td = @deviant;
+                                       $s .= " QRGScore: $mv Deviants: $td/$spotters";
+                                       $s .= ' (' . join(', ', sort @deviant) . ')' if $td;
+                                       dbg($s);
+                               }
+
+                               # finally send it out to any waiting public
+                               send_dx_spot($dxchan, $squality, $cand);
+                               
+                               # clear out the data and make this now just "spotted", but no further action required until respot time
+                               dbg "RBN: QUEUE key '$sp' cleared" if isdbg 'rbn';
+
+                               delete $dxchan->{queue}->{$sp};
+
+                               # calculate new sp (which will be 70% likely the same as the old one)
+                               # we do this to cope with the fact that the first spotter may well be "wrongly calibrated" giving a qrg that disagrees with the majority.
+                               # and we want to store the key that corresponds to majority opinion. 
+                               my $nqrg = nearest(1, $qrg * 10);  # normalised to nearest Khz
+                               my $nsp = "$r->[RCall]|$nqrg";
+                               if ($sp ne $nsp) {
+                                       dbg("RBN:SKIM CHANGE KEY sp '$sp' -> '$nsp' for storage") if  $rbnskim && isdbg('rbnskim');
+                                       delete $spots->{$sp};
+                                       $spots->{$nsp} = [$now, $cand->[CQual]];
+                               } else {
+                                       $spots->{$sp} = [$now, $cand->[CQual]];
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               dbg sprintf("RBN: QUEUE key: '$sp' SEND time not yet reached %.1f secs left", $cand->[CTime] + $dwelltime - $now) if isdbg 'rbnqueue'; 
+                       }
+               }
+               if (isdbg('rbntimer')) {
+                       my $diff = _diffus($ta);
+                       dbg "RBN: TIMER process queue for call: $dxchan->{call} $items spots $diff uS";
+               }
+       }
+}
 
 sub per_minute
 {
        foreach my $dxchan (DXChannel::get_all()) {
                next unless $dxchan->is_rbn;
-               dbg "RBN:STATS minute $dxchan->{call} raw: $dxchan->{noraw} sent: $dxchan->{norbn} delivered: $dxchan->{nospot} users: " . scalar keys %{$dxchan->{nousers}} if isdbg('rbnstats');
+               dbg "RBN:STATS minute $dxchan->{call} raw: $dxchan->{noraw} retrieved spots: $dxchan->{norbn} delivered: $dxchan->{nospot} after filtering to users: " . scalar keys %{$dxchan->{nousers}} if isdbg('rbnstats');
                if ($dxchan->{noraw} == 0 && $dxchan->{lasttime} > 60) {
                        LogDbg('RBN', "RBN: no input from $dxchan->{call}, disconnecting");
                        $dxchan->disconnect;
@@ -598,8 +859,12 @@ sub per_10_minute
 {
        my $count = 0;
        my $removed = 0;
-       while (my ($k,$v) = each %{$spots}) {
-               if ($main::systime - $v->[0] > $minspottime*2) {
+       while (my ($k,$cand) = each %{$spots}) {
+               next if $k eq 'VERSION';
+               next if $k =~ /^O\|/;
+               next if $k =~ /^SKIM\|/;
+               
+               if ($main::systime - $cand->[CTime] > $cachetime) {
                        delete $spots->{$k};
                        ++$removed;
                }
@@ -610,7 +875,9 @@ sub per_10_minute
        dbg "RBN:STATS spot cache remain: $count removed: $removed"; # if isdbg('rbn');
        foreach my $dxchan (DXChannel::get_all()) {
                next unless $dxchan->is_rbn;
-               dbg "RBN:STATS 10-minute $dxchan->{call} raw: $dxchan->{noraw10} sent: $dxchan->{norbn10} delivered: $dxchan->{nospot10} users: " . scalar keys %{$dxchan->{nousers10}};
+               my $nq = keys %{$dxchan->{queue}};
+               my $pc = $dxchan->{noraw10} ? sprintf("%.1f%%",$dxchan->{norbn10}*100/$dxchan->{noraw10}) : '0.0%';
+               dbg "RBN:STATS 10-minute $dxchan->{call} queue: $nq raw: $dxchan->{noraw10} retrieved spots: $dxchan->{norbn10} ($pc) delivered: $dxchan->{nospot10} after filtering to  users: " . scalar keys %{$dxchan->{nousers10}};
                $dxchan->{noraw10} = $dxchan->{norbn10} = $dxchan->{nospot10} = 0; $dxchan->{nousers10} = {};
        }
 }
@@ -619,7 +886,9 @@ sub per_hour
 {
        foreach my $dxchan (DXChannel::get_all()) {
                next unless $dxchan->is_rbn;
-               dbg "RBN:STATS hour $dxchan->{call} raw: $dxchan->{norawhour} sent: $dxchan->{norbnhour} delivered: $dxchan->{nospothour} users: " . scalar keys %{$dxchan->{nousershour}};
+               my $nq = keys %{$dxchan->{queue}};
+               my $pc = $dxchan->{norawhour} ? sprintf("%.1f%%",$dxchan->{norbnhour}*100/$dxchan->{norawhour}) : '0.0%';
+               dbg "RBN:STATS hour $dxchan->{call} queue: $nq raw: $dxchan->{norawhour} retrieved spots: $dxchan->{norbnhour} ($pc) delivered: $dxchan->{nospothour} after filtering to users: " . scalar keys %{$dxchan->{nousershour}};
                $dxchan->{norawhour} = $dxchan->{norbnhour} = $dxchan->{nospothour} = 0; $dxchan->{nousershour} = {};
        }
 }
@@ -631,11 +900,21 @@ sub finish
 
 sub write_cache
 {
-       my $fh = IO::File->new(">$cachefn") or confess("writing $cachefn $!");
-       $spots->{version} = $CACHE_VERSION;
-       my $s = $json->encode($spots);
-       $fh->print($s);
-       $fh->close;
+       my $ta = [ gettimeofday ];
+       $json->indent(1)->canonical(1) if isdbg 'rbncache';
+       my $s = eval {$json->encode($spots)};
+       if ($s) {
+               my $fh = IO::File->new(">$cachefn") or confess("writing $cachefn $!");
+               $fh->print($s);
+               $fh->close;
+       } else {
+               dbg("RBN:Write_cache error '$@'");
+               return;
+       }
+       $json->indent(0)->canonical(0);
+       my $diff = _diffms($ta);
+       my $size = sprintf('%.3fKB', (length($s) / 1000));
+       dbg("RBN:WRITE_CACHE size: $size time to write: $diff mS");
 }
 
 sub check_cache
@@ -643,7 +922,7 @@ sub check_cache
        if (-e $cachefn) {
                my $mt = (stat($cachefn))[9];
                my $t = $main::systime - $mt || 1;
-               my $p = difft($mt);
+               my $p = difft($mt, 2);
                if ($t < $cache_valid) {
                        dbg("RBN:check_cache '$cachefn' spot cache exists, created $p ago and not too old");
                        my $fh = IO::File->new($cachefn);
@@ -659,19 +938,23 @@ sub check_cache
                        }
                        if ($s) {
                                eval {$spots = $json->decode($s)};
-                               if ($spots && ref $spots) {
-                                       my $version = $spots->{version} || 0;
-                                       unless ($version != $CACHE_VERSION) {
-                                               # wrong version number
-                                               dbg("RBN:check_cache version number mismatch got: $version want: $CACHE_VERSION, reseting");
-                                               $spots = {};
-                                               return undef;
-                                       }
-                                       dbg("RBN:check_cache spot cache restored");
-                                       return 1;
+                               if ($spots && ref $spots) {     
+                                       if (exists $spots->{VERSION} && $spots->{VERSION} == $DATA_VERSION) {
+                                               # now clean out anything that has spot build ups in progress
+                                               while (my ($k, $cand) = each %$spots) {
+                                                       next if $k eq 'VERSION';
+                                                       next if $k =~ /^O\|/;
+                                                       next if $k =~ /^SKIM\|/;
+                                                       if (@$cand > CData) {
+                                                               $spots->{$k} = [$cand->[CTime], $cand->[CQual]];
+                                                       }
+                                               }
+                                               dbg("RBN:check_cache spot cache restored");
+                                               return 1;
+                                       } 
                                }
+                               dbg("RBN::checkcache error decoding $@");
                        }
-                       dbg("RBN::checkcache error decoding $@");
                } else {
                        my $d = difft($main::systime-$cache_valid);
                        dbg("RBN::checkcache '$cachefn' created $p ago is too old (> $d), ignored");
@@ -683,4 +966,27 @@ sub check_cache
        return undef;
 }
 
+sub add_seeme
+{
+       my $call = shift;
+       my $base = basecall($call);
+       my $ref = $seeme{$base} || [];
+       push @$ref, $call unless grep $_ eq $call, @$ref;
+       $seeme{$base} = $ref;
+}
+
+sub del_seeme
+{
+       my $call = shift;
+       my $base = basecall($call);
+       my $ref = $seeme{$base};
+       return unless @$ref;
+       
+       @$ref =  grep {$_ ne $call} @$ref;
+       if (@$ref) {
+               $seeme{$base} = $ref;
+       } else {
+               delete $seeme{basecall($call)};
+       }
+}
 1;