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Workflows

In the following the available workflows are presented.

Open and activate the plugin

.alb open

Close and deactivate the plugin

.alb close

Reload configuration (re-read alb-config.json)

Reloads the stored config file path (same config used at startup) and applies changes.

.alb reload

Timeline sorting

Show current timeline sort mode:

.alb sort

Set timeline sort mode (accepted aliases shown):

  • Target fix ETA: target, targetfixeta, tfe
  • Landing ETA: landing, landingeta, lde, lnd
.alb sort <target|landing>

Toggle runtime log file

Enables/disables ALB runtime logging to a session log file (useful for troubleshooting).

.alb log

Experimental UI toggle

Toggles (or explicitly sets) “experimental UI” features. Useful when testing new UI elements.

.alb experimental
.alb experimental on
.alb experimental off
.alb experimental status

Note: .alb reload will re-read config afterwards, if you also changed flags in the config file.

EAT loop compensation toggle

Toggles (or explicitly sets) EAT loop compensation.

.alb eatloop
.alb eatloop on
.alb eatloop off
.alb eatloop status

Planned landing rate (landings per hour)

Sets PLR for all active ICAOs (derived from active timelines).
If there are no active ICAOs, the rate is applied locally only.

Valid range: 5–80 ops/hr.

.alb plr <rate>

Planned departure rate (departures per hour)

Sets the local planned departure rate.

Valid range: 1–99 ops/hr.

.alb pdr <rate>

Arrival rate via fix (minutes interval)

Sets arrival spacing in minutes for a given via fix, applied to all active ICAOs (derived from active timelines).
Typical use: hold/arrival management for a specific entry fix.

Valid range: 0–20 minutes.

.alb ar <ViaFix> <minutes>

Become / resign FMR for an airport

Toggles FMR ownership for a destination ICAO (claim if not FMR, resign if currently FMR).

.alb fmr <ICAO>

Set Estimated Arrival Time (SEAT)

There are a couple of prerequisites to be able to set the EAT:

  • The aircraft need to have already been marked as cleared into a hold, i.e. visible on a Holding List.
  • HOLDFIX must be set for the aircraft (AdditionalACData / HOLDFIX).
  • You must be FMR for the aircraft’s destination.
  • The controller who has the aircraft assumed must have ALB version 0.2.7 or newer installed and open.
.alb seat <Callsign> <HHMM>

Status output

Toggle periodic status updates (legacy/diagnostics):

.alb status

Print status once:

.alb statusonce

Status refresh time

Sets the status refresh time (minutes) used by the status updater.

Valid range: 1–99 minutes.

.alb refreshtime <minutes>

Sound tests

Plays built-in sounds (useful to verify your audio setup):

  • dong (also accepts plr or ar) – the “dong” used for PLR/AR changes
  • ma, ga, goaround, missed, pointout – go-around / missed-approach sound
.alb sound <dong|ma|ga|goaround|missed|pointout>

Carrier permission test (scratchpad write probe)

Checks whether ALB can write/verify the scratchpad for the given callsign (restores the original text afterwards).

.alb cpt <Callsign>

Debugging commands

Toggle debug output

Turns debug output on/off (file sink etc.).

.alb debug

Set debug level

  • off
  • functional (or func)
  • calling (or callflow, trace)
.alb debug <off|functional|calling>

Rotate debug file

Forces a new debug log file (useful to “start fresh” without restarting).

.alb debugfile
.alb debugnew
.alb debugrotate

Arms a “print once” mode (for troubleshooting one-off events).

.alb debug printonce

Per-aircraft debug watch list

Show current watch list:

.alb debugac
.alb debugac list

Clear watch list:

.alb debugac clear

Toggle one or more callsigns (space/comma/semicolon separated):

.alb debugac <CS1> [CS2] [...]

Per-aircraft debug interval

Sets the minimum interval between per-aircraft debug prints.

.alb debugacinterval <seconds>

Per-aircraft debug minimum phase

Only print per-aircraft debug once the aircraft is at/after the given phase.

Accepted phases: EN1 EN2 ARR IAP FINAL GA ANY

.alb debugacminphase <phase>

Not currently implemented (present in code but disabled/commented out):

.alb version