[WIDGET] Volanta Export phpVMS 7

[ARV187]

Widget Volanta Export phpVMS 7

Exports flights from phpVMS to the CSV format required by Volanta.

https://github.com/avs-code/volantaWidget

 

✨ Features

📅 Customisable date selection.

🔽 Direct download in CSV format.

📊 Flight preview in table format.

🎯 Specific format for Volanta.

🔒 Only visible to the pilot themselves.

 

📋 Requirements

phpVMS 7.x

PHP >=8.1

Users with registered flights (PIREPs).

 

📸 Screenshots

 

 

 

Installing the Volanta Export Widget

 

📦 Manual Installation

 

Step 1: Copy widget files

Copy these files to your phpVMS installation:

VolantaExportFlights.php → app/Widgets/VolantaExportFlights.php

volanta_export_flights.blade.php → resources/views/widgets/volanta_export_flights.blade.php

├── app/
│   └── Widgets/
│       └── VolantaExportFlights.php
└── resources/
    └── views/
        └── widgets/
            └── volanta_export_flights.blade.php

 

Step 2: Integrate into the Profile view

Add these lines to the file:

resources/views/layouts/your_theme_name/profile/index.blade.php

 

    {{-- Widget Volanta Export Flights - Only visible to the user themselves --}}
@if (Auth::check() && $user->id === Auth::user()->id)
    <div class="row mt-5">
        <div class="col-sm-12">
        @widget('VolantaExportFlights')
        </div>
    </div>
@endif

 

Step 3: Clear cache

In administration panel->maintenance->Clear all caches.

 

✅ Verification

Go to your profile (/profile).

You should see the ‘Volanta Export Flights’ widget.

 

🗑️ Uninstallation

Delete the 2 copied files (VolantaExportFlights.php and volanta_export_flights.blade.php).

Remove the lines added to the profile file (resources/views/layouts/your_theme_name/profile/index.blade.php).

Clear cache.

 

📋 CSV format generated

The CSV includes these columns for Volanta:

Origin, Destination, DepartureTime, Duration, Airline, Callsign, FlightNumber, AircraftType, AircraftRegistration, Route, ArrivalTime, Distance, Fuel

 

✅ Use

Go to your profile (/profile).

Click on Volanta Export button.

Select dates and click over Search flights.

Click again on Volanta Export button to see the results.

Click on Download CSV for Volanta.

In your Volanta app, Settings -> Data Import/Export -> Manual -> Select CSV.

Select Data to import, Aircraft and Flights, the selected data will merged in aircraft case, or duplicated in fligths case, so select only flights that you don't actually have in Volanta.

Click on Begin Import.
 

View File

 

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Widget Volanta Export

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• Submitter
  ARV187
• Submitted
  03/07/26
• Category
  Widgets

 

Edited 2 hours ago by ARV187