flight categories

examples/basic_usage.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from fr24sdk.client import Client
+from fr24sdk.models.flight_category import FlightCategory
 from fr24sdk.models.geographic import AltitudeRange, Boundary
 
 # Configure basic logging to see SDK informational messages
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         flight_summary = client.flight_summary.get_light(flights=["KL1316"], flight_datetime_from=datetime(2025, 5, 13, 12, 0, 0), flight_datetime_to=datetime(2025, 5, 14, 17, 10, 0))
         if flight_summary.data:
             print(flight_summary.data[0].fr24_id)
+        print(client.flight_summary.get_full(operating_as=["FDX"],flight_datetime_from=datetime(2026, 1, 15, 15, 0, 0),flight_datetime_to=datetime(2026, 1, 15, 15, 5, 0),categories=[FlightCategory.CARGO]))
         print(client.live.flight_positions.get_light(flights=["SK2752"]))
         print(client.live.flight_positions.get_light(bounds=Boundary(north=55.6, south=55.5, west=12.5, east=12.6)))
         print(client.live.flight_positions.get_full(bounds="55.6,55.5,12.5,12.6"))

src/fr24sdk/models/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 """Exposes data models for the Flightradar24 SDK."""
 
-from .flight_category import FlightCategory
+from .flight_category import FlightCategory, FlightCategoryCode
 from .airline import AirlineLight
 from .airport import AirportFull, AirportLight, Country, Timezone
 from .flight import (
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 __all__ = [
     "AirlineLight",
     "FlightCategory",
+    "FlightCategoryCode",
     "AirportFull",
     "AirportLight",
     "Country",

src/fr24sdk/models/flight_category.py

@@ -4,15 +4,44 @@
 """Flight category enumeration for the Flightradar24 SDK."""
 
 from enum import Enum
+from typing import Literal
+
+FlightCategoryCode = Literal[
+    "P",
+    "C",
+    "M",
+    "J",
+    "T",
+    "H",
+    "B",
+    "G",
+    "D",
+    "V",
+    "O",
+    "N",
+]
 
 
 class FlightCategory(str, Enum):
-    """Enumeration of FlightRadar24 flight categories.
-
-    Maps character literals used by the FR24 API to identify different
-    types of aircraft and flight operations.
+    """Aircraft / vehicle category codes used in API (e.g. flight summary).
+
+    - **P** — **PASSENGER** — Commercial aircraft that carry passengers as their primary purpose.
+    - **C** — **CARGO** — Aircraft that carry only cargo.
+    - **M** — **MILITARY_AND_GOVERNMENT** — Aircraft operated by military or a governmental agency.
+    - **J** — **BUSINESS_JETS** — Larger private aircraft, such as Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Pilatus.
+    - **T** — **GENERAL_AVIATION** — Non-commercial transport flights, including private, ambulance,
+      aerial survey, flight training and instrument calibration aircraft.
+    - **H** — **HELICOPTERS** — Rotary wing aircraft.
+    - **B** — **LIGHTER_THAN_AIR** — Lighter-than-air aircraft include gas-filled airships of all kinds.
+    - **G** — **GLIDERS** — Unpowered aircraft.
+    - **D** — **DRONES** — Uncrewed aircraft, ranging from small consumer drones to larger UAVs.
+    - **V** — **GROUND_VEHICLES** — Transponder equipped vehicles, such as push-back tugs, fire trucks,
+      and operations vehicles.
+    - **O** — **OTHER** — Aircraft appearing on Flightradar24 not classified elsewhere
+      (International Space Station, UFOs, Santa, etc).
+    - **N** — **NON_CATEGORIZED** — Aircraft not yet placed into a category in the Flightradar24 database.
     """
-    
+
     PASSENGER = "P"
     CARGO = "C"
     MILITARY_AND_GOVERNMENT = "M"
@@ -28,3 +57,6 @@ class FlightCategory(str, Enum):
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.value
+
+
+__all__ = ["FlightCategory", "FlightCategoryCode"]

src/fr24sdk/resources/flight_summary.py

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 """Resource class for flight summary data."""
 
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional, Any, Annotated
+from typing import Optional, Any, Annotated, Union
 from datetime import datetime
 from pydantic import BaseModel, model_serializer, StringConstraints, Field
 
 from ..transport import HttpTransport
+from ..models.flight_category import FlightCategory
 from ..models.flight import (
     FlightSummaryLightResponse,
     FlightSummaryFullResponse,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     AIRLINE_ICAO_PATTERN,
     AIRPORT_PARAM_PATTERN,
     ROUTE_PATTERN,
+    SERVICE_TYPES_PATTERN,
     SORT_PATTERN,
 )
 
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ class _FlightSummaryParams(BaseModel):
         Field(default=None, max_length=15)
     )
     aircraft: Optional[list[str]] = Field(default=None, max_length=15)
+    categories: Optional[
+        list[Union[FlightCategory, Annotated[str, StringConstraints(pattern=SERVICE_TYPES_PATTERN)]]]
+    ] = Field(default=None, max_length=15)
     sort: Optional[Annotated[str, StringConstraints(pattern=SORT_PATTERN)]] = None
     limit: Optional[Annotated[int, Field(ge=1, le=20000)]] = None
 
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ def get_light(
         airports: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         routes: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         aircraft: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        categories: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         sort: Optional[str] = None,
         limit: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> FlightSummaryLightResponse:
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ def get_light(
             airports=airports,
             routes=routes,
             aircraft=aircraft,
+            categories=categories,
             sort=sort,
             limit=limit,
         ).model_dump(exclude_none=True)
@@ -140,6 +147,7 @@ def get_full(
         airports: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         routes: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         aircraft: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        categories: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         sort: Optional[str] = None,
         limit: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> FlightSummaryFullResponse:
@@ -159,6 +167,7 @@ def get_full(
             airports=airports,
             routes=routes,
             aircraft=aircraft,
+            categories=categories,
             sort=sort,
             limit=limit,
         ).model_dump(exclude_none=True)
@@ -181,6 +190,7 @@ def get_count(
         airports: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         routes: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         aircraft: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        categories: Optional[list[str]] = None,
     ) -> CountResponse:
         """Return the number of flight-summary records that match the filters.
 
@@ -199,6 +209,7 @@ def get_count(
             airports=airports,
             routes=routes,
             aircraft=aircraft,
+            categories=categories,
         ).model_dump(exclude_none=True)
         response = self._transport.request(
             "GET", f"{self.BASE_PATH}/count", params=params
@@ -219,6 +230,7 @@ def count(
         airports: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         routes: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         aircraft: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+        categories: Optional[list[str]] = None,
     ) -> CountResponse:
         """Deprecated alias for :meth:`get_count`."""
         warnings.warn(
@@ -239,4 +251,5 @@ def count(
             airports=airports,
             routes=routes,
             aircraft=aircraft,
+            categories=categories,
         )

tests/unit/test_flight_summary.py

@@ -9,13 +9,31 @@
 
 from fr24sdk.resources.flight_summary import FlightSummaryResource, _FlightSummaryParams
 from fr24sdk.models.flight import (
+    FlightSummaryFull,
     FlightSummaryLightResponse,
     FlightSummaryFullResponse,
     CountResponse,
 )
+from fr24sdk.models.flight_category import FlightCategory
 from fr24sdk.transport import HttpTransport
 
 
+class TestFlightSummaryFullCategory:
+    """Parsing of ``category`` on :class:`FlightSummaryFull`."""
+
+    def test_known_code_coerces_to_enum(self) -> None:
+        row = FlightSummaryFull.model_validate({"fr24_id": "abc", "category": "M"})
+        assert row.category == FlightCategory.MILITARY_AND_GOVERNMENT
+
+    def test_unknown_code_left_as_str(self) -> None:
+        row = FlightSummaryFull.model_validate({"fr24_id": "abc", "category": "X"})
+        assert row.category == "X"
+
+    def test_category_omitted_is_none(self) -> None:
+        row = FlightSummaryFull.model_validate({"fr24_id": "abc"})
+        assert row.category is None
+
+
 class TestFlightSummaryParams:
     """Test the _FlightSummaryParams class."""
 
@@ -40,6 +58,13 @@ def test_serialize_params(self):
         assert serialized["callsigns"] == "BAW123"
         assert serialized["aircraft"] == "B738,A320"
 
+        params_with_cat = _FlightSummaryParams(
+            flight_datetime_from=test_datetime,
+            flight_datetime_to=test_datetime,
+            categories=[FlightCategory.PASSENGER, "C"],
+        )
+        assert params_with_cat._to_query_dict()["categories"] == "P,C"
+
         # Check that None values are not included
         assert "registrations" not in serialized
 
@@ -162,6 +187,7 @@ def test_get_full_success(self, flight_summary, mock_transport):
                     "flight_time": 3600,
                     "actual_distance": 250.5,
                     "circle_distance": 230.0,
+                    "category": "P",
                     "hex": "40123A",
                     "first_seen": "2023-01-01T09:45:00Z",
                     "last_seen": "2023-01-01T11:15:00Z",
@@ -179,13 +205,13 @@ def test_get_full_success(self, flight_summary, mock_transport):
         result = flight_summary.get_full(flight_ids=["35f2ffd9"])
 
         # Verify results
-        print(result)
         assert isinstance(result, FlightSummaryFullResponse)
         assert len(result.data) == 1
         assert result.data[0].fr24_id == "35f2ffd9"
         assert result.data[0].flight == "BA1234"
         assert result.data[0].runway_takeoff == "27L"
         assert result.data[0].flight_time == 3600
+        assert result.data[0].category == FlightCategory.PASSENGER
 
         # Verify mock was called correctly
         mock_transport.request.assert_called_once()