#! /usr/bin/perl

# base36test.pl - Test of looking-up Amateur Radio DXCC entities via c
+allsign prefixes
#                     lu6.pl requires a complete callsign to query QRZ
+.com,
#                         but also returns more details. This script w
+as developed
#                         to be used when only a partial callsign was 
+heard
#                     Callsigns are composed of the characters [0..9] 
+[A..Z]
#                     Prefixes can be 1,2, or 3 characters
#                     Each country or entity has been assigned a uniqu
+e prefix
#                     It was noticed that combinations of these ranges
+ may be
#                         interpreted as Base36 numbers. This provided
+ for a
#                         simplified numerical search
#                     A table of DXCC entities(dxcc.txt) was downloade
+d from ARRL.COM
#                         and was cleaned up a little and arranged in 
+alphabetical order.
#                     builddxcctable() creates a Base36 encoded versio
+n of this table
#                         where beginning and ending prefix strings ar
+e converted
#                         to Base36 numbers for comparison against a B
+ase36 encoded prefix
#                     finddxcc() searches the Base36 table and returns
+ the entity name
#                         linear search through the table ranges(300 +
+/- rows)
#
# James M. Lynes Jr. - KE4MIQ
# Created:       February 22, 2023
# Last Modified: 02/22/2023 - First version created
#                           -     command line version
# 
# Environment:   Ubuntu 22.04LTS
# Notes:         Install Perl Tk and Non-Core Modules
#                    sudo apt update
#                    sudo apt install perl-tk 
#                    cpanm Math::Base36
#
#                DXCC - DX(long distance) Century Club
#                       A certificate earned by contacting 100 countri
+es/entities
#                       Outside of your home country
#                     
use Math::Base36 ':all';
use Text::Tabs;

my @dxcc;                                             # DXCC table

builddxcctable();                                     # Build table of
+ DXCC entities

while(1) {                                            # Loop for entit
+y entry
    print "\nEnter a DXCC Prefix(ke):  ";
    my $prefix = <STDIN>;
    chomp($prefix);
    if(length($prefix) == 1) {                        # Entries may be
+ 1,2, or 3 characters
        $prefix = uc($prefix) . 'AA';                 #    Pad with A'
+s TO 3 characters
    } elsif(length($prefix) == 2) {
        $prefix = uc($prefix) . 'A';
    }
    my $base36num = decode_base36($prefix);           # Encode entry i
+nto Base36
    my $entity = finddxcc($base36num);                # Search for ent
+ry
    print "$entity\n";
}
#
# Read dxcc.txt file and build the DXCC lookup table in Base36
#
sub builddxcctable {
    open(my $fh, '<', 'dxcc.txt');
    while(defined(my $line = <$fh>)) {
        chomp($line);
        $line     = expand($line);
        my $len   = length($line) -1;
        my $bcall = substr($line, 0, 3);
        my $ecall = substr($line, 4, 3);
        my $desc  = substr($line ,16, $len);           # Entity name
        my $dbcall = decode_base36($bcall);            # Base36 prefix
+ range beginning
        my $decall = decode_base36($ecall);            # Base36 prefix
+ range end
        push(@dxcc, [$dbcall, $decall, $desc]);
    }
    close($fh);
}
#
# Linear search the DXCC table for a match with entered Base36 encoded
+ prefix
#
sub finddxcc {
    my($base) = @_;
    my $dx;
    for my $i(0 .. $#dxcc) {
        next if($dxcc[$i][1] < $base);
       $dx = $dxcc[$i][2];
        last;
    } 
    return $dx;   
}
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