AA Payout - Loot Management System

An Alliance Auth plugin that allows organizers to value loot from PvP engagements and automatically distribute ISK payouts to participating pilots.

Features

Core Features

• Payout Management: Create and track payout operations with participant rosters
• Loot Valuation: Automatically value loot using Janice API (Jita buy/sell prices)
• Payout Calculation: Even split distribution with configurable corporation share
• Payment Tracking: Track payment status and maintain audit trails
• Admin Interface: Complete Django admin with inline management for all models

Advanced Features

• Manual & ESI Import: Add participants manually or import entire fleet from EVE client via ESI
• Character Deduplication: Automatic grouping of alts - one payout per human player
• Scout Bonus System: Mark scouts for +10% ISK bonus (configurable percentage)
• Participant Controls: Exclude specific participants from payouts
• Express Mode Payment: Keyboard-driven payment workflow with ESI window opening (~80% time savings)
• Payment Verification: Automatic verification via ESI wallet journal
• Payout History: Advanced filtering, search, and pagination for historical payouts

Requirements

Before installing this plugin, you need:

1. Alliance Auth 4.3.1+: This plugin requires Alliance Auth to be installed
2. Janice API Key (Required): This plugin uses the Janice API to value loot items
   • Create a free account at https://janice.e-351.com
   • Generate an API key from your account settings
   • See Janice API Documentation for more information
3. ESI Token (Optional but recommended): For advanced features, organizers need ESI tokens with these scopes:
   • esi-fleets.read_fleet.v1 - Import fleet composition
   • esi-ui.open_window.v1 - Express Mode payment interface
   • esi-wallet.read_character_wallet.v1 - Payment verification

Installation

Step 1: Install the Package

Install the package into your Alliance Auth virtual environment:

pip install aa-payout

Or install directly from the repository:

pip install git+https://github.com/guarzo/aa-payout.git

Step 2: Configure Alliance Auth

Add aapayout to your INSTALLED_APPS and add the context processor in your Alliance Auth settings file (usually myauth/settings/local.py):

INSTALLED_APPS += [
    'aapayout',
]

# Add context processor for organizer character selection
TEMPLATES[0]['OPTIONS']['context_processors'].append(
    'aapayout.context_processors.fc_character'
)

Step 3: Configure Settings

Add your Janice API key to your local.py settings file:

# Janice API Configuration (REQUIRED)
AAPAYOUT_JANICE_API_KEY = "your-api-key-here"  # Get this from https://janice.e-351.com
AAPAYOUT_JANICE_MARKET = 2              # Market ID: 2=Jita, 1=Amarr, 3=Dodixie, 4=Rens, 5=Hek
AAPAYOUT_JANICE_PRICE_TYPE = "buy"      # Price type: buy or sell

# Payout Configuration
AAPAYOUT_CORP_SHARE_PERCENTAGE = 10     # Percentage of loot value to corporation
AAPAYOUT_MINIMUM_PAYOUT = 1000000       # Minimum payout amount in ISK (1M ISK)
AAPAYOUT_SCOUT_BONUS_PERCENTAGE = 10    # Scout bonus percentage (default: +10%)

# Optional: Holding Corporation
AAPAYOUT_HOLDING_CORP_ID = 123456       # EVE corporation ID for corp share recipient

Step 4: Run Migrations

Run Django migrations to create the database tables:

python manage.py migrate

Step 5: Collect Static Files

Collect static files:

python manage.py collectstatic

Step 6: Restart Services

Restart your Alliance Auth services:

supervisorctl restart myauth:

Permissions

The following permissions are available:

Basic Usage

Selecting Organizer Character

Before creating payouts or importing from ESI, select which character to use as the organizer:

1. Look for the organizer character dropdown in the top navigation bar
2. Click the dropdown (shows "FC: [Character Name]")
3. Select the character you want to use for payout operations
4. The selected character will be used for:
   • ESI fleet detection and import
   • Payment operations
   • Payout organizer assignment

Note: The system defaults to your main character. You can change this at any time.

Creating a Payout

1. Navigate to Fleet Payouts in the Alliance Auth sidebar
2. Click Create Payout
3. Fill in payout details:
   • Payout name (e.g., "Roaming Fleet - 2025-10-28")
   • Battle report URL (optional, e.g., link to zkillboard or evetools battle report)
   • Notes (optional)
4. Payout time is automatically set to the current time
5. Click Create

Adding Participants

Option 1: Manual Entry

1. Open your payout
2. Click Add Participant
3. Enter character name
4. Optionally mark as scout or exclude from payout
5. Click Add

Option 2: ESI Fleet Import (Recommended)

1. Make sure you're in a fleet in EVE Online
2. Select the correct organizer character from the dropdown (top navigation)
3. Open your payout in the system
4. Click Import from ESI
5. Click Import Current Fleet
6. System will automatically:
   • Detect which fleet you're in
   • Add all fleet members
   • Deduplicate alts (one payout per player)

Adding Loot

1. Open your payout
2. Click Add Loot Pool
3. Give the loot pool a name (e.g., "Main Haul")
4. Paste raw loot text from EVE client:
   • Select items in cargo/contract
   • Copy (Ctrl+C in EVE)
   • Paste into the "Raw Loot Text" field
5. Click Create
6. System will automatically value loot via Janice API
7. Corporation share is automatically set to 10% if per-character payout > 200k ISK, otherwise 0%

Reviewing and Approving Payouts

1. View the loot pool details to see valued items
2. Click Edit Item to manually adjust any prices if needed
3. Click Approve Payouts
4. Review the payout preview:
   • Base share per participant
   • Scout bonuses (if any scouts marked)
   • Corporation share (auto-calculated: 10% if per-character > 200k ISK, else 0%)
   • Total distribution
5. Click Approve

Processing Payments

Option 1: Regular Mode

1. Go to Payout List for the loot pool
2. For each payout:
   • Open EVE client
   • Send ISK to recipient character
   • Click Mark as Paid
   • Enter transaction reference (optional)
   • Confirm

Option 2: Express Mode (Recommended)

1. Go to Payout List for the loot pool
2. Click Express Mode
3. For each payout:
   • Press O to open character window in EVE (via ESI)
   • Transfer ISK manually in EVE client
   • Press Space to mark as paid and move to next
4. System tracks progress and estimates time remaining

Option 3: Payment Verification

1. Make all payments manually in EVE client
2. Go to Payout List
3. Click Verify Payments
4. System checks your wallet journal via ESI
5. Automatically marks matching payments as verified

Viewing Payout History

1. Click Payout History in the main menu
2. Use filters to find specific payouts:
   • Filter by payout session
   • Filter by status (pending/paid)
   • Filter by date range
   • Search by character or payout name
3. View summary statistics (total paid, pending, etc.)

How It Works

Payout Calculation

1. Corporation Share: Automatically set to 10% if per-character payout > 200k ISK, otherwise 0%
2. Character Deduplication: Group alts by main character (one payout per human)
3. Base Share: Remaining ISK split evenly among unique players
4. Scout Bonus: Scouts get +10% additional ISK (not a multiplier)
5. Rounding: Individual shares round down to nearest 0.01 ISK
6. Remainder: Rounding remainder goes to corporation

Example (100M ISK loot, 3 players, 2 scouts):

• Corp share: 10M ISK
• Participant pool: 90M ISK
• Base share: 90M / 3 = 30M ISK
• Scout bonus: 30M * 0.10 = 3M ISK
• Scout A: 30M + 3M = 33M ISK
• Scout B: 30M + 3M = 33M ISK
• Regular: 30M ISK
• Total paid: 96M ISK
• Corp final: 10M + 4M remainder = 14M ISK

Configuration

Additional configuration options in your local.py:

# Advanced Configuration
AAPAYOUT_JANICE_TIMEOUT = 30             # API request timeout in seconds
AAPAYOUT_JANICE_CACHE_HOURS = 1         # Cache appraisals for this many hours
AAPAYOUT_REQUIRE_APPROVAL = True        # Require organizer approval before payouts

# ESI Integration
AAPAYOUT_ESI_FLEET_IMPORT_ENABLED = True  # Enable ESI fleet import
AAPAYOUT_EXPRESS_MODE_ENABLED = True      # Enable Express Mode payment interface

# Payment Verification
AAPAYOUT_VERIFICATION_TIME_WINDOW_HOURS = 24  # Wallet journal search window
AAPAYOUT_AUTO_VERIFY_AFTER_PAYMENT = True     # Auto-verify after Express Mode

Troubleshooting

Janice API Issues

Problem: "Failed to value loot" error

• Solution: Check your Janice API key is valid and has not expired
• Solution: Verify your Janice account has sufficient API credits
• Solution: Check network connectivity to janice.e-351.com

ESI Import Issues

Problem: "You are not currently in a fleet" error

• Solution: Make sure you're actually in a fleet in EVE Online
• Solution: Verify the correct organizer character is selected in the dropdown (top navigation)
• Solution: Ensure you have added an ESI token with esi-fleets.read_fleet.v1 scope for that character
• Solution: Try refreshing your ESI token by re-adding your character

Problem: "ESI fleet import failed" error

• Solution: Ensure you are the fleet commander or have fleet boss role in EVE Online
• Solution: Check your ESI token is valid and not expired
• Solution: Verify network connectivity to ESI

Express Mode Issues

Problem: Character window not opening in EVE

• Solution: Ensure EVE client is running and logged in
• Solution: Verify you have ESI token with esi-ui.open_window.v1 scope
• Solution: Check you are logged into the correct character

Payment Verification Issues

Problem: Payments not being verified

• Solution: Ensure you have ESI token with esi-wallet.read_character_wallet.v1 scope
• Solution: Verify you made the payment from the correct character
• Solution: Check the payment was made within the time window (default 24 hours)
• Solution: Ensure payment amount matches exactly (within 0.01 ISK)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/guarzo/aa-payout.git
cd aa-payout

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Run tests
python runtests.py

# Run pre-commit checks
pre-commit run --all-files

Support

For bugs, feature requests, or questions, please open an issue on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built for Alliance Auth
• Loot valuation powered by Janice API
• Based on the AA Example Plugin
• EVE Online and all associated content is property of CCP Games