@emrah_asl said in Updating Compliments using a spreadsheet: fs.writeFile("modules/default/compliments/remotefile.json", compliments, function(err) { my code in node_helper.js (under compliments folder) are creating file on root normally when you start mm with npm start don’t make this node_helper.js as MM has a special use for that… make it createCompliments.js then the best thing is use the full path for the file fs.writeFile("/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/remotefile.json", compliments, function(err) { how do you start MM? pm2 start 0 (and it starts on boot too…) If you used the automated install script u would have been prompted to set this up. (if u want to add it now, you can run the fixuppm2.sh script from here https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts just one line to copy/paste ) now, if you use pm2, it launches MM by using the installers/mm.sh script. you can add your node modules/default/compliments/createCompliments.js to the mm.sh and all will continue as normal. The second problem , my magic mirror fires electron.js error when I try to create file. i don’t understand this. npm start fires electron.js npm reads the package,json file and looks for the command requested "scripts": { "start": "DISPLAY=\"${DISPLAY:=:0}\" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js", the ‘start’ command executes that line.

@sdetweil Bummer, oh well, no better way for me to learn…thanks for verifying!

@sranj ok, so u receive the trigger in the node_helper, and need to launch/exec/spawn your python pgm so you need the child_process library https://nodejs.org/en/knowledge/child-processes/how-to-spawn-a-child-process/ PIR uses the same library to launch the tvservice command, or vgencmd to blank the screen

@sranj u will have to write code. some module or module extension. I think. I’ve said all the words that could be used in Google searches to figure it out.

@hango the code was less than i thought replace this (last line of randomCompliment) return compliments[index] || ''; with this var f = compliments[index]; if ( typeof f == 'function') f= f() return f || ""; a compliment config entry would look like this module: "compliments", config: { compliments : { 'anytime': [ function(){return "this is a test "+ moment().format('MM DD HH:MM:SS')} ] } } all of the things can be functions, or any combo down to just 1 entry as a function. the function must return a string

@sdetweil I think you just made my day.

@Bugsounet I tried giving the full path too, but it did not work The python script does work on its own, there are no errors in that file

better use this … start : function(){ setInterval( () => {this.updateDom()}, 1000); },

It‘s working! Thx u!!

I want my Magic Mirror to only listen to a wake word before it starts listening to other commands. Can anyone show me how to do it with MMM-Hotword? At the moment, my Magic Mirror can listen and detect all registered hotwords in the models.

I am also trying to have my Amazon Photos as background images. Were you able to achieve this and if so, how?

@xTITUS-MAXIMUSx nvm… after reviewing my mistakes I actually got it working Module.register("MMM-CSSswitch", { defaults: { morning_start: 5, morning_stop: 12, noon_start: 12, noon_stop: 23, }, //Do I still need to load the custom.css? getStyles: function() { return ["MMM-CSSswitch.css"]; }, // Define start sequence. start: function() { Log.info("Starting module: " + this.name); // Schedule update interval. var self = this; self.updatecssswitch(); setInterval(function() { self.updatecssswitch(); }, 5000); }, updatecssswitch: function() { var currentTime = new Date().getHours(); var body = document.querySelector('morning'); if ( currentTime >= this.config.morning_start && currentTime < this.config.morning_end ) { document.body.className = "morning"; } else if ( currentTime >= this.config.noon_start && currentTime < this.config.noon_stop ) { document.body.className = "noon"; } else { document.body.className = "night"; } } }); CSS .morning { background-image: url("morning.png"); margin: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; } .noon { background-image: url("noon.jpg"); margin: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; } .night { background-image: url("night.jpg"); margin: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; } Big thanks to @Piranha1605 and his github for a template.

@wishmaster270 , Sweet! Thanks!!

@Burnallover getDom() needs to return something, but u don’t want your content displayed. so hidden: false, suspend: function(){ this.hidden=true }, restore: function(){ this.hidden=false }, notificationReceived: function(notification, payload, source){ // this comes before the first call to getDom() if(notification === "ALL_MODULES_STARTED") this.hidden=true; }. getDom: function (){ var wrapper=document.createElement('div') if(this.hidden==false){ //create normal content } return wrapper; },

Greetings, almost 2 years since my last contribution here and thanks to Covid19 #stay_home am back again with lots of great ideas :) I want to create a facebook notifications module using this simple idea: 1- login to mbasic.facebook.com through iframe (simple to user and more secure than typing account details in config.js plus I can’t find any API for that yet. 2- parse the very basic html tags https://mbasic.facebook.com data and extract : <strong class="bj">Notifications< span aria-label="X new">(X)</span></strong> Messages< span aria-label="X unread">(X)</span> Friends< span aria-label="X new requests">(X)</span> <strong class="bj">Pages< span aria-label="XX new alerts">(XX)</span></strong> and so on… 3- Create a Facebook like notification bar/icons with red counter bubble of parsed X number for each notification. 4- regular check/update the page to get the new count and send.notification to the Alert module (playing some notify sound). the module config would be like that: session.login:"true", /*set for the first time(login) only*/ sound.notify:"true", /*enable sound notification through local file (omx or vlc to play) or through send.notification Alert module if current X the notification number higher than old X */ update.interval:"10", /* minutes maybe*/ style:"2", /* kinda optional for view style 0 horizontal 1 vertical 2 themed...etc The great news is all facebook notifications, messages, page messages, page notifications, friend request…etc are enclosed in simple html tags can be parsed easily also we can skip the iframe part here and login from any iframe module the login data will be saved to mirror cache… but the bad news is I don’t know how (very newbie in JS coding from scratch). Kindly help me creating such great and useful module I’ve seen some tutorials in parsing data using node.JS but it’s kinda hard to me Thanks in advance

@Sean Ah ofcourse, thanks for the explanation! My function does not have dependencies. I’ll use good old eval to fix this! My use case is that I need to use a different function based on the language setting of the mirror. These functions live in a separate folder and I import them in the node_helper.js file (together with some other arrays and objects I need based on language). For now I’ll use this solution, maybe in the future I build in a build step in my module so I can import the files directly into my main module file. https://github.com/ngnijland/MMM-text-clock/pull/2

Re: Changing icons of the modules Current Weather and Weather Forecast I was reading this old post and when replying it suggested I create a new one. I am playing with the default weather and forecast modules. I got my hands on some really nice animated weather icons but they are in .mov format. I have attempted to convert them to something like .gif but the quality output is terrible. In the original post @trividar was seeking an answer, not sure if they got it? Any advice?

@bhepler I use Geofency. You have to define the areas in the app and enter webhook addresses for entry and exit events. In my case, a JSON payload is posted to a self-hosted webserver (with encryption and basic auth).

no, sam. It’s just some scripts like: Color write, question, check OS, etc see this