Electron

sdetweil

@kayakbabe when developing a module, dont use pm2

just
npm start
in the MagicMirror folder
ctrl-c top stop.

pm2 is for production

use ssh from your PC, maybe winscp or bitvise ssh client that gives you ssh terminal and file manager over the pi files. then u can edit w notepad++ or vs ode or whatever u like

if u need the dev window you can do it on your PC… never have to touch the pi itself.

if u change the modulename.js, or css, or config.js settings, just reload the page, no restart required

sdetweil

@kayakbabe also if you used my script to install, its
pm2 restart/start/stop MagicMirror

plainbroke

@sdetweil
I was using ctrl - m to stop MM to see what was giving my black screen with a mouse pointer and the only thing I could find that seemed strange was a bunch of electron instances running.
I was just wondering if that could be the cause of the black screen with the mouse pointer… I use pm2 for most every thing that has been explained on here in the past year or so. I use pm2 to restart mm when needed and it is setup to restart mm anytime I make changes to config.js and exit and save.

kayakbabe

@plainbroke ctrl+m does not stop MagicMirror. It minimizes it so it isn’t showing full screen.

m = minimize

plainbroke

@kayakbabe
I know that, and that is why I was using it that way.
There is a method to my madness.
I figured if I left it running (minimized) I could find what was causing my black screen with the mouse pointer on it. I guess it just opened up everyones pm2 usage information… I am still looking what is causing this to happen randomly. As in it may not happen for days and then it may happen a couple times a day.
I guess I need to find a way to monitor when it freezes and have it auto restart mm.

kayakbabe

@sdetweil If I didn’t need a breadboard for testing the button circuits I’m adding, it could be done the way you say. I’m not working on the appearance of my mirror, If I were then I’d do as you suggest. I’m working on adding hardware buttons and a new module to make them function the way I want.

I find it easier to just remove the pi, take it to my desktop where I have a very wide monitor. And where I can play with wiring, breadboard, resisitors, buttons etc. I added the following to my config

electronOptions: {
		fullscreen: false,
		width: 950,
		height: 950
	},

so I can have mm running on one quarter of my screen, I have plenty of room for geany on the other and a terminal window, etc. then can just f5 or ctrl+r when I want to test.

kayakbabe

@plainbroke did you look at your pm2 logs? Sam really helped me by explaining where to look. I’ll bet it’s a module.

plainbroke

@kayakbabe
I will look into that also when i am back where I can in a couple weeks.

sdetweil

@kayakbabe yes requiring hardware makes it another challenge…