MMM-News and BBC

[mumblebaj]

@DarrenHill MMM-NewsAPI has a whole lot more configs. See below sample.

{
                        module: "MMM-NewsAPI",
                        header: "news",
                       //  disabled: true,
                        position: "bottom_bar",
                        pages: {"sport": "bottom_bar"},
                        config: {
                                apiKey: <api-key>,
                                type: "horizontal",
                                choice: "everything",
                                pageSize: 20,
                                sortBy: "publishedAt",
                                drawInterval: 1000*30,
                                templateFile: "template.html",
                                fetchInterval: 1000*60*60,
                                query: {
                                        country: "",
                                        category: "",
                                        q: "",
                                        qInTitle: "",
                                        sources: "",
                                        domains: "bbc.co.uk",
                                        excludeDomains: "",
                                        language: ""
                                        }
                                }
				},

[DarrenHill]

@mumblebaj - Thanks for the support, and for both modules.

Unfortunately that gives me a headline in Spanish (I think) about Apple iPhone 14 with “undefined” below it.

I also tried your everything example configs from your GH page and got a similar layout (headline and undefined).

I’m beginning to think NewsAPI itself is screwed for me unfortunately, so we may be onto a loser here regardless of module.

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj i commented out your disabled: true,

[mumblebaj]

@DarrenHill That is very weird as the configs seem to work for me and the other guys who have tried to assist thus far.

[DarrenHill]

@mumblebaj - Yes, as I said I’m starting to think that your modules are both working fine, but the API feed I’m getting from NewsAPI is somehow corrupted and they are universally having issues with it.

I can’t create a new API key as it won’t let me (it says they don’t support UK now if you try and create a new key from here), and I guess that might be related somehow?

So I think we might be at a dead end here unfortunately with anything that’s using that API as its source.

[mumblebaj]

@DarrenHill The data coming through is fine as it works for me with the source that you provided. Not sure why you not able to create an API key though. I just tested creating another API Key and that worked as well. Unfortunately I am not able to assist with getting a key created.

[sdetweil]

@DarrenHill see my chat message

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj newsapi.org free is only 100 calls per day

I guess 4/hour is ok

[DarrenHill]

@sdetweil - thanks - tried your API key and it gives exactly the same results as my original one.

I also put my original API key into the chat, if you have time and are able could you test it for me?

I’m starting to think that for some reason NewsAPI cannot provide a proper service to UK IP addresses or something like that.

And I guess if that’s the case then we’re stuck, as everything provided by MM and you guys is all working fine, it’s just their API data that is for some reason messed up.

By the way, can I take this moment to also thank both you and @mumblebaj for the support to look into this.

[DarrenHill]

To add - I checked via the web link (in Chrome) and both keys give exactly the same response:

Original:

{"status":"ok","totalResults":10,"articles":[{"title":"Charles formally confirmed as king in ceremony televised for first time","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-10T09:22:16.0519529Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62860893"},{"title":"Kharkiv offensive: Russia surprised as Ukraine takes several towns - UK","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-10T08:37:17.1082493Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62860774"},{"title":"Sir Elton John pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-10T01:22:23.3573709Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62860047"},{"title":"In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II in North America","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T21:37:18.1845741Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62854864"},{"title":"What do we call the Royal Family now?","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T18:22:20.0913328Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62854804"},{"title":"In pictures: King Charles' first full day on the throne","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T17:07:22.1996941Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-62797450"},{"title":"Six times the Queen made us laugh","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T16:22:20.8594645Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62849166"},{"title":"Outpouring of sympathy across the Commonwealth","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T12:52:20.8883515Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-62852412"},{"title":"Queen Elizabeth II: Your tributes to UK's longest-reigning monarch","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T09:07:26.059624Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62847455"},{"title":"Royal rebranding: What will happen to stamps, coins, banknotes and passports?","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T07:22:20.9827975Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59596996"}]}

New:

{"status":"ok","totalResults":10,"articles":[{"title":"Charles formally confirmed as king in ceremony televised for first time","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-10T09:22:16.0519529Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62860893"},{"title":"Kharkiv offensive: Russia surprised as Ukraine takes several towns - UK","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-10T08:37:17.1082493Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62860774"},{"title":"Sir Elton John pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-10T01:22:23.3573709Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62860047"},{"title":"In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II in North America","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T21:37:18.1845741Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62854864"},{"title":"What do we call the Royal Family now?","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T18:22:20.0913328Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62854804"},{"title":"In pictures: King Charles' first full day on the throne","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T17:07:22.1996941Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-62797450"},{"title":"Six times the Queen made us laugh","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T16:22:20.8594645Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62849166"},{"title":"Outpouring of sympathy across the Commonwealth","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T12:52:20.8883515Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-62852412"},{"title":"Queen Elizabeth II: Your tributes to UK's longest-reigning monarch","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T09:07:26.059624Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62847455"},{"title":"Royal rebranding: What will happen to stamps, coins, banknotes and passports?","author":"BBC News","source":{"Id":"bbc-news","Name":"BBC News"},"publishedAt":"2022-09-09T07:22:20.9827975Z","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59596996"}]}

So the data is there, it’s not the module or the code, so it must be the API response specifically to my IP address or set-up. And if it is, we’re stuck and I guess I’ll just have to remove the module from my set-up.