remoteFile in compliments module

[schlachtkreuzer6]

@strawberry-3.141 how to open the electron console to see those errors? I’m not an expert, sry

[strawberry 3.141]

@schlachtkreuzer6 either start with npm start dev or press cmd+shift+i during runtime

[jcorraliza]

Hi there, just want to add that I am also unable to get the remoteFile to work. I have it configured as specified above using the currentweather items, but my mirror still shows the default phrases.

[strawberry 3.141]

@jcorraliza can you show your config for compliments module and the path where you placed the file?

[jcorraliza]

@strawberry-3.141 Sure, I placed the compliments.json file in ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments directory.

My config.js is as follows:

 {
                        module: 'compliments',
                        position: 'lower_third',
                        config: {
                                remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
                        }
},

My compliments.json file is set up with currentweather arrays:

{
	"day_sunny" : [
	        "The sun is shining today!",
        	"It\'s such a beautiful day",
		"It\'s gorgeous outside, go play!"
    	],
    	"day_cloudy" : [
		"It\'s cloudy out there, but no meatballs",
		"It may be cloudy, but it\'s still nice out!",
		"The sun is hiding right now"
    	],
	"cloudy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"cloudy_windy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
	],
	"showers" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"rain" : [
        	"Take your umbrella with you.",
        	"It's wet out there, drive safe!",
	        "It's rainy outside, but you brighten my day."
    	],
	"thunderstorm" : [
	        "Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"fog" : [
	        "Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
   	],
    	"night_clear" : [
  		"You made someone smile today, I know it.",
       		"You are making a difference.",
        	"The day was better for your efforts."
    	],
	"night_cloudy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"night_showers" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"night_rain" : [
	        "Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"night_thunderstorm" : [
        	"It\'s a stormy night, don\'t be scared",
        	"Thunderstorms tonight, Oliver\'s covering his ears"
    	],
	"night_alt_cloudy_windy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
 	]
}

I started filling in custom messages, then decided to copy/paste them all just in case it didn’t work. See anything I’m doing wrong? Thanks!

[schlachtkreuzer6]

@strawberry-3.141 Hey, hm i think something is wrong^^

pi@MagicMirror:~ $ npm start dev
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.37-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "start" "dev"
npm ERR! node v6.9.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.9
npm ERR! path /home/pi/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! syscall open

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/npm-debug.log

[yawns]

@jcorraliza
Hi, I just tried on my computer …

snippit from my config.js

{
	module: 'compliments',
	position: 'lower_third',
	config: {
		remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
	}
},

my compliments.json

{
    "morning" : [
        "heyho"
    ],
    "afternoon" : [
        "home early?"
    ],
    "evening" : [
        "finally home"
    ],
	"fog" : [
		"fog, oh no :("             
	]
}

The compliments.json file is located in ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments
Three things to mention:

1. Of course you need to use the default “currentweather” module
2. You need to run the new updated MagicMirror version. Otherwise compliments and currentweather are not interacting
3. There is a delay loading the compliments file. I added some debug output to track that and as you see MagicMirror starts with default values and takes 30 seconds to load and verify your remote file.

[yawns]

@schlachtkreuzer6
you are in your home directory, not in your MagicMirror folder.
Run cd MagicMirror first

[schlachtkreuzer6]

@yawns oh, okay then i get this:

pi@MagicMirror:~/MagicMirror $ npm start dev

> magicmirror@2.1.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
> electron js/electron.js "dev"


npm ERR! Linux 4.4.37-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "start" "dev"
npm ERR! node v6.9.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.9
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.1.0 start: `electron js/electron.js "dev"`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.0 start script 'electron js/electron.js "dev"'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     electron js/electron.js "dev"
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs magicmirror
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls magicmirror
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/MagicMirror/npm-debug.log

npm-debug.log

  GNU nano 2.2.6                                                                 File: npm-debug.log

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/nodejs', '/usr/bin/npm', 'start', 'dev' ]
2 info using npm@3.10.9
3 info using node@v6.9.2
4 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
5 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~prestart: magicmirror@2.1.0
6 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~prestart: no script for prestart, continuing
7 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: magicmirror@2.1.0
8 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
9 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: PATH: /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/.bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
10 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: CWD: /home/pi/MagicMirror
11 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: Args: [ '-c', 'electron js/electron.js "dev"' ]
12 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: Returned: code: 1  signal: null
13 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.0~start: Failed to exec start script
14 verbose stack Error: magicmirror@2.1.0 start: `electron js/electron.js "dev"`
14 verbose stack Exit status 1
14 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/lifecycle.js:255:16)
14 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/spawn.js:40:14)
14 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16)
14 verbose stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5)
15 verbose pkgid magicmirror@2.1.0
16 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror
17 error Linux 4.4.37-v7+
18 error argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "start" "dev"
19 error node v6.9.2
20 error npm  v3.10.9
21 error code ELIFECYCLE
22 error magicmirror@2.1.0 start: `electron js/electron.js "dev"`
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.0 start script 'electron js/electron.js "dev"'.
23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package,
23 error not with npm itself.
23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
23 error     electron js/electron.js "dev"
23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
23 error     npm bugs magicmirror
23 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
23 error     npm owner ls magicmirror
23 error There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[DvdEnde]

Friends,

using version 2.1.0 you must have the remoteFile within the configuration of the compliments.js.

the file should start like this:

defaults: {
	updateInterval: 30000,
	remoteFile: 'put your file here',
	fadeSpeed: 4000
},

it is only working with a local file.

in my config/config.js i did not change anything for compliments module.