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  • J Offline
    jimb
    last edited by Nov 14, 2023, 8:44 PM

    Sorry, your reply is higher than my limited knowledge :
    Do I have to enter some line(s) in the config file? I had no success with the browser instructions.

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      sdetweil @jimb
      last edited by Nov 14, 2023, 10:28 PM

      @jimb notjing in config.js. we are trying to look at the errors from the module

      so you need to use the browser you are viewing mm with

      three keys on the keyboard.
      ctrl-shift-i

      or npm start dev
      to start mm with the dev window open

      then select the console tab

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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        UncleRoger @jimb
        last edited by Nov 14, 2023, 11:47 PM

        @jimb I will always defer to @sdetweil 's greater knowledge and intelligence but another option is (I hope, anyway, since it’s what I’m using) to use the latitude and longitude of your location. I have the weather module set up to show my wife’s school using the coordinates. (We are known for our microclimates here – her school 2 miles away may have completely different weather from what we have at home.)

        To get the coordinates, I went to maps.google.com, clicked on a location, then copied the resulting URL. It should look like this:

        https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7761918,-122.4222641,16.25z?entry=ttu
        

        The first number after the @ sign is the latitude; the second is the longitude. So you could put in your config file:

        lat: 37.7761918,
        lon: -122.4222641,
        

        and it will show the weather for your location (or the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House in that example). This might be handy if you’re not near a city listed in the file.

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          UncleRoger @UncleRoger
          last edited by Nov 14, 2023, 11:52 PM

          And now, having actually looked at the file in question, I see it includes latitude and longitude for each entry. Very cool.

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            jimb
            last edited by Nov 15, 2023, 6:40 PM

            Sam, some progress. Operating in “dev” mode I do show status 401 unauthorized . However I am unable to 'place the ‘V 3.0’ in a way/place where it is recognized correctly. I tried placing it on its own “3.0” “API id…” and inside the quote mark "3.0 API ID …

            That gives me a syntax error and blows up the config file.

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              sdetweil @jimb
              last edited by sdetweil Nov 15, 2023, 7:07 PM Nov 15, 2023, 7:07 PM

              @jimb all the parms to a module go inside the modules
              config:{} section

              things to the left of : do not need quotes
              things to the right of : do not need quotes if they are true/false, or a number

              otherwise they need quotes. single or double doesn’t.mattet as long as both ends are the same.

              also for each.parm you add, it needs to tell the interpreter if there is more after it. do this by adding a trailing comma

              the apiVersion Parm

              should look like this

              {
                 module:"weather",
                 position mmmmm , 
                  config:{
                          apiVersion:3.0,
                           whatever other parms
                   }
              }
              

              Screenshot_20231115_130115_Chrome.jpg

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                jimb
                last edited by Nov 15, 2023, 10:30 PM

                Sam, I seem to be deeper in the weeds. After adding the apiVersion:3.0 parameter just below the config identifier in the config file -

                running dev displays the following error-

                Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier 'weather identifie ‘weatherProvider’

                and the config file blows up.

                Do I need to add this on some other line?

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                  sdetweil @jimb
                  last edited by Nov 15, 2023, 11:07 PM

                  @jimb after the config: for the module

                  Sam

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                    jimb
                    last edited by Nov 16, 2023, 3:10 AM

                    Sam, that’s where I put it. I can’t cut and paste here because I’m on a different computer than the Pi.

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                      sdetweil @jimb
                      last edited by Nov 16, 2023, 3:19 AM

                      @jimb said in Modifying the Config File:

                      Sam, that’s where I put it. I can’t cut and paste here because I’m on a different computer than the Pi.

                      turn on ssh, and install the bitvise or winscp ssh clients

                      then you can do everything from your PC. it’s SOOOOO much better

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

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