Modifying the Config File

[UncleRoger]

@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.

[UncleRoger]

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

[jimb]

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.

[sdetweil]

@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
     }
}

[jimb]

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?

[sdetweil]

@jimb after the config: for the module

[jimb]

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

[sdetweil]

@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

[jimb]

Sam , After adding the commas to the end of the version Iine I ran it with the check on the config file- All OK. I ran MM in Dev mode and now am getting a 401 error when it attempts to load the openweather resource files. So I seem to not be passing the version or ID string>

[sdetweil]

@jimb can you show the config for the weather module…

[jimb]

Sam, as a last resort (operating from 2 computers) I attemped to take a picture with my phone and copy that here. No luck. I hear you about working from my PC on the pi, but beyond my experience level. I could try and copy to another place or system?

[sdetweil]

@jimb posting your pic is the third icon from the right above the message editor

[jimb]

Sam, I get an error when trying to copy the file. Does it need to have a particular extension?

[sdetweil]

@jimb copy what file?

[jimb]

Phone picture of the Config.js file. The picture has a jpg extension.

[sdetweil]

@jimb never any trouble, 3rd icon from the right

[jimb]

Sam, I don’t know why the picture is not copied, I suspect it is over-sized. Dev yield

The first 12 s the following error message:

Failed to load resource: the api.openweatherapp.0…c6acaacfb123ce212:1 server responded with a status of 401 (unauthorized)
(twice)
Could not locate data …TypeError: Cannot read openweathermap.is 43 properties of undefined (reading ‘humidity’)
…then as time increases and it tries to update the screen more specific error messages occur

Thye first 12 characters of my api id are truncated in the first error message text above

[sdetweil]

@jimb yes I have had to upload to my PC, then edit the.pic smaller sometimes. technology is so cool sometimes

[fulviolcabrera]

@jimb once you download it search for your location. For example, city. It with show your locationID or long or lat. Etc

[jimb]

Guys,
It’s obvious that I am not specifying the correct item or leaving something out. It’s difficult because noe of the examples I’ve see "lay out’ the complete line of the config only some parts. I’ve played with different items changing them aroud and I get different reports from running in dev of either “401 no authorized” to “404 not found” on the string sent to weathermap. I am using the following-
apiVersion: “3.0”
location: “Houston”
locationID: “4699066”
apiKey: “xxx” a 32 digit hexadecimal received after registering.
I am not using the Lat or Lon at this time