node_helper.js is not working?

vandy2424

@MMRIZE Hello. To simplify this output, I am just enabling the default clock and weather module and MMM-DynamicWeather for these outputs. First is the dev console output. There is a Electron Security Warning but I think thats just a security notice. At the bottom, there is also another warning regarding the WebSocket.

Dev-Console:

main.js:589 Initializing MagicMirror².
translator.js:122 Loading core translation file: translations/en.json
VM4 sandbox_bundle:2 Electron Security Warning (Insecure Content-Security-Policy) This renderer process has either no Content Security
  Policy set or a policy with "unsafe-eval" enabled. This exposes users of
  this app to unnecessary security risks.

For more information and help, consult
https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/security.
This warning will not show up
once the app is packaged.
warnAboutInsecureCSP @ VM4 sandbox_bundle:2
translator.js:138 Loading core translation fallback file: translations/en.json
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/clock/clock.js
module.js:484 Module registered: clock
loader.js:138 Bootstrapping module: clock
loader.js:165 Load script: vendor/node_modules/moment/min/moment-with-locales.js
loader.js:165 Load script: vendor/node_modules/moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.js
loader.js:165 Load script: vendor/node_modules/suncalc/suncalc.js
loader.js:142 Scripts loaded for: clock
loader.js:180 Load stylesheet: modules/default/clock/clock_styles.css
loader.js:145 Styles loaded for: clock
loader.js:148 Translations loaded for: clock
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/weather/weather.js
module.js:484 Module registered: weather
loader.js:138 Bootstrapping module: weather
loader.js:237 File already loaded: moment.js
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/weather/weatherutils.js
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/weather/weatherobject.js
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/weather/providers/overrideWrapper.js
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/weather/weatherprovider.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: suncalc.js
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/default/weather/providers/openweathermap.js
loader.js:142 Scripts loaded for: weather
loader.js:180 Load stylesheet: vendor/css/font-awesome.css
loader.js:180 Load stylesheet: vendor/node_modules/weathericons/css/weather-icons.css
loader.js:180 Load stylesheet: modules/default/weather/weather.css
loader.js:145 Styles loaded for: weather
loader.js:148 Translations loaded for: weather
loader.js:138 Bootstrapping module: weather
loader.js:237 File already loaded: moment.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: weatherutils.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: weatherobject.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: modules/default/weather/providers/overrideWrapper.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: weatherprovider.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: suncalc.js
loader.js:237 File already loaded: modules/default/weather/providers/openweathermap.js
loader.js:142 Scripts loaded for: weather
loader.js:237 File already loaded: font-awesome.css
loader.js:237 File already loaded: weather-icons.css
loader.js:237 File already loaded: weather.css
loader.js:145 Styles loaded for: weather
loader.js:148 Translations loaded for: weather
loader.js:165 Load script: modules/MMM-DynamicWeather/MMM-DynamicWeather.js
module.js:484 Module registered: MMM-DynamicWeather
loader.js:138 Bootstrapping module: MMM-DynamicWeather
loader.js:142 Scripts loaded for: MMM-DynamicWeather
loader.js:180 Load stylesheet: modules/MMM-DynamicWeather/MMM-DynamicWeather.css
loader.js:145 Styles loaded for: MMM-DynamicWeather
loader.js:148 Translations loaded for: MMM-DynamicWeather
loader.js:180 Load stylesheet: css/custom.css
clock.js:49 Starting module: clock
weatherprovider.js:35 Weather provider: OpenWeatherMap initialized.
weatherprovider.js:46 Weather provider: OpenWeatherMap started.
weatherprovider.js:35 Weather provider: OpenWeatherMap initialized.
weatherprovider.js:46 Weather provider: OpenWeatherMap started.
MMM-DynamicWeather.js:94 Starting MMM-DynamicWeather
MMM-DynamicWeather.js:111 https://api.openweathermap.org/data/3.0/onecall?appid=51acaf6aca47c36542b28b6342d4714a&lat=41.75&lon=-88.16
MMM-DynamicWeather.js:227 Checked dates
MMM-DynamicWeather.js:165 [MMM-DynamicWeather] Finished initialization
main.js:608 All modules started!
websocket.js:121 WebSocket connection to 'ws://localhost:8080/socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=websocket&sid=-Su8ujYWaq21RNXeAAAA' failed: WebSocket is closed before the connection is established.
doClose @ websocket.js:121
weather.js:166 New weather information available.
weather.js:166 New weather information available.
clock.js:67 [Violation] 'setTimeout' handler took 147ms

For the terminal, everything is good besides a warning regarding vkCreateInstance drivers. I didn’t think to mention these warnings as my default modules are still working perfectly fine and the ones with node_helper.js that aren’t working, are still displaying their DIV on the MagicMirror (“…loading”).

Terminal:


[09.02.2024 12:30.48.203] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.26.0
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.214] [LOG]   Loading config ...
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.220] [DEBUG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.227] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.283] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.285] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.287] [LOG]   No helper found for module: helloworld.
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.289] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.307] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ...
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.778] [LOG]   Server started ...
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.781] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.783] [LOG]   Starting module helper: updatenotification
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.784] [LOG]   Sockets connected & modules started ...
[09.02.2024 12:30.48.808] [LOG]   Launching application.
Warning: vkCreateInstance: Found no drivers!
Warning: vkCreateInstance failed with VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER
    at CheckVkSuccessImpl (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/VulkanError.cpp:88)
    at CreateVkInstance (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:458)
    at Initialize (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:344)
    at Create (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:266)
    at operator() (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:521)

Again my knowledge of js and web applications is very limited so these warnings may have something to do with this node_helper issue that I’m unaware of. Please let me know if there is any other information that is useful.

Thanks!

sdetweil

@vandy2424 we need to see the matching config.js please.

this run says only hello world and updatenotification are enabled

MMRIZE

@vandy2424
If websocket is closed, the path between module and node_helper might be broken. May that be the reason or clue. But very unusual thing. ATM I cannot guess what happened.

sdetweil

@vandy2424 said in node_helper.js is not working?:

To simplify this output, I am just enabling the default clock and weather module and MMM-DynamicWeather for these outputs

nothing matches that. please show the config.js and the logs from both backend and front end

vandy2424

@sdetweil Hi Sam, I am not sure what you mean by showing the logs from the backend and front end. I thought that is what I just showed you. (Terminal & dev console). You can see in the dev console, it loading clock, weather and MMM-DynamicWeather modules.

Please let me know what I am not understanding here and I will get you those logs. Thanks!

Here is the config.js file:

let config = {
  address: "0.0.0.0",	// default is "localhost",
  port: 8080,		// default,
  ipWhitelist: [], // default -- need to add your IP here,
  modules: [
    {
      module: "clock",
      position: "top_left",
      config: {
            timeFormat:12,
            timezone:"America/Chicago",
            displaySeconds:"true",
            showPeriod:"true",
            showDate:"true",
            displayType:"both",
        },
    },
    {
      module: "weather",
      position: "top_right",
      config: {
        type: "current",
        units: "imperial",
        tempUnits: "imperial",
        windUnits: "imperial",
        apiVersion: "3.0",
        weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
        apiKey: "KEY",
        lat:"50.75",
        lon:"-88.16",
        showUVindex:"true",
      },
    },
    {
      module: "weather",
      position: "top_right",
      config: {
        type: "daily",
        units: "imperial",
        tempUnits: "imperial",
        windUnits: "imperial",
        apiVersion: "3.0",
        weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
        apiKey: "KEY",
        lat:"50.75",
        lon:"-88.16",
      },
    },
    {
     module: 'MMM-DynamicWeather',
     position: 'fullscreen_above',
     config: { // See https://github.com/scottcl88/MMM-DynamicWeather for more information.
      api_key: "KEY",
      lat:"50",
      lon:"-88.16",
      },
    },
  ],
};

Again this is just with the DynamicWeather module. I can add others but this simplifies.

sdetweil

@vandy2424 backend , console output from npm start

front end, in the developers window

this config does not match the messages

vandy2424

@sdetweil Hi Sam,

I am unsure how else I am supposed to respond other than to say, this is the exact config that produced those backend/front end logs. If this is unusual, maybe something is broken here? I am not sure what “working” logs are supposed to look like, since it sounds like mine may be broken.

To show proof, here are screenshots as I am unsure how else to provide feedback here.
(I pulled up the dev window as far as I could while still exposing working default modules). This output is the same as listed above:

I also did a CTRL-ALT-DELETE to allow me to access my text editor and pull up the MagicMirror/config.js file live while the magic mirror is still running. This is the exact config I posted previously:

The front & backend logs remain completely the same as posted earlier. Hopefully I am not completely misunderstanding you here. Thanks for the help!

MMRIZE

@vandy2424
I think websocket issue would be the reason. Can you confirm whether other node_helper dependent module(e.g. default calendar module) works other than MMM-DynamicWeather?

Usually, websocket could be broken by firewall setting, port problem, network quality or by old library, oand many various reasons. Anyway when websocket is broken once, socketNotification will not work.

sdetweil

@vandy2424 can you please show the contents of the config folder

vandy2424

@MMRIZE Hey MMRize,

Yeah I went ahead and setup the calendar module. The first thing I tried was running this module with the default config:

    module: "calendar",
    position: "top_left", // This can be any of the regions. Best results in left or right regions.
    config: {
      // The config property is optional.
      // If no config is set, an example calendar is shown.
      // See 'Configuration options' for more information.
    },
  },

This returned loading… on the magic mirror. (I assumed based on the documentation it would at least show an example calendar).

I then tried to add a very basic calendar in the config.js just to see if the result would change:

module: "calendar",
      position: "top_left", // This can be any of the regions. Best results in left or right regions.
      config: {
        // The config property is optional.
        // If no config is set, an example calendar is shown.
        // See 'Configuration options' for more information.
        calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "https://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/39/Canada_Holidays.ics"									
          },
        ],
      },

And i still got the same result (Loading…).