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      jcorraliza @schlachtkreuzer6
      last edited by

      @schlachtkreuzer6 said in remoteFile in compliments module:

      @DvdEnde Great :) did you manage to run the weather-dependent compliments? My goal is to add all weather conditions based compliments. The normal compliments work, just need some time to load after starting MM from 30 seconds to 3mins. But if a add all of them:

      day_sunny
      day_cloudy
      cloudy
      cloudy_windy
      showers
      rain
      thunderstorm
      snow
      fog
      night_clear
      night_cloudy
      night_showers
      night_rain
      night_thunderstorm
      night_snow
      night_alt_cloudy_wind
      

      in this format:

       ],
              "fog" : [
                      "fog, oh no :("
       ],
      ......
      

      MM starts to show the default comliments. Any Idea?

      This is the exact problem I’m running into as well. I can get the remoteFile to work if I just use the default times of day, but if I try using the currentweather objects, it just goes back to the default compliments.

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      • schlachtkreuzer6S Offline
        schlachtkreuzer6 @jcorraliza
        last edited by

        @jcorraliza yeah… the only reason why i would use the remote file is the weather stuff, and obviously this feature has a bug, or we are to weak in coding ^^

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        • bheplerB Offline
          bhepler Module Developer
          last edited by bhepler

          Okay, I have the weather integration working. I’ll spare you the process I went through to figure it out, but the short version is that I am a worse developer than I originally suspected. The remoteFile capability works by replacing the three compliment arrays (morning, afternoon & evening). The weather integration works (sensibly, IMHO) by adding weather-specific compliments to the existing arrays.

          So in order to get them both working, you need to specify both the original arrays and the weather-specific arrays. You can delete any weather-specific arrays you wish, but you must have the morning, afternoon & evening arrays. Copy & paste this compliments.json file to your mirror and then modify accordingly.

          {
            "morning": ["Morning compliment"],
            "afternoon": ["Afternoon compliment"],
            "evening": ["Evening compliment"],
            "day_sunny" : [
              "Day Sunny Compliment 1",
              "Day Sunny Compliment 2"
            ],
            "day_cloudy" : [
              "Day Cloudy Compliment 1",
              "Day Cloudy Compliment 2"
            ],
            "cloudy" : ["Cloud 1"],
            "cloudy_windy" : ["Cloud windy"],
            "showers" : ["Showers"],
            "rain" : ["Rain"],
            "thunderstorm" : ["Thunderstorm"],
            "snow" : ["Snow"],
            "fog" : ["Fog"],
            "night_clear" : ["Night clear"],
            "night_cloudy" : ["Night Cloudy"],
            "night_showers" : ["Night showers"],
            "night_rain" : ["Night Rain"],
            "night_thunderstorm" : ["Night thunderstorm"],
            "night_snow" : ["Night Snow"],
            "night_alt_cloudy_wind": ["Night Cloudy Winds"]
          }
          

          I’m going to work on this a bit and hopefully the next release of the MirrorMirror software will be a bit more friendly. As an aside, I’ve noticed that the weather integration technique continually adds to the arrays. So the memory usage will grow and grow at whatever frequency you set the compliment refresh. This isn’t terrible, as straight text doesn’t take a whole lot of memory. But it may have unintended effects if you leave your mirror running for months at a time or if you are expecting a true randomization of the compliments you enter.

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          • schlachtkreuzer6S Offline
            schlachtkreuzer6 @bhepler
            last edited by schlachtkreuzer6

            @bhepler okay a bit weird^^ anyway thank you! It worked perfecly!
            @Steff the config above :)

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              roramirez Core Contributors @bhepler
              last edited by

              @bhepler said in remoteFile in compliments module:

              I’m going to work on this a bit and hopefully the next release of the MirrorMirror software will be a bit more friendly. As an aside, I’ve noticed that the weather integration technique continually adds to the arrays. So the memory usage will grow and grow at whatever frequency you set the compliment refresh. This isn’t terrible, as straight text doesn’t take a whole lot of memory. But it may have unintended effects if you leave your mirror running for months at a time or if you are expecting a true randomization of the compliments you enter.

              Hi, when I worked in this feature I remember was a flashing about this.

              If you can help how improved this is welcome :)

              Easy module development with MagicMirror Module Template

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              • SnilleS Offline
                Snille Module Developer
                last edited by

                Hi! I’m using a separate compliments file (for each user). I’ve noticed that when I use non english characters they are not shown correctly.
                The complement in the picture should say: “Tänk positivt”.
                Now it says:
                0_1485080075531_charaters.png

                If I don’t use a compliments file and put the compliments directly in the config, it works fine.

                What to do? :)

                Best regards Snille

                If you cant find it, make it and share it!
                Modules: MMM-homeassistant-sensors, MMM-Modulebar, MMM-Profilepicture, MMM-Videoplayer

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                • strawberry 3.141S Offline
                  strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Snille
                  last edited by

                  @Snille did you save the compliments file as utf8 encoded?

                  Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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                  • SnilleS Offline
                    Snille Module Developer @strawberry 3.141
                    last edited by

                    @strawberry-3.141 I had not, now I did and it works! :)
                    Thank you!

                    If you cant find it, make it and share it!
                    Modules: MMM-homeassistant-sensors, MMM-Modulebar, MMM-Profilepicture, MMM-Videoplayer

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                      jm @roramirez
                      last edited by

                      @roramirez Is there already a solution for the memory ‘bug’?

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                      • R Offline
                        roramirez Core Contributors @jm
                        last edited by

                        @jm What memory bug? I’ve don’t touch nothing there. @bhepler said about the improvement

                        If you can help with this the Pull Requests are welcome :)

                        Easy module development with MagicMirror Module Template

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