MP3 Player

sdetweil · Apr 17, 2024, 3:31 PM

I updated the player to get rid of as many global variables as possible

bachoo786 · Apr 18, 2024, 12:50 PM

Hi Sam thanks for that I will try it out soon.

I am currently working on the existing mp3 player module and have added another songList i.e. songList2 as per my get dom function. Trouble is I get this error when I restart the MagicMirror, the error is from the developer console. I am scratching my head to resolve it but it doesnt work.

here is the code:

MMM-MP3Player.js:

var MP3;
var substr;
Module.register("MMM-MP3Player", {
  defaults: {
    songs: [],
    songs2: [],  // Add this line for the second song list
    musicPath: "modules/MMM-MP3Player/music",
    musicPath2: "modules/MMM-MP3Player/music2",
    extensions: ["mp3", "wma", "acc", "ogg"],
//    songs: null,
    autoPlay: false,
    random: false,
  },
  audio: null,
  songTitle: null,
  mediaPlayer: null,
  dataAvailable: true,
  curSong :0,
  curLength : 0,
  time: null,
  play: null,
  firstTime: true,
  substr: null,
  
  getStyles: function(){
    return ["MMM-MP3Player.css", "font-awesome.css"];
  },

start: function() {
  MP3 = this;
  console.log("Starting module:", MP3.name);
  this.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC', {musicPath: this.config.musicPath, extensions: this.config.extensions});
  this.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC2', {musicPath: this.config.musicPath2, extensions: this.config.extensions}); // Send notification to load songs from the second directory
},

getDom: function(){
    var wrapper = document.createElement("div");

    if(MP3.config.songs != null) {
        // Display the list of MP3 files
        var songList = MP3.createElement("ul", "songList", "songList");
        for(var i = 0; i < MP3.config.songs.length; i++) {
            var listItem = MP3.createElement("li", "songItem", "songItem" + i);
            listItem.innerHTML = MP3.config.songs[i].substr(0, MP3.config.songs[i].length - 4);
            listItem.addEventListener("click", function(index) {
                return function() {
                    MP3.setCurrentSong(index);
                    MP3.audio.play();
                    MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
                    MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.add("play");
                    MP3.updateDurationLabel();
                };
            }(i));
            songList.appendChild(listItem);
        }
        wrapper.appendChild(songList);

  if (MP3.config.songs2 != null) {
    var songList2 = MP3.createElement("ul", "songList2", "songList2");
    for (var i = 0; i < MP3.config.songs2.length; i++) {
      var listItem = MP3.createElement("li", "songItem2", "songItem2-" + i);
      listItem.innerHTML = MP3.config.songs2[i].substr(0, MP3.config.songs2[i].length - 4);
      listItem.addEventListener("click", function(index) {
        return function() {
          MP3.setCurrentSong(index, 'music2');
          MP3.audio.play();
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
          MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.add("play");
          MP3.updateDurationLabel();
        };
      }(i));
      songList2.appendChild(listItem);
    }
    wrapper.appendChild(songList2);

        // Add the rest of the existing code...
        MP3.mediaPlayer = MP3.createElement("div", "mediaPlayer", "mediaPlayer");
        MP3.audio = MP3.createElement("audio", "audioPlayer", "audioPlayer");
        MP3.audio.addEventListener("loadeddata", () => {
            MP3.dataAvailable = true;
            MP3.curLength = MP3.audio.duration;
            MP3.updateDurationLabel(); 
        }),
        MP3.audio.addEventListener("ended", () => {
            Log.log(" play ended")
            MP3.audio.currentTime = 0;
            if(MP3.config.autoPlay)
            {
                MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random)
            }
            else
                MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        }),

MP3.audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", () => {
  MP3.updateDurationLabel();
}),
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(MP3.audio);

        // Add the rest of the controls to MP3.mediaPlayer
        var controls = MP3.createElement("div", "controls", false);
        MP3.songTitle = MP3.createElement("span", "title", "songTitle");
        MP3.setCurrentSong(MP3.curSong);
        controls.appendChild(MP3.songTitle);

        var discArea = MP3.createElement("div", "discarea", false);
        discArea.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "disc", false));
        var stylus = MP3.createElement("div", "stylus", false);
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "pivot", false));
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "arm", false));
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "head", false));
        discArea.appendChild(stylus);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(discArea);

      var buttons = MP3.createElement("div", "buttons", false);

      //  Previous Button
      var prev = MP3.createButton("back", "prevButton", "fa fa-backward");
      prev.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        MP3.dataAvailable = false;
        MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
        MP3.audio.play();
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
      }, false),
      buttons.appendChild(prev);

      //  Play Button
      MP3.play = MP3.createButton("play", "playButton", "fa fa-play");
      MP3.play.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        if (MP3.audio.paused) {
          setTimeout(() => {
            MP3.audio.play();
          }, 300);
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
          MP3.timer = setInterval(MP3.updateDurationLabel, 100);
        } else {
          //MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
          clearInterval(MP3.timer);
          MP3.audio.pause();
        }
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(MP3.play);

      //  Stop Button
      var stop = MP3.createButton("stop", "stopButton", "fa fa-stop");
      stop.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.remove("play");
        MP3.audio.pause();
        MP3.audio.currentTime = 0;
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
        MP3.updateDurationLabel();
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(stop);

      //  Next Button
      var next = MP3.createButton("next", "nextButton", "fa fa-forward");
      next.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        MP3.dataAvailable = false;
        MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(next);

        controls.appendChild(buttons);

        var subControls = MP3.createElement("div", "subControls", false);
        var duration = MP3.createElement("span", "duration", "currentDuration");
        duration.innerHTML = "00:00" + "&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp";
        subControls.appendChild(duration);

        var volumeSlider = MP3.createElement("input", "volumeSlider", "volumeSlider");
        volumeSlider.type = "range";
        volumeSlider.min = "0";
        volumeSlider.max = "1";
        volumeSlider.step = "0.01";
        volumeSlider.addEventListener("input", () => {
            MP3.audio.volume = parseFloat(volumeSlider.value);
        }, false);

        subControls.appendChild(volumeSlider);
        controls.appendChild(subControls);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(controls);

        wrapper.appendChild(MP3.mediaPlayer);
    }

    if(MP3.firstTime && MP3.config.autoPlay){
        console.log("First time and autoPlay are true. Setting firstTime to false.");
        MP3.firstTime=false;
    }
    return wrapper;
},

  createElement: function(type, className, id){
    var elem = document.createElement(type);
    if(className) elem.className = className;
    if(id)  elem.id = id;
    return elem;
  },

  createButton: function(className, id, icon){
    var button = document.createElement('button');
    button.className = className;
    button.id = id;
    var ico = document.createElement("i");
    ico.className = icon;
    button.appendChild(ico);
    return button;
  },

updateDurationLabel: function() {
  var duration = document.getElementById('currentDuration');
  if (MP3.dataAvailable && MP3.audio.duration > 0) {
    duration.innerText = MP3.parseTime(MP3.audio.currentTime) + " / " + MP3.parseTime(MP3.audio.duration);
  } else {
    duration.innerText = "00:00 / 00:00";
  }
},

  parseTime: function(time){
    const minutes = Math.floor(time / 60)
    const seconds = Math.floor(time - minutes * 60)
    const secondsZero = seconds < 10 ? "0" : ""
    const minutesZero = minutes < 10 ? "0" : ""
    return minutesZero + minutes.toString() + ":" + secondsZero + seconds.toString()
  },
  
setCurrentSong: function(index, type='music1') {
  var path = type === 'music1' ? MP3.config.musicPath : MP3.config.musicPath2;  // Use musicPath2 from config
  MP3.audio.src = path + '/' + MP3.config['songs' + (type === 'music1' ? '' : '2')][index];
  MP3.songTitle.innerHTML = MP3.config['songs' + (type === 'music1' ? '' : '2')][index].substr(0, MP3.config['songs' + (type === 'music1' ? '' : '2')][index].length - 4);
  MP3.curSong = index;
},

  loadNext: function(next){
   let index=0;
      console.log("loadNext: Autoplay:", MP3.config.autoPlay); // Add this line for logging
      MP3.audio.pause();
      if(next)  index= (MP3.curSong + 1) % MP3.config.songs.length;
      else      index = (MP3.curSong - 1) < 0 ? MP3.config.songs.length - 1 : MP3.curSong - 1;
      MP3.setCurrentSong(index);
      MP3.audio.play();
  },

  notificationReceived: function (notification, payload) {
    if(notification === "ALL_MODULES_STARTED")
		  MP3.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC', MP3.config);
  },
  
socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
  if (notification === "RETURNED_MUSIC") {
    if (payload.type === 'music1') {
      MP3.config.songs = payload.songs;
    } else if (payload.type === 'music2') {
      MP3.config.songs2 = payload.songs;
    }
    MP3.setCurrentSong(0); // set initial song for each list
    MP3.updateDom();
  }
},
});

node-helper.js:

var NodeHelper = require('node_helper');
const Fs = require('fs');

module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
  start: function() {
    console.log("Loaded MP3Player node_helper");
  },
socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload){
  var self = this;
  if (notification === 'SOURCE_MUSIC') {
    var songs = this.getSongs(payload.musicPath, payload.extensions);
    self.sendSocketNotification("RETURNED_MUSIC", {songs: songs, type: 'music1'});
  } else if (notification === 'SOURCE_MUSIC2') {
    var songs = this.getSongs(payload.musicPath, payload.extensions);
    self.sendSocketNotification("RETURNED_MUSIC", {songs: songs, type: 'music2'});
  }
},
getSongs: function(path, ext){
  var songs = [];
  var contents = Fs.readdirSync(path);
  contents.forEach(file => {
    if (this.checkExt(file, ext)) {  // Use the checkExt function to filter files
      songs.push(file);
    }
  });
  console.log("mp3 player returning song list="+ songs);
  return songs;
},
});

the error I get is:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ',' (at MMM-MP3Player.js:196:2)

which is this

},

sdetweil · Apr 18, 2024, 1:04 PM

@bachoo786 said in MP3 Player:

MP3.updateDom();
}
},
});

yep, it’s that trailing comma saying another function is coming

bachoo786 · Apr 18, 2024, 1:04 PM

@sdetweil

so I removed it to this:

socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
  if (notification === "RETURNED_MUSIC") {
    if (payload.type === 'music1') {
      MP3.config.songs = payload.songs;
    } else if (payload.type === 'music2') {
      MP3.config.songs2 = payload.songs;
    }
    MP3.setCurrentSong(0); // set initial song for each list
    MP3.updateDom();
  }
}
});

but still doesnt like it gives this error:

:8182/modules/MMM-MP…MM-MP3Player.js:196 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ','

sdetweil · Apr 18, 2024, 1:07 PM

@bachoo786 what is on line 195

bachoo786 · Apr 18, 2024, 1:09 PM

@sdetweil

its this:

return wrapper;

which is around here :

..........

        var volumeSlider = MP3.createElement("input", "volumeSlider", "volumeSlider");
        volumeSlider.type = "range";
        volumeSlider.min = "0";
        volumeSlider.max = "1";
        volumeSlider.step = "0.01";
        volumeSlider.addEventListener("input", () => {
            MP3.audio.volume = parseFloat(volumeSlider.value);
        }, false);

        subControls.appendChild(volumeSlider);
        controls.appendChild(subControls);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(controls);

        wrapper.appendChild(MP3.mediaPlayer);
    }

    if(MP3.firstTime && MP3.config.autoPlay){
        console.log("First time and autoPlay are true. Setting firstTime to false.");
        MP3.firstTime=false;
    }
    return wrapper;
},

  createElement: function(type, className, id){
    var elem = document.createElement(type);
    if(className) elem.className = className;
    if(id)  elem.id = id;
    return elem;
  },

.....

sdetweil · Apr 18, 2024, 1:20 PM

@bachoo786 you have a missing close brace

        wrapper.appendChild(songList);
     }   // <-----here
  if (MP3.config.songs2 != null) {

you need to use an editor with brace matching

bachoo786 · Apr 18, 2024, 3:06 PM

@sdetweil can you please recommend some editor with brace matching?

also I added close brace but that didnt resolve the issue got another error now right at the bottom.

error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list :8182/modules/MMM-MP…MM-MP3Player.js:264

here is line 263 and 264:

}
}

here is the full code:

var MP3;
var substr;
Module.register("MMM-MP3Player", {
  defaults: {
    songs: [],
    songs2: [],  // Add this line for the second song list
    musicPath: "modules/MMM-MP3Player/music",
    musicPath2: "modules/MMM-MP3Player/music2",
    extensions: ["mp3", "wma", "acc", "ogg"],
//    songs: null,
    autoPlay: false,
    random: false,
  },
  audio: null,
  songTitle: null,
  mediaPlayer: null,
  dataAvailable: true,
  curSong :0,
  curLength : 0,
  time: null,
  play: null,
  firstTime: true,
  substr: null,
  
  getStyles: function(){
    return ["MMM-MP3Player.css", "font-awesome.css"];
  },

start: function() {
  MP3 = this;
  console.log("Starting module:", MP3.name);
  this.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC', {musicPath: this.config.musicPath, extensions: this.config.extensions});
  this.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC2', {musicPath: this.config.musicPath2, extensions: this.config.extensions}); // Send notification to load songs from the second directory
},

getDom: function(){
    var wrapper = document.createElement("div");

    if(MP3.config.songs != null) {
        // Display the list of MP3 files
        var songList = MP3.createElement("ul", "songList", "songList");
        for(var i = 0; i < MP3.config.songs.length; i++) {
            var listItem = MP3.createElement("li", "songItem", "songItem" + i);
            listItem.innerHTML = MP3.config.songs[i].substr(0, MP3.config.songs[i].length - 4);
            listItem.addEventListener("click", function(index) {
                return function() {
                    MP3.setCurrentSong(index);
                    MP3.audio.play();
                    MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
                    MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.add("play");
                    MP3.updateDurationLabel();
                };
            }(i));
            songList.appendChild(listItem);
        }
        wrapper.appendChild(songList);
}
  if (MP3.config.songs2 != null) {
    var songList2 = MP3.createElement("ul", "songList2", "songList2");
    for (var i = 0; i < MP3.config.songs2.length; i++) {
      var listItem = MP3.createElement("li", "songItem2", "songItem2-" + i);
      listItem.innerHTML = MP3.config.songs2[i].substr(0, MP3.config.songs2[i].length - 4);
      listItem.addEventListener("click", function(index) {
        return function() {
          MP3.setCurrentSong(index, 'music2');
          MP3.audio.play();
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
          MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.add("play");
          MP3.updateDurationLabel();
        };
      }(i));
      songList2.appendChild(listItem);
    }
    wrapper.appendChild(songList2);

        // Add the rest of the existing code...
        MP3.mediaPlayer = MP3.createElement("div", "mediaPlayer", "mediaPlayer");
        MP3.audio = MP3.createElement("audio", "audioPlayer", "audioPlayer");
        MP3.audio.addEventListener("loadeddata", () => {
            MP3.dataAvailable = true;
            MP3.curLength = MP3.audio.duration;
            MP3.updateDurationLabel(); 
        }),
        MP3.audio.addEventListener("ended", () => {
            Log.log(" play ended")
            MP3.audio.currentTime = 0;
            if(MP3.config.autoPlay)
            {
                MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random)
            }
            else
                MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        }),

MP3.audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", () => {
  MP3.updateDurationLabel();
}),
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(MP3.audio);

        // Add the rest of the controls to MP3.mediaPlayer
        var controls = MP3.createElement("div", "controls", false);
        MP3.songTitle = MP3.createElement("span", "title", "songTitle");
        MP3.setCurrentSong(MP3.curSong);
        controls.appendChild(MP3.songTitle);

        var discArea = MP3.createElement("div", "discarea", false);
        discArea.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "disc", false));
        var stylus = MP3.createElement("div", "stylus", false);
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "pivot", false));
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "arm", false));
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "head", false));
        discArea.appendChild(stylus);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(discArea);

      var buttons = MP3.createElement("div", "buttons", false);

      //  Previous Button
      var prev = MP3.createButton("back", "prevButton", "fa fa-backward");
      prev.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        MP3.dataAvailable = false;
        MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
        MP3.audio.play();
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
      }, false),
      buttons.appendChild(prev);

      //  Play Button
      MP3.play = MP3.createButton("play", "playButton", "fa fa-play");
      MP3.play.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        if (MP3.audio.paused) {
          setTimeout(() => {
            MP3.audio.play();
          }, 300);
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
          MP3.timer = setInterval(MP3.updateDurationLabel, 100);
        } else {
          //MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
          clearInterval(MP3.timer);
          MP3.audio.pause();
        }
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(MP3.play);

      //  Stop Button
      var stop = MP3.createButton("stop", "stopButton", "fa fa-stop");
      stop.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.remove("play");
        MP3.audio.pause();
        MP3.audio.currentTime = 0;
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
        MP3.updateDurationLabel();
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(stop);

      //  Next Button
      var next = MP3.createButton("next", "nextButton", "fa fa-forward");
      next.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        MP3.dataAvailable = false;
        MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(next);

        controls.appendChild(buttons);

        var subControls = MP3.createElement("div", "subControls", false);
        var duration = MP3.createElement("span", "duration", "currentDuration");
        duration.innerHTML = "00:00" + "&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp";
        subControls.appendChild(duration);

        var volumeSlider = MP3.createElement("input", "volumeSlider", "volumeSlider");
        volumeSlider.type = "range";
        volumeSlider.min = "0";
        volumeSlider.max = "1";
        volumeSlider.step = "0.01";
        volumeSlider.addEventListener("input", () => {
            MP3.audio.volume = parseFloat(volumeSlider.value);
        }, false);

        subControls.appendChild(volumeSlider);
        controls.appendChild(subControls);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(controls);

        wrapper.appendChild(MP3.mediaPlayer);
    }

    if(MP3.firstTime && MP3.config.autoPlay){
        console.log("First time and autoPlay are true. Setting firstTime to false.");
        MP3.firstTime=false;
    }
    return wrapper;
},

  createElement: function(type, className, id){
    var elem = document.createElement(type);
    if(className) elem.className = className;
    if(id)  elem.id = id;
    return elem;
  },

  createButton: function(className, id, icon){
    var button = document.createElement('button');
    button.className = className;
    button.id = id;
    var ico = document.createElement("i");
    ico.className = icon;
    button.appendChild(ico);
    return button;
  },

updateDurationLabel: function() {
  var duration = document.getElementById('currentDuration');
  if (MP3.dataAvailable && MP3.audio.duration > 0) {
    duration.innerText = MP3.parseTime(MP3.audio.currentTime) + " / " + MP3.parseTime(MP3.audio.duration);
  } else {
    duration.innerText = "00:00 / 00:00";
  }
},

  parseTime: function(time){
    const minutes = Math.floor(time / 60)
    const seconds = Math.floor(time - minutes * 60)
    const secondsZero = seconds < 10 ? "0" : ""
    const minutesZero = minutes < 10 ? "0" : ""
    return minutesZero + minutes.toString() + ":" + secondsZero + seconds.toString()
  },
  
setCurrentSong: function(index, type='music1') {
  var path = type === 'music1' ? MP3.config.musicPath : MP3.config.musicPath2;  // Use musicPath2 from config
  MP3.audio.src = path + '/' + MP3.config['songs' + (type === 'music1' ? '' : '2')][index];
  MP3.songTitle.innerHTML = MP3.config['songs' + (type === 'music1' ? '' : '2')][index].substr(0, MP3.config['songs' + (type === 'music1' ? '' : '2')][index].length - 4);
  MP3.curSong = index;
},

  loadNext: function(next){
   let index=0;
      console.log("loadNext: Autoplay:", MP3.config.autoPlay); // Add this line for logging
      MP3.audio.pause();
      if(next)  index= (MP3.curSong + 1) % MP3.config.songs.length;
      else      index = (MP3.curSong - 1) < 0 ? MP3.config.songs.length - 1 : MP3.curSong - 1;
      MP3.setCurrentSong(index);
      MP3.audio.play();
  },

  notificationReceived: function (notification, payload) {
    if(notification === "ALL_MODULES_STARTED")
		  MP3.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC', MP3.config);
  },
  
socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
  if (notification === "RETURNED_MUSIC") 
    if (payload.type === 'music1') {
      MP3.config.songs = payload.songs;
    } else if (payload.type === 'music2') {
      MP3.config.songs2 = payload.songs;
    }
    MP3.setCurrentSong(0); // set initial song for each list
    MP3.updateDom();
  }
}
});

you see all I am trying to do is to add like a playlist to the module so basically I have added the songList and it shows all the songs i.e. .mp3 files in the music folder within the module’s folder.

I am now adding music2 folder to show another set of mp3 files and I thought of grouping each folder by artist name and display it on the front end.

this method is tedious as I need to repeat this for many artists.

a better method I think would be of having several artists folders in the module’s “single” music folder and in each artist’s folder there will be various mp3s.

this way the module should display the available artist i.e. folders in the front end and when I click on the artist’s name on the front end it would collapse down and show the mp3s in that respective artist’s folder.

I did try to work on this “better method” but didnt get far so I went for the easier option as I already had a single “songList” which was working and showing the mp3s in the “music” folder.

bachoo786 · Apr 18, 2024, 3:35 PM

@sdetweil
here is the code for trying out the “better” method:

MMM-MP3Player.js:

var MP3;
var substr;
Module.register("MMM-MP3Player", {
  defaults: {
    songs: [],
    musicPath: "modules/MMM-MP3Player/music",
    extensions: ["mp3", "wma", "acc", "ogg"],
    songs: null,
    autoPlay: false,
    random: false,
  },
  audio: null,
  songTitle: null,
  mediaPlayer: null,
  dataAvailable: true,
  curSong :0,
  curLength : 0,
  time: null,
  play: null,
  firstTime: true,
  substr: null,
  
  getStyles: function(){
    return ["MMM-MP3Player.css", "font-awesome.css"];
  },

  start: function(){
    MP3 = this;
    console.log("autoPlay configuration:", MP3.config.autoPlay);
    Log.info("Starting module: " + MP3.name);
  },

getDom: function(){
    var wrapper = document.createElement("div");

  if(MP3.config.folders) {
    var folderList = document.createElement("ul");
    folderList.className = "folderList";

    MP3.config.folders.forEach((folder, index) => {
      var folderItem = document.createElement("li");
      folderItem.className = "folderItem";
      folderItem.textContent = folder.name;
      folderItem.onclick = function() {
        this.classList.toggle("active");
        var songList = this.nextElementSibling;
        if (!songList) {
          songList = document.createElement("ul");
          songList.className = "songList";
          folder.songs.forEach(song => {
            var songItem = document.createElement("li");
            songItem.className = "songItem";
            songItem.textContent = song.substr(0, song.length - 4); // removes extension
            songItem.onclick = function() {
              // Set the song from the specific folder
              MP3.setCurrentSong(folder.name, song);
              MP3.audio.play();
              MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
              MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.add("play");
              MP3.updateDurationLabel();
            };
            songList.appendChild(songItem);
          });
          this.parentNode.insertBefore(songList, this.nextSibling);
        } else {
          songList.parentNode.removeChild(songList);
        }
      };
      folderList.appendChild(folderItem);
    });
    wrapper.appendChild(folderList);
    
        // Add the rest of the existing code...
        MP3.mediaPlayer = MP3.createElement("div", "mediaPlayer", "mediaPlayer");
        MP3.audio = MP3.createElement("audio", "audioPlayer", "audioPlayer");
        MP3.audio.addEventListener("loadeddata", () => {
            MP3.dataAvailable = true;
            MP3.curLength = MP3.audio.duration;
            MP3.updateDurationLabel(); 
        }),
        MP3.audio.addEventListener("ended", () => {
            Log.log(" play ended")
            MP3.audio.currentTime = 0;
            if(MP3.config.autoPlay)
            {
                MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random)
            }
            else
                MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        }),

MP3.audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", () => {
  MP3.updateDurationLabel();
}),
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(MP3.audio);

        // Add the rest of the controls to MP3.mediaPlayer
        var controls = MP3.createElement("div", "controls", false);
        MP3.songTitle = MP3.createElement("span", "title", "songTitle");
        MP3.setCurrentSong(MP3.curSong);
        controls.appendChild(MP3.songTitle);

        var discArea = MP3.createElement("div", "discarea", false);
        discArea.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "disc", false));
        var stylus = MP3.createElement("div", "stylus", false);
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "pivot", false));
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "arm", false));
        stylus.appendChild(MP3.createElement("div", "head", false));
        discArea.appendChild(stylus);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(discArea);

      var buttons = MP3.createElement("div", "buttons", false);

      //  Previous Button
      var prev = MP3.createButton("back", "prevButton", "fa fa-backward");
      prev.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        MP3.dataAvailable = false;
        MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
        MP3.audio.play();
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
      }, false),
      buttons.appendChild(prev);

      //  Play Button
      MP3.play = MP3.createButton("play", "playButton", "fa fa-play");
      MP3.play.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        if (MP3.audio.paused) {
          setTimeout(() => {
            MP3.audio.play();
          }, 300);
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-pause";
          MP3.timer = setInterval(MP3.updateDurationLabel, 100);
        } else {
          //MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
          MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
          clearInterval(MP3.timer);
          MP3.audio.pause();
        }
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(MP3.play);

      //  Stop Button
      var stop = MP3.createButton("stop", "stopButton", "fa fa-stop");
      stop.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.remove("play");
        MP3.audio.pause();
        MP3.audio.currentTime = 0;
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
        MP3.updateDurationLabel();
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(stop);

      //  Next Button
      var next = MP3.createButton("next", "nextButton", "fa fa-forward");
      next.addEventListener("click", () => {
        MP3.mediaPlayer.classList.toggle("play");
        MP3.dataAvailable = false;
        MP3.loadNext(MP3.config.random);
        MP3.play.getElementsByTagName('i')[0].className = "fa fa-play";
      }, false);
      buttons.appendChild(next);

        controls.appendChild(buttons);

        var subControls = MP3.createElement("div", "subControls", false);
        var duration = MP3.createElement("span", "duration", "currentDuration");
        duration.innerHTML = "00:00" + "&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp";
        subControls.appendChild(duration);

        var volumeSlider = MP3.createElement("input", "volumeSlider", "volumeSlider");
        volumeSlider.type = "range";
        volumeSlider.min = "0";
        volumeSlider.max = "1";
        volumeSlider.step = "0.01";
        volumeSlider.addEventListener("input", () => {
            MP3.audio.volume = parseFloat(volumeSlider.value);
        }, false);

        subControls.appendChild(volumeSlider);
        controls.appendChild(subControls);
        MP3.mediaPlayer.appendChild(controls);

        wrapper.appendChild(MP3.mediaPlayer);
    }

    if(MP3.firstTime && MP3.config.autoPlay){
        console.log("First time and autoPlay are true. Setting firstTime to false.");
        MP3.firstTime=false;
    }
    return wrapper;
},

setCurrentSong: function(folderName, songName){
  if(MP3.audio!= undefined){
    MP3.audio.src = MP3.config.musicPath + '/' + folderName + '/' + songName;
    MP3.songTitle.innerHTML = songName.substr(0, songName.length - 4); // update song title display
    // Update the current song, handling file paths
    MP3.curSong = MP3.config.folders.findIndex(folder => folder.name === folderName);
  }
},

  createElement: function(type, className, id){
    var elem = document.createElement(type);
    if(className) elem.className = className;
    if(id)  elem.id = id;
    return elem;
  },

  createButton: function(className, id, icon){
    var button = document.createElement('button');
    button.className = className;
    button.id = id;
    var ico = document.createElement("i");
    ico.className = icon;
    button.appendChild(ico);
    return button;
  },

updateDurationLabel: function() {
  var duration = document.getElementById('currentDuration');
  if (MP3.dataAvailable && MP3.audio.duration > 0) {
    duration.innerText = MP3.parseTime(MP3.audio.currentTime) + " / " + MP3.parseTime(MP3.audio.duration);
  } else {
    duration.innerText = "00:00 / 00:00";
  }
},

  parseTime: function(time){
    const minutes = Math.floor(time / 60)
    const seconds = Math.floor(time - minutes * 60)
    const secondsZero = seconds < 10 ? "0" : ""
    const minutesZero = minutes < 10 ? "0" : ""
    return minutesZero + minutes.toString() + ":" + secondsZero + seconds.toString()
  },
  
  setCurrentSong: function(index){
      if(MP3.audio!= undefined){
        MP3.audio.src = MP3.config.musicPath + '/' + MP3.config.songs[index];
        MP3.songTitle.innerHTML = MP3.config.songs[index].substr(0, MP3.config.songs[index].length - 4);
        MP3.curSong = index;
      }
  },
  loadNext: function(next){
   let index=0;
      console.log("loadNext: Autoplay:", MP3.config.autoPlay); // Add this line for logging
      MP3.audio.pause();
      if(next)  index= (MP3.curSong + 1) % MP3.config.songs.length;
      else      index = (MP3.curSong - 1) < 0 ? MP3.config.songs.length - 1 : MP3.curSong - 1;
      MP3.setCurrentSong(index);
      MP3.audio.play();
  },

  notificationReceived: function (notification, payload) {
    if(notification === "ALL_MODULES_STARTED")
		  MP3.sendSocketNotification('SOURCE_MUSIC', MP3.config);
  },
  
  socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload){
    if(notification === "RETURNED_MUSIC")
      MP3.config.songs = payload.songs;
      // set the initial song index 
      MP3.setCurrentSong(0);
      // paint the player
      MP3.updateDom(2);
  },
});

and the updated node-helper.js:

var NodeHelper = require('node_helper');
const Fs = require('fs');
const Path = require('path');

module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
  start: function() {
    console.log("Loaded MP3Player node_helper");
  },
  socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload){
    var self = this;
    if(notification == 'SOURCE_MUSIC'){
      var folders = this.getFoldersWithSongs(payload.musicPath, payload.extensions);
      self.sendSocketNotification("RETURNED_MUSIC", {folders: folders});
    }
  },
  getFoldersWithSongs: function(path, ext){
    var folders = [];
    var contents = Fs.readdirSync(path, { withFileTypes: true });
    contents.forEach(dirent => {
      if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
        let songFiles = Fs.readdirSync(Path.join(path, dirent.name))
                          .filter(file => this.checkExt(file, ext));
        if (songFiles.length > 0) {
          folders.push({name: dirent.name, songs: songFiles});
        }
      }
    });
    console.log("mp3 player returning folder list with songs="+ folders)
    return folders;
  },
  checkExt: function(file, ext){
    return ext.some(extension => file.toLowerCase().endsWith("." + extension));
  }
});

sdetweil · Apr 18, 2024, 4:51 PM

@bachoo786 sorry, been out

for editor, install winsvp or bitwise ssh clients. I like bitwise better myself.

both will give you ssh window AND a file manager view from windows over the pi (other system) filesystem

then you can double click to edit
and save back.

I use notepad++ or visual studio code as the editor. you a also install visual studio code o the MagicMirror system, UT then u need vnc or keyboard and mouse . I never edit ON the MagicMirror system anymore