MMM-EmbedURL with MMM-Pages - Website reload....

[BKeyport]

I have MMM-pages (@sdetweil 's version) and MMM-EmbedURL (@wishmaster270) - working together on my system. Evertthing is great, EXCEPT this code below.

What happens is that the website at my docker is loading, then it stops itself and reloads - blanking the screen area for 2-3 seconds while it thinks about it. Unfortunately, even though it’s a docker container and I have “Full control” – it is a very rudimentary program - and the web API is weak at best (Thus the turning off of the time stamp, etc)

What’s going on here? Is there anything I can do to keep it from blanking and restarting (I think when it’s hidden it’s paused?)

If it helps, the page is this program -> https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ham/HamClock/ - you can look around for suggestions.

Thanks.

	{
    		module: "MMM-pages",
    		config: {
      			modules: [
        			["page1"],
        			["page2"],
        			["page3"],
      			],
      			animationTime: 2000,
      			rotationTime: 10000,
      		}
      	},
		{
			module: "MMM-EmbedURL",
			position: "top_right",
			classes: "page2",
			config: {
				updateInterval: 3600,
				animationSpeed: 0, 
				appendTimestamp: false,
		
				embed: [
					"http://docker.local:8081/live.html",
					
				],
			},
		},

(any malformed JS above is a paste error, it is correct in code)

[wishmaster270]

@sdetweil
Hi Sam,

you are right. But i do not want the content to be fixed as some users want the content to be recreated after the configured interval.

I just released a new version 0.0.8 of the module which introduces a updateDomOnShow option. If the option is set to false the module uses the old html elements after a resume. Maybe this fixes the issue.

[sdetweil]

@BKeyport embedurl doesn’t support the show/hide functions so it COULD be loading at the time it is shown

It should pause while hidden, resume when shown

How long does the page take to load?

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil

It shows, then resets, takes 2-3 seconds to show back up, then runs normally. The problem is that it’s just annoying to have it flash in and then blank, then come up and run.

[sdetweil]

@BKeyport not sure @wishmaster270 got any ideas?

Looks like you are creating new elements on each getDom(). the resume () will cause a getDom() which will cause the page reload in the new iframe object

[wishmaster270]

@sdetweil Hi, the module calls the updateDom function every time it gets resumed in the current implementation.

I am not sure if I can implemt a block option to skip the update dom but reset the timer for the regular updates.

[sdetweil]

@wishmaster270 you could make the content you return fixed …

getDom(){
    if(!this.already_created){
       build content
       this.already_created=new content
    }
    return this.already_created 
}

I do this in a few modules to reduce/eliminate the flash

nothing says you HAVE to CREATE the content on each getDom()
just have to return something

so minor change… no logic change

[wishmaster270]

@sdetweil
Hi Sam,

you are right. But i do not want the content to be fixed as some users want the content to be recreated after the configured interval.

I just released a new version 0.0.8 of the module which introduces a updateDomOnShow option. If the option is set to false the module uses the old html elements after a resume. Maybe this fixes the issue.

[sdetweil]

@wishmaster270 thanks… I didn’t know if the iframe would reload itself on show

@BKeyport give this a try

[BKeyport]

Tom, is it updateDomOnShow or updateDomOnResume ?

Documentation shows the latter.

[BKeyport]

I put them both in, and that fixed it - thanks, Tom.