New module installer

[sdetweil]

@chrisfr1976

thanks for your patience… I think this will be better

I have merged the installer function into the MMM-Config module

currently the installer function is in a separate branch (with_installer) while we test it out

note: if you are using docker, then these steps need to be done INSIDE the running container, using
docker exec -it mm bash
to get to a commandline inside the container
AFTER using ssh to get to the docker host commandline

if you don’t have MMM-Config

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
git clone https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config
cd MMM-Config
git checkout with_installer
npm install

see the readme above on how to add this module to your config.js

if you already have MMM-Config

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Config
git pull
git checkout with_installer
npm install

no configuration changes are required

restart your MagicMirror instance

for docker based MM instances, the steps are the same
I notice that some of the files in the git pull will be marked as changed,
altho its only the permissions
so erase those files and then git pull
and then checkout the with_installer branch
etc

Using the installer

use this url

http://mm_server:MM_port/installer

and you will get the installer module selection page

see the readme for usage

after pushing the install selected modules button and the individual module installs complete,
the MMM-Config configuration page will replace the installer page you had open

when you are done configuring the modules, press Save, Create config
and the current MMM-Config page will be closed, and your MM instance will be restarted
(in most cases)

from the readme

MMM-Config will try to restart your MagicMirror system after configuration is complete

if the MagicMirror instance is configured to auto restart due to config.js, that will happen naturally

if the MagicMirror instance is NOT configured to auto restart due to config.js, then the MMM-Config **restart option** will be used to restart

if the MagicMirror instance is in a docker container, like khassel's then the MagicMirror process will be killed, causing the container to restart

if none of those options work, then you will have to restart the MagicMirror instance manually (same as if you modified config.js on your own)

[plainbroke]

@sdetweil
All I am getting is this:

“Select all the modules you would like to install”

Nothing else it is just white below that …

[sdetweil]

@plainbroke go to the module folder and do git pull

then reload the installer page

[plainbroke]

@sdetweil
Ok did the git pull now I get the same thing but in a tan background color.

should i do the
git pull
git checkout with_installer
npm install

did that and it says everything is up to date.
I really hoped that would get it running.
Sounds like a very useful module.

[plainbroke]

@sdetweil
http://192.168.1.200:8280/modules/MMM-Config/module_installer/module_installer.html
Is that the installer page you are talking about?
Or is there something else I should try???

[sdetweil]

@plainbroke hm…

can you open the module folder and see if

module_form_schema.json

is present

also can you open the config page

http://server:port/modules/MMM-Config/review

[sdetweil]

@plainbroke if you go to /installer it redirects to the correct url

[plainbroke]

@sdetweil

pi@CameraS:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Config $ dir
config.html                       form-client.js                     node_helper.js     schema3_19492568968280.json  translations
config_lastchange_19492568968280  MMM-Config.css                     node_modules       schemas                      webform.css
create_form_for_module.cmd        MMM-Config.js                      package.json       scripts                      webform.js
create_form_for_module.sh         MMM-Config.schema.json             package-lock.json  templates                    workdir
defaults_19492568968280.js        module_installer                   postinstall        test_convert.cmd
doc_images                        modules_lastchange_19492568968280  postinstall.cmd    test_convert.sh
exec_script.js                    modules_list.txt                   README.md          touch.cmd

When I ran it with review it came back.
Cannot GET /modules/MMM-Config/installer

[sdetweil]

@plainbroke sorry cd module_installer

[plainbroke]

@sdetweil
Yes it is in there.

I am going to turn in been sick for the last 2 days. worn out…
Take your time with it. I am in no hurry.