Help with MMM-ModuleSchedule - not hiding

[cheminge]

I recently tried to install MMM-ModuleScheduler trying to get this suggestion to work:

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I tried to follow the documentation online, but I can’t seem to get the MMM-EasyPix to hind until for now, and then show in March.

This is what I have in my config file:

   {module: 'MMM-ModuleScheduler',
        config: {
        }
    },

	{module: "MMM-EasyPix",
		pages: {"Main Calendar": "top_center"},
		position: "top_center",
		classes: "march",
		config: {
			module_schedule: {from: '* * 1 3 *', to: '* * * 4 *'}, /* march */
			picName: "Leprechaun.png", 
			maxWidth: "75%",        
			updateInterval: 30 * 60 * 1000,
			}
    },

Do I have the config file correct? or is there something else I am missing?

[sdetweil]

@cheminge 1st thing is to get easypix to display your image in the right place

[cheminge]

I did some digging, it seems I had the “classes:” wrong in the first one.

It needs to be:

classes: "scheduler",

So more like this:

	{module: "MMM-EasyPix",
		pages: {"Main Calendar": "bottom_right"},
		position: "bottom_right",
		classes: "scheduler",
		config: {
			module_schedule: {from: '0 0 1 3 *', to: '59 23 31 3 *'}, 
			picName: "Leprechaun.png", 
			maxWidth: "75%",        
			updateInterval: 30 * 60 * 1000,
			}
    },

Now, I can’t get anything to show up unless I take out the “module_schedule” like the code below. when add it back in, nothing shows up.

With today being January 30th, 2025 this should fall after “from” and before “to”.

	{module: "MMM-EasyPix",
		pages: {"Main Calendar": "top_right"},
		position: "top_right",
		classes: "scheduler",
		config: {
			/*module_schedule: {from: '0 0 1 1 *', to: '59 23 31 1 *'},*/
			picName: "Yeah_Mon.png",
			maxWidth: "75%", 
			updateInterval: 30 * 60 * 1000, 
		}
    },

Any suggestions on what else I am missing?

[sdetweil]

@cheminge thats crontab type

0 0 for hour minute means ONLY Then .not 1 min after midnight

* * 1 1
means anytime on 1/1

we support crontab in compliments, and i recommend
this site to get the 1st 5 tokens like needed here
https://crontab-generator.org/

[cheminge]

@sdetweil

I have noticed something strange with this module.

In my log I get this message :

[2025-02-01 09:42:27.196] [LOG]   MMM-ModuleScheduler is scheduling MMM-EasyPix using "* * 1 1 *" and "59 23 31 1 *" with dim level undefined
[2025-02-01 09:42:27.206] [WARN]  Month '1' is limited to '29' days.

February has “29” days. Not January.

So the month in my config file that I use from “https://crontab.guru/” doesn’t match what you would expect from this scheduler.

In the documentation it say
“Months 0-11 (Jan-Dec)”

I have updated to use this as a key:

Month
1 = February
2= March
3 = April
4 = May
5 = June
6 = July
7 = August
8 = September
9 = October
10 = November
11 = December

I noticed month “0” doesn’t work for January.

Now that we are in February, it seems to be working after I set what I want to see in February as the month to be “1”

[sdetweil]

@cheminge yes cron uses 0-11 for month

[cheminge]

@sdetweil

I’m just saying that’s not what crontab.guru says:

it makes it confusing.

[sdetweil]

@cheminge yes, you are correct.
The Gen I linked to also uses 1 for January

Weird

[cheminge]

I have updated my months to be words instead of numbers, and at first it was working, but now it is not hiding the second example module:

1st Example

module_schedule: {from: '* * * FEB *', to: '59 23 28 FEB *', dimLevel: '100'},

For March I am using:

2nd Example

module_schedule: {from: '* * * MAR *', to: '59 23 30 MAR *', dimLevel: '100'}, 

I would expect as of today (February 23rd, 2025) , the FEB would show, and it does. I don’t expect to see the MAR module, but it continues to show.

For now I have it committed it out, but How can I get this to hide for now, and start showing March 1st?

[sdetweil]

@cheminge i think dimlevel 0 is hidden
100 is shown

[sdetweil]

@cheminge also, what is the default behavior if the module(s) are not in the ‘current’ timeframe? or not in any schedule?