External TXT file

[thiagofneves]

Hi guys again, anyway we can get a module to display a external TXT file?
I would like to get some different text on the screen… I tried using “helloworld” module for that, but I couldnt get it to work…
Also, how do I refresh the screen if I change something?

Thanks guys!

[strawberry 3.141]

create a node_helper and use fs in there

var fs = require('fs');
fs.readFile('file.txt', (err, data) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  //send data to the module
  this.sendSocketNotification('FILE', data);
});

and then you can display it in the module itself

further details https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/tree/master/modules

[thiagofneves]

@strawberry-3.141
Wow. Thanks for the reply. It looks like its beyond my knowledge… I will try to achieve it though…