Compliments setup

[Richard238]

In config.js

		{
			module: 'compliments',
			position: 'lower_third'
            config: {
                anytime: [
                    "Compliment 1",
                    "Compliment 2",
                    "Compliment 3"
                ]
		},  
		{
			module: 'currentweather',

Gives the “Please create a config file” error

Take out the. . .

        config: {
            anytime: [
                "Compliment 1",
                "Compliment 2",
                "Compliment 3"
            ]

. . .lines, and it’s OK.

What’s it not liking in there?

[Mykle1]

@Richard238 said in Compliments setup:

What’s it not liking in there?

The , (comma) after ‘lower_third’. It should look like this

{
			module: 'compliments',
			position: 'lower_third',
            config: {
                anytime: [
                    "Compliment 1",
                    "Compliment 2",
                    "Compliment 3"
                ]
		},

[Richard238]

Thanks, it was that, and a missing } close curly bracket.

[Mykle1]

@Richard238 said in Compliments setup:

Thanks, it was that, and a missing } close curly bracket.

Oh! Yes, I missed that one. Good catch on your part. So lets fix it in case anyone else looks at this for help. The correct entry would be this:

 {
	module: 'compliments',
	position: 'lower_third',
            config: {
                anytime: [
                    "Compliment 1",
                    "Compliment 2",
                    "Compliment 3"
                ]
                }
		}, 

That’s better.

[Richard238]

Whilst the config.js now loads, it’s not showing the new, replacement compliments.

I’ve restarted NPM, no change.

I’ve powered Pi off & on, no change.

[yawns]

 {
	module: 'compliments',
	position: 'lower_third',
            config: {
                anytime: [
                    "Compliment 1",
                    "Compliment 2",
                    "Compliment 3"
                ],
		morning: [
                    "morning Compliment 1",
                    "morning Compliment 2",
                    "morning Compliment 3"
		],
		afternoon: [
                    "afternoon Compliment 1",
                    "afternoon Compliment 2",
                    "afternoon Compliment 3"
		],
		evening: [
                    "evening Compliment 1",
                    "evening Compliment 2",
                    "evening Compliment 3"
		]
                }
		}, 

try this please. I do remember there was something like “all 3 cases need to exist, otherwise it takes default values for this”

[Richard238]

Ohhh, interesting. I’ll have a go and report back later.
Thank you.

[Richard238]

No difference, still uses default compliments:

            config: {
                anytime: [
                    "Compliment 1",
                    "Compliment 2",
                    "Compliment 3"
                ],
                morning: [
                    "morning Compliment 1",
                    "morning Compliment 2",
                    "morning Compliment 3"
                ],
                afternoon: [
                    "afternoon Compliment 1",
                    "afternoon Compliment 2",
                    "afternoon Compliment 3"
                ],
                evening: [
                    "evening Compliment 1",
                    "evening Compliment 2",
                    "evening Compliment 3"
                ]
            }
		},  

[Richard238]

Changing it to remoteFile, as described here, it works.

Well, only after it’s still displayed all the default messages.

[Richard238]

Still not picking up different compliments:

		{
			module: 'compliments',
			position: 'lower_third',
            config: {
			anytime: [
				"Hey!"
			],
			morning: [
				"Good morning, handsome!",
				"Enjoy your day!",
				"How was your sleep?"
			],
			afternoon: [
				"Hello, beauty!",
				"You look sexy!",
				"Looking good today!"
			],
			evening: [
				"Wow!",
				"You!",
				"Hi!"
			]
		},
		updateInterval: 30000,
		remoteFile: null,
		fadeSpeed: 4000
			/*config: {
				remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
			}*/
		},  

[Richard238]

Another day, still no change, compliments ignoring whatever is in config.js.

Thank you.

[gshimself]

Do you edit the config.js?
Well… you could be a outlaw and edit the “~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/compliments.js”.
I’ve done that before and it works. But beware of typos. Make a backup! :)

[Richard238]

That’s what I have done now, but it is only a fudge, a workaround.

What’s the problem with using config.js to make changes to the compliments module, why doesn’t it work?

[gshimself]

@Richard238 I live with the idea that “if it work, dont ask why”.
So I can’t explain why config.js dont work.