MM & Google Maps Traffic

birdy

Hi all,

I was looking in the forum and internet, but couldn’t find a solution. Did anyone on you managed to show the google maps route (from A to B) and trafic?

Like this (example from this forum):
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I (hope i did) intalled the module MMM-googlemaps. Sometimes I read I need an iFrame, sometimes: it won’t work with an iFrame.
My code:

//		{
		   module: "MMM-googlemaps",
		   position: 'bottom_right',
		   config: {
		       apikey: '*my API*',
			origin: 'Köln,+Deutschland',
			destination: 'Essen,+Deutschland',
			mode: driving,
		   }
		},

Thx for your support!
Birdy

Mirrorolentia

Yes! I did it with the MMM-Traffic module. A bit of hacks and unclean code 😑 but yeah was able to get it working. Will try to share the same

Mirrorolentia

/* global Module */

/* Magic Mirror

Module: MMM-Traffic
By Sam Lewis https://github.com/SamLewis0602
MIT Licensed.
*/

Module.register(‘MMM-Traffic’, {

defaults: {
    api_key: '',
    mode: 'driving',
    interval: 300000, //all modules use milliseconds
    origin: '',
    destination: '',
    mon_destination: '',
    tues_destination: '',
    wed_destination: '',
    thurs_destination: '',
    fri_destination: '',
    traffic_model: 'best_guess',
    departure_time: 'now',
    arrival_time: '',
    loadingText: 'Loading commute...',
    prependText: 'Current commute is',
    changeColor: false,
    limitYellow: 10,
    limitRed: 30,
    showGreen: true,
    language: config.language,
    show_summary: true,
    showWeekend: true,
    allTime: true,
    startHr: 7,
    endHr: 22,
    avoid:'',
      summaryText:'via',
      leaveByText:'Leave by',
      arriveByText:'to arrive by',
    hideOffHours: false,
},
setLocalParams: function(){
	// These parameters are populated mostly 
	// by node_helper
    this.loaded = false;
    this.mapLoaded= false;
    this.leaveBy = '';
    this.symbols = {
        'driving': 'fa fa-car',
        'walking': 'fa fa-odnoklassniki',
        'bicycling': 'fa fa-bicycle',
        'transit': 'fa fa-train'
    };
    this.commute = '';
    this.summary = '';
},
start: function() {
    Log.info('Starting module: ' + this.name);
    if (this.data.classes === 'MMM-Traffic') {
      this.data.classes = 'bright medium';
    }
    this.loaded = false;
    this.mapLoaded= false;
    this.leaveBy = '';
    var myURL = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json' + this.getParams();  
    console.log("Querying with loc = " + myURL);
    this.url = encodeURI('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json' + this.getParams());
    this.symbols = {
        'driving': 'fa fa-car',
        'walking': 'fa fa-odnoklassniki',
        'bicycling': 'fa fa-bicycle',
        'transit': 'fa fa-train'
    };
    this.commute = '';
    this.summary = '';
    this.updateCommute(this);
},
// Handler for notifications from any other module asking for 
// TRAFFFIC update.
// This will invoke updateCommute with new source and destination
// TODO: The new source and destination will continue to get displayed untill
// it is reset. Will try to revert that
notificationReceived: function(notification, payload, sender){
	Log.log(notification+" received from "+sender);
	var myURL = "";
	if(notification === "TRAFFIC_ACTION_NEEDED"){
		console.log("Received new traffic update request for start: "+payload.start_location+" end:"+payload.end_location);
		myURL = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json' + 
			    this.getParam_specific(payload.start_location, payload.end_location);
		console.log("Querying with "+myURL);
	    this.url = encodeURI(myURL);
		this.updateCommute(this);
	}
},

updateCommute: function(self) {
	console.log("updateCommute called");
    timeConfig = {
      showWeekend:    self.config.showWeekend,
      allTime:        self.config.allTime,
      startHr:        self.config.startHr,
      endHr:          self.config.endHr
    };

    if (self.config.arrival_time.length == 4) {
      self.sendSocketNotification('LEAVE_BY', {'url':self.url, 'arrival':self.config.arrival_time, 'timeConfig':timeConfig});
    } else {
      self.sendSocketNotification('TRAFFIC_URL', {'url':self.url, 'timeConfig':timeConfig});
    }
    setTimeout(self.updateCommute, self.config.interval, self);
},
getStyles: function() {
    return ['traffic.css', 'font-awesome.css'];
},
createMap_area: function(start_location, end_location){
	console.log("createMap_area invoked");
	if(document.getElementById('map'))
	{
		console.log("Map Div available "+start_location.lat);
		var map_options = {
			center: new google.maps.LatLng(start_location.lat, start_location.lng),
			zoom: 20,
            size: '300x300',
			panControl: true,
			mapTypeControl: false,
			panControlOptions: {
				position: google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_CENTER
			},
			zoomControl: true,
			zoomControlOptions: {
				style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.LARGE,
				position: google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_CENTER
			},
			scaleControl: false,
			streetViewControl: false,
			streetViewControlOptions: {
				position: google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_CENTER
			}
		};
	    // map div is added to document.body
    	var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), map_options);

		var start_bound = new google.maps.LatLng(start_location.lat, start_location.lng);

		var end_bound = new google.maps.LatLng(end_location.lat, end_location.lng);
		var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
			position: start_bound,
			map: map
		});

		var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
			position: end_bound,
			map: map
		})

		var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
		bounds.extend(start_bound);
		bounds.extend(end_bound);
		map.fitBounds(bounds);
		// the preserveViewport is almost mandatory to prevent zoom/pan out of the screen
       var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer({
           map: map,
		   zoom: 20,
		   preserveViewport: true
       });
	   directionsDisplay.setMap(map);

       // Set destination, origin and travel mode.
       var request = {
         destination: end_location,
         origin: start_location,
         travelMode: 'DRIVING'
       };
       // Pass the directions request to the directions service.
       var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
       directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
           if (status == 'OK') {
               // Display the route on the map.
               directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
           }
       }); 
       // Pass the directions request to the directions service.
	   this.mapLoaded = true;
	}
	return document.getElementById('map');
},
createMap: function(){
    var wrapper = document.createElement('div');
    wrapper.style.height = this.config.height;
    wrapper.style.width = this.config.width;
	wrapper.setAttribute("id", "map");
    
    // This script is appended to the main body
    var outer_script = document.createElement("script");
    outer_script.type = "text/javascript";
    outer_script.src = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=" + this.config.api_key;
	outer_script.setAttribute("async","");
	outer_script.setAttribute("defer","");
    document.body.appendChild(outer_script);
    outer_script.onload = function(){
		console.log("Added the map script to document body");
    }
    return wrapper; 
},


getDom: function() {
    var wrapper = document.createElement("div");
    var commuteInfo = document.createElement('div');
    var routeName = document.createElement('div');
    // Map display 

    if (!this.loaded) {
        console.log("[MMM-Traffic]Pre-loading invoked");
        //wrapper.innerHTML = this.config.loadingText;
		// Invoke adding the Google Maps base script to the dcoument.body
		// It needs to be invoked only once.
        wrapper.appendChild(this.createMap());
         
        return wrapper;
    }

    if ((this.commute == '' || this.commute == '--') && this.config.hideOffHours && !this.config.allTime) {
        wrapper.innerHTML = '';
        return wrapper;
    }
    // Obtain start/end co-ordinates
    var start_loc = this.start_location;
    var end_loc = this.end_location;
    console.log("Start lat "+start_loc.lat+" long "+start_loc.lng); 
    wrapper.appendChild(this.createMap_area(this.start_location, this.end_location));


    //symbol
    var symbol = document.createElement('span');
    symbol.className = this.symbols[this.config.mode] + ' symbol';
    commuteInfo.appendChild(symbol);
    

    if (this.config.arrival_time == '') {
      //commute time
      var trafficInfo = document.createElement('span');
      trafficInfo.innerHTML = this.config.prependText + ' ' + this.commute;
      commuteInfo.appendChild(trafficInfo);

      //routeName
      if (this.config.route_name) {
        routeName.className = 'dimmed small';
        if (this.summary.length > 0 && this.config.show_summary){
          routeName.innerHTML = this.config.route_name + ' ' + this.config.summaryText + ' ' + this.summary;
        } else {
          routeName.innerHTML = this.config.route_name;
        }
      }
    } else {
      //leave-by time
      var trafficInfo = document.createElement('span');
      trafficInfo.innerHTML = this.config.leaveByText + ' ' + this.leaveBy;
      commuteInfo.appendChild(trafficInfo);

      //routeName
      if (this.config.route_name) {
        routeName.className = 'dimmed small';
        if (this.summary.length > 0 && this.config.show_summary){
          routeName.innerHTML = this.config.route_name + ' ' + this.config.summaryText + ' ' + this.summary + ' ' + this.config.arriveByText + ' ' + this.config.arrival_time.substring(0,2) + ":" + this.config.arrival_time.substring(2,4);
        } else {
      console.log(typeof this.config.arrival_time );
          routeName.innerHTML = this.config.route_name + ' ' + this.config.arriveByText + ' ' + this.config.arrival_time.substring(0,2) + ":" + this.config.arrival_time.substring(2,4);
        }
      }
    }

    //change color if desired
    if (this.config.changeColor) {
      if (this.trafficComparison >= 1 + (this.config.limitRed / 100)) {
        commuteInfo.className += ' red';
      } else if (this.trafficComparison >= 1 + (this.config.limitYellow / 100)) {
        commuteInfo.className += ' yellow';
      } else if (this.config.showGreen) {
        commuteInfo.className += ' green';
      }
    }

    wrapper.appendChild(commuteInfo);
    wrapper.appendChild(routeName);
    return wrapper;
},
getParam_specific: function(origin, destination){
    var params = '?';
    params += 'mode=' + this.config.mode;
    params += '&origin=' + origin;
    params += '&destination=' + destination;
    params += '&key=' + this.config.api_key;
    params += '&traffic_model=' + this.config.traffic_model;
    params += '&language=' + this.config.language;
    if (this.config.avoid.length > 0) {
      params += '&avoid=' + this.config.avoid;
    }
    return params;
},

getParams: function() {
    var params = '?';
    params += 'mode=' + this.config.mode;
    params += '&origin=' + this.config.origin;
    params += '&destination=' + this.getTodaysDestination();
    params += '&key=' + this.config.api_key;
    params += '&traffic_model=' + this.config.traffic_model;
    params += '&language=' + this.config.language;
    if (this.config.avoid.length > 0) {
      params += '&avoid=' + this.config.avoid;
    }
    return params;
},

getTodaysDestination: function() {
    var todays_destination = "";
    switch (new Date().getDay()) {
      case 1:
        todays_destination = this.config.mon_destination;
        break;
      case 2:
        todays_destination = this.config.tues_destination;
        break;
      case 3:
        todays_destination = this.config.wed_destination; 
        break;
      case 4:
        todays_destination = this.config.thurs_destination;
        break;
      case 5:
        todays_destination = this.config.fri_destination;
        break;
      default:
        //to handle Sat and Sun (GoogleAPI may raise error if no destination set)   
        todays_destination = this.config.destination; 
    }

    if(todays_destination === ""){ //if no weekday destinations defined in config.js, set to default
        todays_destination = this.config.destination;           
    }

    return todays_destination;
},

socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
    this.leaveBy = '';
    this.start_location = payload.start_location;
    this.end_location = payload.end_location;
    if (notification === 'TRAFFIC_COMMUTE' && payload.url === this.url) {
        Log.info('received TRAFFIC_COMMUTE');
        this.commute = payload.commute;
        this.summary = payload.summary;
        this.trafficComparison = payload.trafficComparison;
        this.loaded = true;
        this.updateDom(1000);
    } else if (notification === 'TRAFFIC_TIMING' && payload.url === this.url) {
        Log.info('received TRAFFIC_TIMING');
        this.leaveBy = payload.commute;
        this.commute = payload.commute; //support for hideOffHours
        this.summary = payload.summary;
        this.loaded = true;
        this.updateDom(1000);
    }
}

});

Mirrorolentia

Please install the MMM-Traffic module and replace the MMM-Traffic.js with the above code.
Below is a sample entry in config.js

{
            module: 'MMM-Traffic',
            position: 'top_left',
            classes: 'dimmed medium', //optional, default is 'bright medium', only applies to commute info not route_name
            config: {
                api_key: '', // Your Google Maps API_KEY needs to go here
                mode: 'driving',
                origin: '',
                destination: '',
                mon_destination: '',
                arrival_time: '', //optional, but needs to be in 24 hour time if used.
                route_name: 'Home to Work',
                changeColor: true,
                showGreen: false,
                limitYellow: 5, //Greater than 5% of journey time due to traffic
                limitRed: 20, //Greater than 20% of journey time due to traffic
                traffic_model: 'best_guess',
                interval: 60000, //2 minutes
                showWeekend: true,
                allTime: true,
                width: '300px',
                height: '300px'
            }
        },

Mirrorolentia

There are two catches which I will try to correct:

The Google Maps have their own lifecycle which I could not align with MM module’s. So you may not see the map in the first instance but it will get uploaded within the next interval (as configured in config.interval).
The Maps div element keeps getting refreshed after every interval which is a bit irritating :(

strawberry 3.141

@birdy you are missing quotes around the drivin mode, should be mode: 'driving'

devtech8

@Mirrorolentia - I was thinking of trying this too, but looks like you have made some progress. I hope to dig into what you have later this week. I had seen some further customization I would like to add when time allows. Thanks for the work on this!

Mirrorolentia

@devtech8
Sure that would be great! Thanks!

birdy

@Mirrorolentia - wow, thx!! I will test it later :) can’t await

birdy

so, as a complete noobie, I just pasted the code (adding Google Api key) in both files.

I can see, there is a gap in the corner (I hope for the map) and if I get you correctly, the map will load “soon”(?).

Thank you one more time and will keep u posted.

Cheers
Birdy