MMM-MyScoreboard

[Spankythemusical]

Thank you very much for all your work. I’m sure that you have much more important things to do. I can always wait for live games in order to test. In the mean time I can parse things with python. No biggie.

[emlowe]

@j.e.f.f

You can use xml2js and convert the XML to JSON for processing. A few other modules do this. As long as the XML isn’t overly complex, you get somewhat reasonable JSON

-Earle

[j.e.f.f]

@emlowe Yeah that’s the route I went which does the job. But I’d rather not have to deal with it in the first place.

[j.e.f.f]

MLS Support now added!! NCAAF support coming soon, once I can verify my code during game progress.

[nevint]

This is a sweet module! Thanks for developing it. Have you been able to get the CFL feed working? I requested an API key but it just sits there on the CFL page saying “Requested” but never changes to approved. I placed the key in the module config and it of course doesn’t work! Any tips?

[j.e.f.f]

@nevint yeah it took a long time (many days) before I got a key. It works once you have it, but be patient. The CTO of CFL himself will get in touch with you and provide you with the key.

[nevint]

@j.e.f.f Thanks dude! I can’t wait for it to work!

Is there any chance you will add code to show upcoming games, say 3-4 days in advance? I previously used an NHL module that showed upcoming games and it was nice to see what I was going to watch that night when I stepped into the hall each morning! If not, that’s okay, the module is still killer!

[j.e.f.f]

@nevint I consciously made the decision to not do that. Because this module covers many sports, it can easily take up a lot of space with just the current day’s games. So it shows just today’s games only. In fact, the way it is architected means it is capable of only showing a single date’s worth of games.

[d3r]

Thanks for adding MLS!

[nevint]

@j.e.f.f Totally understand. It’s still my favorite mod so far! Great job!

[j.e.f.f]

@nevint I think I may have discovered a way to get CFL scores without using CFL’s API… read: no api key required. Stay tuned!!

EDIT Spoke too soon. Not going to work. I thought I had found an open TSN data data feed that they use for the scoreboard, but it turns out it’s locked down. I had mistaken the fact that I was using the same browser the explore the feed as I was using to access tsn.ca, and therefore the browser session was authorized. The second I tried a separate browser, I got “Access Denied.”

[j.e.f.f]

Version 1.2 released. Now with NCAAF support!!

[Spankythemusical]

@j.e.f.f You are the best! I simply cannot thank you enough!

[j.e.f.f]

@Spankythemusical you’re quite welcome. Let me know if you see anything weird, and if possible note the approximate time on the game clock when it happened.

The even better news is that I can use the same feed for NCAA basketball. I’ll add that in the coming weeks as the season gets underway.

[nevint]

@j.e.f.f Nice job! It is working fine for me.

[j.e.f.f]

@nevint Update! I think I’ve found a feed that gives provides CFL scores without requiring an AI key. I’ve coded it, but I want to run it through its paces this weekend just to be sure everything works as expected. Stay tuned!

[P-Bo726]

Just checking in on my favorite module. Are multiple instances still a possible future enhancement?

[j.e.f.f]

@P-Bo726 Still thinking about the right way to do it. It needs a complete rearchitecture in order to make it happen. And If I’m going to do that, then I also want to rearchitect how I handle the data providers… Instead of a one-to-one relationship between sport and feed, I’d like to be able to take advantage of feeds that can provide multiple sports – e.g.: Using just the ESPN and Sportsnet scoreboard feeds can provide the data for all of the sports I currently support, plus a few more that I haven’t yet integrated. Even better is that Sportsnet gives me all sports it supports at once… so it significantly cuts down on the data pulls.

So it’s a long way of saying yes it’s in in the plan, but it won’t happen overnight.

[nevint]

@j.e.f.f Looking forward to it! I still haven’t got the API key approved, it seems they are ignoring the requests these days.

[j.e.f.f]

@nevint @P-Bo726 Just to give you an update, I have a branch with multiple instances working. Still needs quite a bit of testing, but here’s a sneak peek:

This is three instances of the module running simultaneously, and taking advantage of using feeds that supply scores for multiple sports, including CFL without the API key.