(2.1.0) Calendar will broadcast events.

MichMich · Oct 14, 2016, 3:50 PM

Starting from MagicMirror² v2.1.0 (currently in develop stage) the default calendar module will broadcast all the events to all other modules with the notification message: CALENDAR_EVENTS. The event objects are stored in an array and contain the following fields: title, startDate, endDate, fullDayEvent, location and geo.

Since this feature is still in the develop branch, it’s not final and might change. Suggestions are welcome.

jer78 · Jan 26, 2018, 6:59 PM

Hi, I just started using MM and love it! Thanks for all your hard work! How would I use this to calculate my commute time in a different module? Is there an example? Thank you.

Jeremy

Mykle1 · Jan 26, 2018, 9:36 PM

@jer78

There are a few modules that do that although it depends on where you are. Find the one that suits you, if it’s there.

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/3rd-Party-Modules

jer78 · Jan 26, 2018, 9:47 PM

My question was how do I pass along a variable from Calendar to another module. I’m trying to find what the format is.

Mykle1 · Jan 26, 2018, 9:59 PM

@jer78 said in (2.1.0) Calendar will broadcast events.:

My question was how do I pass along a variable from Calendar to another module.

Well, not exactly, young man. :-/

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

ninjabreadman · Jan 26, 2018, 10:08 PM

@jer78 Here is the Readme.md for third party modules, which details the notification system: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/blob/master/modules/README.md

Your module will receive a CALENDAR_EVENTS notification, with a payload which is an array of calendar events objects with the following attributes: title, startDate, endDate, fullDayEvent, location and geo.

You can make your own module, or modify an existing one. MMM-Traffic will display Google Maps directions to a given destination. You can override its receiveNotification function to (1) sort the payload to find the soonest event, (2) decide if there’s an event in the next 2 hours, and (3) display directions to the destination using the location or geo coordinates.

Remember, you’ll need to populate those fields when creating your event entries, and you may also need to provide a hint (e.g. “Colombus, OH”) to Google so it knows which “Olive Garden” or “Municipal Library” you’re looking for.

jer78 · Jan 26, 2018, 10:15 PM

@Mykle1 said in (2.1.0) Calendar will broadcast events.:

@jer78 said in (2.1.0) Calendar will broadcast events.:

My question was how do I pass along a variable from Calendar to another module.

Well, not exactly, young man. :-/

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

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed! Geez! What a hostile community. Nice to feel welcome for my first post!

jer78 · Jan 26, 2018, 10:17 PM

@ninjabreadman Awesome! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Cheers!

ATibbs · Apr 10, 2018, 9:51 PM

@jer78 If you are still looking to get this configured see this thread here. I had (what I believe to be) the exact same request and I got it working with this.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38213