Changing compliments

doubleT

So there’s a config and when you run the MagicMirror it says there’s a config error. And sudo nano config.js from within MagicMirror/config/ doesn’t work? Cann you go to MagicMirror/config/ and show us what it says when you put in ls -l? (that’s a small letter ‘L’) which will list files with their rights/owners.

Stacy

@doubleT it does not list anything. ![alt text](image url)

Mykle1

@Stacy

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners

Stacy

@doubleT pi owns both config.js and config.js.sample

doubleT

Weird, it sounds like there shouldn’t be a problem at all.
Do you have the possibility to edit the file externally and replace it? For example via FTP.
Btw. how do you save the file?

Stacy

@doubleT I save from the terminal with ctrl o. Have also tried ctrl x, y.

When I get to the folders through the GUI, I can change the file and save it. I have uncomment ed the calendar, and moved things around, but when I add the configure script for new compliments I get the error message need a config file. I checked it using a terminal command someone gave me here and every line that I added it did not like, even though my code was exactly like the example.

Weird. However, I am learning a lot troubleshooting this issue and I appreciate all the help.

AliAS

I had a similar problem. It showed an error for my entire addition to the config.js. Run check:config again and pay close attention to the beginning of the output. The first error should say something about expecting a bracket of one kind and it was returned a bracket of a different kind. It will also tell you the line of the error. Now nano back into config scroll down to your addition and press ctrl + c. The bottom of your screen should give you your current line number. Find the error. Mine was a missing bracket. Fixing this error fixed the entire script. All other errors were the result of the first. Sorry if I wasn’t clear or missed something, im still a new to this too. Hope it helps.

AliAS

@AliAS remember after locating and fixing the error to hit ctrl + o to save and ctrl + x to exit nano.

AliAS

Another suggestion, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, you could delete the config.js file and save as or copy the config-sample.js as a new config.js file. That way you have a functioning config.js. But doing so, you would have to reconfigure all your modules. Does that sound right?

Mykle1

@AliAS said in Changing compliments:

Does that sound right?

Sure, but another idea would be to rename the non-functioning config (so you don’t lose what’s in it) and THEN make a new copy of the config.js.sample and rename it to config.js. :-)

Stacy

@Mykle1 Okay. We finally figured it out. We made an external join file for new compliments and that worked. Thank you all SOuch for your help.

Mykle1

Well done! :-)

AliAS

External join file? Lol, thats way outta my league.

AliAS

Does anybody know how to use a line break within a compliment? I’ve tried about a dozen different ways to no avail.

doubleT

@AliAS
Compliments are included via document.createTextNode(complimentText); which doesn’t allow HTML inside.

But you can change the line within getDom: function() {} that includes the compliment from
wrapper.appendChild(compliment);
to
wrapper.innerHTML = complimentText;

and then just add a <br /> to the compliment.

AliAS

I see. I’ll give it a try. Thank you very much.

AliAS

@doubleT That worked perfect. Thanks again!

KC5RIL

Oh, great! Another noob needs help configuring the Compliments module. I’ve sussed through this for two days trying to get this up and running to earn ‘cool dad points.’ I’ve followed along and made changes to the config.js file as described. When I run ‘npm start’ I get the following: ```
code_text


> magicmirror@2.12.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-08-19 20:06:47.257] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.264] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.268] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:68
			config: {
			^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:67:12)
    at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:202:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:126:7)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.269] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.317] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.318] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.321] [LOG]    No helper found for module: helloworld.
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.322] [LOG]    All module helpers loaded.
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.445] [LOG]    Starting server on port 8080 ... 
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.458] [LOG]    Server started ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.459] [LOG]    Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.460] [LOG]    Sockets connected & modules started ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.556] [LOG]    Launching application.

What am I looking at? And how can I correct? Bear with a middle aged noob. You might have to explain this in crayon. Thanks for the help.

Mykle1

@KC5RIL

Post your config entry for compliments in a code block

sdetweil

@KC5RIL > Unexpected identifier

90% of the time this means a comma missing on the line above