Changing compliments

[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

[KC5RIL]

@sdetweil Stand by, ya’ll. I’m proofing now. Just caught a misplaced comma.

[sdetweil]

@KC5RIL npm config:check can show these errors.

has a bug in 2.12, temp fix posted to the top of the troubleshooting section

[KC5RIL]

@Mykle1 Here’s the code. Figured this seemed like a popular spot to wet my feet. If I could get through this, I could set the rest up.

{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"

			config: {
			 	   compliments: {
			 	   "....-01-01": [
			 	   "Happy New Year!"
				   ],
			    	   "....-01-07": [
				   "Happy Birthday, Matt!"
				   ],
				   "....-01-08": [
				   "Hail to the King, Baby!",
				   "I'm all shook up!",
				   "You ain't nuthin' but a hound dog!"
				   ],
				   "....-01-25": [
				   "yaD etisoppO yppaH"
				   ],
				   "2021-02-02": [
				   "It's Groundhog Day \nAgain!"
			   	   ],
				   "....-02-14": [
				   "Happy Valentine's Day!"
				   ],
				   "2021-02-16": [
				   "Laissez les bon temps rouler!"
				   ],
				   "....-03-14": [
				   "Time for Pi!"
				   ],
				   "2021-03-17": [
				   "Erin Go Bragh!",
				   "Kiss Me! \nI'm Irish"
				   ],
				   "....-04-01": [
				   "Your shoes are untied.",
				   "Made you look.",
				   "April Fools!"
				   ],
				   "2021-04-04": [
				   "Happy Easter!",
				   "Rejoice!",
				   "He is Risen!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-04": [
				   "May the Fourth be with you!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-06": [
				   "Revenge of the Sixth!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-09": [
				   "Happy Mother's Day!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-25": [
				   "Don't forget your towel.",
				   "42!"
				   ],
				   "2021-05-31": [
				   "Happy Memorial Day!"
				   ],
				   "2021-06-20": [
				   "Happy Father's Day!"
				   ],
				   "....-07-04": [
				   "Celebrate your Independence!",
				   "Freedom!",
				   "Happy Fourth of July!"
				   ],
				   "....-07-09": [
				   "Happy Birthday, Noodle!"
				   ],
				   "....-08-14": [
				   "Happy Anniversary!"
				   ],
				   "2021-09-06": [
				   "Happy Labor Day!"
				   ],
				   "....-09-11": [
				   "Never Forget.",
				   "Some gave all",
				   "343/61",
				   "Let's Roll!"
				   ],
				   "...-10-..": [
				   "Boo!"
				   ],
				   "....-11-16": [
				   "Happy Birthday, Susanne!"
				   ],
				   "2021-11-25": [
				   "Gobble! Gobble!",
				   "Happy Thanksgiving!"
				   ],
				   "....-12-07": [
				   "A day that will live in infamy!"
				   ],
				   "....-12-23": [
				   "Time to air our grievances!",
				   "Festivus for the rest of us!"
				   ],
				   "....-12-25": [
				   "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!",
				   "Rejoice!",
				   "Christ the Savior is born!"
				   ],
				   anytime: {
				   "Hey!",
				   "Hello.",
				   "Whaddup Dog?",
				   "Dude!",
				   "Hej!",
				   "You stay classy!"
				   ],
				   morning: [
				   "Good Morning!",
				   "Smile \nIt's a beautiful day!",
				   "Rise and Shine!",
				   "Wakey Wakey! \nEggs & Baky!",
				   "Coffee is ready!"
				   ],
				   afternoon: [
				   "Is it beer-thirty, yet?",
				   "What a wonderful day!"
				   ],
				   evening: [
				   "Good Evening."
				   ]
			}
		},

While ya’ll are looking at that, I’ll check the troubleshooting section. Thanks

[sdetweil]

@KC5RIL

position: "lower_third"

			config: {

why did I say?
comma missing on the line before the error

position: "lower_third", // < -----

			config: {

[KC5RIL]

Okay! It’s coming together for me. I’m catching a couple more syntax errors. I’ll keep proofing to see if I catch more.

[sdetweil]

@KC5RIL general rules for the value to the right of :

numbers and true/false, no quotes,
otherwise needs quotes, doesn’t matter which as long as they are matched.

be careful on quotes, these curly ones " ’
are no good, but these text mode are
ok

"'

also if the next line starts with a word, then this line needs a trailing comma

[KC5RIL]

@sdetweil I’ve proofed all I can. I don’t see anymore syntax errors. Still won’t run properly. Here’s the config:check ```
pi@WALL-e:~/MagicMirror $ npm run config:check

magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check /home/pi/MagicMirror
node js/check_config.js

[2020-08-19 21:11:52.797] [INFO] Checking file… /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
[2020-08-19 21:11:52.858] [LOG] Line 194 col 3 Parsing error: Unexpected token {
/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66
throw new Error(“Wrong syntax in config file!”);
^

Error: Wrong syntax in config file!
at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66:10
at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check: node js/check_config.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-08-20T02_11_52_899Z-debug.log