Multiple instances of MMM-DarkSkyForecast with MMM-pages

popeofmope · Apr 6, 2019, 4:04 PM

I have a 4" 800x480 screen, there’s not much real estate so I have MMM-pages set up. I want to have MMM-DarkSkyForecast on a few pages with different options, ie hourly forecast one page 1 and daily on page 2, and set MMM-pages auto scroll.

{
  module: 'MMM-pages',
  config: { modules: [ ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"],
                        ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"] ],
            fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"]}
          }
},

I’ve tried to clone to a different folder and rename MMM-DarkSkyForecast.js to match

...
   ["calendar", "MMM-dsf"],
...

I have 2 configurations in config.js but in both instances the 2nd page doesn’t show the MMM-DarkSkyForecast module. Is what I’m trying to do possible?

justjim1220 · Apr 9, 2019, 4:54 AM

@popeofmope

OK…

I think I got pretty close to what you are asking for…
Page 1

Page 2

modules: [{
            module: "alert",
        },
        {
            module: "updatenotification",
            position: "top_bar"
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-Cursor',
            config: {
                timeout: 1000
            }
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-pages',
            config: {
                modules: [
                    ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"],
                    ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast2"]
                ],
                fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"],
                animationTime: 1000,
                rotationTime: 3 * 60 * 1000, // this is to change the page every 3 minutes, 
                rotationDelay: 500
            }
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-page-indicator',
            position: 'bottom_bar',
            config: {
                pages: 2
            }
        },
        {
            module: "clock",
            position: "top_center"
        },
        {
            module: "calendar",
            header: "Holidays",
            position: "top_left",
            config: {
                colored: true,
                coloredSymbolOnly: true,
                calendars: [{
                    url: 'https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/en.usa%23holiday%40group.v.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics',
                    symbol: 'calendar',
                    auth: {
                        user: 'justjim1220@gmail.com',
                        pass: 'abcde12345',
                        method: 'basic'
                    }
                }, ],
            }
        },
        {
            disabled: false,
            module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast", // HOURLY
            header: "Weather - Hourly Forecast",
            position: "top_right",
            config: {
                apikey: "abcde12345abcde12345abcde12345ab",
                latitude: "40.26189",
                longitude: "-94.03534",
                iconset: "4c",
                concise: false,
                showHourlyForecast: true,
                hourlyForecastInterval: 1,
                maxHourliesToShow: 6,
                showDailyForecast: false,
                maxDailiesToShow: 3,
                forecastLayout: "tiled"
            }
        },
        {
            disabled: false,
            module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast2", // DAILY
            header: "Weather - Daily Forecast",
            position: "top_right",
            config: {
                apikey: "abcde12345abcde12345abcde12345ab",
                latitude: "40.26189",
                longitude: "-94.03534",
                iconset: "5c",
                concise: false,
                showHourlyForecast: false,
                hourlyForecastInterval: 3,
                maxHourliesToShow: 3,
                showDailyForecast: true,
                maxDailiesToShow: 6,
                forecastLayout: "tiled"
            }
        },

I hope this helps! ;)

justjim1220 · Apr 7, 2019, 6:53 PM

@popeofmope

you have both modules (calendar & DarkSkyForecast) on both pages…

try it like this:

{
    module: 'MMM-pages',
    config: {
        modules: [ 
            ["calendar"],
            ["MMM-DarkSkyForecast"]
        ],
        fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"]
    }
},

hope this helps

popeofmope · Apr 8, 2019, 5:41 PM

@justjim1220
I’m trying to get 2 instances of MMM-DarkSkyForecast on 2 separate pages. Page 1 would display hourly forecast, page 2 would show daily forecast.

I tried to clone a 2nd copy of the module to a separate folder ../modules/MMM-dsf and then rename the ../MMM-dsf/MMM-DarkSkyForecast.js to ../MMM-dsf/MMM-dsf.js and then configure the pages module as follows

{
  module: 'MMM-pages',
  config: { modules: [ ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"],
                        ["calendar", "MMM-dsf"] ],
            fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"]}
          }
},

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2019, 5:53 PM

@popeofmope and u had a { module : …}, block for each instance, right? so before using pages, you should see two on the screen

justjim1220 · Apr 9, 2019, 3:27 AM

@popeofmope

OK, sorry, I understand now…

I am not too sure you can have more than one instance of that module shown on your MM at the same time. At least, I am not able to get it to work anyways.

But, since you are wanting one to show the HOURLY and the other to show the DAILY, I would use MMM-darksky–hourly (https://github.com/jacquesCedric/MMM-darksky-hourly), then set MMM-DarkSkyForecast to only show the DAILY.

EDIT: you are able to show 2 different instances of MMM-DarkSkyForecast, using the following code in your config.js…

{
            disabled: false,
            module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast", // HOURLY
            header: "Weather",
            position: "top_right",
            config: {
                apikey: "Super_Secret_API",
                latitude: "40.26189",
                longitude: "-94.03534",
                iconset: "4c",
                concise: false,
                showHourlyForecast: true,
                hourlyForecastInterval: 3,
                maxHourliesToShow: 3,
                showDailyForecast: false,
                maxDailiesToShow: 3,
                forecastLayout: "tiled"
            }
        },
        {
            disabled: false,
            module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast", // DAILY
            header: "Weather",
            position: "top_left",
            config: {
                apikey: "Super_Secret_API",
                latitude: "40.26189",
                longitude: "-94.03534",
                iconset: "5c",
                concise: false,
                showHourlyForecast: false,
                hourlyForecastInterval: 3,
                maxHourliesToShow: 3,
                showDailyForecast: true,
                maxDailiesToShow: 3,
                forecastLayout: "tiled"
            }
        },

this is the result I have with it…

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2019, 11:55 PM

he copied the model to a new name MMM-dsf

and then put two modules into config… well… not sure… cause I don’t see the config info only the pages info

{
  module: 'MMM-pages',
  config: { modules: [ ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"],
                        ["calendar", "MMM-dsf"] ],
            fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"]}
          }
},

justjim1220 · Apr 9, 2019, 3:37 AM

@popeofmope

you need to add this to your pages module to get it to auto scroll:

animationTime: 1000,
rotationTime: 30 * 60 * 1000,
rotationDelay: 500

like so…

{
  module: 'MMM-pages',
  config: {
    modules:
    [ 
      ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"],
      ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"]
    ],
      fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"],
      animationTime: 1000,
      rotationTime: 30 * 60 * 1000, // this is to change the page every 30 minutes, 
      rotationDelay: 500
  }
},

popeofmope · Apr 9, 2019, 3:27 AM

@justjim1220 Since I have such small screen real estate I wanted page 1 to exactly mirror page 2 except for the hourly vs daily forecast display, and then have MMM-Pages auto rotate the pages. Seems this might not be possible…

justjim1220 · Apr 9, 2019, 3:31 AM

@popeofmope
what time frame between rotations?
You can also use https://github.com/edward-shen/MMM-page-indicator to manually change the pages
I use both so if I want to see a different page and not have to wait the 30 minutes between rotations, I can just click on the page indicator to show the page I want to see

What you are asking is doable ;)

justjim1220 · Apr 9, 2019, 4:54 AM

@popeofmope

OK…

I think I got pretty close to what you are asking for…
Page 1

Page 2

modules: [{
            module: "alert",
        },
        {
            module: "updatenotification",
            position: "top_bar"
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-Cursor',
            config: {
                timeout: 1000
            }
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-pages',
            config: {
                modules: [
                    ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast"],
                    ["calendar", "MMM-DarkSkyForecast2"]
                ],
                fixed: ["clock", "MMM-page-indicator"],
                animationTime: 1000,
                rotationTime: 3 * 60 * 1000, // this is to change the page every 3 minutes, 
                rotationDelay: 500
            }
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-page-indicator',
            position: 'bottom_bar',
            config: {
                pages: 2
            }
        },
        {
            module: "clock",
            position: "top_center"
        },
        {
            module: "calendar",
            header: "Holidays",
            position: "top_left",
            config: {
                colored: true,
                coloredSymbolOnly: true,
                calendars: [{
                    url: 'https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/en.usa%23holiday%40group.v.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics',
                    symbol: 'calendar',
                    auth: {
                        user: 'justjim1220@gmail.com',
                        pass: 'abcde12345',
                        method: 'basic'
                    }
                }, ],
            }
        },
        {
            disabled: false,
            module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast", // HOURLY
            header: "Weather - Hourly Forecast",
            position: "top_right",
            config: {
                apikey: "abcde12345abcde12345abcde12345ab",
                latitude: "40.26189",
                longitude: "-94.03534",
                iconset: "4c",
                concise: false,
                showHourlyForecast: true,
                hourlyForecastInterval: 1,
                maxHourliesToShow: 6,
                showDailyForecast: false,
                maxDailiesToShow: 3,
                forecastLayout: "tiled"
            }
        },
        {
            disabled: false,
            module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast2", // DAILY
            header: "Weather - Daily Forecast",
            position: "top_right",
            config: {
                apikey: "abcde12345abcde12345abcde12345ab",
                latitude: "40.26189",
                longitude: "-94.03534",
                iconset: "5c",
                concise: false,
                showHourlyForecast: false,
                hourlyForecastInterval: 3,
                maxHourliesToShow: 3,
                showDailyForecast: true,
                maxDailiesToShow: 6,
                forecastLayout: "tiled"
            }
        },

I hope this helps! ;)