Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Touch input examples for MM Module
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@jcleary05 For touch input, have a look at these:
https://github.com/werthdavid/MMM-Bring
https://github.com/lavolp3/MMM-Keyboard (not ready yet, but soon!)
https://github.com/lavolp3/MMM-NavigationBarAs you see I’m working extensively on a “touch MM” as a kitchen hub.
Regarding a database, I can’t help you
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@sdetweil Thanks for getting back to me!
The database will most likely be based of mySQL using phpMyAdmin (The university provides this)
Im unsure how I would actually gain access to this database and submit to it using the current setup of modules. Could this potentially be done using node js?
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@jcleary05 mysql, yes , see the node library https://www.npmjs.com/package/mysql, which gives you node methods to call to connect and access the database
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@sdetweil
Thanks again for getting back to me!Do you believe it will be possible for me to submit an entry to a database using the nodehelper.js file?
I am currently trying to find an example but I am unsure of any which are available?
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@jcleary05 sure… I use mongodb, and connect to it via the node helper
here is a web page that describes all the operations (connect, search/get/select,
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@lavolp3 Sorry man just seeing your message now,
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@jcleary05 sorry, forgot to paste in the url
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Just reviewing your modules, they look great! in particular I may have a use case for the keyboard, do you have an estimation when it will be ready to use?
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@jcleary05 also see https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/8734/mmm-mysqlquery-module-just-released
for connection and query…
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Also guys, when creating the initial content of the module, will it have to be built using the document objet model or will I be able to bring in a HTML page and edit it using the DOM? Unsure of where to kick of from
you can use the element.innerHTML value to inject a raw html text block into that element
