MMM-ModuleScheduler - Module Schedules and Notifications

[ianperrin]

@Mr.Meeseeks Apologies for missing this one.

The schedules are set up after the ALL_MODULES_STARTED or DOM_OBJECTS_CREATED notifications have been received from the core. So a restart should not be required and a refresh of the browser should be sufficient to pick up config changes.

[cowboysdude]

In retrospect I only wanted to be able to hide a module now and then LOL

NEVER thought it would turn into such an awesome module!!!

Thanks @ianperrin !!!

[Mitchfarino]

@cowboysdude @ianperrin how would would I implement a schedule so that a module appeared for 5 minutes, then disappear and reappear in 5 minutes time?

I’ve tried this

module_schedule: { */5 * * * * },

2nd edit- I thought I’d got it with this…

module_schedule: { from: '*/2 * * * *', to: '*/3 * * * *'},

[cowboysdude]

@Mitchfarino said in MMM-ModuleScheduler:

@cowboysdude @ianperrin how would would I implement a schedule so that a module appeared for 5 minutes, then disappear and reappear in 5 minutes time?

I’ve tried this

module_schedule: { */5 * * * * },

2nd edit- I thought I’d got it with this…

module_schedule: { from: '*/2 * * * *', to: '*/3 * * * *'},

Yes that should make it run every five minutes…

Copy and try this without brackets…

'*/5 * * * *'

example - schedule: ‘30 9 * * *’,

[ianperrin]

@Mitchfarino said in MMM-ModuleScheduler:

@cowboysdude @ianperrin how would would I implement a schedule so that a module appeared for 5 minutes, then disappear and reappear in 5 minutes time?

Try this

module_schedule: {from: '0/10 * * * *',  to: '5/10 * * * *'}, 

Which should equate to the module being

• shown every 10 minutes starting from 0 minutes past the hour, i.e. 0, 10, 20 etc
• hidden every 10 minutes starting from 5 minutes past the hour, i.e. 5, 15, 25 etc

[Mitchfarino]

@ianperrin cheers mate!

I’ll have a look tonight!

Fantastic module by the way

[ianperrin]

@Mitchfarino said in MMM-ModuleScheduler:

@ianperrin cheers mate!

I’ll have a look tonight!

Fantastic module by the way

Thank you and no worries.

Unfortunately, I’ve just done a quick test with the expressions I posted above and they didn’t work. :(

If you check the cron expressions i suggested using crontab.guru, it would appear they are non-standard. Therefore, I suspect they are not supported by the node cron module.

Not to worry, there’s always a solution! crontab.org states that step values can be used in conjunction with ranges. So the expressions I believe you require are as follows:

module_schedule: {from: '0-59/10 * * * *',  to: '5-59/10 * * * *'}, 

[MichMich]

Any ETA for https://github.com/ianperrin/MMM-ModuleScheduler/issues/4 and https://github.com/ianperrin/MMM-ModuleScheduler/issues/6?

[ianperrin]

@MichMich said in MMM-ModuleScheduler:

Any ETA for https://github.com/ianperrin/MMM-ModuleScheduler/issues/4 and https://github.com/ianperrin/MMM-ModuleScheduler/issues/6?

Wow - someone is keen ;)

The first iteration of #4 has been committed. Global schedules can now be added to show/hide/dim all modules - see the updated documentation for more info.

On the to list is to

• add support for showing/hiding/dimming modules in groups
• add the ability to exclude specific modules from the global schedules

#6 comes afterwards when I can switch my dev environment to the develop branch

[ianperrin]

@MichMich

• one schedule can now be used to hide/show/dim all modules - see global scheduling
• one schedule can now be create to hide/show/dim a group of modules - see group schedules

To do:

• add the ability to exclude specific modules from the global/group schedules
• unit and regression tests ;)