Config Error

PHAGE.GOV

@sdetweil well i tried lol

[2020-05-20 17:25:02.499] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.11.0
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.506] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.510] [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:41
			Welcome_message "string"
			^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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:69:12)
    at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:210:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:115:7)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.511] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.555] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.557] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.558] [LOG]    No helper found for module: helloworld.
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.559] [LOG]    All module helpers loaded.
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.680] [LOG]    Starting server on port 8080 ... 
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.693] [LOG]    Server started ...
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.694] [LOG]    Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.695] [LOG]    Sockets connected & modules started ...
[2020-05-20 17:25:02.785] [LOG]    Launching application.
[2020-05-20 17:25:24.052] [LOG]    Shutting down server...
[2020-05-20 17:25:24.053] [LOG]    Stopping module helper: updatenotifica

sdetweil

@PHAGE-GOV said in Config Error:

/home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:41
Welcome_message “string”
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier

PHAGE.GOV

@sdetweil would it be a good idea at this point to just delete and reinstall lol

PHAGE.GOV

@sdetweil wait so how do i fix that line? like what would you recomend?

sdetweil

@PHAGE-GOV that is what you have to figure out… run the syntax checker

cd ~/MagicMirror
npm run config:check

the error is typically reported on the line following the error, but maybe not in this case.
read this
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners?_=1589635889121

you are asking for people to do the work for you, and not learning… time to learn

PHAGE.GOV

@sdetweil okay mom lmaoo, and yes, i agree

PHAGE.GOV

so sensei @sdetweil , i got this.

hecking file...  /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
Line 41 col 4 Parsing error: Unexpected token Welcome_message

so does that just mean i should delete that line altogether?

PHAGE.GOV

@sdetweil wait so it said the options were “string” and “false” for “welcome message” thats where its wrong, so i think its fixed?? ill update if it isnt fixed lol

sdetweil

@PHAGE-GOV said in Config Error:

so does that just mean i should delete that line altogether?

no idea… maybe it is an important line,

but as I said, the error is reported on the line after the actual problem

if u read the linked getting started

you would see that elements in config.js are

    sometext : somevalue

where somevalue MUST be quoted before and after (single or double doesn’t matter, as long as both ends are the same)
unless somevalue is true/false, or a number

AND you need to add a continuation char (comma ,) at the end to the line if the next line
is include in this info, or more info is comming (another module config for example)

PHAGE.GOV

@sdetweil yeah ill try that, i tried fixing “string” because it had an extra space in it but i got the no config.js file again, i will try looking for the other stuff rn