How to add modules. For absolute beginners.

sdetweil · Jul 27, 2020, 9:20 PM

@Mykle1 yep, didn’t see that right… because the javascript source code processor is in the process of reading the config object definition

var config= {

the config object is not yet defined. so config.language cannot exist (yet)

but the timeFormat can be present AND redundant and not cause a startup error

TheSij · Jul 27, 2020, 9:35 PM

@Mykle1 thanks to you and @sdetweil for helping me with this. It’s much appreciated. Deep down I’m reluctant to give up, because I don’t like quitting. I’ve literally just copied your config entry, and simply adding my own lat/lon figures. But now the MagicMirror shows up as a blank black screen and the window is named ‘Electron’, rather than ‘MagicMirror2’.

I’m checking, double-checking and triple-checking and I can’t see where the discrepancy is compared to your entry. Could having too many modules be an issue? Can I also check - both of you have commented that the ‘timezone’ is causing an error, but your config entry doesn’t show that it’s commented out…?

sdetweil · Jul 27, 2020, 9:40 PM

@TheSij how do you start MM? npm start, or pm2 start ?

if npm start, look at the messages shown in the terminal window after the npm start, or better yet, redirect the messages to a file, so you can look at them later
npm start >somefile 2>&1
(same as on windows)

if pm2, then pm2 logs --lines=100 should display the messages…

black screen,m typically means some library required by a module is not loaded, usually because of a missed install step for the module…
the area u read on github, is the same as the file README.md after the git clone, so you can look at the instructions

git clone
cd modulename
npm install

TheSij · Jul 27, 2020, 9:47 PM

@sdetweil - this is the log when I started MM just now…

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/usr/local/bin/npm', 'start' ]
2 info using npm@6.14.7
3 info using node@v10.19.0
4 verbose stack Error: missing script: start
4 verbose stack     at run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/run-script.js:155:19)
4 verbose stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/run-script.js:63:5
4 verbose stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:116:5
4 verbose stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:436:5
4 verbose stack     at checkBinReferences_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:391:45)
4 verbose stack     at final (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:434:3)
4 verbose stack     at then (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:161:5)
4 verbose stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:382:12
4 verbose stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:123:16
4 verbose stack     at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
5 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-soccer
6 verbose Linux 4.19.118-v7l+
7 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "start"
8 verbose node v10.19.0
9 verbose npm  v6.14.7
10 error missing script: start
11 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

sdetweil · Jul 27, 2020, 9:51 PM

@TheSij said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

tack Error: missing script: start
5 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-soccer

what did you type?

the command is

cd ~/MagicMirror
npm start

to run MM, you must start from the MagicMirror folder… not a module folder, not the users home folder…

if you use pm2, it will issue the right commands from the right place

TheSij · Jul 27, 2020, 9:57 PM

@sdetweil - apologies, I was in the wrong directory. This is the terminal response…

> magicmirror@2.12.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-07-27 22:56:11.226] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.233] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.238] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.240] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.290] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.291] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.291] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.643] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.644] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.645] [LOG]    No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.646] [LOG]    No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.678] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.678] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.679] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-TFL.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.681] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: Error: Cannot find module 'async'
Require stack:
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime/node_helper.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.682] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.683] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.683] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.684] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.684] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.685] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.685] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.685] [LOG]    No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.686] [LOG]    No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.686] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.686] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.687] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-TFL.
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.688] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.689] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'async'
Require stack:
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime/node_helper.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime/node_helper.js:9:13)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.690] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.690] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'async'
Require stack:
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime/node_helper.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime/node_helper.js:9:13)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime/node_helper.js',
    '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
    '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
    '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
    undefined
  ]
}
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.696] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.697] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-07-27 22:56:11.814] [LOG]    Launching application.

sdetweil · Jul 27, 2020, 10:00 PM

@TheSij said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

[2020-07-27 22:56:11.690] [ERROR] Error: Cannot find module ‘async’

i suspect you did not do the required install in the
MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PrayerTime folder

per the instructions

Installation
Navigate into your MagicMirror's modules folder
execute git clone https://github.com/slametps/MMM-PrayerTime.git

**if this module does not run correctly,** try npm install async

TheSij · Jul 27, 2020, 10:10 PM

@sdetweil said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

I am 110% sure I installed the module in the right directory. I always check before I execute it. I’ve just checked the directory, and the module repository is in the right place. I’m executing the ‘npm install async’ command now. Fingers crossed!

sdetweil · Jul 27, 2020, 10:11 PM

@TheSij said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

I’ve just checked the directory, and the module repository is in the right place.

what does that mean?

sdetweil · Jul 27, 2020, 10:31 PM

I opened an issue on the MMM-PrayerTime module github, for him to create a package.json file for this async dependency and let the system handle it
https://github.com/slametps/MMM-PrayerTime/issues/43