Add JS Code to the Mirror

sdetweil

@dnj0104 in MagicMirror

dnj0104

then I got

[2020-10-23 23:46:08.836] [INFO]   Checking file...  /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
[2020-10-23 23:46:09.049] [INFO]   Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :)

sdetweil

@dnj0104 ok, so the error that causes the default config to load is caused by some other problem.

missing module, or some other failure

can u show the MM startup messages (from the window where you do npm start)

a module consists of the folder name

MMM-MPD

and its main js file

MMM-MPD.js

and inside MMM-MPD.js is the module register statement

Module.register("MMM-MPD", {

and in config.js

  {
     module: 'MMM-MPD',

this causes MM to look for the folder, filename and file contents in that order

SO, it SOUNDS like from a prior post, that the REAL name is

mod_client

(so there must be the right folder name, file name and file contents of
mod_client

if so, you can rename the folder (mv is the rename command on linux)
then in config.js you need

  module:'mod_client',

see the topic ‘How to add modules’ in my signature

dnj0104

@sdetweil said in Add JS Code to the Mirror:

mod_client

errors folder and file config.js (mmm-mpd) renamed to mod:

[2020-10-24 00:03:42.600] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: ReferenceError: NodeHelper is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mod_client/node_helper.js:4:18)
    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)
    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 loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:134:17)
    at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:169:5)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:171:6
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.601] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.602] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.603] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.604] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.605] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.616] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.617] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.618] [LOG]    No helper found for module: .
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.619] [LOG]    No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.620] [LOG]    No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.621] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.621] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.623] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.625] [ERROR]  ReferenceError: NodeHelper is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mod_client/node_helper.js:4:18)
    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)
    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 loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:134:17)
    at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:169:5)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:171:6
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.627] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-10-24 00:03:42.628] [ERROR]  ReferenceError: NodeHelper is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mod_client/node_helper.js:4:18)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

------result---- dark—screen electron just showed black----------

roll back, Folder named to mod-client and in config.js and mpd_client.js to mod_client.
Result; electron start with no error all my modules shows, but not mod_client aka mpd_client

sdetweil

@dnj0104 what MM version are you running on? this problem was fixed in 2.10
do this
from the MM folder

cd ~/MagicMirror
git checkout modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js

dnj0104

I got version 20.13.0

from your git command i get output

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ git checkout modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js
error: pathspec 'modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js' did not match any file(s) known to git

sdetweil

@dnj0104 can you do

cd ~/MagicMirror
grep version package.json

dnj0104

yes and and result is

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ grep version package.json
	"version": "2.13.0",

sdetweil

@dnj0104 yeh, mess

this module should be installed like this to make up for the name problem

cd ~/ MagicMirror/modules
git clone https://github.com/timjong93/MMM-MPD.git mpd_client
cd mpd_client
npm install

then everything matches

sdetweil

@dnj0104 thanks… so the git checkout would not have worked, sorry…

try the install as I suggest above

dnj0104

@sdetweil

so then i throw mpd client folder in trash and follow your
install instructions?

because I believe there have been a problem when I first installed mpd_client, I did not been clear where the npm install should been placed, if you read in mpd-client readme.md maybe you understand, english is not my first language, and my linux-fu is below first grade :)

sdetweil

@dnj0104 is ok, he didn’t do the instructions correctly…

yes, start over

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
rm -rf mod_client

then do the install as I suggested

dnj0104

and then change folder name to mod-client ?

is it mod-client (folder) and mod_client in config.js in config array. do I also change name in mpd-client.js file?

sdetweil

@dnj0104 everythign should be named mpd_client

look at the files list in the module
https://github.com/timjong93/MMM-MPD

all mpd_client

no, do NOT change the folder name, change the config.js to match

module: 'mpd_client',

dnj0104

@sdetweil said in Add JS Code to the Mirror:

mpd_client

ok then

fresh install and download after your instructions:

[[ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: ReferenceError: NodeHelper is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mpd_client/node_helper.js:4:18)
    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)
    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 loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:134:17)
    at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:169:5)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:171:6
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.979] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.980] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.981] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.982] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.983] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.984] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.985] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.986] [LOG]    No helper found for module: .
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.988] [LOG]    No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.990] [LOG]    No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.991] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.992] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-10-24 01:33:46.994] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-10-24 01:33:47.003] [ERROR]  ReferenceError: NodeHelper is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mpd_client/node_helper.js:4:18)
    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)
    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 loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:134:17)
    at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:169:5)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:171:6
[2020-10-24 01:33:47.006] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-10-24 01:33:47.007] [ERROR]  ReferenceError: NodeHelper is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mpd_client/node_helper.js:4:18)
    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)
    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 loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:134:17)
    at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:169:5)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:171:6
[2020-10-24 01:33:47.014] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-10-24 01:33:47.014] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-10-24 01:33:49.707] [LOG]    Launching application.]

something wrong with nodehelper I believe.

Or maybe I have wrong port and IP to my mpd.

sdetweil

@dnj0104 bad module,

edit the node_helper.js
and add this as the 1st line

const NodeHelper = require("node_helper");

dnj0104

I added your code snippet in 1st line after

var mpd = require('mpd'),

and output

[2020-10-24 01:56:54.490] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/mpd_client/node_helper.js:1
var mpd = require('mpd'),const NodeHelper = require("node_helper");
                         ^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token const
    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 loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:134:17)
    at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:169:5)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:171:6
    at Class.loaded (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/node_helper.js:18:3)

sdetweil

@dnj0104 no, I want it to be a line BEFORE the stuff in the file already

dnj0104

AH! Sorry!

Changed it now your snippet in 1st Line

And we have Success!!! Finally!!

Thanks Alot @sdetweil