Need help - New programmer

[sdetweil]

@smart_user you could use my sample module which puts up a configured message every few minutes. Change the message and the time…

https://github.com/sdetweil/SampleModule

[smart_user]

@ashishtank Yes I will look into it. Thank you so much for the instant reply. Appreciate it a lot

[smart_user]

@sdetweil Thank you so much! I will use this module and let you know how it goes!

[sdetweil]

@smart_user ok. Timer is in the node_helper.
It is a one time timer, setTimer, vs repeating, setInterval.

Doesn’t need to be in the node_helper, but did that to show the structure and communication between the parts

[smart_user]

@sdetweil It still isn’t working. I had configured for the alert to show up in 10 seconds but it didn’t

[sdetweil]

@smart_user you changed the 15000 in node_helper to 10000, right?

And u had a position: set in config.js, right?

[smart_user]

@sdetweil Yes

[smart_user]

@sdetweil Is it possible for you to send me a picture of the .js file so I can double check?

[sdetweil]

@smart_user u can look on the github site

View code. Then click on file.

If you used git clone, then u can do

git diff node_helper.js
to see the differences

[smart_user]

@sdetweil Hello. I did and still am not receiving any alert on the screen

[sdetweil]

@smart_user show me the config block. Minimum is this. MUST have a position

{
     module:"SampleModule",
     position:"middle",
 },

[A Former User]

euh … position needed ONLY if you have to show something on the mirror (getDom).
If you have nothing to show THEN position is not needed

Note: verified in my lasted module (position is not needed because no visual)

[sdetweil]

@Bugsounet yes, my sample module DOES want to display something

[smart_user]

@sdetweil Yes! I missed adding the position to the config file. Just have another clarification. Can these messages show up for a few seconds then disappear and then appear again after 30 minutes? If so, how do I do that?

[sdetweil]

@smart_user sure. When u want the message to go away, set the string to empty, or not create any content in getDom()…

U would start a timer after u display the text, and the call updateDom() in the timer routine.

Wait, display. Wait. Remove output
Repeat

[innovation]

@sdetweil Hello, I am facing the same problem - and I want the same feature @smart_user mentioned. But I am sorry, I didn’t get the timer part. Which string are you talking about? and where will I add the updateDom()? Please help

[sdetweil]

@innovation i have my grandson for a few hours will get back to you

[innovation]

sure @sdetweil, no problem!

[sdetweil]

@innovation the ‘string’ is the value used in the getDom() function to create the html content

somestring:“this is just a test string”,
counter: 0,

getDom(){
   var wrapper=createElement("div")
   wrapper.innerText=this.somestring
   return wrapper;
}

there is no stopping the module, it MUST always be running… so, if u want to change the string,
you can start a timer, and when the timer expires, call a routine that does the work.

timerRoutine: function(){
     this.somestring="some other string"
}

but how does MM know u changed the value?
u tell MM there is new content…

timerRoutine: function(){
     this.somestring="some other string "+ this.counter++;
     this.updateDom(time_to_delay_in_ms, 0 = immediately)
}

now we need to start a timer… lets say, 15 seconds after we do it in getDom, lets change the text

getDom(){
   var wrapper=createElement("div')
   wrapper.innerText=this.somestring  // use the value of the somestring variable to display
  setTimeout(this.timerRoutine, 15000)   // call the timerRoutine in 15000 milliseconds
   return wrapper;
   // after here , MM will put the html tree defined in wrapper,
   // in the 'position' the module  defined in config.js
}

another way is to use the repeating timer, instead of the single event version

start: {
    // now the timerRoutine will be called every 15 seconds, forever
    // it will change the string, and then inform MM to call to get new content
    setInterval(this.timerRoutine,15000) //  start a repeating timer  every 15 seconds
},

getDom(){
   var wrapper=createElement("div')
   wrapper.innerText=this.somestring  // use the value of the somestring variable to display
   return wrapper;
}

you can do this same updateDom() call after receiving a message back from your node helper with new content.
(my sample module does this)

[innovation]

@ sdetweil, this is what I have entered in the js file. I am still not getting it:

/*

sample module structure


 */


Module.register("SampleModule", {
// define variables used by module, but not in config data
some_variable:  true,
some_other_variable: "a string",

// holder for config info from module_name.js
config:null,

// anything here in defaults will be added to the config data
// and replaced if the same thing is provided in config
defaults: {
message: "STAY HYDRATED! DRINK A GLASS OF WATER"
},

init: function(){
Log.log(this.name + " is in init!");
},

start: function(){
Log.log(this.name + " is starting!");
},

loaded: function(callback) {
Log.log(this.name + " is loaded!");
callback();
},

// return list of other functional scripts to use, if any (like require in node_helper)
getScripts: function() {
return	[
// sample of list of files to specify here, if no files,do not use this routine, or return empty list

//'script.js', // will try to load it from the vendor folder, otherwise it will load is from the module folder.
//'moment.js', // this file is available in the vendor folder, so it doesn't need to be available in the module folder.
//this.file('anotherfile.js'), // this file will be loaded straight from the module folder.
//'https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.3.min.js',  // this file will be loaded from the jquery servers.
]
}, 

// return list of stylesheet files to use if any
getStyles: function() {
return [
// sample of list of files to specify here, if no files, do not use this routine, , or return empty list

//'script.css', // will try to load it from the vendor folder, otherwise it will load is from the module folder.
//'font-awesome.css', // this file is available in the vendor folder, so it doesn't need to be avialable in the module folder.
//this.file('anotherfile.css'), // this file will be loaded straight from the module folder.
//'https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css',  // this file will be loaded from the bootstrapcdn servers.
]
},




// return list of translation files to use, if any
/*getTranslations: function() {
return {
// sample of list of files to specify here, if no files, do not use this routine, , or return empty list

// en: "translations/en.json",  (folders and filenames in your module folder)
// de: "translations/de.json"
}
}, */ 



// only called if the module header was configured in module config in config.js
// getHeader: function() {
//	return this.data.header + " Foo Bar";
// },

// messages received from other modules and the system (NOT from your node helper)
// payload is a notification dependent data structure
notificationReceived: function(notification, payload, sender) {
// once everybody is loaded up
if(notification==="ALL_MODULES_STARTED"){
// send our config to our node_helper
this.sendSocketNotification("CONFIG",this.config)
}
if (sender) {
Log.log(this.name + " received a module notification: " + notification + " from sender: " + sender.name);
} else {
Log.log(this.name + " received a system notification: " + notification);
}
},

// messages received from from your node helper (NOT other modules or the system)
// payload is a notification dependent data structure, up to you to design between module and node_helper
socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
Log.log(this.name + " received a socket notification: " + notification + " - Payload: " + payload);
if(notification === "message_from_helper"){
this.config.message = payload;
// tell mirror runtime that our data has changed,
// we will be called back at GetDom() to provide the updated content
this.updateDom(1000)
}

},

// system notification your module is being hidden
// typically you would stop doing UI updates (getDom/updateDom) if the module is hidden
suspend: function(){

},

// system notification your module is being unhidden/shown
// typically you would resume doing UI updates (getDom/updateDom) if the module is shown
resume: function(){

},

// this is the major worker of the module, it provides the displayable content for this module

start: {
    // now the timerRoutine will be called every 15 seconds, forever
    // it will change the string, and then inform MM to call to get new content
    setInterval(this.timerRoutine,15000) //  start a repeating timer  every 15 seconds
},

getDom (){
   var wrapper=createElement("div")
   wrapper.innerText=this.somestring  // use the value of the somestring variable to display
   return wrapper;
}




// if user supplied message text in its module config, use it
if(this.config.hasOwnProperty("message")){
// using text from module config block in config.js
wrapper.innerHTML = this.config.message;
}
else{
// use hard coded text
wrapper.innerHTML = "Hello world!";
}

// pass the created content back to MM to add to DOM.
return wrapper;
},


timerRoutine: function(){
     this.somestring="some other string "+ this.counter++;
     this.updateDom(time_to_delay_in_ms, 0 = immediately)
}


})