MMM-Awesome-Alexa (again =p)

stalker401 · Dec 19, 2020, 8:39 PM

I know you all are about sick of this module, but it’s half the reason i made the smart mirror, and like most of the other people i’m just struggling. I got the config done and it looks like it went right, but when i put the code in config/config.js file my magic mirror comes back black (never turns on according to MMM-remote). So i’m guessing there’s an issue with the code becuase when i comment it out, my MM works just fine. So i had a couple questions. I’ve posted my code below to see if you all can find any issues. I also wasnt sure if i needed to put that code from below where it says : Full response from Amazon. ```
{
“module”: “MMM-awesome-alexa”,
“position”: “bottom_bar”,
“config”: {
“wakeWord”: “Alexa”,
“clientId”: amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b2othercodehere71bd8e1,
“clientSecret”: 53e57d1db3d529ac84ee1b6f9d42d53othercodeherefbb848aa39b4,
“deviceId”: MagicMirror_2
}
},

sdetweil · Dec 19, 2020, 9:11 PM

@stalker401 lets look for errors

in the window where u start MM, look for messages, either npm start, or if using pm2, the pm2 logs --lines=??? where ??? is a number, default 15

also open the developers window, ctrl-shoft-i on the mm keyboard, and select the tab labeled console, and scroll up. u can also filter messages by module by putting a unique part of the module name in the filter field, in this case alexa

u have what we call black screen…

stalker401 · Dec 20, 2020, 4:33 PM

@sdetweil thanks I’ll try that tonight

stalker401 · Dec 20, 2020, 8:55 PM

So when I ran the pm2 logs --lines=15 i got the error about an invalid ClientID and when I changed the client ID to null i got the same error with the clinet secret. When i changed that null i got the clientsecret error again. i’m not really sure when i went wrong here as I copied and pasted the clientID & clientSecret from my AVS account.

I did also put the dev consule and I didn’t see any alexa errors

0|mm       | [2020-12-20 15:47:11.604] [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:115
0|mm       | 		    "clientSecret": null
0|mm       | 		    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
0|mm       | 
0|mm       | SyntaxError: Unexpected string
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
0|mm       |     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
0|mm       |     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
0|mm       |     at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:70:12)
0|mm       |     at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:217:3)
0|mm       |     at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:129:7)
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

Here’s the error again with the clientID and what not in there:

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 15:52:34.906] [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:114
0|mm       | 		    "clientId": amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b28debc4858a0acd193871bd8e1
0|mm       | 		                                            ^^
0|mm       | 
0|mm       | SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
0|mm       |     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
0|mm       |     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
0|mm       |     at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:70:12)
0|mm       |     at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:217:3)
0|mm       |     at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:129:7)
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

sdetweil · Dec 20, 2020, 9:28 PM

@stalker401 1st error, missing comma on line before

2nd error, the id needs to be in quotes

also,
general rules for module definition
{} and [] must be matched
the word to the left of : does not need quotes
the thing to the right of : if a number or, true/false does NOT need quotes
otherwise it needs quotes, single or double doesn’t matter as long as start and end quote are the same

if the thing on the next line starts with a word , then THIS line needs a trailing comma
if the thing on the next line starts with {, then THIS line needs a trailing comma

stalker401 · Dec 20, 2020, 9:39 PM

@sdetweil I really appreciate your help, and i’m sorry i can’t seem to figure this out on my own at all. So here’s what I tried:

i used this code:

		  module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
		  position: "bottom_bar",
		  config: {
		    wakeWord: "Alexa",
		    clientId: "null",
		    clientSecret: "null",
		    deviceId: "null",
		  }
		},

and got this error:

/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | 2020-12-20T15:53:14: PM2 log: pid=27048 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:28:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:28:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:34: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: pid=27383 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:41: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
0|mm       |   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
0|mm       |   requireStack: [
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_modules/snowboy/lib/node/index.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
0|mm       |     undefined
0|mm       |   ]
0|mm       | }
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.816] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.816] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.774] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.775] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.776] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.777] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.779] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.779] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.781] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.781] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.782] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.783] [LOG]    Check MagicMirror version for node helper 'MMM-Ring' - Minimum version:  2.11.0 - Current version: 2.13.0
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.783] [LOG]    Version is ok!
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.784] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Ring
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.785] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-DailyPokemon.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.991] [LOG]    Launching application.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:32:42.341] [LOG]    Shutting down server...

I also did this code:

		{
		  module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
		  position: "bottom_bar",
		  config: {
		    wakeWord: "Alexa",
		    clientId: "amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b28debc4858a0acd193871bd8e1",
		    clientSecret: "53e57d1db3d529ac84ee1b6f9d42d5339acfba752812aa4faf6efbb848aa39b4",
		    deviceId: "MagicMirror_2",
		  }
		},

and got this error:

/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:34: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: pid=27383 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:41: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:37:11: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:37:11: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:25: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: pid=27652 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: pid=27652 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
0|mm       |   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
0|mm       |   requireStack: [
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_modules/snowboy/lib/node/index.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
0|mm       |     undefined
0|mm       |   ]
0|mm       | }
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.113] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.114] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.067] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.068] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.069] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.071] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.072] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.074] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.075] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.076] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.077] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.078] [LOG]    Check MagicMirror version for node helper 'MMM-Ring' - Minimum version:  2.11.0 - Current version: 2.13.0
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.079] [LOG]    Version is ok!
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.080] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Ring
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.082] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-DailyPokemon.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.962] [LOG]    Launching application.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:38:26.368] [LOG]    Shutting down server...

I’ll also say when I try to get to the dev console i get this error that stats couldn’t not connect…

sdetweil · Dec 20, 2020, 9:45 PM

@stalker401 u didn’t finish the install. all 14 steps.

stalker401 · Dec 20, 2020, 9:49 PM

@sdetweil lol i was racking my brain what i was doing wrong. I’ll go back and see what I missed thanks!

sdetweil · May 6, 2021, 2:48 PM

@stalker401 i made a script out of the steps

https://www.dropbox.com/s/omrx3vztjp738hf/do-install.sh?dl=0

download, make it executable ( chmod +x do-install.sh)
and then execute it… (./do-install.sh)

the steps include the whole thing, git clone, and onward

stalker401 · Dec 21, 2020, 12:24 AM

Thanks so much for your help. I got it up and working, and i see where I missed some early steps actually.