MMM-RemoteCompliments-Black Screen

shagtimetim

Anyone have a sample config.js with this module? I am receiving the dreaded black screen when I add the basic module. I would also like to see how others are configuring the module within their config

shagtimetim

Would love to have some feedback on this one. Is anyone using this module?

ashishtank

@shagtimetim is there any errors in console or terminal ?

shagtimetim

@ashishtank As typical when the config is completely wrong, I do not receive a config.js error with the black screen. just no modules display. There are a host of errors within the terminal while loading, but my thought is that I do not have the module config properly set. I started with just the basic config with no settings and also received the black screen. Seeing an example of the module config within the config.js may help me better understand my issue

sdetweil

@shagtimetim but the black screen has a cause. show us the messages.

didu run npm install in the new module folders if the instructions said to? were there any errors?
did u do one module at a time, or throw it all in at once.

so, messages from npm start window please

npm start >somefile

wait, black screen
alt-spacebar, n
ctrl-c in npm start window

show contents of somefile

shagtimetim

@sdetweil Yes, I installed the modules individually and as directed. The APIs and all other things loaded successfully. I really think I am just confused with the simplicity of the config. At least I hope that is all:

magicmirror@2.14.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js “run”

[27.01.2021 16:28.28.299] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.14.0
[27.01.2021 16:28.28.305] [LOG] Loading config …
[27.01.2021 16:28.28.310] [LOG] Loading module helpers …
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.760] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.762] [LOG] Module helper loaded: MMM-RemoteCompliments
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.764] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.845] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 …
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.859] [LOG] Server started …
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.861] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-RemoteCompliments
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.863] [LOG] Starting node helper for: MMM-RemoteCompliments
[27.01.2021 16:28.29.864] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
[27.01.2021 16:28.30.157] [LOG] Launching application.
[27.01.2021 16:28.30.190] [WARN] (electron) The default value of app.allowRendererProcessReuse is deprecated, it is currently “false”. It will change to be “true” in Electron 9. For more information please check https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/18397
^C

Inserted this at the bottom but above the line of the config.js. I have tried inserting it highter without the var config liine with no success

var config = {
modules: [
{
module: “MMM-RemoteCompliments”,
header: “MMM-RemoteCompliments”,
config: {
// See below for configurable options
}
}
]
}

shagtimetim

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw https://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information on how you can configure this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

var config = {
	address: "localhost", 	// Address to listen on, can be:
							// - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
							// - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
							// - "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
							// Default, when address config is left out or empty, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	basePath: "/", 	// The URL path where MagicMirror is hosted. If you are using a Reverse proxy
					// you must set the sub path here. basePath must end with a /
	ipWhitelist: ["xxx", "::ffff:1xxx", "::1"], 	// Set [] to allow all IP addresses
															// or add a specific IPv4 of 1xx5 :
															// ["xx", "::ffff:1xxx1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
															// or IPv4 range of 1xx0 --> 1xx use CIDR format :
															// ["1xx1", "::ffff:1xx.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	useHttps: false, 		// Support HTTPS or not, default "false" will use HTTP
	httpsPrivateKey: "", 	// HTTPS private key path, only require when useHttps is true
	httpsCertificate: "", 	// HTTPS Certificate path, only require when useHttps is true

	language: "en",
	logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR"], // Add "DEBUG" for even more logging
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",
	// serverOnly:  true/false/"local" ,
	// local for armv6l processors, default
	//   starts serveronly and then starts chrome browser
	// false, default for all NON-armv6l devices
	// true, force serveronly mode, because you want to.. no UI on this device

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics"					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				location: "Liberty",
				locationID: "xx", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "1xx"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weatherforecast",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				location: "Lxxy",
				locationID: "4xxx", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "xxx"
			}
		},
                {
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "Fox News - National",
						url: "http://feeds.foxnews.com/foxnews/national"
					},
                                        {
                                                title: "Fox News - Latest",
                                                url: "http://feeds.foxnews.com/foxnews/latest"
                                        },
                                        {
                                                title: "ESPN - Headlines",
                                                url: "https://www.espn.com/espn/rss/news",
                                        },
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true
			}
                },
{
    module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
    position: "bottom_bar",
    config: {
        wakeWord: "Smart Mirror",
        clientId: "xxxf",
        clientSecret: "xxx",
        deviceId: "xxxr",
        refreshToken: "xxx",
        lite: true,
        isSpeechVisualizationEnabled: true
    }
}
	]
};
var config = {
    modules: [
        {
            module: "MMM-RemoteCompliments",
            header: "MMM-RemoteCompliments",
            config: {
                // See below for configurable options
            }
        }
    ]
}

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

sdetweil

@shagtimetim said in MMM-RemoteCompliments-Black Screen:

isSpeechVisualizationEnabled: true
}
}
]
};
var config = {
modules: [
{
module: “MMM-RemoteCompliments”,

what is that mess? there is only one config={ and one modules array

please see the links in my signature below on adding modules and making a config file

shagtimetim

@sdetweil This is why I am glad you are the expert. Hopefully, I can return the favor one day. I will check out your links. Thank you Sam!

shagtimetim

For other newbies reading this thread, the links beneath Sam’s name are priceless. However, degrading banter is not helpful on anyone’s thread including this one. That being said, I simply added a “},” also known in my world as a closed bracket with a comma beneath my AwesomeAlexa module. That solve my issue of the black screen. I am now getting a known issue related to the Electron of which there is help located on github. I may need additional assistance with this error, but even a newbie of two weeks can do some incredible things with the platform Mitch and others have willingly provided us