Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module

sdetweil

@bkeyport did u use the review link, its probably port 8300 now

see the instructions here

https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/8

BKeyport

@sdetweil review link as shown redirects to:

http://raspberrypi:8080/modules/MMM-Config/config.html?port=8301

which fails because it’s not in DNS - changing raspberrypi to my IP address results in same header as before. Did update newform, and restarted MM.

sdetweil

@bkeyport i have cors allow all …

sdetweil

@bkeyport I asked the machine for its IP address /name…

most routers now -a-days register the DHCP requests to names…

BKeyport

Yeah, my router setup is stupid in my testing area. :)

sdetweil

@bkeyport and npm install after checkout newform?

BKeyport

@sdetweil Yeah, that did it… Forgot to npm install. D’oh!

sdetweil

@bkeyport I construct the review url like this

      // thi is the name in the preferences pi
      this.hostname = os.hostname();

      this.config.url =
        "http://" +
        (this.config.address == "0.0.0.0"
          ? this.hostname
          : this.config.address) +
        ":" +
        this.config.port;

so, lacking the dns entry, I would configure to use one of the specific ip addresses

sdetweil

@bkeyport

@bkeyport said in Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module:

Yeah, that did it…

does that mean you system is working now?

BKeyport

@sdetweil Yeah. playing with it now making sure it works with my module and modules I’ve taken up support for.

sdetweil

@bkeyport cool… there are SO many variations… and guesses to make…

the upcoming multi-module version, will add on a new capability…

generate a new file that can be used to REALLY describe the parms, and take away any abiguity on my part.

I generate it ANYHOW to make the form work… so, its a nit to save it… I’m working thru USING the file, instead of recreating every time…

and then the author can tune it, to make selection lists, instead of text fields, etc…
optional sets of fields, depending on selection

the author packages that file with the module and voila, if its there my module uses it…

described here
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/11

BKeyport

@sdetweil OK, it seems to be horribly broken on my side. From save to save, it’s not keeping the modules in config.js - example, my MMM-Multimonth won’t stay configured.

I can’t disable default modules. (Calendar, which I don’t use due to incompatibility with my agenda provider)

You want the config files to look though and see what’s happening?

sdetweil

@bkeyport yes please…

sdetweil

I have updated the module now to support multiple instances of the same module,
a little config (adding name to a file) … altho the module will auto detect if multiples are being used NOW, regardless of the file

ALSO, one lacking feature of this solution is being able to get the form exactly right… as the info is missing in the module data…

BUT i am creating the form info ANYHOW, so it can be saved and manually edited to improve the module experience, and I will use THAT instead of constructing the info every time…

this means u can add selection lists, and other features (very easily)
see the two issues for instructions

multi-module
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/2

and save and use schema file
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/11