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    Need more compliments? compliments.json

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      pastormingle @ryck
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      @ryck Do you know if compliments can be set to fit a grid? I have it at the top right about my todo list and when it rotates it causes the todo to also change in size?

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        amanzimdwini @ryck
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        @ryck
        I am struggling with this… why am I dense?

        1. IF I use
        remoteFile="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ryck/..."
        

        (ie just pointing at YOUR file online), THEN things work. (but this is what I did not like in the first post of mine)

        1. IF I copy your compliments.json into ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/compliments.json
          like I read your response, and use
        remoteFile="compliments.json"
        

        THEN all I get are the “original” compliments.

        1. IF I replace (ouch!) the original compliments.js (your response could be read to imply that) with your compliments.json and use
        remoteFile="compliments.json"
        

        THEN I get no compliments at all (but at least no warnings either: that’s impressive).

        Right now, if I want to add my own compliments, all I can do use approach (1), but place your compliments.json into my own git, edit and point to that. Which seems awkward…

        Any help would be appreciated.

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          sdetweil @amanzimdwini
          last edited by sdetweil

          @amanzimdwini the FILE, remote or local must be

          {
                     "name":[" list of strings for name" ],
                      "name2": [ ]
          }
          

          test that it is a valid JSON file using one of the online validators

          and name can be one of morning, afternoon, evening and anytime.

          and a cron time value

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            amanzimdwini @sdetweil
            last edited by

            @sdetweil
            HERE is my config:

            {
                    module: "compliments",
                    position: "lower_third",
                    config: {
                            remoteFile: "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ryck/e28a69665b8839f6e9a7acd6b4acc97d/raw/be1dee8f805a433f6ee0fa3556d1927da14e7799/compliments.json",
            //              remoteFile: "compliments.json",
            //              remoteFile: "~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/compliments.json",
                            },
            },
            
            

            All I do is un-comment the remoteFile lines one at a time to test -
            and the lower two remoteFiles (that are commented out) DO NOT WORK even though the compliments.json file is the one I copied from Git…

            I only want one (local) file; I’m not sure what I am doing wrong.

            Thanks,
            Karl

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              sdetweil @amanzimdwini
              last edited by

              @amanzimdwini when I do
              the second one, “compliments.json”
              (without a file)

              I see error in console

               http://0.0.0.0:8090/modules/default/compliments/compliments.json 404 (Not Found)
              

              if the file is empty I see

              VM143:1 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
                  at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
                  at compliments.js:44
                  at XMLHttpRequest.xobj.onreadystatechange (compliments.js:131)
              

              if I have a syntax error in the file contents I see

              VM298:3 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected string in JSON at position 42
                  at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
                  at compliments.js:44
                  at XMLHttpRequest.xobj.onreadystatechange (compliments.js:131)
              

              if the file contains this content (changed from default text to insure it works)

              {
              			"anytime": ["Hey there sexy!"],
              			"morning": ["Good morning, handsome!", "Enjoy your day!", "How was your sleep?"],
              			"afternoon": ["Hello, you beauty!", "You look sexy!", "Looking good today!"],
              			"evening": ["Wow, you look hot!", "You look nice!", "Hi, sexy!"],
              			"....-01-01": ["Happy new year!"]
              		}
              

              I see displayed

                             Hello, you beauty!
              

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                amanzimdwini @sdetweil
                last edited by

                @sdetweil
                YUP - YOUR file works.
                And NOW the copied on from Git to my local directory works too…

                Oh well, I guess my MM just needed to know some master was watching it!

                Thanks for all the help,
                Karl

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