How to send a notification

[Alyx]

@sdetweil Hi sam,

Great so i can see that the notification isnt being sent via the dev console, it shows up via Alexa app but isnt communicating to the MM. Would you happen to know the cause?

 {
        module: 'MMM-AlexaControl',
        position: 'middle_center',
	

	config:{
		
            image: true,
	    deviceName: "mirror",
            pm2ProcessName: "mm",
            vcgencmd: "hide",
	    startPort: 11001,
	    refresh: true,
	    restart: true,
	    //stop: true,
	    reboot: true,
	    shutdown: true,
	    monitorToggle: true,
	    //cecAddress: "0.0.0.0",
	    //usb: false
	    pages: 3,
	    notifications:[
    {
        name: 'Next page',
        port: 11102,
        OnOff: false,
        notification: ["PAGE_INCREMENT", 'payload']
    },
     {
        name: 'Previous page',
        port: 11103,
        OnOff: false,
        notification: ["PAGE_DECREMENT", 'payload']
    },
    {
        name: 'Selfie',
        port: 11104,
        OnOff: false,
        notification: ["SELFIE_SHOOT", 'payload']
    }
],
        }
    },

[sdetweil]

@alyx not really. if u stop MagicMirror, and then tell Alexa to turn on your notification device, you should get a ‘not responding’ message from alexa

that will tell you the two are really connected.

Alexa turn on selfie

[Alyx]

@sdetweil Yep that makes sense but it isnt popping up below is a quick snapshot of the dev panel

MMM-MotionDetector.js:75 MMM-MotionDetector: DiffCamEngine init successful.
module.js:195 MMM-AlexaControl is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-NASA is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-ISS-Live is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-MotionDetector is suspended.
module.js:195 lifecounter is suspended.
module.js:195 compliments is suspended.
module.js:195 MMM-chromecast is suspended.
MMM-NASA.js:132 Hailing NASA
module.js:202 MMM-page-indicator is resumed.
module.js:202 MMM-Selfieshot is resumed.
module.js:202 MMM-Astro is resumed.
module.js:202 MMM-MoonPhase is resumed.
module.js:202 clock is resumed.
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
eventtracking-log.services.video.ibm.com/eventtracking.web.player/:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT
MMM-AlexaControl.js:75 RECEIVE monitor NOTIFICATION=SLEEP_WAKE
MMM-AlexaControl.js:75 RECEIVE monitor NOTIFICATION=SLEEP_HIDE
MMM-AlexaControl.js:75 RECEIVE monitor NOTIFICATION=SLEEP_WAKE
MMM-pages.js:97 

The errors lead to this page
400 Bad Request
‘json’ or ‘msgpack’ parameter is required

[sdetweil]

@alyx said in How to send a notification:

Yep that makes sense but it isnt popping up below is a quick snapshot of the dev panel

one thing at a time

you didn’t answer the question about connection

[Alyx]

@sdetweil Apoligies, tested there.

So I stopped magic mirror/ restarted the pi and it came up with device unresponsive.

[sdetweil]

@alyx ok, and when MM is running you get the completion sound from alexa, correct?

[Alyx]

@sdetweil what do mean by a completion sound? Do you mean the confirmation of ‘ok’ after? If so then yes

[sdetweil]

@alyx when u turn on or off a device, alexa does tada sound… to says it processed your request

[Alyx]

@sdetweil ah my one says ‘ok’ but id assume its the same

[sdetweil]

@alyx I added your config to my MM and added debugging… and it works as expected

samplemodule reports Selfie_shoot was received

SampleModule received a module notification: SELFIE_SHOOT from sender: MMM-AlexaControl

and because u have is as onOff:false
u get a notification every time (on or off)

I did this using the alexa app…