MMM-compliment showing evening compliment anytime

[selyjohns]

Hi,

I’ve a problem with MMM-compliment that showing evening compliment at anytime…

The config is correct.
I’ve adding hour configuration to be sure with morningStartTime, morningEndTime, afternoonStartTime and afternoonEndTime but problem persist…my MM say good night on morning…

The date/time of my rpi3 is correct…any idea ?

Thank you

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns did u look at any issues in the module github , issues tab?

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil No, nothing…

                {
                        module: 'compliments',
                        position: 'lower_third',
                        config: {
                                morningStartTime:3,
                                morningEndTime:10,
                                afternoonStartTime:13,
                                afternoonEndTime:18,
                                remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
                                }
                },

compliments.json is stored in MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/ :) This part is good.

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns ok, one thing

MMM-compliment means some external additional module

module: ‘compliments’,

means the one shipped with MagicMirror…

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil said in MMM-compliment showing evening compliment anytime:

@selyjohns ok, one thing
MMM-compliment means some external additional module
module: ‘compliments’,
means the one shipped with MagicMirror…

Oh OK, not evident.
I speak about the module ‘compliments’, integrated with MM in default folder :)

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns well, you have a gap

                                morningEndTime:10,
                                afternoonStartTime:13,

can’t have a gap

else it the same as ANY OTHER time but morning or afternoon…

so 10:01->>> 12:59 OR 18:01 ->>>> 02:59

note the defaults are

		morningStartTime: 3,
		morningEndTime: 12,
		afternoonStartTime: 12,
		afternoonEndTime: 17,

morning 3-12, afternoon 12-17, rest 17-3

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil Ok, but i’ve added this configuration because i had the problem with default configuration.
I can delete it. Normally we don’t need this, right ?

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns if u don’t need a different time set, then you would use the default…

all I was saying is that you have a gap in the time, and the code design demands no gap.

the code has
morning
afternoon
everything else

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil Ok thank you.
Trying with no specific configuration -> MM say “goodnight” or “good evening” but it’s only 4 PM
Trying with specifig configuration with no gap, same result :(

                {
                        module: 'compliments',
                        position: 'lower_third',
                        config: {
                                morningStartTime:3,
                                morningEndTime:12,
                                afternoonStartTime:12,
                                afternoonEndTime:18,
                                remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
                                }
                },

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns what does the remotefile look like?

I just want the things to the left of :

default is this

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

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil
Here’s :)

 {
	"anytime": [
			"Comment ça va ?",
			"Bonjour"
			   ],
	"morning": [
			"Un petit café ?",
			"Bien dormi ?",
			"Bonne journée !"
			],
	"evening": [
			"Bonne soirée !",
			"Bonne nuit...",
			"Agréable soirée"
			],
	"day_sunny": [
			"Le temps est ensoleillé aujourd'hui !",
			"C'est une belle journée"
			],
	"day_cloudy": [
			"C'est nuageux aujourd'hui..."
			],
	"snow": [
			"Bataille de boules de neige !!!"
			],
	"rain": [
			"N'oublie pas ton parapluie...",
			"Et si on restait au sec aujourd'hui ?"
			]
}

With " as indicated on the readme when using remote file.
But, i had the problem before using remote file, i’ve do this hoping this would resolve the problem, but it’s dont.

Is it possible to “remove/reinstall” default module like compliments ?

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns said in MMM-compliment showing evening compliment anytime:

Is it possible to “remove/reinstall” default module like compliments ?

no, but u can get the original code back (which you shouldn’t have changed)

do

cd ~/MagicMirror

check for changed files

git status

if the compliments module has anything is listed as modified

git checkout modules/default/compliments/compliments.js   (or whatever filename 

[sdetweil]

@sdetweil ok, looking at the code again, duh

it takes the time period AND the anytime, mashes them together and then randomly picks one of the list

so, if u don’t want ‘anytime’ , then remove it… or understand it will happen ‘anytime’

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil Thank you for your time :)
The problem doesn’t concern “anytime” values, but “evening”.
Anytime is anytime and it’s normal that compliment in this section can be displayed at anytime…:)

Compliments define in “evening” are displayed all the day, not only on the evening. This is my problem. The MM showing evening compliment at anytime…

With my exemple, the MM display “Bonne soirée” or “Bonne nuit…”, also the morning, or afternon. Like this compliment was positionned in “anytime”

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns I copied your compliments to my config, and do not see that

the code gets the current system time hour (in 24 hour format)

and only uses the evening list if neither morning nor afternoon ranges include the current hour (all OTHER time)

then adds anytime if specified to that list

then adds weather related if specified

then picks one

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil
Ok, thank you for your test.
So maybe a problem on my system time. However it seem to be correct. Another solution to verify that ? (Other than timedatectl ?)

Is it possible to have verbose log to see the how the module decide to display compliment ?

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns there is no debug on how it decided, but you could walk thru the code.

open the developers window ctrl-shift-i and select the source tab, and navigate the left lane to modules , default, compliments, compliments.js

the code will appear in the right pane

scroll down to

let compliments;

the next line of code is using the hour
to test if in between morning, then afternoon
the the else for evening of some

click the number in the left column, turns blue

hit F5 to reload the page. will stop there

you can hover the mouse over variables to examine their value

blue arrow upper right to run , or circle be t to step one instruction

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil Hi,
Ok great.
I be able to see the value of hour variable.
It seem to be correct because it’s 17.

Condition of morning not verified.
Condition of afternoon verified, so the line is executed (because 17 is between 12 and 18)

compliments = this.config.compliments.afternoon.slice(0);

I don’t know why evening compliments are displayed…it’s very strange

[sdetweil]

@selyjohns there are a few more lines of code to step thru…

when it gets to the return compliments u can go er over compliments and then expand the array to see what is in there

[selyjohns]

@sdetweil Yes ! Problem found…
Step by step, i’ve understand

		if (hour >= this.config.morningStartTime && hour < this.config.morningEndTime && this.config.compliments.hasOwnProperty("morning")) {
			compliments = this.config.compliments.morning.slice(0);
		} else if (hour >= this.config.afternoonStartTime && hour < this.config.afternoonEndTime && this.config.compliments.hasOwnProperty("afternoon")) {
			compliments = this.config.compliments.afternoon.slice(0);
		} else if (this.config.compliments.hasOwnProperty("evening")) {
			compliments = this.config.compliments.evening.slice(0);
		}

The JS need to have a “morning” and “afternoon” compliments define, else it choosing “evening” by default if define.

My problem was i don’t had afternoon compliment define…but i’ve evening one.

Thank you very much for your time and your time :) It was very helpful.