SimpleLogo auto change logo not working

[RoadRunnr1469]

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Module: MMM-SimpleLogo

The MMM-SimpleLogo module is third party modules of the MagicMirror. This module simply displays logo.

Using the module

To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file:

modules: [
    {
        module: 'MMM-SimpleLogo',
        position: 'top_left',    // This can be any of the regions.
        config: {
            // The config property is optional.
            // See 'Configuration options' for more information.
        }
    }
]

Configuration options

The following properties can be configured:

Option	Description
fileUrl	File url. Possible values: Logo link form internet or path to your local files relative to MagicMirror directory Default value: 'modules/MMM-SimpleLogo/public/logo.png'
width	Set width of your logo, height is auto. Possible values: '300px' or '50%' Default value: '200px'
position	Horizontal position on current container Possible values: left, center, or right Default value: left
refreshInterval	Refresh/refetch image file between interval. Only use this if your image url return different image after some interval of time, even the fileUrl is not changed. See this case #2, awesome project by @ElYoM Possible values: 1000, 2000, or 10000 Default value: 0 (disabled)
text	Text above the image. Possible values: Any text Default value: Simple Logo

Notification Events

The MMM-SimpleLogo module supports the notification event SIMPLE_LOGO_UPDATE which allows the configuration to be dynamically modified. As an example, the MMM-OnScreenMenu module might be used to dynamic adjust the fileURL parameter as follows:

{
    module: "MMM-OnScreenMenu",
    position: "top_left",
    config: {
        menuItems: {
            notify1: {
                title: "Show Cat",
                notification: "SIMPLE_LOGO_UPDATE",
                payload: {
                    fileUrl: "cat.jpg",
                    width: "750px"
                }
            },
            notify2: {
                title: "Show Dog",
                notification: "SIMPLE_LOGO_UPDATE",
                payload: {
                    fileUrl: "dog.jpg",
                    width: "1050px"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

[sdetweil]

@RoadRunnr1469 right. Some external module sends a message.

I didn’t look at that code

[RoadRunnr1469]

@sdetweil
Based on the section “Notification Events” I added a section as called out.
this isn’t letting me paste it in here, says it is spam.

[RoadRunnr1469]

@sdetweil

I added this to the config.js file

            {
            module: "MMM-OnScreenMenu",
                    position: "bottom_right",
                    config: {
                            menuItems: {
                            notify1: {
                                    title: "Patch",
                                    notification: "SIMPLE_LOGO_UPDATE",
                                    payload: {
                                            fileUrl: "modules/MMM-SimpleLogo/public/Amc.JPG",
                                            width: "200px"
                                            }

[RoadRunnr1469]

@sdetweil

                                        },
                                notify2: {
                                        title: "Support",
                                        notification: "SIMPLE_LOGO_UPDATE",
                                        payload: {
                                                fileUrl: "modules/MMM-SimpleLogo/public/RedSupport.jpg",
                                                width: "150px"
                                                }
                                        },

[sdetweil]

@RoadRunnr1469 I won’t be able to look at this til tomorrow or Sunday.

Open the developers window ctrl-shift-i select the console tab and scroll up to see any messages sent from the on screen module

[sdetweil]

@RoadRunnr1469 I installed the module, and modified one of mine to send the notification, and it worked as expected.

[sdetweil]

@RoadRunnr1469 and you installed the “MMM-OnScreenMenu” module too, right?

[RoadRunnr1469]

@sdetweil yes, and the on screen option works fine changes the logo as expected.

[sdetweil]

@RoadRunnr1469 cool… can u mark this as resolved now?

[RoadRunnr1469]

no, the SimpleLogo auto changer part still is not working.

[sdetweil]

@RoadRunnr1469 ok, YOU have to actually update the fileUrl file with new contents.

it loads the SAME fileUrl over and over and over and over
it adds a fake timestamp to the URL to force the browser cache to see a different file
which loads a new instance into the cache…

so somehow you have to do

cp  whatever_source_path/new_logo_to_display.jpg  ~/MagcMirror/modules/MMM-SimpleLogo/public/Amc.JPG

I have tested this and it works

also I think
the content of the new logo image TYPE must match the file extension… it is expecting jpg
so cannot change to gif/png for next ones to load