remoteFile in compliments module

schlachtkreuzer6

@strawberry-3.141 thanks for your advice, i tried it but nope ^^
If i only use the remote file, MM stuck loading the other modules down blow. so first, alert, cock, clalendar, compliments but the modules later on are not showing up.

{
  "module": "compliments",
  "position": "lower_third",
  "config": {
    "compliments": {
      "remoteFile": "remote_compliments.json",
      "morning": [
        "Guten Morgen!",
        "Wie hast du geschlafen?",
        "Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag!"
      ],
      "afternoon": [
        "Guten Tag!",
        "Du schaust gut aus!",
        "Wie war dein Tag!"
      ],
      "evening": [
        "Guten Abend!",
        "Na wie war dein Tag?",
        "Du warst heute fleßig!"
      ]
    },
    "updateInterval": 15000
  }
}

remote_compliments.json

      "morning": [
          "Test1!",
          "Test2?",
          "Test3!"
               ],
     "afternoon": [
          "Test4!",
          "Test5!",
          "Test6!"
                  ],
     "evening": [
           "Test7!",
           "Test8?",
           "Test9!"
               ]

strawberry 3.141

@schlachtkreuzer6 do you get any errors in the electron console?

schlachtkreuzer6

@strawberry-3.141 how to open the electron console to see those errors? I’m not an expert, sry

strawberry 3.141

@schlachtkreuzer6 either start with npm start dev or press cmd+shift+i during runtime

jcorraliza

Hi there, just want to add that I am also unable to get the remoteFile to work. I have it configured as specified above using the currentweather items, but my mirror still shows the default phrases.

strawberry 3.141

@jcorraliza can you show your config for compliments module and the path where you placed the file?

jcorraliza

@strawberry-3.141 Sure, I placed the compliments.json file in ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments directory.

My config.js is as follows:

 {
                        module: 'compliments',
                        position: 'lower_third',
                        config: {
                                remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
                        }
},

My compliments.json file is set up with currentweather arrays:

{
	"day_sunny" : [
	        "The sun is shining today!",
        	"It\'s such a beautiful day",
		"It\'s gorgeous outside, go play!"
    	],
    	"day_cloudy" : [
		"It\'s cloudy out there, but no meatballs",
		"It may be cloudy, but it\'s still nice out!",
		"The sun is hiding right now"
    	],
	"cloudy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"cloudy_windy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
	],
	"showers" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"rain" : [
        	"Take your umbrella with you.",
        	"It's wet out there, drive safe!",
	        "It's rainy outside, but you brighten my day."
    	],
	"thunderstorm" : [
	        "Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"fog" : [
	        "Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
   	],
    	"night_clear" : [
  		"You made someone smile today, I know it.",
       		"You are making a difference.",
        	"The day was better for your efforts."
    	],
	"night_cloudy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"night_showers" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"night_rain" : [
	        "Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
    	],
	"night_thunderstorm" : [
        	"It\'s a stormy night, don\'t be scared",
        	"Thunderstorms tonight, Oliver\'s covering his ears"
    	],
	"night_alt_cloudy_windy" : [
        	"Good morning, sunshine!",
        	"Who needs coffee when you have your smile?",
        	"Go get 'em, Tiger!"
 	]
}

I started filling in custom messages, then decided to copy/paste them all just in case it didn’t work. See anything I’m doing wrong? Thanks!

schlachtkreuzer6

@strawberry-3.141 Hey, hm i think something is wrong^^

pi@MagicMirror:~ $ npm start dev
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.37-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "start" "dev"
npm ERR! node v6.9.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.9
npm ERR! path /home/pi/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! syscall open

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/npm-debug.log

yawns

@jcorraliza
Hi, I just tried on my computer …

snippit from my config.js

{
	module: 'compliments',
	position: 'lower_third',
	config: {
		remoteFile: 'compliments.json'
	}
},

my compliments.json

{
    "morning" : [
        "heyho"
    ],
    "afternoon" : [
        "home early?"
    ],
    "evening" : [
        "finally home"
    ],
	"fog" : [
		"fog, oh no :("             
	]
}

The compliments.json file is located in ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments
Three things to mention:

Of course you need to use the default “currentweather” module
You need to run the new updated MagicMirror version. Otherwise compliments and currentweather are not interacting
There is a delay loading the compliments file. I added some debug output to track that and as you see MagicMirror starts with default values and takes 30 seconds to load and verify your remote file.

yawns

@schlachtkreuzer6
you are in your home directory, not in your MagicMirror folder.
Run cd MagicMirror first