remoteFile in compliments module

jcorraliza

it´s working with my custom compliments in the config.js perfectly. but when i try this code:
{
	"module": "compliments",
	"position": "lower_third",
	"config": {
		"remoteFile": "compliments.json"
	}
},
MM showing the error srceen that i had to set up a config file.

You have to get rid of those quotes around module, position, config, and remoteFile. It should look like this:

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

schlachtkreuzer6

@jcorraliza it´s from the MMM-Admin-Interface… after initializing this module, there quotes are everywhere… but sure i will try this too

DvdEnde

@schlachtkreuzer6
You have tried many things, we can see it.

Maybe you cleanup the mess a little.
IN de config/confg.js remove the complete “config” from “module”: “compliments”.

"config": {
				"compliments": {

take away the quotes also like @jcorraliza adviced.

So the config.js looks like this (for your compliment module)

{
	module: "compliments",
	position: "lower_third"
},

then in the compliments.js you default sould look like this:

defaults: {
		updateInterval: 30000,
		remoteFile: "~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments/compliments.json",
		fadeSpeed: 4000
	},

It should run.

schlachtkreuzer6

@jcorraliza haha I can not believe it!!! now it´s working. okay so here is what i did:

so after ending with an error and resetting all the configs and .js files to default and my latest working config.js (post it above)
i shut it down
some hours later i boot it up again, and via putty ssh I copy and paste this code in the config.js:

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

the comliments.js file is still located here: ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments
then i restart the MM via pm2 restart mm
now it´s working with the compliments from the readme:

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

but anyway, the MMM-Admin-Interface changed the config.json to this again ^^:

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

many thanks for your help, and time!

A Former User

hey, sorry for being a bit silent. was travelling with no access to my raspberry. will give your solution a shot, too. why does it have to be a local file, though? my plan was to (in a 2nd step) place the compliments.json in my dropbox folder, so i can easily change the compliments remotely.

bhepler

@skr Because I’m a crap coder in Javascript.

Sorry for not helping earlier, folks. I was at a wedding and delivering my mirror as a gift. I’ll investigate and see if I can’t improve the mirror code.

You should not ever have to modify the compliments.js file. You should be able to pull it off with just modifications to the config.js file.

DvdEnde

@schlachtkreuzer6
Because it worked with you as it should be, so I changed my whole MM installation.
I did manage to keep the compliments unchanged too.
:D I am happy …

@strawberry-3-141 @yawns thanks guys. Your info helped me too a lot!

DvdEnde

@skr I am working on that now.
@strawberry-3-141 has some good information in this project:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/240/soccer-standings

I am struggling with the CORS at the moment but it is solvable…

schlachtkreuzer6

@DvdEnde Great :) did you manage to run the weather-dependent compliments? My goal is to add all weather conditions based compliments. The normal compliments work, just need some time to load after starting MM from 30 seconds to 3mins. But if a add all of them:

day_sunny
day_cloudy
cloudy
cloudy_windy
showers
rain
thunderstorm
snow
fog
night_clear
night_cloudy
night_showers
night_rain
night_thunderstorm
night_snow
night_alt_cloudy_wind

in this format:

 ],
        "fog" : [
                "fog, oh no :("
 ],
......

MM starts to show the default comliments. Any Idea?

jcorraliza

@schlachtkreuzer6 said in remoteFile in compliments module:

@DvdEnde Great :) did you manage to run the weather-dependent compliments? My goal is to add all weather conditions based compliments. The normal compliments work, just need some time to load after starting MM from 30 seconds to 3mins. But if a add all of them:
day_sunny
day_cloudy
cloudy
cloudy_windy
showers
rain
thunderstorm
snow
fog
night_clear
night_cloudy
night_showers
night_rain
night_thunderstorm
night_snow
night_alt_cloudy_wind
in this format:
 ],
        "fog" : [
                "fog, oh no :("
 ],
......
MM starts to show the default comliments. Any Idea?

This is the exact problem I’m running into as well. I can get the remoteFile to work if I just use the default times of day, but if I try using the currentweather objects, it just goes back to the default compliments.