MMM-RAIN-MAP (new: version 2.x)

Fozi

Basically the forecast are 2h old, it means it’s showing what happen and not what will happen,

Well, MMM-RAIN_MAP is based on the FREE Rainviewer API, which allows the use the radar data of the past.

How do you put the forecast to update for the next 2h?

Forecast is a central feature of RainViewers business model. The forecast function of RainViewer requires for the iOS-app (certainly for the Android app, too) a paid subscription. Thus, I strongly doubt, that someone can use a paid function for free via their API. If I read their basic API information correctly, you don’t even get as a patron or gold member of the paid API, the forecast calculations.

Also, is there any chance to add more fluidity (or fps) to the animation? For exemple the app raintoday (ios) does this perfectly. I’m not sure if we can get there API.

The API provides a radar snap shot every 10 minutes- Thus, you’ll meed to interpolate the precipitation images (intensity, direction, accuracy, etc.) which is not a trivial task and needs -depending on the used method and number of interpolations- quite some computational resources. which might not be available on an RPi.

cowboysdude

@fozi but but but…can’t you just make it do what someone else wants? LOL

My answer is the same… fork the module and make all the changes you want ;)

Jalibu

thank you @matefits71 for your ideas and feedback and thank you @Fozi for your excellent answer about the reasons for all of the current limitations.

I am also not very satisfied with this module and already tried to refactor it with the windy.com API. First results looked okay but I wasn‘t able to get it to a stable state that did not hang up after a few hours on the Raspi due to its high resource consumption.

I am very open for any kind of contribution or ideas here and still think about a second try on the windy refactoring.

By now, unfortunately this module is still the best of its kind :-/

Fozi

By now, unfortunately this module is still the best of its kind :-/

Word! (…and strike „unfortunately“…)

swvalenti

Awesome mod trying to use google maps and created an api key and billing but get error saying that billing needs to be enabled.

sdetweil

@swvalenti u have to provide a credit card for billing to work.

google gives you limited free usage, and their design is that the using app should keep working, even when the free usage runs out… So, they demand a useful card up front.

swvalenti

@sdetweil Correct I have primary and backup on file but doesn’t seem to work saying I still need billing enabled.

sdetweil

@swvalenti

Go to the API Console.
From the projects list, select a project or create a new one.
Open the console left side menu (three bars top left)  and select Billing.
Click Enable billing. ( ...

swvalenti

Even with default weather module installed the onlyOnRain= true, does not work. Anyone else?

sdetweil

@swvalenti said in MMM-RAIN-MAP:

onlyOnRain= true

that might be a bug
in the older currentWeather module it sends the icon name

this.sendNotification("CURRENTWEATHER_TYPE", { type: this.config.iconTable[data.weather[0].icon].replace("-", "_") });

and in the new weather , it sends the weatherType (code?)

			this.sendNotification("CURRENTWEATHER_TYPE", { type: this.weatherProvider.currentWeather().weatherType.replace("-", "_") });

u should be able to look at the notification in the developers window console

u can filter on the notification 'CURRENT" is enough I think

swvalenti

@sdetweil ok so if you don’t use default then it wont work as well then?

sdetweil

@swvalenti said in MMM-RAIN-MAP:

ok so if you don’t use default then it wont work as well then?

i don’t understand your question…

the option u listed is dependent on a default module sending a notification that Rain-Map USES .

so that means you MUST use the default module

if its not sent, then there is nothing to receive
if the data is wrong, then it doesn’t work.

swvalenti

@sdetweil you answered my question thank you!

Jalibu

thx @sdetweil for explaining.
It‘s nothing but a bug. I will fix that as soon as I find the time for some maintenance on that module.

sdetweil

@jalibu but I think its a bug in the weather module

cowboysdude

I solved all my weather api issues by just installing my own weather station LOL

Jalibu

Hi,
I did some maintenance/refactorings on that module.
Version 2.0.0 is currently available as Feature Branch and much more lightweight.
I also removed GoogleMaps support because the maintenance effort for both maps was too high and the code looked very untidy as a result.

So far known settings like “onlyOnRain” are missing, because I developed the module from Scratch. As soon as I have first feedback if the module runs stable, I plan to transfer all features of the old version into the new one.

The configuration to version 1.x is completely incompatible and must be adapted.

Are there any volunteer users here to please look at version 2.0 and run it for 1-2 weeks for testing?

swvalenti

@jalibu yes sir I will update shortly and run it and let you know.

swvalenti

@Jalibu the only thing I don’t understand or see doc on is the mapUrl ??No matter what my lat/long is on markers or the mapUrl I only see frankfurt

swvalenti

@swvalenti said in MMM-RAIN-MAP:

@Jalibu the only thing I don’t understand or see doc on is the mapUrl ??No matter what my lat/long is on markers or the mapUrl I only see frankfurt

Was able to get it working, you didn’t have lat and long in config only mentioned that is required on the bottom. Working now thanks I will post back