Can someone help me understand "updateInterval"? DarkSky is charging me a lot of money.

sonicgoose

@cotxwx I’m using the MMM-DarkSkyForecast module on two different mirrors, both using the same API key for DarkSky, and the total number of API calls made on my account averages 96 per day. Here’s my config:

		{
			module: "MMM-DarkSkyForecast",
			//header: "Weather",
			position: "top_right",
			classes: "default everyone",
			disabled: false,
			config: {
			    apikey: "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
			    latitude: "43.XXXXXX",
			    longitude: "-79.XXXXXX",      
			    updateInterval: "30", //this is in minutes, so every 30 minutes
			    iconset: "3c",
			    showCurrentConditions: true,
			    showExtraCurrentConditions: false,
			    showSummary: true,
			    showForecastTableColumnHeaderIcons: false,
			    concise: true,
			    forecastLayout: "table", //other option is "table"
 		 	}
		},

raymondjspigot

updateInterval: 15 * 60 * 1000, //every 15 minutes or whatever you choose
that’s the original ^ and I updated the 15 to 60.

I guess I don’t understand what each number represents. Milliseconds, Seconds, Minutes? >

Hi @cotxwx - I think the updateInterval in the original is currently set to 15 minutes. The time will be based in milliseconds, so reading it right-to-left that gives you

1000 (milliseconds per second) x 60 (seconds per minute) x 15 = a 15 minute interval

which I think ends up being clearer than just giving a sort of anonymous/unit-free total (e.g. 900000 or something like that)

hope this helps anyway

sdetweil

@raymondjspigot these should all be adjusted to minutes for the user, and multiply under the covers to avoid this unnecessary confusion

lavolp3

@cotxwx You mentioned MMM-NOAA3.
The readme gives the possibility to choose other APIs.
I would suggest to do that.

taikonaut

@cotxwx maybe you just want to switch the module…

The fork
https://github.com/gerjomarty/MMM-DarkSkyForecast

uses the openweather API. Works like charm.

Amninnar

@cotxwx There is some new info about it and how it goes?