MMM - NewsFeed Ticker Hangs

[Mykle1]

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[Matthewlawson3]

@mykle1 thank you!

[sdetweil]

@Matthewlawson3 the doc doesn’t mention it, but by default in only shows the 1st 5 items regardless of how many sources u have

to get all of them do

maxNewsItems: 0,

in the module config above the list of sources
----- edit: i was incorrect… the list gets rebuilt each time , never mind
BUT ----- this causes a problem, the list is never cleared, so it continues to grow and grow

haven’t seen the hang yet… one possible source in fetcher.js,

comment out the items=[]; line as shown below

		reloadTimer = null;
		//items = [];

its the same name as the global , so there could confusion over which list to add to.

[Mykle1]

@sdetweil said in MMM - NewsFeed Ticker Hangs:

comment out the items=[]; line as shown below

Thanks bro. I don’t even use this module. I was just trying to help out the user above. Hopefully, he’s paying attention and has read your suggestion.

[sdetweil]

@mykle1 fixed

[Mykle1]

@sdetweil said in MMM - NewsFeed Ticker Hangs:

@mykle1 fixed

Now I really hope he’s paying attention.

Well done, bro. :thumbsup:

[sdetweil]

@mykle1 also sent him a dm…

[Matthewlawson3]

@sdetweil Okay so the reason it hangs and doesn’t go to other sources is because of what exactly? Sorry just saw this and trying to get up to speed.

I added the max news items where you said I think if I understand correctly (see config file below). I also changed the number to 0 inside the MMM-NewsFeedTicker.js.

Where is the fetcher.js? Can’t find that file.

The module keeps repeating NYT and USA Today and doesn’t move on to BBC or Ars Technica.

{
	disabled: false,
	module: "MMM-NewsFeedTicker",
	position: "bottom_bar",
	//classes: "day_scheduler",
	config: {
		maxNewsItems: 0,
	    feeds: [
		{
			title: "New York Times",
			url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml",
			customLogo: "NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png"
		},
		{
			title: "USA Today",
			url: "http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomNation-TopStories",
			customLogo: "RSS_Syndication_Logo-USATN.png"
		},
		{
			title: "BBC World News",
			url: "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml#",
			customLogo: "bbc_news_120x60.gif"
		},
		{
			title: "Ars Technica",
			url: "http://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-lab",
			customLogo: "arstechnica.jpg"
		}
		
    	    ]
	}
    },

[Mykle1]

@matthewlawson3

Try this:

Under the maxNewsItems that you just added to your config entry, add this

updateInterval: 10 * 60 * 1000,

The default is 1 minute, which effectively resets the module back to the beginning of the feeds. This will give it 10 minutes to display the feeds without resetting. Assuming this will work, adjust the time accordingly.

[Matthewlawson3]

@mykle1 Just added it. It brought the ticker to a crawl across the screen. Super slow.

[sdetweil]

@matthewlawson3 never edit the module source file.use config.js to adjust the parma

I loaded the module u referenced, and fetcher.js is in that folder
no idea if it hangs yet. hasn’t for me.

[Matthewlawson3]

@sdetweil Ok I made the changes in the fetcher file hopefully. I really am kinda lost though as to what we are trying to do exactly. My main concern is that it goes to all 4 of the sources listed. NYT, USA Today, BBC, and Ars Technica. I haven’t seen Ars Technica at all.

I may just give up and find another good news module.

[sdetweil]

@matthewlawson3

the modules collects all the entries and makes a big list, and then the module sorts them by published date.

there could be over 300 entries… each takes 10 seconds, 3000 seconds is 5 hours,
but the reload interval is 60 minutes, so it will wipe out the list and start over…

[Matthewlawson3]

@sdetweil Okay. So looking at it now, I added in Fox News and took out Ars Technica. It shows me Fox News, NYT, USA Today, but doesn’t show BBC which is still in the feeds area.
Also, it seems to reset and replay a headline before it finishes it the first time.

[sdetweil]

@matthewlawson3 not my module, just trying to help out.

[Matthewlawson3]

@sdetweil I understand. Sorry.

Any other news modules you recommend? May try another.

[sdetweil]

@matthewlawson3 no idea… I just use the default, only cause its there…

[Matthewlawson3]

@sdetweil Okay. Thanks for trying to help! Much Appreciated.

[Matthewlawson3]

@sdetweil @cowboysdude I am beginning to think I have something wrong with my code or that there is something wrong with my instance of MM. I went back to the default news module and added BBC, USA Today, and Fox News to the list and all I see displaying are BBC headlines. Now when I comment out BBC, Fox News will show. Odd. Can you see if you can see anything in my code? I have no idea what is going on. It has been on for 10 minutes and never leaves BBC.

{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				maxNewsItems: 0,
				feeds: [
					{
					title: "New York Times",
					url: "https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml",
					title: "USA Today",
					url: "http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomNation-TopStories",
					title: "Fox News",
					url: "http://feeds.foxnews.com/foxnews/latest",
					title: "BBC",
					url: "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml#"
					
	
				}
			],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true

			}
		},

[sdetweil]

@matthewlawson3 remember, it sorts them by published date… I will have to download the feeds and look at the dates