Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module

[sdetweil]

For any that want to look at the multi-module form layout and give feedback

checkout the multi-module branch

git checkout multi-module

there is a file that contains the list of module names that CAN be used multiple times in the same config.js

modules_list.txt

you cannot submit the form, only view it…

to go back to the operating version

git checkout main

or

(with the .... fixes) 
git checkout newform 

[stoffel]

@sdetweil

i did it. WOW, all works well. thanks, great job and fast :thumbs_up:

but it works only when i open …/review or must add ‘?port=8300’ at …/config.html

thank you very much :-)

[sdetweil]

@stoffel said in Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module:

but it works only when i open …/review or must add ‘?port=8300’ at …/config.html

well, i need a free port to have the two parts communicate.

I had ‘guessed’ at a free port, but some other users had stuff running there
so, I have it get a free port, but now I have to pass that to the form side…

use the review URL , it will always redirect to the correct url

it will probably never change on your system , so once u know what the number is, use that url…

[stoffel]

@sdetweil

ok, thanks for you support. great job !

i follow this tread and test your module. but in the next days i am a little bit busy.

so, @ all have a nice WE

[sdetweil]

@stoffel thanks for your help!..

I need people like you to help improve the module. every bug found now helps…

[stoffel]

@sdetweil

thanks ;-)

and i like people like you who spent a lot of time for creating useful modules like this !!

again thanks a lot

[BKeyport]

So, I’m getting the header and nothing else.

fresh install of MagicMirror using the script, PM2. Here’s my config, as you can see, the only changes are the listening address, the ipWhitelist, and the addition of the module as shown in the readme.

modules I installed (but didn’t configure for testing) were MMM-Config, MMM-Multimonth, and MMM-OpenWeatherForecast.

var config = {
        address: "0.0.0.0",     // Address to listen on, can be:
        port: 8080,
        basePath: "/",  // The URL path where MagicMirror is hosted. If you are using a Reverse proxy
        ipWhitelist: [],        // Set [] to allow all IP addresses
        useHttps: false,                // Support HTTPS or not, default "false" will use HTTP
        httpsPrivateKey: "",    // HTTPS private key path, only require when useHttps is true
        httpsCertificate: "",   // HTTPS Certificate path, only require when useHttps is true
        language: "en",
        locale: "en-US",
        logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR"], // Add "DEBUG" for even more logging
        timeFormat: 24,
        units: "metric",
        // serverOnly:  true/false/"local" ,
        // local for armv6l processors, default
        //   starts serveronly and then starts chrome browser
        // false, default for all NON-armv6l devices
        // true, force serveronly mode, because you want to.. no UI on this device

        modules: [
        {
                module:"MMM-Config",
                position:"top_right",  // the QR code (if requested) will appear here
                config:{

                }
        },
... (no changes after this point) 

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport if u open the developers window, ctrl-shift-i, and select the console tab. are there errors shown

also if u look in the pm2 logs, are there problems.

do a
git checkout newform
and try again. lots of fixes there

the latest code requires a port number to be passed to the form page… use the review link

http://mm_ip:mm_port/modules/MMM-Config/review
(thats the url on the qr image)

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil

Failed to load resource (Connection refused) http://IP:8200/socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=polling&t=NchkO1_

DevTools failed to load SourceMap: Could not load content for http://IP:8080/modules/MMM-Config/node_modules/jsonform/deps/opt/bootstrap.css.map: HTTP error: status code 404, net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE

Then repeated
(anonymous) @ VM6:1
create @ polling-xhr.js:198
Request @ polling-xhr.js:115
request @ polling-xhr.js:62
doPoll @ polling-xhr.js:90
poll @ polling.js:74
doOpen @ polling.js:23
open @ transport.js:44
open @ socket.js:194
Socket @ socket.js:119
./node_modules/engine.io-client/lib/index.js.module.exports @ index.js:3
open @ manager.js:112
(anonymous) @ manager.js:342
VM6:1 GET http://IP:8200/socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=polling&t=NchkPo7 net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport did u use the review link, its probably port 8300 now

see the instructions here

https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/8

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil review link as shown redirects to:

http://raspberrypi:8080/modules/MMM-Config/config.html?port=8301

which fails because it’s not in DNS - changing raspberrypi to my IP address results in same header as before. Did update newform, and restarted MM.

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport i have cors allow all …

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport I asked the machine for its IP address /name…

most routers now -a-days register the DHCP requests to names…

[BKeyport]

Yeah, my router setup is stupid in my testing area. :)

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport and npm install after checkout newform?

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil Yeah, that did it… Forgot to npm install. D’oh!

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport I construct the review url like this

      // thi is the name in the preferences pi
      this.hostname = os.hostname();

      this.config.url =
        "http://" +
        (this.config.address == "0.0.0.0"
          ? this.hostname
          : this.config.address) +
        ":" +
        this.config.port;

so, lacking the dns entry, I would configure to use one of the specific ip addresses

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport

@bkeyport said in Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module:

Yeah, that did it…

does that mean you system is working now?

[BKeyport]

@sdetweil Yeah. playing with it now making sure it works with my module and modules I’ve taken up support for.

[sdetweil]

@bkeyport cool… there are SO many variations… and guesses to make…

the upcoming multi-module version, will add on a new capability…

generate a new file that can be used to REALLY describe the parms, and take away any abiguity on my part.

I generate it ANYHOW to make the form work… so, its a nit to save it… I’m working thru USING the file, instead of recreating every time…

and then the author can tune it, to make selection lists, instead of text fields, etc…
optional sets of fields, depending on selection

the author packages that file with the module and voila, if its there my module uses it…

described here
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/11