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      HALPi-Thousand
      last edited by

      So, I wanted to get rid of the compliments module. I don’t mind a respectful computer, but I don’t care for the obsequious toadying and so forth. And I wanted to take a swing at adding modules.

      So, I went with MMM-BinaryClock. Simple, nothing too weird, what could possibly go wrong, right?

      Blank screens on MM, that’s what. I ran npm run config:check like it said I should. This is what it said:

      Your configuration file contains syntax errors :(
      [30.01.2022 14:11.12.180] [ERROR] Line 71 column 3: Parsing error: Unexpected token {
      

      I guess by column 3 it means the third tab out.

      Thing is, that’s exactly where it was with the compliments thing.

      Here’s what it was:

      	url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics"
      					}
      				]
      			}
      		},
      		{
      			module: "compliments",
      			position: "lower_third"
      		},
      		{
      			module: "weather",
      

      Here it is after I changed it:

      url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics"
      					}
      				]
      			}
      		},
      		{
      			module: 'MMM-BinaryClock',
      			position:"lower_third",
      			config: {
      				size: 30
      		},
      		{
      			module: "weather",
      

      I don’t see any difference between the two starts and ends. It has the same number of tab spaces as the previous one. I don’t see what the problem is. Granted, I don’t know a whole lot about this stuff.

      Here’s what the page wants:

      var config = {
          modules: [
              {
                  module: 'MMM-BinaryClock',
                  position:"top_left",
                  config: {
                      size: 30
                      }
              }
          ]
      }
      

      Obviously, a bit of a difference, but since in mine it isn’t the first one at the top, I didn’t figure that leaving out the stuff from the beginning should be a problem.

      So, any ideas on what the problem might be? I really don’t want to go through this every time I ad a module, because there are a few I;'ve got my eye on.

      Thanks

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        sdetweil @HALPi-Thousand
        last edited by

        @halpi-thousand typically the error is reported on the line AFTER the actual error line

        unexpected token means 95% of the time, the line before should end with a comma, but does not

        see the two topics in my signature

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          sdetweil @HALPi-Thousand
          last edited by

          @halpi-thousand said in MM Config check goes bad:

            {
            	module: 'MMM-BinaryClock',
            	position:"lower_third",
            	config: {
            		size: 30
            },
          

          this is missing a } for the config: {

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            HALPi-Thousand @sdetweil
            last edited by

            @sdetweil

            That helps, thanks.

            Why doesn’t Geany tell me these things? Granted, I’m only getting started learning about this, and maybe I missed something somewhere but I would think that at least for little stuff - missing parentheses and so forth - it could manage to tell me what’s missing.

            Or is it that it probably did, and I just didn’t notice?

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              sdetweil @HALPi-Thousand
              last edited by

              @halpi-thousand said in MM Config check goes bad:

              Geany

              ?

              it did report, that somewhere further down it lost the structure

              deducing where it was caused is a fun time project.

              I wrote a module for this kind of problem, that presents a form. no more config editing

              funny it’s called MMM-Config!

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

              Sam

              How to add modules

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                HALPi-Thousand @sdetweil
                last edited by HALPi-Thousand

                @sdetweil said in MM Config check goes bad:

                @halpi-thousand said in MM Config check goes bad:

                Geany

                ?

                it did report, that somewhere further down it lost the structure

                deducing where it was caused is a fun time project.

                I wrote a module for this kind of problem, that presents a form. no more config editing

                funny it’s called MMM-Config!

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

                :astonished_face: And just like that, you’re my new best MagicMirror friend - I’ve been wanting something like this to make working on this stuff easier. Love this idea. Looks like it should be a fair bit more Newb-friendly than fiddling around in the config file tends to be.

                One thing: it apparently requires the Pi IP address and Port ID. The IP address wasn’t a problem, but I don’t know where or what to look for to get the Port ID. Or did I just miss something somewhere?

                Thanks again

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                  sdetweil @HALPi-Thousand
                  last edited by

                  @halpi-thousand if you use showQR:true

                  then there will be a qr code to use from outside

                  the default port on mm is 8080

                  the doc (readme.md) says what link to use if not using the qr code

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                    HALPi-Thousand @sdetweil
                    last edited by

                    @sdetweil said in MM Config check goes bad:

                    @halpi-thousand if you use showQR:true

                    then there will be a qr code to use from outside

                    the default port on mm is 8080

                    the doc (readme.md) says what link to use if not using the qr code

                    Right, the link where you substitute the IP and Port for that one part

                    http://MM_IP_Address:MM_Port/modules/MMM-Config/review

                    I tried the Pi’s IP and Port 8080, and got this error:

                    Unable to connect
                    Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server
                    at 192.168.1.13:8080.
                    The site could be temporarily unavailable or
                    too busy. Try again in a few moments.
                    If you are unable to load any pages, check
                    your computer’s network connection.
                    • If your computer or network is protected by
                    a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is
                    permitted to access the Web.

                    I also tried adding in that ShowQR: true line; it didn’t give me a QR.

                    Any ideas where I might be getting it wrong?

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                      sdetweil @HALPi-Thousand
                      last edited by sdetweil

                      @halpi-thousand if the mm config says
                      address:“localhost”,

                      the Only apps INSIDE the pi can connect

                      if u want to connect from outside the pi (phone, tablet, ??? )

                      then u have to change address and ipWhitelist

                      to allow outside machines anto connect

                      it’s showQR not ShowQR

                      case matters in MagicMirror, everywhere

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                        HALPi-Thousand @sdetweil
                        last edited by HALPi-Thousand

                        @sdetweil said in MM Config check goes bad:

                        @halpi-thousand if the mm config says
                        address:“localhost”,
                        the Only apps INSIDE the pi can connect

                        if u want to connect from outside the pi (phone, tablet, ??? )
                        then u have to change address and ipWhitelist
                        to allow outside machines anto connect

                        it’s showQR not ShowQR

                        case matters in MagicMirror, everywhere

                        I checked, and it’s set up as localhost. That shouldn’t be a problem, this one isn’t headless. Two displays and a wireless keyboard/trackpad.

                        HAL Pi.JPG
                        Also, showQR is correct spelling and case.

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