MMM-CalendarExt3

luisestrada

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Thank you very much.

It took me some time to figure out that I could use symbol: “blank”, to not to show any icon, I was getting an error because before, I was using symbol: null :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

It’s working exactly as I wanted :)

MMRIZE

Small news.
Now it could get the events from randomBrainstormer/MMM-GoogleCalendar module also.

nmacd

@MMRIZE Thank you all for your help! I got fresh copies of everything and was more careful when making changes, it now works which is great. The new issue I am having is it’s only displaying 11 appointments, 10 Google calendar and 1 US Holiday. When I delete an event the next one later down the calendar shows up. Is there a setting to set the max entries or something to that nature?

nmacd

@nmacd My bad just found it, the default calendar had the limit, all set thanks again

techlady

Hi
I would like to know how to make the calendar smaller. As you can see in the picture, my tv is in portrait, and the calendar takes up a lot of space. Where and what changes in custom css could I make to make it smaller and more rectangular? Thank you.

MMRIZE

@techlady
Adjust ‘maxEventLines’ and ‘eventHeight’. The heighr of day cell would be calculated by maxEventLines x eventHeight.

KD

Hi Guys,

Just installed a brand new MM instance and downloaded the latest MMM-CalendarExt3 but for some reason i get no entries from my google calendars…

I get entries if i setup MMM-CalendarExt2 or the default calendar but not on MMM-CalendarExt3…

Here is my Config

{
  module: "MMM-CalendarExt3",
  position: "bottom_center",
  config: {
    mode: "month",
    instanceId: "basicCalendar",
    locale: 'en-UK',
	fontSize: '25px',
	refreshInterval: 10000,
    maxEventLines: 5,
    firstDayOfWeek: 1,
    calendarSet: ["KD", "Tini"],
		}
	},
	{
  module: "calendar",
  config: {
    broadcastPastEvents: true, 
    calendars: [
	{
			name: "KD",
			className: "KD",
			url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/basic.ics",
			color: "green"
		},
		{
			name: "Tini",
			className: "tini",
			url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/basic.ics",
			color: "pink"
		},
	]
	}
      },

Screenshot 2022-09-10 193724.png

sdetweil

@KD if you use the calendar url in a browser, it should download a file, just text. you an edit that to see if there are events

KD

@sdetweil Hi there - i can download the file by putting the URL in the browser and open it in Outlook and see the events…

Also, I use both URL’s in another 2 magic mirrors I have in the house… I’m confident it’s not the URL’s

sdetweil

@KD ok, this looks like the bug I introduced in 2.20. fixed in 2.21, October 1

broadcastPastEvents loads up the past events then the new, and the bug cuts off after the 1st maximumEntries

so u have to increase maximum entries

KD

@sdetweil Thanks Sam - do you mean “maxEventLines”?
Screenshot 2022-09-10 193724.png

If yes I have set them up to 10 now and still nothing

  module: "MMM-CalendarExt3",
  position: "bottom_center",
  config: {
    mode: "month",
    instanceId: "basicCalendar",
    locale: 'en-UK',
	fontSize: '25px',
	refreshInterval: 10000,
    maxEventLines: 10,
    firstDayOfWeek: 1,
    calendarSet: ["KD", "Tini"],
		}
	},

sdetweil

@KD no in the base calendar module. default
maximumEntries defaults to 10,
that is where you have broadcastPastEvents:true

KD

@sdetweil Thank you Sam, i tried that and still nothing…

Here is my config now:

{
  module: "MMM-CalendarExt3",
  position: "bottom_center",
  config: {
    mode: "month",
    instanceId: "basicCalendar",
    locale: 'en-UK',
	fontSize: '25px',
	refreshInterval: 10000,
    maxEventLines: 10,
    firstDayOfWeek: 1,
    calendarSet: ["KD", "Tini"],
		}
	},
	{
  module: "calendar",
  config: {
    broadcastPastEvents: true, 
    maximumEntries: 100,
    calendars: [
	{
			name: "KD",
			className: "KD",
			url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/basic.ics",
			color: "green"
		},
		{
			name: "Tini",
			className: "tini",
			url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/basic.ics",
			color: "pink"
		},
	]
	}
      },

sdetweil

@KD for the short term add

position: “top_left”,

to the calendar module location

let’s make sure it is working

KD

@sdetweil Thanks Sam - I now get Loading… than “error in the calendar module check log for more details” and finally no upcoming events… not sure how I have broken it as it was working yesterday… i also tried to replace the default calendar with

git checkout modules/default/calendar/calendar.js

As per one of your other posts in the forum but got "updated 0 (zero) paths from the index…

sdetweil

@KD u have to be I the MagicMirror folder for the git checkout to work

you should not have changed that file anyhow

all config is done thru config.js

can u show the output where u start mm?

either npm start
or if you use pm2, then

pm2 logs --lines=50

calendarext3, gets it’s info from the default calendar. so if it has problems, then u get nothing

KD

@sdetweil here is an output from “npm start”

kd@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm start

> magicmirror@2.20.0 start
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[11.09.2022 14:00.12.728] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.20.0
[11.09.2022 14:00.12.736] [LOG]   Loading config ...
[11.09.2022 14:00.12.743] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
[11.09.2022 14:00.12.745] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
[11.09.2022 14:00.12.747] [LOG]   No helper found for module: MMM-CalendarExt3.
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.011] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.012] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.013] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.554] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.556] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: MMM-BackgroundSlideshow
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.558] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.725] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ... 
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.745] [LOG]   Server started ...
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.747] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.748] [LOG]   Starting node helper for: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.749] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: MMM-BackgroundSlideshow
[11.09.2022 14:00.13.750] [LOG]   Sockets connected & modules started ...
[11.09.2022 14:00.14.038] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[11.09.2022 14:00.14.046] [ERROR] Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 127.0.0.1:8080
    at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (node:net:1372:16)
    at listenInCluster (node:net:1420:12)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.doListen [as callback] (node:net:1559:7)
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup [as oncomplete] (node:dns:73:8) {
  code: 'EADDRINUSE',
  errno: -98,
  syscall: 'listen',
  address: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 8080
}
[11.09.2022 14:00.14.048] [ERROR] MagicMirror² will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[11.09.2022 14:00.14.052] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[11.09.2022 14:00.14.099] [LOG]   Launching application.
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to open kms_swrast: /usr/lib/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
failed to load driver: kms_swrast
MESA-LOADER: failed to open swrast: /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
failed to load swrast driver
[11.09.2022 14:00.17.129] [LOG]   Shutting down server...
[11.09.2022 14:00.17.136] [LOG]   Stopping module helper: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:00.17.137] [LOG]   Stopping module helper: MMM-BackgroundSlideshow
kd@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $

sdetweil

@KD yep, two copies running

pm2 stop all
then u can do npm start

KD

@sdetweil Apologies yes i had a PM2 job in the background…

Here is the fresh output:

kd@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm start

> magicmirror@2.20.0 start
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[11.09.2022 14:07.14.079] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.20.0
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.088] [LOG]   Loading config ...
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.094] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.097] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.099] [LOG]   No helper found for module: MMM-CalendarExt3.
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.368] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.370] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.371] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.976] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.978] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: MMM-BackgroundSlideshow
[11.09.2022 14:07.14.979] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.149] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ... 
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.168] [LOG]   Server started ...
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.170] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.172] [LOG]   Starting node helper for: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.173] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: MMM-BackgroundSlideshow
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.174] [LOG]   Sockets connected & modules started ...
[11.09.2022 14:07.15.516] [LOG]   Launching application.
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to open kms_swrast: /usr/lib/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
failed to load driver: kms_swrast
MESA-LOADER: failed to open swrast: /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied (search paths /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/dri:\$${ORIGIN}/dri:/usr/lib/dri)
failed to load swrast driver
[11.09.2022 14:07.19.711] [LOG]   Create new calendarfetcher for url: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ - Interval: 300000
[11.09.2022 14:07.19.985] [INFO]  BACKGROUNDSLIDESHOW: Reading directory "modules/MMM-BackgroundSlideshow/exampleImages/" for images.
[11.09.2022 14:07.20.006] [INFO]  BACKGROUNDSLIDESHOW: 171 files found
[11.09.2022 14:07.20.057] [INFO]  BACKGROUNDSLIDESHOW_NEXT_IMAGE
[11.09.2022 14:07.20.058] [INFO]  BACKGROUNDSLIDESHOW: reading path "modules/MMM-BackgroundSlideshow/exampleImages//DSC_0038.JPG"
[11.09.2022 14:07.20.493] [INFO]  Calendar-Fetcher: Broadcasting 0 events.
[11.09.2022 14:07.29.492] [LOG]   Shutting down server...
[11.09.2022 14:07.29.493] [LOG]   Stopping module helper: calendar
[11.09.2022 14:07.29.494] [LOG]   Stopping module helper: MMM-BackgroundSlideshow
kd@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $

sdetweil

@KD said in MMM-CalendarExt3:

Calendar-Fetcher: Broadcasting 0 events.

so, the calendar module didnt find any events…

if you download the ICS file and look inside,
see the BEGIN VCALENDAR

BEGIN VEVENT
…
.
.
END VEVENT

END VCALENDAR

we can turn on debug to get more detail

change the config.js

	logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR"],

to

	logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR","DEBUG"],

then start mm with

npm start >somefile.txt

wait til the cal message comes up
then
ctrl-c (in the terminal window where u did npm start, or ctrl-q (if u didn’t start with pm2, as pm2’s JOB is to keep MM running, so it will restart it after it shuts down unexpectedly