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    Getting module's URL from node_helper before socket connected

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    • karsten13K Offline
      karsten13 @MMRIZE
      last edited by

      @MMRIZE

      Is there any convenient way to get the related/launched MM module’s basic URL from node_helper?

      AFAIS not really …

      You could iterate over the modules in the config.js doing something like this in the init() of your node_helper:

          const configFilename = path.resolve(
            global.configuration_file || `${global.root_path}/config/config.js`
          );
      
          let config;
          try {
            fs.accessSync(configFilename, fs.F_OK);
            const c = require(configFilename);
            config = Object.assign(c);
          } catch (e) {
            Log.error(name + ": Couldn't read config.js");
            return;
          }
      
          let modules = [];
      
          for (const module of config.modules) {
            if (
              !modules.includes(module.module) &&
              !module.disabled
            ) {
            console.dir(module.module);
            }
          }
      

      So you have the names and for knowing what are default modules you could use modules/default/defaultmodules.js

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        sdetweil @karsten13
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        @karsten13 wow!!!.. i didn’t think config was available to node_helper…

        Sam

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        • cowboysdudeC Offline
          cowboysdude Module Developer @sdetweil
          last edited by

          @sdetweil Yes I send my config to node_helper in my weather module :)

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            sdetweil @cowboysdude
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            @cowboysdude said in Getting module's URL from node_helper before socket connected:

            Yes I send my config to node_helper in my weather module

            but that is not the topic

            without doing ANYTHING

            in the node_helper

            config points to the TOTAL config/config.js
            ALL modules and ALL (config.js) parms to ALL modules…

            this is NOT the merged with defaults view that you would send…

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              MMRIZE
              last edited by

              Assuming URL with PATH might be an almost general solution, but Sometimes, People install modules in weird ways like using Symlink. (That way could have some benefit, anyway, this is out of issues) In that case, assuming is somehow picky.

              My purpose is to rewrite the Translator class to use in Module and node_helper together with one common class. (So that is the reason why pre-connection is needed.)To access translations in both layers, there could be many ways to achieve. However, if the exact URL could be obtained in the background layer, it would be easier and simpler and with the least dependency. (To work on browser and on nodejs layer together)

              Of course, there could be many alternative approaches. I’m just curious if there could be a better way.

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