Modifying the Config File

[sdetweil]

@jimb weird… always works for me.

I meant to test w my apikeys today.

will get to it

[sdetweil]

@jimb well, I used your exact weather config, and used my openweather api key , and it worked perfectly

[sdetweil]

@jimb and you’ve got some stuff out of position

this is the more correct layout

                {                       
                        module: "weather",
                      position: "top_right",
                       config:{
                           units: "imperial",
                           windUnits: "imperial",
                           tempUnits: "imperial",
                           showPeriodUpper: "true",
                           appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
                           colored: "true",
        //              position: "top_right",
        //              config: {
                                apiVersion:"3.0",
                                weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
                                weatherEndpoint:"/onecall",
                                lat: "29.8155405", //"33.50872",
                                lon: "-96.0607878", //"-96.61",
                                type: "current",
                                //location: "Houston",
                                //locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and fi>
                                apiKey:""
                        }
                },
  GNU nano 6.2                                                       config/config.js                                                                
                {
                        module: "weather",
                        position:"top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast",
                        config:{
                            units: "imperial",
                           winUnits: "imperial",
                           tempUnits: "imperial",
                          showPeriodUpper: "true",
                          appendLocationNaneToHeader: "true",
                          colored: "true",
                        //position: "top_right",
                        //header: "Weather Forecast",
                        //config: {
                                apiVersion:"3.0",
                                weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
                                weatherEndpoint:"/onecall",
                                lat: "33.50872",
                                lon:"-96.612213",       
                                type: "forecast",
                                //location: "Houston",
                                //locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and fi>
                                        apiKey:"// "
                        }
                }, 

[jimb]

Sam, that’s helpful, thanks! The items out of alignment happened when I deleted some of my apiKey. The original is perfectly straight. Since it worked with your Key, a couple of questions.

1. Does your Key have 28 digits?
2. Can you answer my question concerning the Ctrl-Shift-i keys to display the browser data. Can I stop the MM app and load the browser, or…
   JimB

[sdetweil]

@jimb my apikey has 33 characters

it is the default key in openweather (I have multiple)

i just brought up MM, and used my chromebook to bring up the page… and then ctrl-shift-i (letter sounds like eye) all at once, opened the dev window

you can do those three keys on any webpage, its a toggle… on/off

using normal chrome, you can use the 3 dot menu to get there too

[jimb]

Sam, why is it always the simple things :-)
I found a simple link that allowed me to test the openweather api link:
http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?id=524901&appid={API Key}
I saw the 2.5 and changed it to 3.0 and got a 401 error. I changed it back to 2.5 and it worked. I tried commenting out the 3.0 & /onecall items in config.js and got a “config.js not found” error when running MM. I had used (/*) in the leftmost column as a ‘ignore line’ comment. So, I deleted the 4 lines from config.js and it worked fine except for a teensy error “displaying Howe instead of Houston” in the display. I have no idea where that came from. I wonder why the fourth largest city in the US isn’t listed in the pull-down menu?

Now, I’m going to see if I can add additional modules.
Thanks for your very patient help!!

[sdetweil]

@jimb awesome… making progress!!!

[BKeyport]

@jimb it’s always the simplest solution… ALWAYS.

[jimb]

Sam, into the weeds once again :-)

I read the readme and comments on your MMM-Config module. I was stumped immediately by your comment: “clone this repo” into the config directory. I’m assuming this this is done via WinSCP remotely into the Pi, but have no clue. Some more Linux…

[sdetweil]

@jimb hm… I don’t see those words

git clone is done via command line

ALL commands are done via command line

command line is terminal or ssh terminal window