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    sdetweil @vandy2424
    last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 7:42 PM

    @vandy2424 we need to see the matching config.js please.

    this run says only hello world and updatenotification are enabled

    Sam

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      MMRIZE @vandy2424
      last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 7:50 PM

      @vandy2424
      If websocket is closed, the path between module and node_helper might be broken. May that be the reason or clue. But very unusual thing. ATM I cannot guess what happened.

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        sdetweil @vandy2424
        last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 8:15 PM

        @vandy2424 said in node_helper.js is not working?:

        To simplify this output, I am just enabling the default clock and weather module and MMM-DynamicWeather for these outputs

        nothing matches that. please show the config.js and the logs from both backend and front end

        Sam

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        V 1 Reply Last reply Feb 9, 2024, 9:30 PM Reply Quote 0
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          vandy2424 @sdetweil
          last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 9:30 PM

          @sdetweil Hi Sam, I am not sure what you mean by showing the logs from the backend and front end. I thought that is what I just showed you. (Terminal & dev console). You can see in the dev console, it loading clock, weather and MMM-DynamicWeather modules.

          Please let me know what I am not understanding here and I will get you those logs. Thanks!

          Here is the config.js file:

          let config = {
            address: "0.0.0.0",	// default is "localhost",
            port: 8080,		// default,
            ipWhitelist: [], // default -- need to add your IP here,
            modules: [
              {
                module: "clock",
                position: "top_left",
                config: {
                      timeFormat:12,
                      timezone:"America/Chicago",
                      displaySeconds:"true",
                      showPeriod:"true",
                      showDate:"true",
                      displayType:"both",
                  },
              },
              {
                module: "weather",
                position: "top_right",
                config: {
                  type: "current",
                  units: "imperial",
                  tempUnits: "imperial",
                  windUnits: "imperial",
                  apiVersion: "3.0",
                  weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
                  apiKey: "KEY",
                  lat:"50.75",
                  lon:"-88.16",
                  showUVindex:"true",
                },
              },
              {
                module: "weather",
                position: "top_right",
                config: {
                  type: "daily",
                  units: "imperial",
                  tempUnits: "imperial",
                  windUnits: "imperial",
                  apiVersion: "3.0",
                  weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
                  apiKey: "KEY",
                  lat:"50.75",
                  lon:"-88.16",
                },
              },
              {
               module: 'MMM-DynamicWeather',
               position: 'fullscreen_above',
               config: { // See https://github.com/scottcl88/MMM-DynamicWeather for more information.
                api_key: "KEY",
                lat:"50",
                lon:"-88.16",
                },
              },
            ],
          };
          
          

          Again this is just with the DynamicWeather module. I can add others but this simplifies.

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            sdetweil @vandy2424
            last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 10:47 PM

            @vandy2424 backend , console output from npm start

            front end, in the developers window

            this config does not match the messages

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

            V 1 Reply Last reply Feb 9, 2024, 11:01 PM Reply Quote 0
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              vandy2424 @sdetweil
              last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 11:01 PM

              @sdetweil Hi Sam,

              I am unsure how else I am supposed to respond other than to say, this is the exact config that produced those backend/front end logs. If this is unusual, maybe something is broken here? I am not sure what “working” logs are supposed to look like, since it sounds like mine may be broken.

              To show proof, here are screenshots as I am unsure how else to provide feedback here.
              (I pulled up the dev window as far as I could while still exposing working default modules). This output is the same as listed above:
              3ab5f282-9cb2-43b4-93bf-c62face3feb1-image.png

              I also did a CTRL-ALT-DELETE to allow me to access my text editor and pull up the MagicMirror/config.js file live while the magic mirror is still running. This is the exact config I posted previously:
              8f9bd632-1dc5-4147-ac28-ee83c8c5e6ee-image.png

              The front & backend logs remain completely the same as posted earlier. Hopefully I am not completely misunderstanding you here. Thanks for the help!

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                MMRIZE @vandy2424
                last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 11:11 PM

                @vandy2424
                I think websocket issue would be the reason. Can you confirm whether other node_helper dependent module(e.g. default calendar module) works other than MMM-DynamicWeather?

                Usually, websocket could be broken by firewall setting, port problem, network quality or by old library, oand many various reasons. Anyway when websocket is broken once, socketNotification will not work.

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                  sdetweil @vandy2424
                  last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 11:29 PM

                  @vandy2424 can you please show the contents of the config folder

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                  S V 2 Replies Last reply Feb 9, 2024, 11:42 PM Reply Quote 0
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                    vandy2424 @MMRIZE
                    last edited by Feb 9, 2024, 11:39 PM

                    @MMRIZE Hey MMRize,

                    Yeah I went ahead and setup the calendar module. The first thing I tried was running this module with the default config:

                        module: "calendar",
                        position: "top_left", // This can be any of the regions. Best results in left or right regions.
                        config: {
                          // The config property is optional.
                          // If no config is set, an example calendar is shown.
                          // See 'Configuration options' for more information.
                        },
                      },
                    

                    This returned loading… on the magic mirror. (I assumed based on the documentation it would at least show an example calendar).
                    fd558aa7-bad8-4a27-a1e1-9a3d9ffa8353-image.png
                    I then tried to add a very basic calendar in the config.js just to see if the result would change:

                    module: "calendar",
                          position: "top_left", // This can be any of the regions. Best results in left or right regions.
                          config: {
                            // The config property is optional.
                            // If no config is set, an example calendar is shown.
                            // See 'Configuration options' for more information.
                            calendars: [
                    					{
                    						symbol: "calendar-check",
                    						url: "https://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/39/Canada_Holidays.ics"									
                              },
                            ],
                          },
                    

                    And i still got the same result (Loading…).

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                      sdetweil @sdetweil
                      last edited by sdetweil Feb 10, 2024, 1:02 AM Feb 9, 2024, 11:42 PM

                      @vandy2424

                      when you start mm,do

                       npm start >somefile.txt 2>&1
                      

                      that will capture all the backend output

                      the front end said it started the modules listed in that config.js

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                      V 1 Reply Last reply Feb 9, 2024, 11:48 PM Reply Quote 0
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