These are the steps I went through to get the module working after encountering version mismatch errors:

Note that I was starting with a clean install of Raspberry PiOS. I made no changes prior to the steps outlined below:

First, I installed MagicMirror using Sam Detweil’s script:

bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"

Next, I installed the transitfeed module:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
  git clone https://github.com/bnitkin/MMM-transitfeed.git
}

Then this reset the libraries:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror
  rm -rf node_modules
  git checkout package.json
  git checkout package-lock.json
  npm run install-mm
}

I installed the electron rebuild package:

npm install @electron/rebuild

Next, I reset the module info:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed
  rm -rf node_modules
  git checkout package.json
  git checkout package-lock.json
  npm install
}

At this point, I installed gtfs:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed
  npm install gtfs
}

And lastly, I rebuilt sqlite3:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed
  ../../node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
}

Here I added the default config from the module’s github page to my config.js and started the mirror. It worked!

Many thanks to Sam for his patience, knowledge, and caring assistance.

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you open it, you close it…

is this closeable?

Definitely. Thanks again!

how to get it to work with my local transit system’s feeds.

that I have no clue on…

is this closeable?

My next step is to figure out how to get to the same point with my actual dev system before making the same changes to the production system.

well, you can follow the steps from

npm install @electron/rebuild
onward

or you can follow all those steps… won’t hurt anything

ok, let see if wee can clean up and try again

so we are going to reset the MM loaded libs and the module loaded libs

That worked! Yay!

Thank you so very much! I really appreciate all your help. You are truly amazing.

My next step is to figure out how to get to the same point with my actual dev system before making the same changes to the production system. That and how to get it to work with my local transit system’s feeds.

so we are going to reset the MM loaded libs and the module loaded libs

cd ~/MagicMirror
rm -rf node_modules
git checkout package.json
git checkout package-lock.json
npm run install-mm

when finished

npm install @electron/rebuild

now the module

cd modules/MMM-Transitfeed
rm -rf node_modules
git checkout package.json
git checkout package-lock.json
npm install

when finished

npm install btfs

when finished

../../node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild

did you see the rebuild messages?

Still no luck. 8^(

I was getting a bunch of errors during the MM install which some googling suggested might be due to insufficient power (which is odd because I was using a big power supply) so I switched to an RPi power supply and still got the same errors. So maybe they’re somehow related? The errors are:

During MM Install:

(node:27144) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit

During the Electron stuff:

(node:42678) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit

When you say “module folder”, you mean (in this case) ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed not ~/MagicMirror/modules/ right? I’m pretty sure, but better safe than sorry.

Thanks!

flash sd card with
use my script to install MM (do nothing before, it does the update and adds whats needed for MM)
npm start to prove MagicMirror is working
clone the module

cd to the module folder and do the npm install and npm install gtfs (in module folder NOT MM folder!!)
npm install gtfs --save-dev

now, need electron rebuild
cd …/… # magicmirror folder
npm install @electron/rebuild
cd - # go back to module folder
…/…/node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
wait, should show sqlite
rebuild complete
cd - # back to MM folder

add the config entry for the module
npm start

should work

Could you check that I’m doing things correctly? These are the commands I’m using to get from a fresh OS to MM with transitfeed:

# Update system

{
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt full-upgrade
}

# Install MagicMirror

bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"

# NOTICE ON INSTALL: npm install -g npm@10.8.1

# update Node/NPM

{
  sudo npm install -g n
  sudo n lts
  sudo n latest
  sudo n prune
}

# Install transitfeed

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
  git clone https://github.com/bnitkin/MMM-transitfeed.git
}

# Install gtfs

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror                     # Enter magicmirror project directory
  npm uninstall gtfs-realtime-bindings # Now part of gtfs
  npm install gtfs --save-dev          # Force update to latest version
}

# Update better-sqlite3

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror
  rm -r node_modules/better-sqlite3/
  npm install better-sqlite3 --build-from-source --runtime=electron --target=26.4.3 --dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers --force
}

# Rebuild Electron?

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror
  npm install @electron/rebuild
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed
  ../../node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
  cd ~/MagicMirror
}

Thanks so much for your help!

There is no joy in mudville.

Here’s what I did with a fresh install of PiOS (Raspberry Pi 4 2gb):

pi@MagicMirrorDev:~/MagicMirror $ history
    1  {   sudo apt update;   sudo apt full-upgrade; }
    2  bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"
    3  sudo nmtui
    4  sudo shutdown -r now
    5  sudo nmtui
    6  sudu shutdown -r now
    7  sudo shutdown -r now
    8  {   cd ~/MagicMirror/modules;   git clone https://github.com/bnitkin/MMM-transitfeed.git; }
    9  cd ..
   10  {   cd ~/MagicMirror                     # Enter magicmirror project directory
           npm uninstall gtfs-realtime-bindings # Now part of gtfs
           npm install gtfs --save-dev          # Force update to latest version
       }
   11  {   cd ~/MagicMirror                     # Enter magicmirror project directory
           npm uninstall gtfs-realtime-bindings # Now part of gtfs
           npm install gtfs --save-dev          # Force update to latest version
       }
   12  {   sudo npm install -g n;   sudo n lts;   sudo n latest;   sudo n prune; }
   13  {   cd ~/MagicMirror                     # Enter magicmirror project directory
           npm uninstall gtfs-realtime-bindings # Now part of gtfs
           npm install gtfs --save-dev          # Force update to latest version
       }
   14  cd $HOME/MagicMirror;
   15  DISPLAY=:0 npm start
   16  npm run config:check
   17  DISPLAY=:0 npm start
   18  npm run config:check
   19  DISPLAY=:0 npm start
   20  npm run config:check
   21  DISPLAY=:0 npm start
   22  {   cd ~/MagicMirror;   rm -r node_modules/better-sqlite3/;   npm install better-sqlite3 --build-from-source --runtime=electron --target=26.4.3 --dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers --force; }
   23  {   cd ~/MagicMirror;   npm install @electron/rebuild; }
   24  {   cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed;   ../../node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild;   cd ~/MagicMirror; }
   25  DISPLAY=:0 npm start
   26  history
pi@MagicMirrorDev:~/MagicMirror $

The nmtui stuff is to set the IP address (which I did wrong a couple of times) and then I mucked up the config.js putting in the transitfeed module stuff.

Here’s the log from trying to run it at the end (it’s basically the same):

[2024-06-25 11:53:08.617] [LOG]   MMM-transitfeed: Importing with [object Object]
[2024-06-25 11:53:08.649] [ERROR] (node:3464) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: The module '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node'
was compiled against a different Node.js version using
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 116. This version of Node.js requires
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 121. Please try re-compiling or re-installing
the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`).
    at process.func [as dlopen] (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:2214)
    at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1343:18)
    at Object.func [as .node] (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:2214)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1098:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:945:12)
    at c._load (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:13672)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1122:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:130:18)
    at bindings (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:112:48)
    at new Database (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/database.js:48:64)
    at setupDb (file:///home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/gtfs/lib/db.js:10:14)
    at openDb (file:///home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/gtfs/lib/db.js:31:12)
    at Module.importGtfs (file:///home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/gtfs/lib/import.js:676:16)
    at Class.startup (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed/node_helper.js:48:29)
    at async Class.socketNotificationReceived (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed/node_helper.js:33:52)
(Use `electron --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
[2024-06-25 11:53:08.650] [ERROR] (node:3464) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). To terminate the node process on unhandled promise rejection, use the CLI flag `--unhandled-rejections=strict` (see https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_unhandled_rejections_mode). (rejection id: 8)

I’m thinking I might give it another go from scratch without worrying about the IP address and catching all the output from each command.

Sadly, no. Same error.

Oops. I did the rebuild again. Still doesn’t say anything about the sqlite3 but it does say rebuild complete.

Thanks

Nothing about sqlite but it did say “Rebuild Complete”:

pi@MagicMirrorDev:~/MagicMirror $ {
  cd ~/MagicMirror
  npm install @electron/rebuild
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed
  ../../node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
  cd ~/MagicMirror
}

added 81 packages in 11s

253 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details
✔ Rebuild Complete
pi@MagicMirrorDev:~/MagicMirror $ 

This time around, I didn’t do the sqlite update:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror
  rm -r node_modules/better-sqlite3/
  npm install better-sqlite3 --build-from-source --runtime=electron --target=26.4.3 --dist-url=https://electronjs.org/headers --force
}

But I don’t think it worked any better when I did. I’ll try that and then do the rebuild.

The MMM-transitfeed module directory:

{
  cd ~/MagicMirror
  npm install @electron/rebuild
  cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-transitfeed
  ../../node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild
  cd ~/MagicMirror
}

I basically copy-and-pasted that.