MMM-pages - how to know which page index my module has?

[evroom]

Hi,

I am currently adopting MMM-MPlayer to interact with MMM-pages.
Reason is that suspending the module does not suspend (stop) the stream, as it is an overlay.
As long as MMM-MPlayer is running, it will always display the stream.

From the config I can deduct the page index (3 in this case):

      modules: [
        ["compliments"], // page 1
        ["MMM-YrThen"], // page 2
        ["calendar"], // page 3
        ["MMM-MPlayer"], // page 4
      ],

And I see that reflected in the log:

0|MagicMirror  | [2025-01-18 16:13:55.383] [LOG]   [MMM-MPlayer.js:65:15] Received MMM-pages NEW_PAGE 3
0|MagicMirror  | [2025-01-18 16:13:55.804] [LOG]   [module.js:189:7] compliments is suspended.
0|MagicMirror  | [2025-01-18 16:13:55.835] [LOG]   [module.js:189:7] calendar is suspended.
0|MagicMirror  | [2025-01-18 16:13:55.917] [LOG]   [module.js:189:7] MMM-YrThen is suspended.
0|MagicMirror  | [2025-01-18 16:13:56.395] [LOG]   [module.js:196:7] clock is resumed.
0|MagicMirror  | [2025-01-18 16:13:56.439] [LOG]   [module.js:196:7] MMM-MPlayer is resumed.

But I would need to see my module name in the payload (MMM-MPlayer in this case), to act on the correct page index.

Come to think of it, I also would need the keyword suspended or resumedin the payload, in order to know what to do.

Any thoughts on this ?

Best regards,

E.J.

[sdetweil]

@evroom sorry, don’t quite understand

your module would support the suspend/resume functions and be called at each appropriately

MMM-pages calls hide and show

there is also a ‘different’ way to configure pages

use an arbitrary name for each page

and then add that to the classes of the modules you want on that page
see https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-pages?tab=readme-ov-file#class-based-configuration

[sdetweil]

@evroom

from my SampleModule.js

	// system notification your module is being hidden
	// typically you would stop doing UI updates (getDom/updateDom) if the module is hidden
	suspend: function(){

	},

	// system notification your module is being unhidden/shown
	// typically you would resume doing UI updates (getDom/updateDom) if the module is shown
	resume: function(){

	},

[sdetweil]

@evroom my MMM-SleepWake uses an external trigger to cause modules to be shown/hidden (screen saver where the screen won’t turn off)

I provide a commandline command to interact with the module…
i use a webcam with the motion project daemon to trigger show/hide

[evroom]

@sdetweil
Yeah, this module is kind of in my foster care.
I did not come up with the code; only made some tweaks and made it available.
There is not suspend or resume to been seen in the code.

But I will study the stuff you mentioned and will try to implement that.

Thx.

[evroom]

As a workaround, I will make it a requirement to put the MMM-Player on the first page (page index 0).
When I receive 0, then I will start streaming, otherwise I will stop streaming.
That seems to work.

[evroom]

@sdetweil
Short question:

There are 2 versions of MMM-pages:

https://github.com/edward-shen/MMM-pages
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-pages

They seem in-sync, but which one would be the preferred one to take?

[sdetweil]

@evroom the core function is the same
i added the ability to have different page display times

i wrote the doc on the fixed page name approach

as you are using a notification now
just move that to suspend (same as index=0)
and the resume wakes you back up

[plainbroke]

@sdetweil
He has the MMM-MPlayer working in pages and I am now using pages and MPlayer in my main MM.
Kinda of cool to be able to show a RSTP camera or 2 again…

[sdetweil]

@plainbroke cool