MMM-ModuleScheduler: need help

[anagallis]

Hello,

I need help to use the MMM-ModuleScheduler,
I don’t know how to config this module to display other modules at chosen times.
My need is to display picture module witch display different pictures on different times. Actually I use MMM-RandomPhoto, because I can configure a path with pictures.
I want to display pictures from the path:

• ‘MondayMorning/’ on monday morning from 9h00 to 12h00
• ‘Mandayafternoon/’ on monday from 13h00 to 17h00
• ‘thuesdaymorning’ on thuesday form 9 to 12, etc…

I can’t understand how to do that… is there somebody to help me please?

[sdetweil]

@anagallis if the schedules are the same every day, the easiest way would be the global schedule

Use the crontab tool to create a schedule line from:to for each time period, and add a string for the global_scheduler classname.

Then on the picture module add a property

classes:"???? ?????"

Where ??? Is the classname you specified in the schedule definition.

These classnames are just arbitrary strings, for example

Morning_scheduler, afternoon_schedule
The classes property takes a list of space separated strings

If the schedules are different on different days,
Make a pair for each day, using the same schedule names for all the days

[anagallis]

Many thanks @sdetweil ,

Here is what I done, and MM only displays pictures from the first MMM-RandomPhoto, the class ‘lundimatin’ and we’re mondy afternoon, not morning…

	modules: [
        {
            module: 'MMM-ModuleScheduler',
            config: {
                // SHOW MODULES WITH THE CLASS '*********' AT **:00 AND HIDE AT **:00 EVERY DAY
                notification_schedule: [
                // SHOW AN ALERT toutes les minutes impairs
                {notification: 'SHOW_ALERT', schedule: '1-59/2 * * * *', payload: {type: "notification", title: 'Impaire !'}},
                // SHOW AN ALERT toutes les minutes pairs
                {notification: 'SHOW_ALERT', schedule: '*/2 * * * *', payload: {type: "notification", title: 'Paire !'}},
                // SHOW MODULES WITH THE CLASS 'lundimatin' AT 09:00 AND HIDE AT 13:00 EVERY LUNDI
                {from: '0 9 * * *', to: '0 13 * * 1', groupClass: 'lundimatin'},
                // SHOW MODULES WITH THE CLASS 'lundiaprem' AT 14:00 AND HIDE AT 17:00 EVERY LUNDI
                {from: '0 14 * * *', to: '0 17 * * 1', groupClass: 'lundiaprem'},
                // SHOW MODULES WITH THE CLASS 'mardimatin' AT 09:00 AND HIDE AT 13:00 EVERY MARDI
                {from: '0 9 * * *', to: '0 13 * * 2', groupClass: 'mardimatin'},
                // SHOW MODULES WITH THE CLASS 'mardiaprem' AT 14:00 AND HIDE AT 17:00 EVERY MARDI
                {from: '0 14 * * *', to: '0 17 * * 2', groupClass: 'mardiaprem'},
            ]                
            }
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-RandomPhoto',
            position: 'fullscreen_below',
            classes: 'lundimatin',
            config: {
                imageRepository: "localdirectory",
                repositoryConfig: {
                    path: "/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/Images/lundimatin/",
                    recursive: true,
                    exclude: ["tmp", "#recycle"],
                },
                updateInterval: 5,
                opacity: "0.9",
            }
        },
        {
            module: 'MMM-RandomPhoto',
            position: 'fullscreen_below',
            classes: 'lundiaprem',
            config: {
                imageRepository: "localdirectory",
                repositoryConfig: {
                    path: "/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/Images/lundiaprem/",
                    recursive: true,
                    exclude: ["tmp", "#recycle"],
                },
                updateInterval: 5,
                opacity: "0.9",
            }
        },

Do you see where is my problem, please?

[sdetweil]

@anagallis the MMM-RandomPhoto module doesn’t support multiple instances
the html ID and Classes are hard coded

[sdetweil]

@anagallis delete the MMM-RandomPhoto folder

cd modules
rm -rf MMM-RandomPhoto

and git clone my repo

cd modules
git clone https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-RandomPhoto

this supports multiple instances
restart MagicMirror

[anagallis]

@sdetweil aaaah ok, it’s not multiple instances! I understand the problem now.

The second version you give of the Random-Photo module can’t display local images, it’s only for images via the net. But thank you.

l have to find a new image module, witch can be multiple instances and with picture in local directories.

[sdetweil]

@anagallis ah, I see. I found the original. Not the other fork. Same problem

Working on it

[sdetweil]

@anagallis I have redone my fork of the MMM-RandomPhoto module using the correct source, to support multiple instances.

to test this do

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
rm -rf MMM-RandomPhoto
git clone https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-RandomPhoto.git
cd MMM-RandomPhoto
git checkout multi-instance
npm install

see the readme for the doc on how to use the new id property to create multiple instances and what you MUST do for css to support each instance… easy, but required.

[anagallis]

Waowww! You did a fork for us, marvelous!
Many thanks @sdetweil

I’ll test it, and i’ll say you later if if works here.