MMM-Instagram - Pull and animate photos from Instagram feed

[A Former User]

I guess for security can change the API key once i’m all up and running :) - many thanks @cowboysdude !

[kapsolas]

Just an FYI - You do not want to just post your config to the world.

That access token can allow someone to impersonate you now! The config.js contains confidential information for accessing the services our mirrors are using. Refrain from publishing it to the world with out redacting the app ids.

[A Former User]

@kapsolas said in MMM-Instagram - Pull and animate photos from Instagram feed:

Just an FYI - You do not want to just post your config to the world.

That access token can allow someone to impersonate you now! The config.js contains confidential information for accessing the services our mirrors are using. Refrain from publishing it to the world with out redacting the app ids.

Thanks, understood, i intend to replace API keys imemdiately on getting it up and running (at the moment just testing as building), hpe not to offend.

[cowboysdude]

That’s ok, that’s not a valid API key… That’s the problem.

Let me explain… you do have an API key but what you need is an Access Token… that’s where the problem is.

In the config it is asking for the Access token… that’s where we both made a mistake!!! :) It’s all good.

We got it! :)

Thanks @kapsolas

[A Former User]

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[A Former User]

@cowboysdude thanks a lot at 4am almost i can sleep ha ha for 2 hours :/

Its working, note for others Access Token key is granted here… http://instagram.pixelunion.net/ (when you get to that stage and have created the developer account) . :

layout needs tidying up mind but im sure there are some posts on that :)

[cowboysdude]

JUST to clearify for anyone… the module works GREAT!!

Create the right thing and it’ll work~

ACCESS TOKEN is NOT your API KEY LOL

[Paninpyos]

Oh, Instagram. How to get all these followers? Sure, I can use services of zen-promo com to find people who are interested in my arts. But may be you can suggest anything?

[A Former User]

Just go with the flow, you pick them up, some have their accounts private (i did to stop prying eyes at my life) but since just opened, and tbf its mainly likes and comments, etc, it wastes time that’s all… don’t take seriously (father does with his sunset photos ha ha)…

[A Former User]

More importantly * at all

Has anyone played with the css ? how advanced is this module? What’ts it coded in ? Function and Design ?

CSS for sure but the rest not looked under the hood, but if anyone can answer i’ll have my in-house dev team do the following for me and share here the source

Generic feed (swipe left / right) through feed (20)

and popup-view of chosen image.
(/uploads/files/1477676198837-instagram-feed-general-resized.jpg)

Simple enough to get done quickly, once i know what it’s made off, and without having to battle the module code or Magic Mirror core code.

Many thanks and look forward to some answers.

[kapsolas]

The module is coded in javascript. I started to use some CSS, but did not spend much time on it.

I focused on just pulling the image and flipping them them on a timer .This was the goal of my project and I met it.

If you want to enhance it, then I am sure you can. I would start by looking at the method that displays the image. This is all done using DOM.

[A Former User]

@kapsolas said in MMM-Instagram - Pull and animate photos from Instagram feed:

The module is coded in javascript. I started to use some CSS, but did not spend much time on it.

I focused on just pulling the image and flipping them them on a timer .This was the goal of my project and I met it.

If you want to enhance it, then I am sure you can. I would start by looking at the method that displays the image. This is all done using DOM.

Hi there @kapsolas (not faulting the module at all in the slightest, just trying to get bearing’s (love the module btw), thank’s on the head’s up, Q any particular files that should pay attention too?
Once again thanks.

[kapsolas]

The file you will want to start to modify is:MMM-Instagram.js
This is where the magic happens. The other file node_helper.js is used to handle the “packaging” of the information that the module uses to render the images. It is that file that reaches out to instagram and retrieves the images.

In MMM-Instagram.js, you will find a method getDOM. This is where the module is rendering the image by modifying the DOM of the page. It is creating a new DIV and setting up an tag.

I believe, you can start from here.

Thanks!

[Jeff]

@yo-less
Thanks for your work, but you had a spelling and ; mistakes on the github upload.
e.g.: imageWrapper.src = tempimpage.photolink;

I got rid of them.
https://github.com/jeffjoe/MMM-Instagram

[lucallmon]

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[BonkingElephant]

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[Yurick]

Hi, this is really nice module, the only problem is it doesn’t update photos from instagram. I managed to make it work properly using setInterval for grabPhotos function AND storing url in a new variable which I used in sendSocketNotification (this.url somehow works only at the first iteraction, then it overwrited by something). Since I could not find the real problem, my code looks ugly but still works. Now it takes couple minutes to display a just taken picture on a mirror.

[schnibel]

Hi all,
Just a message to share what I did.
I tried to find out why I wasn’t able to display my images using different MMM-Instagram modules (I tried with @kapsolas ’ initial module and yo-less’ and jeffjoe’s forks).
It took me a lot of time to understand it wasn’t compatible with MMM-ProfileSwitcher module (https://github.com/tosti007/MMM-ProfileSwitcher)

If ever you have the same problem, here is a workaround (done from the last JeffJoe’s fork - https://github.com/jeffjoe/MMM-Instagram, but also works with @kapsolas’ one)
So, in MMM-Instagram.js, you just have to comment the line :

this.info.classes = 'bright medium';
-->
//this.info.classes = 'bright medium';

Indeed, it is overwriting a variable that is also used in MMM-ProfileSwitcher. (See in GitHub ProfileSwitcher description, just before the section “Current Supported Languages”. I know it’s not exactly the same thing, but the idea is the same)
I’m not going to create a new fork for this, so guys, I let you manage this.

BTW, yo-less’ fork is still bugged… there is a tempimpage variable instead of temp image
Thanks for the module

[zeular]

Hi, I would like to get pictures from two APIs in same module. Is it possible?

[kapsolas]

The current setup of the module does not allow for pulling from multiple locations (API)