MMM-Instagram - Pull and animate photos from Instagram feed

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@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

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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)

zeular

Okay, but is it possible? Anything you could implement? I would like to be able to get in family photos in chronological order. :)

kapsolas

@zeular I suppose that this could be implemented. The module could be updated to make multiple requests to various sources.

Given my current availability, this would not be something I can do in the near future.

zeular

@kapsolas I understand, but if you had time over, I would be grateful.
Thank’s anyway, for taking your time and reply.

kapsolas

@zeular You are welcome!
And to be clear, when you say pull from different API, you mean different services? Like Flickr, Instagram, etc?

zeular

@kapsolas No, I meant two different instagram accounts …

Garrett

@kapsolas Forgive me if i’m wrong, (New Here) when you mean pulling images from your own feed, that means the images are loading from your own account correct? Anyway to pull from others users accounts? I know it states that in your Readme yet i’ve found no instructions on how that works. Basically I want it it load the “home feed” where other users posts you follow show up in. Any light in this area would be much appreciated! Thanks.

kapsolas

@Garrett Not sure if this is actually possible, but may be.
I would need to review the instragram API.
Currently, i was just interested in viewing my own photos when I wrote the module. it was more to meet my needs and then I shared it.

When I have some time, i’ll try to implement some of the requests folks have had.

zeular

@kapsolas In my case, I have two APIs from me and my wife’s account that I want to appear, I’ve tried to “just” to add two APIs, but it wasen’t that easy…

I first thought Instagram “sandbox” could import other accounts flow but it does not seem so. I have added my wifes account to my “sandbox” but there is no difference.

rudibarani

Hi @kapsolas,
I think I need some help with the settings for

min_timestamp: 0,

Is there a way to set show only images from today and show nothing if there is no image uploaded today?

Thanks for your help

kapsolas

@rudibarani Hi - There currently is no intelligence on the images selected. It just processes the list that is returned by the API and starts to randomly display them.

What you are asking for would need to be coded.

rudibarani

@kapsolas Thanks for the quick reply. Another question on the side: It seems that only images are are loaded that where on Instagram before I restarted my MM. Is that intended behaviour or am I doing something wrong?

		{
			module: 'MMM-Instagram',
			position: 'middle_center',
			disabled: false,
			config: {
				access_token: '####.####',
				count: 200,  
				min_timestamp: 0,
				animationSpeed: 2500,
				updateInterval: 30000
			}
		},

I waited an hour but non of my new images showed up. Only old ones. Even create a new account with only three images before booting my MM - and it keeps cycling those three and ignores later uploads…
Any idea?