How to add modules. For absolute beginners.

[fsne04]

@sdetweil
Found something on the bottom:

an error with my positioning config. Is not possible to have 2 modules on the same position? I have the image app on fullscreen_bottom also

[sdetweil]

@fsne04 ok, there u go!..

[sdetweil]

@fsne04 said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

an error with my positioning config. Is not possible to have 2 modules on the same position? I have the image app on fullscreen_bottom also

sorry, don’t know anything about the module itself… so , not sure what that means

[fsne04]

@sdetweil
No worries, at least I know how to find errors now, Thanks! I guess I also have an issue with the weathermap setup, according to the error message below the screencast one.

[sdetweil]

@fsne04 weather u need to sign up and get an api token just for you…

[fsne04]

@sdetweil
I did, maybe I did not copy it correctly. I will check.
So how do I start a new topic/question and get nice/helpful people like you to answer? I have a few questions on the Remote Control module configuration also.

[sdetweil]

@fsne04 see https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners/73?page=8

[fsne04]

@sdetweil
In the headder, I see: Unread, Recent, Tags, Unsolved, Solved, Users, Groups, Repository, Documents, Donate, Join Channel… I am sure it’s there, but I don’t see a New Topic, or create Topic button.

Thank you for your help today, Sam! Greatly appreciate your time.
Best regards,
Frank

[sdetweil]

@fsne04 when I push unread, I see

[ashishtank]

@fsne04 if you check the code of MMM-Screent cast @ https://github.com/kevinatown/MMM-Screencast/blob/master/constants.js then there is no position which supports fullscreen_below.

you need to set one of the below value as per documentation of the module

const POSITIONS = {
  bottomRight: 'bottomRight',
  bottomCenter: 'bottomCenter',
  bottomLeft: 'bottomLeft',
  center: 'center', 
  topRight: 'topRight',
  topCenter: 'topCenter',
  topLeft: 'topLeft',
  top_bar: 'topRight',
  top_left: 'topLeft',
  top_center: 'topCenter',
  top_right: 'topRight',
  upper_third: 'topRight',
  middle_center: 'center',
  lower_third: 'bottomCenter',
  bottom_left: 'bottomLeft',
  bottom_center: 'bottomCenter',
  bottom_right: 'bottomRight',
  bottom_bar: 'bottomCenter'
};

[ashishtank]

@fsne04 Here it checks for the position value (edited my answer above).

[mishu28nmv]

Hello guys. Absolute beginner in coding. I would like to make my own module with Flight prices.
As default I will have:

token: "MyToken",
api_host: "travelpayouts-travelpayouts-flight-data-v1.p.rapidapi.com",
api_key: "MyApiKey"

And as options I will have:

origin: "AAA",//Airport 3-Letter code
currency: "EUR",
depart_date: "2022-06-12",//format YYYY-MM-DD
return_date: "2022-06-19",//format YYYY-MM-DD
destination: "BBB"//Airport 3-Letter code

Is there anyone who can create a right code (module) for this situation? If this is too stupid to ask, or if this already exists, please let me know :(

[cgillinger]

Hi! I know this thread is quite old, but since I’m a complete noob, and I’ve followed the specific guide I didn’t want to spam the forum with a new thread.

I’ve tried adding this basic module, but the effect is always that the MM wont start.

I’m on Windows 10 (using a Surface Pro 4).
I’m using Notepad++

With the default installation, MM works using a browser.

This is how my config looks after adding the Jeopardy module:

This is the error output from CMD:

What am I doing wrong?

[sdetweil]

@cgillinger this module suffers from this problem
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/15778/fix-for-black-screen-in-2-16-and-later/1

but the output looks different so

go to the module folder and do

npm init -y
npm install request

[cgillinger]

@sdetweil Tnx, that did the trick. I imagine thats been a problem with other modules that I started with. I’ll try the same on them.

Cheers!