MMM-Lunartic

[Mykle1]

This is what I’m up against at the moment. Try contacting the US Navy and telling them their API for moon images is not configured properly. This should be fun.

[rudibarani]

@mykle1 I also had to set an “exception”, as the HTTPS Certificate does not match. Maybe there is an option to ignore this threat.

[Mykle1]

@rudibarani

Yeah, I’m going to avoid using an exception, even if I knew how to do that. As you know, (you messaged me) the API started working again and then was gone again for a short period of time. This is encouraging. I think it means they are working on fixing the API. I’m working on a temporary fix but it will take some time. Lets hope they fix the API before I finish the fix.

[qu1que]

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[qu1que]

@mykle1

Hahaha, I’ve heard it two or three days days ago, on last full moon. Awesome!! My sister heard it and she was scared with the wolf sound, hahaha.

[Mykle1]

@qu1que

That’s fantastic. However, there is a problem with the API for the images so the module is having trouble at the moment. I’m looking at some options and @rudibarani has been assisting but I’m still hoping they correct the issue soon.

[qu1que]

@mykle1

Yes, I realised of that module not working, but at the same time, the MMM-SunRiseSet module doesn’t work too. Maybe is the same problem?

[Mykle1]

@qu1que said in MMM-Lunartic:

MMM-SunRiseSet module doesn’t work too. Maybe is the same problem?

Yes, same API, same problem. I’m hoping they fix the API soon. Otherwise, a work-around might be necessary.

[Mykle1]

Temporary fix has been issued

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9193/mmm-lunartic-fixed-temporarily

[Mykle1]

I just checked https://api.usno.navy.mil/imagery/moon.png for status. The error has changed (the site is down) which I’ll take as evidence that they are working on the problem. :-)

[Mykle1]

I just wrote an email to the API for Lunartic and SunRiseSet. I got this email address from the contact page for the US Naval Observatory. Would anyone like to help me by sending an email and asking them when the API’s issues will be corrected? I would really appreciate that.

USNO_PAO@navy.mil

[Mykle1]

Small fix

Module was not showing the New Moon image.

git pull or install as per the readme

[qu1que]

@mykle1

Hello Myke, I would help you delighted, but I do not know the technical words to specify in that email. Maybe you could write an email with all those details and I (and other users, maybe) could send the same email to that agency to make pressure. I do not know if you understand what I mean.

[Mykle1]

@qu1que

I also do not know the technical terms to express to them. Maybe someone else here can visit the site and describe what the problem is.

I wrote this email to them

Hello,

I am a 60 year old computer hobbyist. I have been using your API to get images and data about the moon and sun. (https://api.usno.navy.mil). Just recently I am receiving an error message when trying to access the API.

This is the error message reported by my browser.

“The owner of api.usno.navy.mil http://api.usno.navy.mil has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website.”

Yesterday, the site couldn’t even be reached at all. I’m hoping that you’re doing some maintenance and that this will be resolved soon.

Please advise, and thank you for this wonderful site.

And this was their response

All of the USNO’s web sites have recently been upgraded to https:// protocol,
i.e. https://www.usno.navy.mil. While the transition was not smooth, all of
the links should be working again. Depending on your browser, you may get some
warnings about our certificates. If so, you will need to accept them as valid
manually. You may also wish to install the most recent U.S. Government
Certificate Authorities. Here’s a link to a website that can guide you
through the process:

https://knowledge.digicert.com/solution/SO5198.html.

If you continue to have trouble, please let us know.

Thank you for your interest in our data services.

Regards,

Geoff Chester
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Naval Observatory
3450 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20392
geoff.chester@navy.mil

[yawns]

Well, the main problem is that the authority which issued and signed the certificate is untrusted. Therefore browsers block access to this site showing a warning

[Mykle1]

@yawns

Thank you for that info. Please allow me to ask 2 more questions.

1. Is that something that the owners of the API have to correct?

2. If they can’t, or won’t, is there a way to have electron accept the untrusted certificate or disregard the warning?

[sdetweil]

@mykle1 they should have used a proper certificate authority.
there is no way to do it ‘automatically’.

As their note suggests, you will have to do it manually…
what a pain in the rear!..

[Mykle1]

@sdetweil

Ahh, what terrible news. I’m going to write back to them.

[Mykle1]

@sdetweil said in MMM-Lunartic:

they should have used a proper certificate authority.
there is no way to do it ‘automatically’.

I found this in a readme of another module here on the forum. I tried to add it to my config.js (in a few places) without success. It would error the config, or not work, depending. I was hoping something like this might work for me for even though you stated there is no way to do it ‘automatically’.

Readme quote:

This module requires an extra step to work:

“If you don’t already have one, add a electronOptions object with the following options in your MagicMirror config.js file.”

and

electronOptions: {
    webPreferences: {
        webSecurity: false
    }
}

I also found this online regarding electronOptions.

allowDisplayingInsecureContent: true,

Is there any hope?

EDIT

Ok, never mind. This didn’t work

[Mykle1]

I have written to the US Naval Observatory again, pointing out that their use of an improper certificate authority has sidelined my Lunartic and SunRiseSet modules. I don’t hold out much hope of action on their part.