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      sdetweil @banbutcher
      last edited by

      @banbutcher I won’t have time to look at this tonight

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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        banbutcher @sdetweil
        last edited by

        @sdetweil
        not a problem at all, i really appreciate your help so far in this topic and every other question ive had across the board! :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

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          sdetweil @banbutcher
          last edited by sdetweil

          @banbutcher ok, the fs.readFile() returns ALL the content of the file. I still would remove the utf8.

          but you want a list of names, not a stream of characters…
          so you need to split the stream into an array.

          a list of text ‘lines’ has a character after each, called a line feed, we don’t want those

          but the last filename MAY or MAY NOT be followed by a line feed. (depends on how the file was created)

          anyhow we can fix that

          I would change the readData function in node_helper like this

          readData: function(){
          		//to read a file to do the following
          		fs.readFile("new-tv-list.txt", (err, data) => {
                                  var output_data = null
                                  // if there was no error  
          			if (!err){
                                    // convert byte stream to array of names   
                                    output_data=data.toString().concat("\n").split('\n')
                                  }   
                                  // always send something back to module, so it can display messages
                                  // might be null if there was an error 
          			this.sendSocketNotification("DATA", output_data);
          		});
          	}
          

          then to fix the module side
          build an html table structure

          var wrapper = document.createElement("div");
          		if(this.dataFile){
                                  var output_list= [];
                                  // setup regex, no i  no g (only once, and case sensitive)
                                  var splitRegExp = /.*[S][(0-9)]+[E][(0-9)]+/;
                                  // loop thru the list of filenames
                                  for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                                      // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                                      if(filename.length >0) {
                                         // get the filename prefix
                                         var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                         // save name to the output list, as a table entry
                                         // remove space after the ->< , the forum hides everything after unless a space
                                         // table has a row, 
                                         output_list.push("< tr>< td>")
                                         // with data
                                         output_list.push(split)
                                         // end of data and row
                                         output_list.push("< /td>< /tr>")
                                      } 
                                  }  
                                  // insert the table into the wrapper
          			wrapper.innerHTML = "< table>" + output_list.join('')+ "< /table>";
          		} else {
          

          Sam

          How to add modules

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            sdetweil @sdetweil
            last edited by

            @banbutcher

            you can also you divs instead of a table, and then set a css style
            ‘display’:‘inline-flex’
            ‘flex-direction’:‘vertical’

            and u can also use code to create the tree instead of text (don’t use the output_list anymore)
            (and u can use this with divs too, don’t need as many elements)

            var table=document.createElement("table")
            wrapper.appendChild(table)
                      for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                           // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                           if(filename.length >0) {
                                  // get the filename prefix
                                  var tr=document.createElement("tr")
                                  table.appendChild(tr)
                                  var td=document.createElement("td")
                                  tr.appendChild(td)
                                  var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                  td.innerText=split
                            }
                  }
            return wrapper;
            

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              banbutcher
              last edited by

              @sdetweil

              Awesome i will try and get it working tonight!

              Thanks,

              Richie

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                banbutcher
                last edited by

                @sdetweil

                wow… works like a charm! lists all tv shows perfectly! :)
                is there any way to print a line if the regex isn’t met… ie like a movie title instead of a series title with s01e03 attached?
                and possibly limit output to 10 lines?

                Thanks,

                Richie

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                  sdetweil @banbutcher
                  last edited by sdetweil

                  @banbutcher >is there any way to print a line if the regex isn’t met… ie like a movie title instead of a series title with s01e03 attached?
                  and possibly limit output to 10 lines?

                  sure

                  // should make this a config variable by adding to module defaults
                  // then would be this.config.counter
                  // get display limit, 10 if not specified in defaults
                  var counter=this.config.counter || 10
                            var table=document.createElement("table")
                            wrapper.appendChild(table)
                            for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                                 // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                                 // and the view limit has not been reached
                                 if(filename.length >0 && counter>0) {
                                        // get the filename prefix
                                        var tr=document.createElement("tr")
                                        table.appendChild(tr)
                                        var td=document.createElement("td")
                                        tr.appendChild(td)
                                        var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                        if(split)                        
                                            td.innerText=split
                                        else
                                            td.innerText='name not matched '+ filename
                                        counter--;
                                  }
                        }
                  return wrapper;
                  

                  or using the text form

                  var wrapper = document.createElement("div");
                  		if(this.dataFile){
                                          var output_list= [];
                                          // should make this a config variable by adding to module defaults
                                         // then would be this.config.counter
                                         // get display limit, 10 if not specified in defaults
                                         var counter=this.config.counter || 10
                                          // setup regex, no i  no g (only once, and case sensitive)
                                          var splitRegExp = /.*[S][(0-9)]+[E][(0-9)]+/;
                                          // loop thru the list of filenames
                                          for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                                              // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                                              if(filename.length >0 && counter >0) {
                                                 // get the filename prefix
                                                 var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                                 // save name to the output list, as a table entry
                                                 // remove space after the ->< , the forum hides everything after unless a space
                                                 // table has a row, 
                                                 output_list.push("< tr>< td>")
                                                 // with data
                                                 if(split)
                                                    output_list.push(split)
                                                 else 
                                                     output_list.push('name not matched '+ filename)
                                                 // end of data and row
                                                 output_list.push("< /td>< /tr>")
                                                 counter--;
                                              } 
                                          }  
                                          // insert the table into the wrapper
                  			wrapper.innerHTML = "< table>" + output_list.join('')+ "< /table>";
                  		} else {
                  

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                    banbutcher
                    last edited by sdetweil

                    @sdetweil

                    the counter part worked great, but then when i tried to add it if loop for the name check, im getting “no data” maybe i messed up copying across?

                                            var output_list= [];
                    			var counter=this.config.counter || 11
                                            // setup regex, no i  no g (only once, and case sensitive)
                                            var splitRegExp = /.*[S][(0-9)]+[E][(0-9)]+/;
                                            // loop thru the list of filenames
                                            for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                                                // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                                                if(filename.length >0 && counter>0) {
                                                   // get the filename prefix
                                                   var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                                   // save name to the output list, as a table entry
                                                   // table has a row, 
                                                   output_list.push("<tr><td>")
                    			       // with data
                    			       if(split )
                                                      output_list.push(split)
                    			       else
                    			          output_list.push('name not found:'+ filename)
                                                   // end of data and row
                                                   output_list.push("</td></tr>")
                    			       counter--;
                                                } 
                                            }  
                                            // insert the table into the wrapper
                    			wrapper.innerHTML = "<table>" + output_list.join('')+ "</table>";
                    		 } else {
                    			wrapper.innerHTML = "No Data";
                    		}
                    
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                      sdetweil @banbutcher
                      last edited by sdetweil

                      @banbutcher said in .txt file include:

                      im getting “no data” maybe i messed up copying across?

                      sorry, don’t understand the words…

                      this is the test if the regex worked

                                                     if(split)
                                                        output_list.push(split)
                      			       else
                      			          output_list.push('name not found:'+ filename)
                      

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                        banbutcher
                        last edited by

                        @sdetweil

                        this code works…

                        		if(this.dataFile){
                                                var output_list= [];
                        			var counter=this.config.counter || 11
                                                // setup regex, no i  no g (only once, and case sensitive)
                                                var splitRegExp = /.*[S][(0-9)]+[E][(0-9)]+/;
                                                // loop thru the list of filenames
                                                for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                                                    // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                                                    if(filename.length >0 && counter>0) {
                                                       // get the filename prefix
                                                       var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                                       // save name to the output list, as a table entry
                                                       // table has a row, 
                                                       output_list.push("<tr><td>")
                                                       // with data
                                                       output_list.push(split)
                                                       // end of data and row
                                                       output_list.push("</td></tr>")
                        			       counter--;
                                                    } 
                                                }  
                                                // insert the table into the wrapper
                        			wrapper.innerHTML = "<table>" + output_list.join('')+ "</table>";
                        		 } else {
                        

                        this code doesnt…

                                                var output_list= [];
                        			var counter=this.config.counter || 11
                                                // setup regex, no i  no g (only once, and case sensitive)
                                                var splitRegExp = /.*[S][(0-9)]+[E][(0-9)]+/;
                                                // loop thru the list of filenames
                                                for(filename of this.dataFile) {
                                                    // if the name is not zero length (split could have returned for just linefeed
                                                    if(filename.length >0 && counter>0) {
                                                       // get the filename prefix
                                                       var split = splitRegExp.exec(filename);
                                                       // save name to the output list, as a table entry
                                                       // table has a row, 
                                                       output_list.push("<tr><td>")
                        			       // with data
                        			       if(split.length >0 )
                                                          output_list.push(split)
                        			       else
                        			          output_list.push('name not found:'+ filename)
                                                       // end of data and row
                                                       output_list.push("</td></tr>")
                        			       counter--;
                                                    } 
                                                }  
                                                // insert the table into the wrapper
                        			wrapper.innerHTML = "<table>" + output_list.join('')+ "</table>";
                        		 } else {
                        			wrapper.innerHTML = "No Data";
                        		}
                        

                        Richie :)

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