https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners?_=1597892229407

The error message at start was bothering me. Figured it out with some playing around. needed a ‘}’ at 195. Problem solved.

Thanks for ya’lls help. I’ll more than likely pester you again with more issues. Have your crayons ready!

magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check /home/pi/MagicMirror
node js/check_config.js

[2020-08-19 21:11:52.797] [INFO] Checking file… /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
[2020-08-19 21:11:52.858] [LOG] Line 194 col 3 Parsing error: Unexpected token {
/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66
throw new Error(“Wrong syntax in config file!”);
^

Error: Wrong syntax in config file!
at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66:10
at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check: node js/check_config.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-08-20T02_11_52_899Z-debug.log

numbers and true/false, no quotes,
otherwise needs quotes, doesn’t matter which as long as they are matched.

be careful on quotes, these curly ones " ’
are no good, but these text mode are
ok

"'

also if the next line starts with a word, then this line needs a trailing comma

position: "lower_third"

			config: {

why did I say?
comma missing on the line before the error

position: "lower_third", // < -----

			config: {

{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"

			config: {
			 	   compliments: {
			 	   "....-01-01": [
			 	   "Happy New Year!"
				   ],
			    	   "....-01-07": [
				   "Happy Birthday, Matt!"
				   ],
				   "....-01-08": [
				   "Hail to the King, Baby!",
				   "I'm all shook up!",
				   "You ain't nuthin' but a hound dog!"
				   ],
				   "....-01-25": [
				   "yaD etisoppO yppaH"
				   ],
				   "2021-02-02": [
				   "It's Groundhog Day \nAgain!"
			   	   ],
				   "....-02-14": [
				   "Happy Valentine's Day!"
				   ],
				   "2021-02-16": [
				   "Laissez les bon temps rouler!"
				   ],
				   "....-03-14": [
				   "Time for Pi!"
				   ],
				   "2021-03-17": [
				   "Erin Go Bragh!",
				   "Kiss Me! \nI'm Irish"
				   ],
				   "....-04-01": [
				   "Your shoes are untied.",
				   "Made you look.",
				   "April Fools!"
				   ],
				   "2021-04-04": [
				   "Happy Easter!",
				   "Rejoice!",
				   "He is Risen!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-04": [
				   "May the Fourth be with you!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-06": [
				   "Revenge of the Sixth!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-09": [
				   "Happy Mother's Day!"
				   ],
				   "....-05-25": [
				   "Don't forget your towel.",
				   "42!"
				   ],
				   "2021-05-31": [
				   "Happy Memorial Day!"
				   ],
				   "2021-06-20": [
				   "Happy Father's Day!"
				   ],
				   "....-07-04": [
				   "Celebrate your Independence!",
				   "Freedom!",
				   "Happy Fourth of July!"
				   ],
				   "....-07-09": [
				   "Happy Birthday, Noodle!"
				   ],
				   "....-08-14": [
				   "Happy Anniversary!"
				   ],
				   "2021-09-06": [
				   "Happy Labor Day!"
				   ],
				   "....-09-11": [
				   "Never Forget.",
				   "Some gave all",
				   "343/61",
				   "Let's Roll!"
				   ],
				   "...-10-..": [
				   "Boo!"
				   ],
				   "....-11-16": [
				   "Happy Birthday, Susanne!"
				   ],
				   "2021-11-25": [
				   "Gobble! Gobble!",
				   "Happy Thanksgiving!"
				   ],
				   "....-12-07": [
				   "A day that will live in infamy!"
				   ],
				   "....-12-23": [
				   "Time to air our grievances!",
				   "Festivus for the rest of us!"
				   ],
				   "....-12-25": [
				   "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!",
				   "Rejoice!",
				   "Christ the Savior is born!"
				   ],
				   anytime: {
				   "Hey!",
				   "Hello.",
				   "Whaddup Dog?",
				   "Dude!",
				   "Hej!",
				   "You stay classy!"
				   ],
				   morning: [
				   "Good Morning!",
				   "Smile \nIt's a beautiful day!",
				   "Rise and Shine!",
				   "Wakey Wakey! \nEggs & Baky!",
				   "Coffee is ready!"
				   ],
				   afternoon: [
				   "Is it beer-thirty, yet?",
				   "What a wonderful day!"
				   ],
				   evening: [
				   "Good Evening."
				   ]
			}
		},

While ya’ll are looking at that, I’ll check the troubleshooting section. Thanks

has a bug in 2.12, temp fix posted to the top of the troubleshooting section

90% of the time this means a comma missing on the line above

Post your config entry for compliments in a code block

> magicmirror@2.12.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-08-19 20:06:47.257] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.264] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.268] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:68
			config: {
			^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:67:12)
    at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:202:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:126:7)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.269] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.317] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.318] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.321] [LOG]    No helper found for module: helloworld.
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.322] [LOG]    All module helpers loaded.
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.445] [LOG]    Starting server on port 8080 ... 
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.458] [LOG]    Server started ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.459] [LOG]    Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.460] [LOG]    Sockets connected & modules started ...
[2020-08-19 20:06:47.556] [LOG]    Launching application.

What am I looking at? And how can I correct? Bear with a middle aged noob. You might have to explain this in crayon. Thanks for the help.

But you can change the line within getDom: function() {} that includes the compliment from
wrapper.appendChild(compliment);
to
wrapper.innerHTML = complimentText;

and then just add a <br /> to the compliment.

Does that sound right?

Sure, but another idea would be to rename the non-functioning config (so you don’t lose what’s in it) and THEN make a new copy of the config.js.sample and rename it to config.js. :-)

When I get to the folders through the GUI, I can change the file and save it. I have uncomment ed the calendar, and moved things around, but when I add the configure script for new compliments I get the error message need a config file. I checked it using a terminal command someone gave me here and every line that I added it did not like, even though my code was exactly like the example.

Weird. However, I am learning a lot troubleshooting this issue and I appreciate all the help.