pictorial calendar reminders.

I have tested that the helper needs to do all this window mgmt

The scheduler module does scheduling (compare db data to calendar entries), start/stop viewer(s), and provide indirect services to load images depending on their source (file, dropbox, google drive, one drive).

The viewer module just walks thru a list of urls (getNext()) and opens a window hidden, loads image, hides old window, shows new window, deletes old window. (avoid dead window during load and, minimize screen flash)

You need to coordinate your “show image event” from the helper and send out a notification to the module what image to show.

The ViewManagement must be in the module, the image downloading, handling must be in the helper.

Note: You only have one helper, but you can have multiple modules!

I want to open my own browserwindow (show image), but u can’t do that in a module, only in a helper,
but then the window handle object needs to be stored inside the object which is managing the list of images for this ‘viewer’. that object is stored in the module… so, how do I transport the window handle object to the module… is the object valid in the other context (helper vs module).

see the topic ‘what can i do in a module’. (which u already have)

Do you want to have a class variable just in your node_helper.js, or do you want to share a variable between node_helper.js and your MMM-ModuleName.js file?

strange syntax tho…

module.exports = NodeHelper.create({

    variable1: true,          // This is one way

    start: function() {
        this.variable2 = true // This is another way

       // Both variables can be accessed via this.VARIABLE_NAME
    }
 });