[Remote-Control] Shutdown, Configure and Update your MagicMirror

Jopyth

@Mr.Meeseeks Even though I did not make that properly clear, but that was my intention, behind asking you to make the pull request early, sorry about that. :/ I can help with the merging, though, let me know.

@Jopyth said in MMM-Remote-Control:

@Mr.Meeseeks Also if you think you are at a stage where we can work together, feel free to make the pull request early, and I will have a look and see if I can help.

Otherwise I will concentrate on other stuff, which you have not already implemented.

Jopyth

If anyone is interested in helping to test the next major (and future) versions of the module, I am searching for beta testers. Please note that the version may still contain bugs, and thus involves an (unlikely) risk of your Raspberry Pi explo… I mean you having to fix some stuff from the command line and your config.js by yourself.

jdfraser

Thanks so much for creating this module! I have just set up my first magic mirror and started poking around with it. I am going to use my install as a photoframe.

I love the show / hide ability in your module especially being able to call it from other modules. When I get to playing around with voice control / face recognition I can see that this would be very useful.

I do have a request for this module though, it would be great if we could also control the ‘dim level’ of other modules as well as hiding them. I am specifically thinking of the Random photo module, I would like to be able to dim the currently displayed photo so that the other modules can been seen.

If you don’t oppose this added feature and could find the time to implement it I would very much appreciate it.

Cheers from Vancouver, Canada!

Mr.Meeseeks

@Jopyth would it be ok to add module specific functionality/backend only if that module was installed? Thoughts?

Jopyth

@Mr.Meeseeks What do you mean? Like offer alert sending in the menu only if an alert module is running? Are there any other things which depend on installed modules?

Mr.Meeseeks

@Jopyth like support a backend/menu for say a gallery module, but only if it’s installed. It would be very beneficial but might add bloat and future compatibility issues. Alert is fine because it’s a default.

Jopyth

@Mr.Meeseeks Its installed by default, but not neccesarily in the config and on the mirror. :)

That is something I also wanted, but I was not clear on the specification of it. My first draft.

The actions must definitely be offered by the modules themselves.

Mr.Meeseeks

Right, ya, or have yet another module directory inside remote to inject menu definitions node/remote/module code for module’s remote backend, like magic mirror… Damn getting complex, ha. But your right maybe for now needs to hide alert menu if not installed.

Manmachine

Hi Jopyth,

First, thanks for a great module that I have a lot of benefit of. Super well done!

However, I have an idea that I would inquire if you could possibly help with.

It concerns that I have a Smart Home Controller (Zipato Tile) where it is possible to send http get / post / put / delete.

At this sitting blah. Z-Wave PIR Sensor, which is in the same room as my Magic Mirror, which through rule in Zipato Tile could send http post to your module and for example, “Turn Monitor ON”

Will this be possible? If so, how would the syntax look like? (I’m definitely not strong in coding javascript)

I would think it must be something along the: http://[Magic Mirror IP]/remote?Action= MONITORON

Or am I way off?

Thanks in advance

strawberry 3.141

@Manmachine action should be lowercase and dont forget to add the port specified in the config behind the ip

https://github.com/Jopyth/MMM-Remote-Control#examples

Manmachine

Super! thanks i’ll give it a change.
Will return soon with an update within the next few days =)

Manmachine

@strawberry-3.141

DOH! - it has indeed been in the documentation all the time! (How the heck could I miss it?)

there I sat and tried to find out how the code worked!

how stupid of me!

lolobyte

Hi, that’s great what u have done.

Why it doesn’t work on PC Browser? http://192.168.xxx.xx:8080/

On my HDMI monitor all thinks ok.

Jopyth

@lolobyte It should work with any browser. Did you replace the 192.168.xxx.xxx with the IP of your raspberry pi? If you set a position for the module, you should also be able to see the URL on your mirror, for example the following should show the URL to the remote inf the bottom left:

{
    module: 'MMM-Remote-Control',
    position: 'bottom_left'
},

lolobyte

@Jopyth
OK, now it works. Was a browser problem with Maxthon. Thank u, but the modules MagicMirror-Netatmo-Module and MMM-Fuel are not shown in the Browser!
At the monitor the are visible.

pls see the screenshot!

Jopyth

@lolobyte This is not related to the Remote Control, is it? Please make a a post in the troubleshooting section possibly with the configurations of your netatmo and Fuel modules, maybe something is wrong in your config.js.

MagicMirrorPi

That is a very nice module - thanks!
I have one question. In which way you control this module or your mirror? Do you have a keyboard or mouse on it? I didn’t find a way to control this module on the magic mirror.

yawns

@MagicMirrorPi
Are you talking about MMM-Remote-Control?
It is called remote because you use it to remote manage the mirror. So you can use it on your laptop, smartphone, tablet, … without having to attach mouse/keyboard to the mirror itself

MagicMirrorPi

Thanks. That answered my question. I was wondering, how to control the mirror without hardware :)
Another nice implementation is the Skywriter i think with gestures.

lolobyte

Hello, i made the MM2 update and now i can’t access the remote.

ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],

I can’t insert my ip from my laptop.
I want to access MagicMirror from laptop with Remote Control, but it’s not possible now with this update.

Where i have to insert my ip address in the white-list?
How to insert a range?