Timer on Module

[dsmtweaker]

I am very new to using Java, as my background is only in VB.

I am trying to add a timer to a module, in this case the MMM-HTMLVideo module. Basically instead of the video just looping(default) I wanted to make the video play at set intervals, say every 5 minutes, etc.

I tried adding the following code to the MMM-htmlvideo.js, but nothing loads, nor do I see any errors in nps start dev

// Override dom generator.
		getDom: function() {
				var intervalID = window.setInterval(GetVid, 60000);
				var video =  document.createElement("video");
			function GetVid() {
				video.src = this.config.videoSRC;
				video.autoplay = true;
				video.loop = this.config.loop;
				return GetVid;
					}
					}

[sdetweil]

@dsmtweaker do ctrl-shift-i to open the dev console, and then select the console tab

[sdetweil]

@dsmtweaker it would be setInterval (this.GetVid,…)

[sdetweil]

@dsmtweaker also think the getVid routine return is wrong

[A Former User]

@dsmtweaker
getDom() is not good position for your job. That function will be called at anytime when it is needed to redraw your module by MM, not by you. You don’t know when it will be executed on which condition.

Instead direct calling getDom, use updateDom(). Whenever you call ‘this.updateDom()’, MM will execute your getDom() and redraw your module with result of getDom()

Then, with setInterval(), you can repeat updateDom as your wish.

Of course, setInterval and updateDom should move out of getDom. So to where?

start() isn’t good also. My suggestion is, to create function yourJob() and put setInterval and uodateDom into yourJob(). Then call it by notification - “DOM_OBJECT_CREATED”.

[dsmtweaker]

@sean So, should I be putting the updateDom in a function? Such as…

// Override dom generator.
		getDom: function() {
				var intervalID = window.setInterval(this.GetVid, 60000);
				var video =  document.createElement("video");
				video.src = this.config.videoSRC;
				video.autoplay = true;
				video.loop = this.config.loop;
			function GetVid() {
				updateDom
					}
					}

[A Former User]

@dsmtweaker
I’ve added in prior post. Sorry I’m typing on my phone. So I cannot write long…

[A Former User]

job: function() {
  setInterval(()=>{
    this.updateDom() // this will execute your getDom()
  }, yourInterval)
},

notificationReceived: function (noti, payload, sender) {
  if (noti == “DOM_OBJECT_CREATED”) this.job()

},

getDom: function () {
  //making  your video DOM here.
}

[dsmtweaker]

@sean Sorry for being so new at this. And thank you for all of the help. I tried using your code.

get: function() {
setInterval(()=>{this.updateDom()}, 60000)
notificationRecieved: function (noti, payload, sender) {
if (noti = “DOM_OBJECT_CREATED”) this.job()

		},
getDom: function ()
			var video =  document.createElement("video");
			video.src = this.config.videoSRC;
			video.autoplay = true;
			video.loop = this.config.loop;
             },

});

But I get “Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token (” from notificationRecieved: function (noti, payload, sender) {

[sdetweil]

@dsmtweaker you missed some of the job function
this.updateDom()

}, yourInterval)