[MMM-Remote-Control](v2-dev) Extensible REST API, Dynamic Menus, and Socket Communications, plus other updates

shbatm

@dazza120 Sorry, I’ve been away. What are you lost with? Can I help point you in the right direction?

If you’re just looking to install this version, see a couple posts up. For the most part it functions just like the other version, but adds a lot of advanced control features on top–like controlling your mirror from a browser or home automation controller (via API) or adding module control menus to the existing “/remote.html” page.

robiv8

Is there any way to track traffic from remote control Nothing is visible in pm2 logs.
A kind debuging or like.
Alert it does not work. It comes the OK for transmit but nothing appears. Restart works and also monitor ON OFF.
But the browser does not refresh again.
Everything works as long as I only have the sample config.
But as soon as I have several other modules running (Page-Selector, Buttons, DWD-Warn-Wetter, PublicTransportHafas, etc.), it is no longer possible.
I would like to know what blocks the module.

shbatm

@robiv8 I don’t have a debug mode, but you can try adding:

console.log(notification, payload); to Line #988 of node_helper.js to print all notifications received by the back-end from other modules; or console.log(query) to Line #644. If you are using the API, you should be getting a response back in the browser or Postman.

Looking at your list, I have a sneaking suspicion that Page-Selector is causing the issues, just because it may be inadvertently suspending the module. If you troubleshoot and find that to be the case, and can’t find a work around with that module, you can try using MMM-Carousel w/ Navigation which is what Page-Selector was originally based off of. I know there is an option in that module to “exclude” a module from being suspended.

robiv8

@shbatm
Thanks for your explanation
I will try it tonight and then report it.

And yes, I also suspect that it is the page selector.
Whereby I set “Alert, notification, buttons and podcast2” to exclude. And nevertheless.
I’ll take a look.

Cr4z33

@shbatm I’ve done the Italian translation if you want to add it. ;)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u8hwhecv0exrmcj/it.json?dl=0

robiv8

@shbatm
are you sure with console.log(notification, payload); to Line #988
my node_helper.js is going only to line 958

shbatm

@cr4z33 thanks! I’ll add it when I get a chance.

shbatm

@robiv8 make sure your are on the develop branch (git checkout develop from a command line inside the module folder).

https://github.com/shbatm/MMM-Remote-Control/blob/develop/node_helper.js#L988

robiv8

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robiv8

OK So i can see that:

REMOTE_CLIENT_CONNECTED {}
0|mm  | REMOTE_ACTION { data: 'translations' }
0|mm  | REMOTE_ACTION { action: 'SHOW_ALERT',
0|mm  |   type: 'alert',
0|mm  |   title: 'Test',
0|mm  |   message: 'This is a test text',
0|mm  |   timer: '4' }

but nothing happened!
The Devtools says:

alert is suspended.
updatenotification is suspended.

so I mean you are right with MMM-Page-Selector
Good to know on the one hand,
but on the other SHIT
I spent a lot of time making it look and working with the page selector.
Now I can start over :-(

robiv8

One more question!
~~Now I have 6 pages that I use with physical buttons.~~
If I restart the setup now with Carousel which example am I taking?
Global, Positional or Slides
I found it out myself. :-)

Thank you

Cr4z33

@shbatm I need to replace the monitor ON / OFF commands with these TV ones from the package ‘cec-client’.

Where do I have to look at?

TV ON:
echo on 0 | cec-client -s -d 1

TV OFF:
echo standby 0 | cec-client -s -d 1

TV Status:
echo pow 0 | cec-client -s -d 1

swvalenti

@shbatm said in [MMM-Remote-Control](v2-dev) Extensible REST API, Dynamic Menus, and Socket Communications, plus other updates:

@nobita said in [MMM-Remote-Control](v2-dev) Extensible REST API, Dynamic Menus, and Socket Communications, plus other updates:

I have to Remove from jopyth or not

You can checkout my fork/branch without removing @Jopyth’s by adding a remote:
$ cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control
$ git remote add shbatm https://github.com/shbatm/MMM-Remote-Control.git
$ git fetch shbatm
$ git checkout -b shbatm-develop shbatm/develop
$ npm install
After that you can switch back and forth using git checkout master and git checkout shbatm-develop

@shbatm
I followed this and I am on the dev branch but when I launch the remote in browser I don’t see any of the added features?

shbatm

@swvalenti Most of the changes are in the background with the API and are enabled by default, but the new front-end features have to be turned on in your config:

{
    module: 'MMM-Remote-Control'
    // uncomment the following line to show the URL of the remote control on the mirror
    // , position: 'bottom_left'
    // you can hide this module afterwards from the remote control itself
    config: {
        customCommand: {},  // Optional, See "Using Custom Commands" below
        customMenu: "custom_menu.json", // Optional, See "Custom Menu Items" below
        showModuleApiMenu: true, // Optional, Enable the Module Controls menu
        pm2ProcessName: "mm",  // Optional, if you don't use the default PM2 process, provide the name here.
        apiKey: "",         // Optional, See API/README.md for details
    }
},

Cr4z33

@shbatm please see my post. ;)

swvalenti

I am unable to switch back to master after git checkout master in the $ cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control what am I doing wrong?

Cr4z33

@cr4z33 said in [MMM-Remote-Control](v2-dev) Extensible REST API, Dynamic Menus, and Socket Communications, plus other updates:

@shbatm I need to replace the monitor ON / OFF commands with these TV ones from the package ‘cec-client’.

Where do I have to look at?

TV ON:
echo on 0 | cec-client -s -d 1

TV OFF:
echo standby 0 | cec-client -s -d 1

TV Status:
echo pow 0 | cec-client -s -d 1

@shbatm so I found out by myself the lines to edit in node_helper.js.

I can succesfully turn off the TV by using the remote module, but for some unknown reason I can’t turn it on… :thinking_face:
Running the command from the terminal works perfectly.

sdetweil

@swvalenti what does the command say? also do git branch to see what branch you are on

swvalenti

@sdetweil on the dev branch below is the error

git checkout master
error: pathspec ‘master’ did not match any file(s) known to git.

sdetweil

@swvalenti ok, what does git branch say