MMM-Compliments doesn't load

[Anthony]

Re: Compliments text cycler without the randomizerHello, I have installed the module and configured it in my config.js but it doesn’t load. Here is my config:

{
			module: 'MMM-Compliments',
			position: 'lower_third',
			config: {
				compliments: {
				morning: [
					'Good morning, handsome!',
					'Enjoy your day!',
					'How was your sleep?'
				],
				afternoon: [
					'Hello, beauty!',
					'You look sexy!',
					'Looking good today!'
				],
				evening: [
					'Wow, you look hot!',
					'You look nice!',
					'Hi, sexy!'
				]
				},
			},
		},

[Mykle1]

@anthony

This is incorrect (At the beginning of your entry)

module: 'MMM-Compliments',

Change it to

module: 'compliments',

I tested it for you.

[Anthony]

@mykle1 Are you sure because it is not the default module. It is a third party one so I can add personalized compliments. I tried to add them in the dafault compliments but after adding them nothing showed up. Not even the defaults. Although I’ll try it when I get home. Thank you very much.

[Mykle1]

@anthony said in MMM-Compliments doesn't load:

Are you sure because it is not the default module.

My bad. I did not notice that it was a different module from the default. I will install it and test for you when I get home from work unless someone gives you a hand before I get here

[Anthony]

@mykle1
I would appreciate that. Thnak you very much. I will wait for your results and suggestions. As for the MMM-EARTH it is working perfect again. I read your reply on github but I already had disabled it for a couple of days and after that it load perfectly again.

[lavolp3]

@Anthony you can add personalized comments to the core module.
You shoudl consider using the core module and sparing yet another module in your 3rd-party folder. We can help you sort out the personalized things.

[lavolp3]

@lavolp3 For both modules you should add the additional compliments outside of the main module file but inside config.js OR a new referenced json file like this:

        module: "compliments",
        position: "lower_third",
        config: {
            classes: 'small',
            remoteFile: 'xxxxx.json',
            updateInterval: 12*60*60*1000,
        }

The json file sits in the module folder

[Anthony]

@lavolp3
Can you give me a little more help? I created the json file by copy paste the original js file, added my compliments and saved it in the compliments folder named as compliments2.json (was this right?). I also added the lines in my config as you mentioned but still only the defaults are visible. Thank you.

[lavolp3]

@anthony Your json needs to look like this:

{
    "anytime" : [
       ".....",
       "....."
     ],
     "morning": [
       ".....",
       "....."
     ]
     ....
}

Nothing else…

If you want you can post your config.js entry and the json file here or via pm. But it’s important you understand how it needs to look and why.

[Anthony]

@lavolp3
FIXED! Thank you very much for your help.

[sdetweil]

@anthony can u mark your problem resolved please

[Anthony]

@sdetweil
Whatever module you use (default compliments or MMM-Compliments for not crowding your config.js with a big array you can create a json file containing the array with the compliments you want and save it in your compliments folder. After that you must edit your config.js for the compliments module to target that json you created by adding the line remoteFile: "your_file's_name.json", under the config: {. If you don’t have a programm to create the .json file you can do it on line.

[sdetweil]

I understand… but this shows as not solved…

click the 3 dots to the right of one of your posts, select ‘mark this post as the correct answer’.
I cannot, as you are the topic owner

[Anthony]

@sdetweil
My mistake. Sorry. I will Mark the topic as solved right now! Thank you.

[stuartiannaylor]

@lavolp3

classes: ‘small’,
remoteFile: ‘xxxxx.json’,
updateInterval: 126060*1000,

Is that all you need to do to partition config.js?

As that is a top tip and ‘small’ ? remoteFile: can that be a local folder such as the corresponding modules folder?

[lavolp3]

@stuartiannaylor yes that’s all you need in the config part.

The module entry looks like this for me:

    },
        {
        //disabled: true,
        module: "compliments",
        position: "lower_third",
        config: {
            classes: 'small',
            remoteFile: 'xxxxxxx.json',
            updateInterval: 12*60*60*1000,
        }
    },

As that is a top tip and ‘small’ ?
Dont know what you mean with that. I think you don’t need to give it a class but with this class you can determine the size of the text.

remoteFile is a file, not a folder. But it can be anywhere, however if it’s not in the module directory you ned to give the absolute path “/home/pi/…”