MMM-Compliments doesn't load

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/…”