MagicMirror Module to display a calendar with multiple months

A mini-calendar with as many months as the user wants, assuming screen space is available.

Download

https://www.github.com/BKeyport/MMM-Multimonth

Installation

Clone this repository in your ~/MagicMirror/modules/ folder ( $ cd ~MagicMirror/modules/ ):

git clone https://github.com/BKeyport/MMM-Multimonth.git

Using the module

To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file:

{
  module: 'MMM-Multimonth',
	position: 'top_left', // can be any of the postions
	config: { // Optional - will default to 3 months, with one previous and one next. 
	  startMonth: -1, // Define when you start from current month (negative is before current, zero is current, positive is in future) 
         monthCount: 3, //  How many months to display 
         highlightWeekend: false // highlightWeekend if desired, set to true. 
	}
}

Many thanks to kirash for the inspiration with the monthly_calendar module, sdetweil and lavolp3 for the help in coding and CSS work. Without your help, this would just be a pipe dream.

This is a basic module, but I felt it was good enough for release to the public.

Please, if you have any suggestions for improvement, let me know, I’m learning Javascript and CSS as I write this, and I dream of much bigger things.

Localization is provided by moment.js and controlled by the master language of MagicMirror. Please file any errors with localizations as bugs with the moment.js team - https://github.com/moment/moment/

Versioning

0.1 Initial release, English / Sunday first only
0.2 Change code to improve functionality, allow for some localization - will not move start of week yet, but will change languages with system.
0.25 Temporary fix to allow module to refresh highlighted day of week - sometime between midnight and 1am, wasn’t doing any refresh at all in new MM configuration, didn’t realize it because I rebooted my system nightly for another tool I no longer use. Will adjust later to join in the midnight madness…
0.3 Now properly refreshes at midnight.
0.9 - Start of week now moves per moment.js. Note: at this point, module is almost everything I wanted. If I don’t get any bug reports that I can control, I’m going to bump it up to 1.0 and call it good.
0.95 - Fixed code for moving start of week, formula was backwards. Suggestion was made to add to module, will be adding soon.
0.99 - Major rewrite by Volker Wegert (Danke sehr!) - Implements everything I want, and I even understand the wizard level code he wrote.
1.00 - Minor changes to code/css to standardize look.
1.10 - Added leading and trailing months when 1 month is selected per user request.
1.20 - Added weekend highlight
1.21 - Added ability to change current day highlight for weekends.

@tippon To speed reinstall - I have my config.js and custom.css symlinked to a common location outside the MagicMirror tree, and a bash script setup to clone and npm install every module I use, and reinstall the symlinks.

easy peasy…

My system backs that up nightly to a private github repository, and bam quick and dirty way to get my system back running when my pi crashes.

MagicMirror Module to display clocks from multiple time zones

After not getting an answer on Sean’s EXCEPTIONAL worldclock module (His first) from the new maintainer, I decided to fork it and start working on it myself. As such, I present to you “MMM-Worldclock”… It’s mostly Sean’s work, with a few fixes here and there right now.

This will be fully supported, much in the spirit of Sean’s work.

This module is derived from default MagicMirror module ‘clock’ and modified. Thanks to michaelteeuw.
This module displays times from around the world.
Modified fork of worldclock by eouia, renamed and improved.

Installation

1. Execute the following commands to install the module:

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules # navigate to module folder
git clone https://github.com/BKeyport/MMM-Worldclock # clone this repository

2. Then, add the following into the modules section of your config/config.js file:

{
  module: 'MMM-Worldclock',
  position: 'top_left', // This can be any of the regions, best results in top_left or top_right regions
  config: {
    // See 'Configuration options' for more information.

    timeFormat: 'hh:mm A', //defined in moment.js format()
    style: 'top', //predefined 4 styles; 'top', 'left','right','bottom'
    offsetTimezone: null, // Or you can set `Europe/Berlin` to get timegap difference from this timezone. `null` will be UTC timegap.
    clocks: [
      {
        title: "Home",
      },
      {
        title: "HOLLYWOOD", // Too long title could cause ugly text align.
        timezone: "America/Los_Angeles", //When omitted, Localtime will be displayed. It might be not your purporse, I bet.
        flag: "us",
      },
      {
        timezone: "Asia/Seoul",
      },
    ]
  }
},

Of course, you should change the configuration values for your purpose.

for configuration options see github.

Updates:

2020-08-06 (BKeyport) Fixed timeFormat per clock to work properly.
2019-02-24 (Sean) offsetTimezone is added.
2017-08-25 (sean) supports MMM-TelegramBot (https://github.com/eouia/MMM-TelegramBot) command /worldclock is added
2017-08-10 (sean) Country flags are supported. HTML/CSS Structures are refined.

** Note: telegram bot may not work in this version, I did not modify that code in the slightest, however, if it’s relying on the module name, it’s broken. I’ll fix it if it gets reported to me.

Thanks to Seongnoh Sean Yi’s (eouia) for his exceptional module and all the wonderful support he’s done over the years. I wouldn’t have the knowledge I have without Sean’s help.

sudo Raspi-config 

Advanced Options -> GL Drivers -> Legacy.

“legacy” and “normal” drivers are the same thing.

The problem with having the mirror and the sensor so close is that the heat from the monitor and the pi itself will mess with the readings of the sensor.

FWIW, in the future,

Open a terminal
Type cd MagicMirror and press Enter
Now you’re in the MagicMirror directory
Type npm run config:check and press Enter
MagicMirror will now check your config

new product released!

Added:
Language and calendar modification unlinked. The module now has startWeek variable to set the start of the week

You now can shorten the day names to the shortest available for your language. (for english, instead of “Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat” it will be “S M T W T F S”

Removed:
All references and use of Moment. It’s now native code completely.

Other:
There’s a bug - Week numbers are in the system, but it will generate an additional line. I am going to re-do the module more (enough to create a MultiMonth2), so in that process I’ll sure I’ll find the cause.

As a reminder, internationalization is based on the mirror as a whole, so if you have your mirror set to French, it will have French month and day names.

Read the Readme for instructions.

Thanks to MMRize for the inspiration to do this!

One of the best commands to know is

 npm run config:check

Start at the topmost error and work your way down the file - it’s got lots of problems, but is easily fixed. Also, I highly recommend a graphical type editor if possible - Geany is what I use.

I installed samba on my magic mirror so I can edit with the PC version of Geany and save it right to the Pi. It’s great.

This is the fun part of the process. Figuring out what’s best to do for YOU.

I Would:

• Get a fan “hat” for your Pi.
• Use heat sinks
• If you use the HDMI outputs, use the one closest to the power plug.
• Know your power supply is proper for the unit. (Bad power = bad experience).
• Install using @sdetweil scripts. (See: https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#alternative-installation-methods)

I Wouldn’t:

• Follow any old guides regarding magic mirror or follow guides not on the magicmirror.builders website - They may have bad information.
• forget to specify your OS version when searching for help (major system breaking changes happen between releases, so always search for things like this “Static IP address using buster”)
• ask questions before searching for an answer (We’ve been through it all).
• be afraid to ask questions here - no question is stupid, just some are already answered.

– Good luck, may your project be successful.

@sdetweil Thanks, Sam - I tend to think multiple platform so I leave the main directories off when I write…

@qistoph I’m moving the stuff I do to no dependencies.

@sdetweil First found wins? I thought it was the other way around… custom.css would load last and override previous. LIFO, effectively.

@dlee my guess is to make sure to cover the entire screen, and not leave any edge.

@sdetweil or top_bar

@shizzlesticks Couple of options, the best I could think of listed below:

If you want the same kind of layout, with a little CSS magic, you could use MMM-Calendar3Agenda multiple times, each one set to a different relative day.

(startDayIndex & endDayIndex config options used)

Alternatively, if you want to save space, just use MMM-Calendar3Agenda as is, and it lists the calendar items sensibly.

Using MMM-Calendar3 products require the use of the base calendar for event population.

mmrize has lots of Calendar3 products to do work on calendars - check them all out at https://github.com/orgs/MMRIZE/repositories?type=all

@sdetweil considering the last update on the module is 5 years ago…

What I honestly would do is to look into the MMM-CalendarExt3 series of apps by @MMRIZE - he’s actively supporting his modules, and might be able to do something like that for you.

@eqpaisley here’s what I would do. Install MMM-CalendarExt3Agenda and use it instead of the default calendar module to display events. You’ll still use calendar, just not use it with the position indicator. CE3A gives you a ton more control over the calendars displayed and used, is prettier, and more functional, IMO.

@eqpaisley There’s plenty of CSS tutorials and tools on the web. Feel free to play. It’s really neat once you get into it. I learn something new every time I look into it. Enjoy!

@MZ-BER To be honest, I forgot to add the code to turn it off. Was gonna fix something else and re-release in a couple of days.

@eqpaisley as sam said, they’re different heights… As you can see, I also don’t have a background shade and/or a background on my mirror, so it eliminates most of the wonky right out of the gate.