Hey all!
The time has come.
I’ve really appreciated all the feedback I’ve gotten from all of you. I’ve been so happy watching you all use this.
That being said, development on the lite version starts next week. I want everyone to be able to use this regardless of hardware.
I’d also like to take in suggestions for feature requests. Anything you want? Anything you wish was better? Now is the time to start letting me now.
Thanks guys.
@bibi - Yes, I remember that’s where I wanted to hit next, as I wanted this module to be accessible to all MM users, regardless of what device they use.
My plan was to use lighter rendering calculations, as the originals were fairly intensive and originally developed for browsers. My front end dev experience has exploded a lot since I wrote the module, so I’ll hopefully have far better luck this time around. To those waiting, I’ll be taking a look when I can. I’d also like to dig out my Pi so that I can be certain it runs prior to release.
@Mykle1 I’ve had some users report that light linux machines powering their MM’s are sufficient, though I’ve not tested for upper capacity or performance. I know rendering for canvas on JS is intensive, and the calculations required here are more than I’d want. I’ll look into developing a Pi-compatible light version as soon as I can.
I’ll post an update here when I’m able.
Hey @bibi - I’ve not had any time to take a look at this yet… software engineering and life take over. But maybe it is time to take another look at this. I’m out of the country this weekend, but I’ll try to carve out some time in the next month to take another look at it
Hi guys,
Apologies for the late response. Unfortunately I’ve started a new software engineering role and my time has been entirely dominated by an array of distractions.
While I can only suggest that users of this module do not rely on a Pi, I will endeavour to have a more lighweight, Pi-friendly edition of this module (which should lighten the load for other users too) within the next couple of months. Unfortunately, due to load; I can’t make any promises on deadlines for delivery.
I’m having other developers join me in refining the library and tidying up the code quite considerably. Unfortunately, due to the rendering calculations involved, it’s not simply a weekend job. I’m going to do my best to get this completed as soon as possible.
Thanks to all users who have helped others with support in technical issues - You’re truly terrific.
Don’t worry about code quality dude. I’m hardly the best programmer on the forum. Other developers will help and contribute if there’s something breaking - But other than that, you’ve developed something that nobody has yet provided; Which I think is awesome. Share it!
What do you mean? I think that looks bad ass. I’d encourage you to share it with your community, there doesn’t appear to be a Hive module available for people yet!
Hmmm. I could have sworn I saw a Hive module available, but after searching I can’t find it. That’s interesting. Maybe I was thinking of this one for the NEST. I’m surprised this hasn’t been done yet.
This is a cute idea. I might pick this up if someone else doesn’t…
@SvenSommer said in MMM-Globe:
I also adjusted my module MMM-GoogleAnalytics to provide the coordinates of the website visitors location.
The module is in a very early state but it’s quite impressive to see it’s working . See for yourself:
Hi Sven,
Thanks for your contribution here. I’ll review the changes tomorrow (It’s pretty late here) - I believe @bhepler was using a more powerful linux driven system. I’ve had multiple reports from users that their Pi’s aren’t really up to the task, and I’ve updated the title page as such.
I’m going to attempt to create a lite version of this module for Pi users when I get the opportunity. In actuality, I’d like to rebuild the module entirely as there’s a lot of code cleanup I’d like to do. Although Rob S was the original creator of the globe, he assisted me in making heavy changes to the code, and I had to make some additions to make it compatible with the MM framework. Unbelievably, this was actually heavier on processing prior to release. Performance improvements are at the top of my list, as are a few other things.
Either way, I’m really glad your enjoying it, and your creativity in feeding new locations is really encouraging.
@cowboysdude I’m really pleased. Because of yours and others feedback, I’ve revised the front page of this module recommending not to use this module with Pi’s. That said, I’m really glad it’s serving you well - I worked hard on it and that’s exactly what I wanted from it!
Also if you want to submit a video of it in action (wherever that may be!) here, please feel free. I love seeing my module in people’s homes.
@SvenSommer I’m glad you like it! There is a separate post for this in Utilities but it hasn’t garnered a huge amount of attention. I’m hesitant because if most users user Pi’s for their mirror, this plugin may provide a heavy burden to it in terms of computational ability.
@bhepler Haha. I had no idea :laughing: - Truth be told, I had this code working OK around 11 months ago. But I wanted it tidied up and packaged up nicely before I released it. Being busy, that somehow took almost a year to do.
@cowboysdude Really? I haven’t seen it anywhere. Glad you like it!
I didn’t realise it would look so 3 dimensional. Thank you for this! :grimacing:
This is awesome, and your mirror looks incredible. This absolutely made my day - Thank you for this! I’m really glad your office likes it.
Hmmm… This is interesting. I’m not sure what specifically about a Raspbian build that would cause this issue. If you PM me your logs, I’ll take a closer look at this.
CSS, HTML and JavaScript go hand in hand. You need to know a little about one, to know what you can do to it (or with it) with the other. In this case, you’ll need a little knowledge of all three, and a little programming knowledge to boot.
If you’re just looking for a beginner project, I really wouldn’t recommend this to start, as you’ll run into problems, get disheartened and maybe quit (and nobody wants that!).
If you’re just starting, visit a website like Code Academy which will allow you to see your results interactively. This is a great place to start learning the basics, and it’s free. I wouldn’t jump straight into a bespoke module development project until you have a bit of experience making other things a little less specialised.
It’s good to have some basic knowledge of JavaScript. I’d recommend Code Academy or something similar if you’re starting from absolute zero!