@ray_mtl there is an issue open. looks like envcanada has changed their api significantly

@buzzkc that is why u prefix any names with your module name to restrict your settings to your module

@nowayto restore, option 2 . restore will reinstall all the modules and copy any created files saved with them
(What’s the point of having a restore tool if it doesn’t?)
And restore will copy the GitHub repo down for you (part 1 of your option 2)

now, on the github

its the same as ‘copy the MM_backup folder someplace’

backup also creates versions

backup today and next week, and restore either one
or one from last year

github is free
make a private repo

@buzzkc great thanks… I always thought that custom.css was a bad idea… every module should supply their own file as the getStyles() function provides the mechanism.

there has been an updated version of raspi os released this week

there appear to be a bunch of changes to screen mgmt

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-raspberry-pi-os-release/

@lilpkstud said in Creating Module with API Key/Secret:

JSON.stringify()

correct… u converted the object to a string… don’t need to do that

just pass the object from helper up to module …

then it will use the this.data.name

I have updated the module now to support multiple instances of the same module,
a little config (adding name to a file) … altho the module will auto detect if multiples are being used NOW, regardless of the file

ALSO, one lacking feature of this solution is being able to get the form exactly right… as the info is missing in the module data…

BUT i am creating the form info ANYHOW, so it can be saved and manually edited to improve the module experience, and I will use THAT instead of constructing the info every time…

this means u can add selection lists, and other features (very easily)
see the two issues for instructions

multi-module
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/2

and save and use schema file
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config/issues/11

@nrayever see my sample module,
https://github.com/sdetweil/SampleModule

and follow the module developers doc

@unfriendlydevice @mumblebaj

thanks guys.

send me text messages if u think I’ve missed some other troublesome users

@Schmaniel welcome to the fun. 900,000 details to consider. size color, font … css

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/6808/css-101-getting-started-with-css-and-understanding-how-css-works?_=1611671889049

@Ivanov_d OR the better way, never change files supplied by mm or a module(as this breaks upgrades or fix distribution). the system is designed to support your local changes

edit ~/MagicMirror/css/custom.css
(if it doesn’t exist, create it)

add all those definitions but add the module name (and a space) in front of each

.MMM-HomeAssistant-Sensors

notice the leading dot

@bravooscar
in node_helper.js

var NodeHelper = require("node_helper");
const fs = require('fs')
const path = require('path')
// add require of other javascripot components here
// var xxx = require('yyy') here

module.exports = NodeHelper.create({


	// handle messages from our module// each notification indicates a different messages
	// payload is a data structure that is different per message.. up to you to design this
	socketNotificationReceived(notification, payload) {
		console.log(this.name + " received a socket notification: " + notification + " - Payload: " + payload);
		// if config message from module
		if (notification === "CONFIG") {
			// save payload config info
			this.config=payload
			let p = path.resolve('.','modules',this.name,this.config.filename)
			console.log("file="+p)
			fs.readFile(p, (error,filedata)=> {
			console.log("filedata="+filedata)
			let data =JSON.parse(filedata)
			this.sendSocketNotification('filedata', data)
			})
		}
	},
});

@bicolorbore586 no config option, just set cw to display:none in custom.css

@Schmaniel ctrl-r to reload the screen

@plainbroke I’ve updated my fork of MMM-pages with the same function .
https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-pages

only they are called pages instead of slides

pageTimeout: [ {pageNumber:x, timeout:nnnnn},....]

@enderflop cool

key here is module name = foldername = filename = register name
and node_helper.js has to be in the same folder

@ewingfox please always code block for code, config and logs

paste the text into the message editor window, blank line above and below
select the text just pasted
hit the </> button on the message editor toolbar

I fixed prior

@UncleRoger said in Config option with array of multiple values?:

great conversation topic

validSenders: [ { "mom@example.com", "Mom", "#ff0000" },
                { "dad@example.com", "Dad", "#00ff00" },
                { "son@example.com", "Son", "#0000ff" },
              ]

generally when you expand the number of items in an array to objects ({}) you start to get thinking about what happens if you decide to add another entry in the object…

so in javascript you can NAME the elements

validSenders: [ 
                {  name:"Mom", color:"#ff0000",url:"mom@example.com", },
                { url"dad@example.com", name:"Dad", color:"#00ff00" },
                {  name:"Son", url:"son@example.com",color:"#0000ff" },
              ]

that way the code is not sensitive to the order of the elements

     validSenders.forEach(sender =>{
             if (sender.name =="Dad") {
                  do_something(sender.url)
             }
     })

you can also use the array.filter() function

let selected_sender = validSenders.filter(sender=>{
      if(sender.url==mailObj.sender[0].address)
           return true
     else
           return false
 })
if(selected_sender.length>0){
    // we found a matching sender
}

the filter function passes each element array in turn to the function
if you want the element in the output array return true,
if not return false

on the combined statements you don’t need the backslash

if (that.config.validSenders.includes(mailObj.sender[0].address) && 
    daysAgo >= 0 && daysAgo <= that.config.daysToDisplay) {

but this is THREE comparisons

• that.config.validSenders.includes(mailObj.sender[0].address)
• daysAgo >= 0
• daysAgo <= that.config.daysToDisplay

the last two CANNOT be true at the same time

maybe what you wanted was

if (
     that.config.validSenders.includes(mailObj.sender[0].address) && 
    (daysAgo >= 0 && daysAgo <= that.config.daysToDisplay)  
     ) {

this is two outer compares (with one inner)

@ewingfox in this open source world the way to approach this is to submit your update as a pull request to the original module

Then the author doesn’t have to spend time inventing the changes, only reviewing your work

So, on GitHub
Fork the module, now you have a linked copy
git clone your copy, same as you did the original (only one in a place at a time)
Update your copy
git add your changes
git commit your changes to your local copy of the repo
git push. To upload your copy to GitHub, updating your fork
Use GitHub to submit/contribute your changes to the original module,

@Tippon you can clone (fork) the module and add on what you want…

there are two parts of the module… the browser/ui part MMM-Fitbit2.js
and the helper, node_helper.js

the MMM-Fitbit2.js cannot access hardware or files directly, so it has to call the helper

so, you could add on access to the spreadsheet (csv)
and send that data back as part of the response… the front end would never know

one of my modules uses a csv

in the node_helper
(you have to npm install csvtojson in the module folder to be able to use it)

const cvt = require("csvtojson");

and then

                               cvt().fromFile(payload.tmpfile) // input xls  // changed to tmpfile
     				.subscribe((jsonObj, index) => { 
                                       // handle each row
                                   })