ianperrin/MMM-ModuleScheduler

Can a module have two or more schedules?

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freelancemke commented

I have a module that I want to show in the morning then hide and then again in the evening and then hide. As an example I have:

{
	module: 'clock',
	position: 'top_right',		
	classes: 'scheduler',	
			config: {		
				module_schedule: {from: '0 7 * * 1-5', to: '0 8 * * 1-5' },		
				module_schedule: {from: '0 19 * * 1-5', to: '0 20 * * 1-5' },	
				
			}
		},

If i duplicate the module and make one for the AM and the other for PM then it works, but am I wrong is it just not possible to have it schedule both in the morning and evening of the same day?

ianperrin commented

You should be able to achieve this with one schedule. Try this

module_schedule: {from: '0 7,19 * * 1-5', to: '0 8,20 * * 1-5'}
freelancemke commented

I will give that a try when I can... should be able to let you know tomorrow when I'm back at my device. Thanks for the prompt response.

freelancemke commented

Thank you I think that worked for events that happen on the same day. But expanding on that, if I add another line for the the weekend, it seems to not display the module during either of the scheduled times my new script is


module_schedule: {from: '0 7,19 * * 1-5', to: '0 8,20 * * 1-5'},
module_schedule: {from: '0 15 * * SAT,SUN', to: '0 16 * * SAT,SUN'}

If i comment one line or the other out in my tests then they run fine, but again not when there are two. Suggestions?

ianperrin commented

Ah so this is a slightly different question. Let’s see if we can answer it.

As you’ve seen, it’s not possible to set a config option multiple times for the same module.

So, if a single module schedule can’t meet your needs, then it should be possible to pass multiple module schedules in an array.

Try this

module_schedule: [{from: '0 7,19 * * 1-5', to: '0 8,20 * * 1-5'},
                  {from: '0 15 * * 6,0', to: '0 16 * * 6,0'}]
freelancemke commented

Great! that works from what I can tell so far. Didn't think of putting them in an array. New to programming and just trying to get my bearings with things. Really appreciate your prompt response!