MMM-WebTracker

MMM-WebTracker is a MagicMirror² module that fetches a specific element from a website. It then displays the inner plain text of that element. This module is also a useful foundation for other module projects that require web scraping.

Installation

Clone the MMM-WebTracker repository into the modules directory of your MagicMirror²:

cd MagicMirror/modules
git clone https://github.com/ItsMeBrille/MMM-WebTracker.git

This module requires the Cheerio package to dig through the DOM. Install it in the newly created MMM-WebTracker directory using the following commands:

cd MMM-WebTracker
npm install cheerio

Configuration

To use MMM-WebTracker, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file of your MagicMirror installation:

{
  module: "MMM-WebTracker",
  position: "upper_third",
  config: {
    url: "https://example.com",
    querySelector: "body > div > p:nth-child(2)",
    updateInterval: 7200, // Update interval in seconds (default is 2 hours)
    loadingMessage: "", // Message shown before other text is fetched
  }
},

Parameters

• url: URL of the website to fetch.
• querySelector: Query selector for the element to track. See css_selectors for reference
• updateInterval: Specifies how often to update the tracked data in seconds. Minimum 10s (default is 2 hours)

The querySelector can be obtained using the browser inspector tool:

1. Press F12 to open the inspector panel.
2. Use the inspect tool in the upper left corner and click the element you want to track. Make sure you cover the entire object you wish to track.
3. Right-click the element highlighted in the elements tab of the panel and click copy -> copy selector.

Tables

MMM-WebTracker has a special rule for formatting tables. If the tag pointed to is recognised as a table or a row in a table it will handle it differently. It will remove existing formatting and display a table like the one bellow as defined in the stylesheet.

Dependencies

• MagicMirror²
• Cheerio
• Request

License

MMM-WebTracker is licensed under the MIT License. The MIT License (MIT)