MMM-DiscordWatch

This is a module for displaying messages from Discord channels on MagicMirror.

The module uses discord's bot API and the npm package discord.js.

Installation

1. Go to discord developer and create a new application and a bot. Obtain the bot token and also invite the bot to your server. (Discord Developer docs)
2. Clone the repository in your modules folder:

git clone https://github.com/Smiche/MMM-DiscordWatch.git

3. Go inside the MMM-DiscordWatch directory and run:

npm install

4. Right click on the discord channels you're interest in and copy their ID, then add it to the subscribedChannels property:

Example config:

    {
      module: "MMM-DiscordWatch",
      position: "top_right",
      header: "Discord",
      config: {
        discordToken: "<your token here>",
        tableClass: "small",
        maxEntries: 10,
        maxMessageLength: 25,
        maxMessageLines: 1,
        wrapEvents: false, 
        fade: true,
        fadePoint: 0.25,
        showChannel: true,
        subscribedChannels: ["123456891373953034","123456038079119360"], //2 channels to listen to for example
      }
    },

Configuration

Name	Description	Default value
discordToken	A discord bot token.	false
tableClass	Size of the table, only small is tested and verified. small/medium/large	small
maxEntries	Amount of messages to list.	10
maxMessageLength	How many symbols of text can be shown.	25
maxAuthorLength	Maximum length for author nick shown.	8
maxMessageLines	Maximum lines a message can use, if wrapEvents is true.	1
wrapEvents	Defines if messages should be wrapped to a new line or not.	false
fade	Used to fade the last messages.	true
fadePoint	Location of the fade.	0.25
showChannel	Whether to show the source channel of the message or not.	true
subscribedChannels	Array of channels that the module will listen to	[]