6.1.0

README.md

@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ Before reporting an issue or requesting a feature please consider that this is n
 
 Note: not all units are converted to metric, if selected. Some text-based products such as warnings are simple text strings provided from the national weather service and thus have baked-in units such as "gusts up to 60 mph." These values will not be converted.
 
+## The full moon icon is broken
+
+This is a known problem with the Ws4kp as it ages. It was a problem with the [actual Weatherstar hardware](https://youtu.be/rcUwlZ4pqh0?feature=shared&t=116) as well. 
+
 ## Related Projects
 
 Not retro enough? Try the [Weatherstar 3000+](https://github.com/netbymatt/ws3kp)

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "ws4kp",
-	"version": "6.0.1",
+	"version": "6.1.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "ws4kp",
-			"version": "6.0.1",
+			"version": "6.1.0",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"dotenv": "^17.0.1",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "ws4kp",
-	"version": "6.0.1",
+	"version": "6.1.0",
 	"description": "Welcome to the WeatherStar 4000+ project page!",
 	"main": "index.mjs",
 	"type": "module",

server/scripts/modules/almanac.mjs

@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ class Almanac extends WeatherDisplay {
 	constructor(navId, elemId) {
 		super(navId, elemId, 'Almanac', true);
 
+		// occasional degraded moon icon
+		this.iconPaths = {
+			Full: imageName(Math.random() > 0.995 ? 'Degraded' : 'Full'),
+			Last: imageName('Last'),
+			New: imageName('New'),
+			First: imageName('First'),
+		};
+
 		// preload the moon images
-		preloadImg(imageName('Full'));
+		preloadImg(this.iconPaths.Full);
-		preloadImg(imageName('Last'));
+		preloadImg(this.iconPaths.Last);
-		preloadImg(imageName('New'));
+		preloadImg(this.iconPaths.New);
-		preloadImg(imageName('First'));
+		preloadImg(this.iconPaths.First);
 
 		this.timing.totalScreens = 1;
 	}
@@ -142,7 +150,7 @@ class Almanac extends WeatherDisplay {
 
 			fill.date = date;
 			fill.type = MoonPhase.phase;
-			fill.icon = { type: 'img', src: imageName(MoonPhase.phase) };
+			fill.icon = { type: 'img', src: this.iconPaths[MoonPhase.phase] };
 
 			return this.fillTemplate('day', fill);
 		});
@@ -169,6 +177,8 @@ const imageName = (type) => {
 	switch (type) {
 		case 'Full':
 			return 'images/icons/moon-phases/Full-Moon.gif';
+		case 'Degraded':
+			return 'images/icons/moon-phases/Full-Moon-Degraded.gif';
 		case 'Last':
 			return 'images/icons/moon-phases/Last-Quarter.gif';
 		case 'New':

server/scripts/modules/currentweather.mjs

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class CurrentWeather extends WeatherDisplay {
 				const requiredFields = [
 					{ name: 'temperature', check: (props) => props.temperature?.value === null, required: true },
 					{ name: 'textDescription', check: (props) => props.textDescription === null || props.textDescription === '', required: true },
-					{ name: 'icon', check: (props) => props.icon === null, required: true },
 					{ name: 'windSpeed', check: (props) => props.windSpeed?.value === null, required: false },
 					{ name: 'dewpoint', check: (props) => props.dewpoint?.value === null, required: false },
 					{ name: 'barometricPressure', check: (props) => props.barometricPressure?.value === null, required: false },

server/scripts/modules/icons/icons-large.mjs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const largeIcon = (link, _isNightTime) => {
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.warn(`largeIcon: ${error.message}`);
 		// Return a fallback icon to prevent downstream errors
-		return addPath(_isNightTime ? 'Clear.gif' : 'Sunny.gif');
+		return addPath(`No-Data.gif?${conditionIcon}${isNightTime ? '-n' : ''}`);
 	}
 
 	// find the icon
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const largeIcon = (link, _isNightTime) => {
 		default: {
 			console.warn(`Unknown weather condition '${conditionIcon}' from ${link}; using fallback icon`);
 			// Return a reasonable fallback instead of false to prevent downstream errors
-			return addPath(isNightTime ? 'Clear.gif' : 'Sunny.gif');
+			return addPath(`No-Data.gif?${conditionIcon}${isNightTime ? '-n' : ''}`);
 		}
 	}
 };