MagicMirror/modules/default/alert/README.md

Module: Alert

The alert module is one of the default modules of the MagicMirror. This module displays notifications from other modules.

Usage

To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file:

modules: [
	{
		module: 'alert',
		config: {
			// The config property is optional.
			// layout type: growl|attached|bar|other
			layout: "growl",
			// effects for the specified layout:
			// for growl layout: scale|slide|genie|jelly
			// for attached layout: flip|bouncyflip
			// for bar layout: slidetop|exploader
			effect: "slide",
			//shown at startup
			welcome_message: "Welcome, start was successfull!"
		}
	}
]

As a developer your module can send an alert to this module by using:

self.sendNotification("SHOW_ALERT", {message: "Hello!"});