Fix user metrics _example.js

Author: LowPowerLab

userMetrics/_example.js

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-/*this sample metric will override that which is already defined in main metrics.js*/
-/*you can redefine defaults or write your own new custom metrics in 1 or more files in this folder, separate them as you'd like - they all get merged together when the app loads*/
+//This sample metric will override that which is already defined in main metrics.js
+//You can redefine defaults or write your own new custom metrics in 1 or more files in this folder, separate them as you'd like - they all get merged together when the app loads
+
+//you will have to import any used functions from metrics.js this way:
+exports.timeoutOffset = require('../metrics.js').timeoutOffset;
+exports.futureDateOffset = require('../metrics.js').futureDateOffset;
+
 exports.metrics = {
   V:
   {
@@ -58,14 +63,15 @@ exports.metrics = {
   }
 };
 
+//example of overriding an event
 exports.events = {
-  sprinklersOddDays : { label:'Odd days @ 6:31AM', icon:'clock', descr:'Run this sprinkler program on odd days at 6:30AM', nextSchedule:function(node) { return exports.timeoutOffset(6,30); }, scheduledExecute:function(node) { if ((new Date().getDate()%2)==1) sendMessageToNode({nodeId:node._id, action:'PRG 2:300 3:300 1:300 4:300 5:300' /*runs stations 1-5 (300sec each))*/}); } },
+  sprinklersOddDays : { label:'Odd days Z1-9 @3AM', icon:'clock', descr:'Run Zones 1-9, odd days @3AM', nextSchedule:function(node) { return exports.timeoutOffset(3,0); }, scheduledExecute:function(node) { if ((new Date().getDate()%2)==1) sendMessageToNode({nodeId:node._id, action:'PRG 1:400 2:400 3:400 4:300 5:400 6:400 7:400 8:300 9:150' /*runs stations 1-5 (300sec each))*/}); } },
 };
 
-/*example of defining a property to use anywhere in the app/events or in other custom functions*/
+//example of defining a property to use anywhere in the app/events or in other custom functions
 exports.ONEDAYHOURS = 24;
 
-/*example of defining a general purpose function to use in the app/events or in other custom functions*/
+//example of defining a general purpose function to use in the app/events or in other custom functions
 exports.secondsInOneDay = function() {
   var result = exports.ONEDAYHOURS * 3600;
   return result;