PowerShell Pomodoro timer

pomodoro.ps1

function Start-Pomodoro {
  param(
    [int]$work=20,
    [int]$break1=5,
    [int]$break2=15,
    [Alias("Silent")][switch]$mute=$false
  )
  $yellow = "Yellow"; if ($env:WT_SESSION) {$yellow = "DarkYellow"}
  clear

  $beep = {}; if (-not $mute) {$beep = {[console]::beep((random -min 400 -max 1350),400)}}
  $pomo = {Start-Countdown -min $work -col $yellow; . $beep}
  $break = {param($m=($break1)) Start-Countdown -min $m -col Blue; . $beep}

  # iterations of work + short break before a long break
  $itr = 2

  while ($True) {
    for ($i=0; $i -lt $itr; $i++) {
      . $pomo
      . $break
    }
    . $pomo
    . $break $break2
  }
}

function Start-Countdown {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)][int]$mins,
    [Parameter()][Alias("color","clr")]$colour=([console]::foregroundcolor)
  )

  $pom = New-Timespan -min $mins
  $sec = New-Timespan -sec 1
  for (; $pom -ne (New-Timespan); $pom -= $sec) {
    Write-Host "`r$pom" -NoNewline -fore $colour
    sleep 1
  }
  Write-Host ""
}

Set-Alias -name Pomodoro -value Start-Pomodoro
Set-Alias -name Pomo -value Start-Pomodoro

usage.md

Basic usage:

. .\pomodoro.ps1
Start-Pomodoro
Start-Pomodoro -Work 25 -Mute

Optional parameters:

• -Work [int] length (minutes) of the work period
• -Break1 [int] length (minutes) of the short break
• -Break2 [int] length (minutes) of the long break
• -Mute disables the beep between periods. Alias: -Silent