b-productive.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'

BLOCK_LIST = ["facebook.com", "twitter.com"]
ALLOWED_ACTIONS = ["start", "stop"]
begin
  action = ARGV[0].to_s.downcase
  
  if action.nil? || !(ALLOWED_ACTIONS.include?(action.downcase))
    puts "USAGE: ruby b-productive.rb start|stop"
  end
  
  gem 'ghost'
  require 'ghost'
  
  case action
  when "start"
    BLOCK_LIST.each do |block_target|
      Host.add(block_target, '127.0.0.1')
    end
    puts "Productivity enhanced +10!!!, (Blocked: #{BLOCK_LIST.join(', ')})"
  when "stop"
    BLOCK_LIST.each do |block_target|
      Host.delete(block_target)
    end
    puts "Productivity degraded -10, (Now available for distraction: #{BLOCK_LIST.join(', ')})"
  end
rescue Gem::LoadError
  puts "you need to install the ghost gem from http://github.com/bjeanes/ghost"
end