Timer

timer.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from Foundation import NSUserNotification
from Foundation import NSUserNotificationCenter
from Foundation import NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName
from optparse import OptionParser
import time

# usage : ./timer.py -t "5s" -m "This is an alarm"

def showNotification(options):
    notification = NSUserNotification.alloc().init()
    notification.setTitle_(options.message)
    notification.setInformativeText_('Alarm')
    if options.sound:
        notification.setSoundName_(NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName)

    center = NSUserNotificationCenter.defaultUserNotificationCenter()
    center.deliverNotification_(notification)

def parseTime(options):
    table = {
        's': 1,
        'sec': 1,
        'secs': 1,
        'second': 1,
        'seconds': 1,
        'm': 60,
        'min': 60,
        'mins': 60,
        'minute': 60,
        'minutes': 60,
        'h': 60*60,
        'hour': 60*60,
        'hours': 60*60
    }
    time = options.time

    for expr in table:
        if time.endswith(expr):
            firstPart = time[:-(len(expr))]
            if firstPart.isdigit():
                return int(firstPart)

    return 3*60

def getOptions():
    parser = OptionParser(usage='%prog -t TITLE -m MESSAGE')
    parser.add_option('-t', '--time', action='store', default='1sec')
    parser.add_option('-m', '--message', action='store', default='Alarm')
    parser.add_option('--no-sound', action='store_false', default=True, dest='sound')
    parser.add_option('-a', '--alfred', action='store', default=None)

    options, args = parser.parse_args()
    if options.alfred != None:
        [options.time, options.message] = options.alfred.split(" ")
    return options

def main():
    options = getOptions()
    seconds = parseTime(options)
    print "alarm after %s seconds" % (seconds)
    time.sleep(seconds)

    showNotification(options)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()