Minimalistic Pomodoro Timer

pomodoro.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Minimalistic_Pomodoro_Timer
#
# Based on the SU answer found here: https://superuser.com/questions/224265/pomodoro-timer-for-linux/669811#669811
#
# Tested in Ubuntu 16.04 and Arch
pomodorotime () {
  notify-send "Time to Work" "Focus" -u normal -a 'Pomodoro' -i $HOME/Documentos/icon.png
  paplay /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/window-attention.oga
}

shortbreaktime () {
  notify-send "Short Break Time" -u critical -a 'Pomodoro' -i $HOME/Documentos/icon.png
  paplay /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/complete.oga
  # uncomment line below to lock your screen during the short break (needs to install xtrlock for your distribution)
  # sleep 5 && xtrlock -b & sleep 250 && pkill xtrlock
}

longbreaktime () {
  notify-send "Long Break Time" "Take a Rest" -u critical -a 'Pomodoro' -i $HOME/Documentos/icon.png
  paplay /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/complete.oga
}


case "$1" in
    'start')
            echo "Starting Pomodoro"
            counter=0
            while true; do
                now=`date +"%H:%M"`
                pomodorotime
                counter=$((counter+1))
                echo "Pomodoro number: $counter started at: $now"
                sleep 1500 && shortbreaktime
                sleep 300 && pomodorotime
                now=`date +"%H:%M"`
                counter=$((counter+1))
                echo "Pomodoro number: $counter started at: $now"
                sleep 1500 && shortbreaktime
                sleep 300 && pomodorotime
                now=`date +"%H:%M"`
                counter=$((counter+1))
                echo "Pomodoro number: $counter started at: $now"
                sleep 1500 && shortbreaktime
                sleep 300 && pomodorotime
                now=`date +"%H:%M"`
                counter=$((counter+1))
                echo "Pomodoro number: $counter started at: $now"
                sleep 1500 && longbreaktime
                echo "Long break time"
                sleep 900
            done
            ;;
    'pomo')
            pomodorotime
            sleep 1500 && shortbreaktime
            ;;
    'sb')
            sleep 300 && pomodorotime
            ;;
    'lb')
            sleep 900 && pomodorotime
            ;;
    *)
            echo
            echo "Usage: $0 { start | pomo | sb | lb }"
            echo
            exit 1
            ;;
esac


exit 0

How to use it:

Install dependencies and configure:

sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin
sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
gsettings set com.canonical.notify-osd multihead-mode focus-follow # When use in dual monitor

Download a clock icon and save it in your /home/myusername/Documents with the name icon.png (https://www.iconfinder.com/search?q=Clock).

Create the file pomodoro.sh.
Give it execution permission:
chmod +x pomodoro.sh

Call it and start to work:
./pomodoro.sh

Ctrl + C to stop the script

Based on this SU answer

Good job! Working fine here on Arch. I just had to rename the "Documents" folder due to localization differences. I've also added "sleep 5 && xtrlock -b & sleep 250 && pkill xtrlock" to line 16 to have the screen locked during the short breaks (thus forcing me to take a break from the PC). Cheers!

@jameswpm I like it too! Ubuntu 18.04 -- works fine. But can u explain what is the -a 'Pomodoro' option? In the man it's not described.

@alexeygorelov. On the options, the main use is start the script with start that will work as any pomodoro timer. The other options are just usefull if you want to control your own timer. Use sb to start a short break time, lb to start a long break time and pomo (I guess that is your question) to start a pomodoro time.

In short the use is
./pomodoro.sh start or
./pomodoro.sh lb or
./pomodoro.sh sb or
./pomodoro.sh pomo

I'm sorry, but not quite. Although it is also useful.
For the notify-send program, what does the -a option and what is the option-argument 'Pomodoro'.

The man notify-send does not describe it.

Right, I got your question now. @alexeygorelov

The -a option it's just used to define a name for the icon of the running "application". I really don't know why it isn't in the man page, but you can see it with the command notify-send --help. The result is something like below:

Usage:
  notify-send [OPTION...] <SUMMARY> [BODY] - create a notification

Help Options:
  -?, --help                        Show help options

Application Options:
  -u, --urgency=LEVEL               Specifies the urgency level (low, normal, critical).
  -t, --expire-time=TIME            Specifies the timeout in milliseconds at which to expire the notification.
  -a, --app-name=APP_NAME           Specifies the app name for the icon
  -i, --icon=ICON[,ICON...]         Specifies an icon filename or stock icon to display.
  -c, --category=TYPE[,TYPE...]     Specifies the notification category.
  -h, --hint=TYPE:NAME:VALUE        Specifies basic extra data to pass. Valid types are int, double, string and byte.
  -v, --version                     Version of the package.

Actually, I think that doesn't make any difference, so you can ignore it. Hope that it answer your question.

Yes, this is really what I asked. Thank you very much.
I am very ashamed!
man info --help I had to first check all these options. From now on I will try to prevent this.
This lesson was much more useful than what I learned the meaning of the -a option.
Once again, I apologize for my ignorance.

Hi, thank you for this script.
I want to use it maybe modify it a little bit.
What is the license for that script.

Hey, @marc31

I didn't include any license for it because it's just a toy project, so "Do What the Fuck You Want To" ;-)