Image displays fullscreen as attention grabber to enforce Pomodoro breaktime.

package.json

{
    "dependencies": {
        "bash-color": "latest",
        "clear": "latest",
        "clear-terminal-line": "latest",
        "console-control-strings": "latest",
        "lodash": "latest",
        "tree-kill": "latest"
    }
}

Pomodoro Image Display Clock

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pomodoro_001.coffee

c = console.log.bind console
_ = require 'lodash'
fs = require 'fs'
color = require 'bash-color'
clear = require 'clear'
clear_line = require 'clear-terminal-line'
console_control = require 'console-control-strings'
spawn = require('child_process').spawn
kill = require 'tree-kill' # unused but may be used later if continue having issues killing drones


img_rayy_f = (location) ->
    _.filter fs.readdirSync(location), (file) ->
        parts = file.split '.'
        if ["jpg", "png", "jpeg", "bmp", "gif"].indexOf(parts[parts.length - 1]) > -1
            true
        else
            false


the_path = "/home/s/Pictures"
img_rayy = img_rayy_f the_path


second = 1000
minute = 60 * second
twenty_five_minutes = 25 * minute
thirty_five_minutes = 35 * minute
five_minutes = minute * 5
ten_minutes = minute * 10


launch_break = ({ break_duration })->
    photos_open = []
    the_start = Date.now()
    clear()
    c "#{color.cyan('Now 5 min break.', on)}"
    images_show = setInterval ->
        the_now = Date.now()
        the_delta = the_now - the_start
        the_remaining = five_minutes - the_delta
        minutes_remaining = Math.floor(the_remaining / 60)
        seconds_modulus_minutes = the_remaining % 60
        random_idx = _.random(0 , img_rayy.length - 1)
        img = img_rayy[random_idx]
        photos_open.push (spawn 'eog', ['--fullscreen', '/' + the_path + '/' + img])
        if the_remaining <= 0
            clearInterval images_show
            for drone, idx in photos_open
                drone.stdin.pause()
                drone.kill()
            c "\t #{color.green('...Ready.', on)}"
    , 10 * second


timer_001 = ({ pomodoro_duration, break_duration })->
    the_start = Date.now()
    countdown = setInterval ->
        the_now = Date.now()
        the_delta = the_now - the_start
        the_remaining = pomodoro_duration - the_delta
        seconds_remaining = Math.floor(the_remaining / second)
        minutes_remaining = Math.floor(seconds_remaining / 60)
        seconds_modulus_minutes = seconds_remaining % 60
        seconds_display = if seconds_modulus_minutes > 9
            seconds_modulus_minutes.toString()
        else
            "0#{seconds_modulus_minutes.toString()}"
        clear()
        c "#{color.blue('\n\n\tPomodoro active:', on)}"
        c "\t   #{color.cyan(minutes_remaining.toString(), on)}:#{color.cyan(seconds_display, off)}"
        if the_remaining <= 0
            clearInterval countdown
            launch_break { break_duration }
    , 100


timer_001
    pomodoro_duration : thirty_five_minutes
    break_duration : ten_minutes

Instructions :

Assuming you have nodejs installed, and both files in current directory:

1. npm i and npm i -g coffee-script
2. replace the_path string on line 44 with the absolute path to your images folder.
3. coffee pomodoro_001.coffee