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+# inky-pomodoro
+
+A tiny eink pomodoro timer for your desk. 
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diff --git a/pomodoro.py b/pomodoro.py
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+import os
+import numpy
+import json
+from inky import InkyPHAT
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+from font_fredoka_one import FredokaOne
+from datetime import datetime
+
+PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+def format_line(font, msg):
+    lines = []
+    w, h = font.getsize(msg)
+    if w <= inky_display.WIDTH:
+        lines.append(msg)
+    else:
+        toks = msg.split()
+        cur_line = ''
+        for tok in toks:
+            cur_w, _ = font.getsize(cur_line + tok + ' ')
+            if cur_w <= inky_display.WIDTH:
+                cur_line = cur_line + tok + ' '
+            else:
+                lines.append(cur_line)
+                cur_line = tok + ' '
+        lines.append(cur_line)
+    return lines
+
+def get_pomodoro_time(start_time):
+    # set pomodoro cycle length
+    pomodoro = 25 * 60 # typical length in seconds
+    small_break = 5 * 60
+    long_break = 25 * 60
+    cycle_length = (pomodoro + small_break) * 3 +  pomodoro + long_break
+    curr_time = int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp()) % 86400
+    time_since_start = curr_time - start_time
+    completed_cycles = int(time_since_start // cycle_length)
+    pt_in_cycle = time_since_start - completed_cycles * cycle_length
+    num_tomato = int(pt_in_cycle // (pomodoro + small_break))
+    if int(pt_in_cycle % (pomodoro + small_break)  >= pomodoro) and (num_tomato < 3):
+        print(num_tomato, "break time!")
+        return (num_tomato, "break time!")
+    elif (pt_in_cycle > (4 * pomodoro + 3 * small_break)):
+        print(num_tomato, "long break time")
+        return (num_tomato, "looooong break time!")
+    else:
+        print(num_tomato, "still working")
+        return (num_tomato, "still working")
+
+def get_tomato_image(inky_display, image_num):
+    """
+    Use PIL library to open tomato image and transpose for inky display
+    """
+    rel_path = os.path.join(PATH, "assets/tomato_" + str(image_num) + ".png")
+    img = Image.open(rel_path).resize(inky_display.resolution)
+    canvas = Image.new("P", (inky_display.rows, inky_display.cols))
+    canvas.paste(img, (0,0)) # no offset of image
+    canvas = canvas.transpose(Image.ROTATE_90)
+    return canvas
+
+def get_text_image(inky_display, break_text):
+    font = ImageFont.truetype(FredokaOne, 32)
+    lines = format_line(font, break_text)
+    _, line_height = font.getsize(lines[0])
+    centered_y = (inky_display.HEIGHT / 2) - ((line_height * len(lines)) / 2)
+    height_counter = centered_y
+    img = Image.new("P", (inky_display.rows, inky_display.cols))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+    for i in range(0, len(lines)):
+        msg = lines[i]
+        w, h = font.getsize(msg)
+        x = (inky_display.WIDTH / 2) - (w / 2)
+        y = height_counter
+        draw.text((x, y), msg, inky_display.BLACK, font)
+        height_counter += h
+    canvas = img.transpose(Image.ROTATE_90)
+    return canvas
+
+def check_display(inky_display, tomato, cycle, start_time):
+    num_tomato, text = get_pomodoro_time(start_time)
+    # check if status has changed
+    if num_tomato == tomato and text == cycle:
+        return
+    else:
+        if text == "still working":
+            img = get_tomato_image(inky_display, num_tomato)
+        else:
+            img = get_text_image(inky_display, text)
+        # update status
+        out_dict = {'num_tomato': num_tomato,
+                    'status_cycle': text,
+                    'start_time': start_time}
+        with open(PATH + '/status.json', 'w') as fh:
+            json.dump(out_dict, fh)
+        inky_display.set_image(img)
+        inky_display.show()
+
+# Global Inky Properties
+inky_display = InkyPHAT("red")
+inky_display.rotation = 0 # avoid unnecessary swap
+
+# default start values
+tomato = 0
+cycle = "still working"
+start_time = int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp()) % 86400
+
+if os.path.exists(PATH + '/status.json'):
+    with open(PATH + '/status.json', 'r') as fh:
+        status = json.load(fh)
+        tomato = status["num_tomato"]
+        cycle = status["status_cycle"]
+        start_time = status['start_time']
+else:
+    status = {'num_tomato': tomato,
+              'status_cycle': cycle,
+              'start_time': start_time}
+    # reset display
+    img = get_tomato_image(inky_display, 0)
+    inky_display.set_image(img)
+    inky_display.show()
+    with open(PATH + '/status.json', 'w') as fh:
+        json.dump(status, fh)
+
+check_display(inky_display, tomato, cycle, start_time)
diff --git a/shell_scripts/reset_pomodoro.sh b/shell_scripts/reset_pomodoro.sh
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+rm ${HOME}/workspaces/tiny-care-python/status.json
diff --git a/shell_scripts/update_pomodoro.sh b/shell_scripts/update_pomodoro.sh
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+python3 ${HOME}/workspaces/tiny-care-python/pomodoro.py