kellyghost / tomato-pie

A new UI for Pomodoro Technique. Schedule your time directly with a clock.

Tomato Pie

A new UI for Pomodoro Technique. Peek into your working status with ease.

Install

From Chrome Web Store or manually

Features

• start new pomodoro from TODO list
• red part: 25 minutes for one tomato
• green part: 5 minutes for rest
• show tomatoes of last 12 hours on clock
• view tomato history on calendar
• override default page for new tab
• indicate time on the extension icon
• get notifications when a tomato is finished

Screenshots

Editing Todo list

Doing Pomodoro

Develop

1. npm start
2. Navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Click the load unpacked button and load dist folder

Architecture

store ==> render function ==> view =update=> store

Build and publish

npm run build
# zip dist file and upload to chrome webstore

Refs

• Clock styles: https://codepen.io/collection/moAia/2/

Similar tools

• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/marinara-pomodoro%C2%AE-assist/lojgmehidjdhhbmpjfamhpkpodfcodef
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/task-timer/aomfjmibjhhfdenfkpaodhnlhkolngif
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timer/hepmlgghomccjinhcnkkikjpgkjibglj
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timer-25-the-minimalist-t/gmdbcklinofignhfmibchnmgjcocccbh
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timecamp-timer/ohbkdjmhoegleofcohdjagmcnkimfdaa
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timer-25-the-minimalist-t/gmdbcklinofignhfmibchnmgjcocccbh

Tech notes

• Make background.js always running ref:
  1. inmanifest.json, add background in permission key
  2. in manifest.json, don't add persistence: false in background key
• clock animation: https://codepen.io/Alca/pen/ZeKjmB

Updates

• 2019-03-07: add textarea; preventing notification disappearing #4

Plans

• notify user when extension is updated ref

Thanks

• Layla and Joshua for meaningful discussions