vscripts/eyewatch.py

65 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
Executable file

#!/usr/bin/env python3
from argparse import ArgumentParser
from random import randint
from sys import argv
from time import sleep, strftime
import gi
gi.require_version('Notify', '0.7')
from gi.repository import Notify
URGENCY = 0
TITLE = 'EYE WATCH'
MESSAGES = (
'do some blinking',
'roll your eyes a few times',
'look at a distant object',
'close your eyes tightly for a few seconds',
'move your eyes sideways'
)
def parse_args(sys_args):
desc = 'display a reminder to take a short break and do some eye practice'
p = ArgumentParser(description=desc)
p.add_argument(
'-t',
'--timer',
default='600',
help=('run in foreground, showing notification every TIMER seconds '
'(this is default, with TIMER = 600)')
)
p.add_argument(
'-i',
'--icon',
help='show ICON alongside the message'
)
return p.parse_args(sys_args)
def get_random_message(message_list):
list_len = len(message_list)
random_value = randint(0, list_len - 1)
return message_list[random_value]
def show_notification(notification, text=None, icon=None):
notification.update(TITLE, text, icon)
notification.set_urgency(URGENCY)
notification.show()
def main():
args = parse_args(argv[1:])
Notify.init(argv[0])
notification = Notify.Notification.new(summary=TITLE)
show_notification(notification, 'Eyewatch daemon started!', args.icon)
while True:
sleep(int(args.timer))
text = get_random_message(MESSAGES)
show_notification(notification, text, args.icon)
Notify.uninit()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()