CherryTomato

Features

• Easy to use, flexible Pomodoro Technique timer.
• Configurable intervals.
• Notification after time is over.
• Short and long break (after n tomatoes).
• Auto stop tomato and break.
• Tomatoes counter.
• Switch to tomato when user press stop.
• Execute custom commands when the timer is started, stopped or changed state.

Requirements

• Python>=3.6
• PyQt5

Tested on

• Arch Linux
• KDE5
• Xorg X server | Wayland session
• FullHD Display
• Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

Installing

pypi

pip install --user CherryTomato

Run in terminal: cherry_tomato (~/.local/bin must be in PATH environment variable)

Also, you can install *.desktop file for executing CherryTomato from Application Launcher or krunner.

Just create file ~/.local/share/applications/cherrytomato.desktop with content (change Icon section):

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=CherryTomato
GenericName=Easy to use, flexible PyQt5 Pomodoro Technique timer
Icon=/home/USER/.local/lib/pythonVERSION/site-packages/CherryTomato/media/icon.png
Exec=$HOME/.local/bin/cherry_tomato
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility

Arch Linux

Also you can install CherryTomato from AUR:

yaourt -S cherrytomato

Execute custom commands

You can specify custom commands that will be triggered on some events like the timer is started, stopped or changed state.

Commands executed with python subprocess.Popen without shell=True option. It means that you can't use pipes or redirect output. You can read more about this in subprocess documentation.

But if you need pipes and other shell features you can write your own script, place it in filesystem and execute from CherryTomato.

NOTE: Processes started by commands that you executed will not be closed automatically on the CherryTomato exit.

Also, you can pass some info about timer to your custom commands with macros:

• {tomatoes} - number of completed tomatoes
• {state} - current timer state ("tomato", "break" or "long_break")

Examples you can see on screenshot.

/opt/scripts/test.sh from screenshot example:

#!/bin/bash

tomatoes=$1
state=$2

if [ $tomatoes -gt 10 ]
then
    # ...
    # greater than 10 logic
    # ...
else
    # ...
    # lesser than 11 logic
    # ...
fi


if [ $state = "tomato" ]
then
    # ...
    # is tomato state logic
    # ...
elif [ $state = "break" ]
then
    # ...
    # is break state logic
    # ...
elif [ $state = "long_break" ]
then
    # ...
    # is long break state logic
    # ...
fi

Another examples:

• You can play and pause music on Spotify with commands:

  dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Play

  dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Pause

• You can send messages to your phone with KDE Connect:

  kdeconnect-cli --ping-msg "It's Tomato Time!" -n "Phone name"

Troubleshooting

Tomato icon shows as empty box

See #13

Credits

• Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com
• Notification sound by rhodesmas is licensed under CC BY 3.0