rsteye

• An App to take digital break
• An App to remind users to take breaks and relax their eyes while working on the computer.

General Info

• What is the purpose behind this project?

  This project aims to explore various build systems, computer architectures, and operating systems available across the internet. Additionally, it will open a GIF with deep breathing instructions every hour, covering your entire screen.

Usage Instructions

Debian

Set Environment Variables

• POPUP_DURATION: This variable sets the duration for which you want the popup to appear. The default value is 60 seconds (1 minute). You must provide this value in seconds.

• POPUP_INTERVAL: This variable sets the interval after which you want the popup to appear. The default value is 60 minutes. You must provide this value in minutes.

Configure Environment Variables

Set these environment variables in your shell configuration files (e.g., .bashrc or .zshrc). For example:

export POPUP_DURATION=30
export POPUP_INTERVAL=120

Download and Install

Download the .deb file from one of the stable https://github.com/RstEyeApp/rsteye/releases/

and install it by running:

sudo dpkg -i rsteye.deb

Run the Application

After installation, you can run RstEyeApp & from any terminal:

you can use service file as well to start it in the background

reload systemctl using sudo systemctl daemon-reload and then start the service sudo systemctl start rsteyeapp.service (currently not working)

DO WAIT FOR FEW SEC(7-8) TO START

Development

• Debian

  • create virtual env and install dependencies

    • python3 -m venv .venv
    • source .venv/bin/activate
    • python3 -m pip install pillow pyinstaller python-dotenv

  • run below command to create a binary file to package it as deb package pyinstaller --name RstEyeApp --windowed --onefile --add-data "med.gif:." --add-data "rsteye.png:." --hidden-import=PIL.ImageTk --additional-hooks-dir=hooks app.py

  • create a deb package(dpkg-deb --build rsteye) after copying the binary to deb_package(rsteye) usr/bin and creating DEBIAN files

• Mac

  • Create a Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies

    • python3 -m venv .venv
    • source .venv/bin/activate
    • python3 -m pip install pillow pyinstaller python-dotenv

  • run pyinstaller --name RstEyeApp --windowed --onefile --add-data "med.gif:." --add-data "rsteye.png:." --hidden-import=PIL.ImageTk --additional-hooks-dir=hooks app.py

  • create an installer after following the below instructions

    • Create scripts files

      Create postinstall, preinstall and user_input.applescript files

    • Make the script files executable

      chmod +x mac_os_files/scripts/*

    • Ensure the plist file is ready and accessible in mac_os_files

      Example: cp ./com.rsteye.rsteye.plist mac_os_files/

    • Build the installer package

      pkgbuild --root dist/RstEyeApp.app \ --scripts mac_os_files/scripts \ --identifier com.rsteye.rsteye \ --version 1.0 \ --install-location /Applications/RstEyeApp \ mac_os_files/RstEyeApp.pkg

    • Final installer

      productbuild --distribution mac_os_files/distribution.xml \ --resources mac_os_files/resources \ --package-path mac_os_files \ --version 1.0 \ RstEyeAppInstaller.pkg

  • DEBUG

    • Check system logs:
      • sudo launchctl list | grep com.rsteye.rsteye
    • Check system logs:
      • log show --predicate 'process =="RstEyeApp"' --info --last 1h

  • Uninstall

    • sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rsteye.rsteye.plist
    • sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rsteye.env.plist
    • sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rsteye.rsteye.plist
    • sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rsteye.env.plist

• Windows

  • Create Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies

    • python -m venv .venv
    • ..venv\Scripts\activate
    • python -m pip install pillow pyinstaller python-dotenv

  • Build PyInstaller Application

    • Run the following command to create a binary file: pyinstaller --name RstEyeApp --onefile --add-data "med.gif;." --add-data "rsteye.png:." --hidden-import=PIL.ImageTk --additional-hooks-dir=hooks --icon=rsteye.ico app.py

  • Install Inno setup(https://jrsoftware.org/isdl.php#stable) for windows and run below command to generate an installer

    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\ISCC.exe" setup.iss

App Structure

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant App
    participant ImageLoader

    User->>App: Clicks to load image
    App->>User: Shows popup with new message
    User->>App: Reads breathing exercise message
    App->>ImageLoader: Requests image
    ImageLoader->>App: Loads image
    App->>User: Displays image