Pomodoro-watch

Java Swing app useful for time tracking in work/pause sessions.

Pomodoro is a time management, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks of 5 minutes. Developed in manner of loose coupling using MVC pattern.

   

UI

The application shows the following features:

• settings

  

  • duration of work session
  • duration of pause/big pause session
  • number of cycles after you can take a big break
  • possibility to choose a sound file

• play button

• pause button

• reset button

• sound button - responsible for mute/unmute sound during the session

• elapsed work sessions

In settings section you can modify work time session, break/big brake duration and after how many working sets you can take a big pause. The data it is saved in conf folder, into config.json.

Flow

If there's no configuration file, default one will be created with following values :

• 25 min - work session
• 5 min - pause
• 15 min - big break
• 4 - number of work sessions after you can get a big brake.
• static/sound-on.mp3 - test sound

The cycles counter will increase only if a working session is completed. The color of label, that show countdown timer, alternate depending on type of session (e.g. green on break & blue on TheZone).