Allow for configurable pomodoro lengths

[theTrueMikeBrown]

My team uses 50 minute pomodoros with 10 minute breaks in between. Would it be possible to add to the startwork command a optional parameter to say how long your pomodoro will be?

I don't do much ruby or I'd make a pull request myself.

[mtthwhggns]

Technically, that is pretty straightforward to build.

The original idea was to keep as close as possible to the published "Pomodoro technique", which specifies 25 minutes. I believe this because it's a typical amount of time that people can focus without getting distracted.

However, this is a question that comes up somewhat regularly, so I guess I may get around to doing it, although, it won't be until I've dealt with the other things that are outstanding.

[theTrueMikeBrown]

I have a coworker who codes more ruby, and we looked at it.

It feels like if startwork were changed to the following:

def startwork
return help_response if help_requested?
return already_active_response if task_active?
task = Task.create(user: @user, team: @team)
ActivateDndWorker.perform_async(@user.id) if start_dnd?
durationParam = params[:duration]
duration = durationParam != nil ? durationParam : unit_duration.minutes
EndTaskWorker.perform_in(duration,
task.id,
params[:response_url],
start_dnd?)
render json: response_json(started_work_message, response_type)
end

It might be sufficient, however we haven't tested this at all. How do you test these things on your box? do you have a instance of slack that you can run it against?

We could submit a pull request if you want (my coworker wants to make a test app, but I am willing to test this out in whatever way you usually do).

Thanks!

[mtthwhggns]

The Slack API is quite particular about how it accepts and provides different arguments, so params[:duration] won't work with Slack.

The alternative, if you want this quicker than I can do it, is you fork the repo, change the value in the code and deploy a new copy onto your own server. It's all quite open and free to play around with.

[rosaaava]

Happily figured out that task duration was customizable but came across an issue: it appears as though the "time's up" notification only appears for 25-minute tasks. Also, under custom times, it looks like distractions aren't recorded at all. Is this a known issue?

Thanks for the work on Tomatobot!