Scheduling of breaks - improved approach

[hovancik]

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Stretchly should update timers right away, when preferences are updated.

• so that we do not get Mini Break after they are disabled

There should be option to remember current times passed when Stretchly is being paused/dnd/idle/sleep.

• so that after resume we continue with state right before pause (breaks are not reset)

[naught101]

I think there maybe need to be more options for the suspend/lock situation:

• ignore (continue with the original break schedule)
• pause (if you were 10 mins into a 15 min break cycle, then the next break will be 5 mins after unlock)
• reset (this is the one I would much prefer - I only sleep/lock if I walk away from the computer for more than a few minutes, so I really don't need a break to start 2 minutes after I resume work).

I see the option at https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly#pause-breaks-on-suspendlock-, but it doesn't seem to include a reset option.

[hovancik]

there is no pause as you describe currently, everything is reset.

[naught101]

Hrm. I guess there is a bug then? Because I have my minor breaks set to 15 mins and my major breaks set to 45mins, and I OFTEN see a minor break within a minute or two of opening my macbook lid after shutting it for a few minutes.

[hovancik]

Each OS works differently with closing lids, also this preference might change behavior https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly?tab=readme-ov-file#pause-breaks-on-suspendlock- . To be sure, check logs which should tell you what happens.

[naught101]

OK, here is a weird example from the logs:

[2024-11-19 18:46:40.669] [info]  System: suspend or lock
[2024-11-19 18:46:40.672] [info]  Stretchly: not pausing for suspendOrLock because paused already
[2024-11-19 18:46:40.863] [info]  System: suspend or lock
[2024-11-19 18:46:40.864] [info]  Stretchly: not pausing for suspendOrLock because paused already
[2024-11-20 00:34:07.234] [info]  Stretchly: resuming breaks
[2024-11-20 02:02:53.225] [info]  Stretchly: showing Mini Break notification
[2024-11-20 02:20:09.997] [info]  Stretchly: ready-to-show fired
[2024-11-20 02:20:10.002] [info]  Stretchly: Mini Break window loaded
[2024-11-20 02:20:10.005] [info]  Stretchly: showing window 1 of 1
[2024-11-20 02:20:10.005] [info]  Stretchly: starting Mini Break
[2024-11-20 02:40:32.498] [info]  Stretchly: finishing Mini Break (shouldPlanNext: true)
[2024-11-20 04:08:51.501] [info]  Stretchly: showing Mini Break notification
[2024-11-20 05:24:02.062] [info]  Stretchly: ready-to-show fired
[2024-11-20 05:24:02.070] [info]  Stretchly: Mini Break window loaded
[2024-11-20 05:24:02.072] [info]  Stretchly: showing window 1 of 1
[2024-11-20 05:24:02.072] [info]  Stretchly: starting Mini Break
[2024-11-20 05:24:22.138] [info]  Stretchly: finishing Mini Break (shouldPlanNext: true)
[2024-11-20 06:37:32.188] [info]  Stretchly: showing Long Break notification
[2024-11-20 08:05:46.843] [info]  Stretchly: ready-to-show fired
[2024-11-20 08:05:46.852] [info]  Stretchly: Long Break window loaded
[2024-11-20 08:05:46.854] [info]  Stretchly: showing window 1 of 1
[2024-11-20 08:05:46.854] [info]  Stretchly: starting Long Break
[2024-11-20 08:22:09.177] [info]  Stretchly: finishing Long Break (shouldPlanNext: true)
[2024-11-20 08:38:31.887] [info]  Stretchly: showing Mini Break notification
[2024-11-20 09:04:44.381] [info]  System: resume or unlock
[2024-11-20 09:04:44.751] [info]  Stretchly: ready-to-show fired
[2024-11-20 09:04:44.759] [info]  Stretchly: Mini Break window loaded
[2024-11-20 09:04:44.760] [info]  Stretchly: showing window 1 of 1
[2024-11-20 09:04:44.760] [info]  Stretchly: starting Mini Break
[2024-11-20 09:04:49.452] [info]  System: resume or unlock
[2024-11-20 09:05:04.776] [info]  Stretchly: finishing Mini Break (shouldPlanNext: true)

• I shut the laptop lid at 6:45pm last night
• I didn't open it again until 9:04 this morning
• Immediately when I unlocked it, I was shown a (partially complete) mini break screen.

I don't understand how all those events are happening in between. I didn't touch the laptop at any of those times. I guess suspend on a macbook works differently to how I expected.

[hovancik]

It seems that when you were locking your laptop, Stretchly was paused already, this it did not pause for lock: Stretchly: not pausing for suspendOrLock because paused already. At 00:34:07 breaks we resumed.

[naught101]

OK, that makes some sense. It still seems like a bug, since obviously there is no benefit in resuming breaks while the laptop is asleep. Would make sense to prevent the resume until the laptop wakes.

[Chealer]

@hovancik : This ticket has been "pinned" (featured for all ITS users) for several months. Is this intentional?

[hovancik]

Yes. So that people don't create duplicates.

[Chealer]

OK, but duplicates of what? It's unclear which issue this reports.

[naught101]

Another consideration that's probably not worth making a separate bug for:

Currently there is a "Monitor system idle time (breaks are paused if system is idle)." option. From the text, I'd guess that this means that if I take a 4 minute break 8 minutes into a 10 minute short-break cycle, then when I come back and interact with the computer, I'll get another break in 2 minutes. I'm fairly certain I've seen this behaviour (or else the pausing is not working properly.

An alternative behaviour that I'd appreciate would be:

• If the computer is inactive for less than the length of a short break, ignore
• If it's inactive for more than the length of a short break, then consider that break done, and reset the short-break cycle.
• If it's inactive for more than the length of a long break, then treat that as a long break, and reset all breaks.

To me this seems like a good standard behaviour, but I guess others might prefer different behaviours, so perhaps as an option?

[herrbrixter]

appExclusions also let me reset the timer. I'd prefer it if the timer resumes from the previous state. Thanks!