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Steven Steiner edited this page Feb 17, 2021 · 1 revision

Roadmap

Sprint #1 (MVP)

Features Overview

  • Timer (minutes, seconds)
  • Button that toggles between "reset" and "start"
  • Button for "finish"
  • Info/About Page (lightbox) with icon
  • Sidebar for settings
  • Different background color for each mode (Pomo - color1, Short Break - color2, Long Break - color3)
  • Label for the mode (e.g. "Short Break")

Feature Specifications

  • Feature 1: Timer:
    • function: displays minutes and seconds; decrements from initial number to 00:00
    • inputs:
      • "reset" signal: resets the timer to the appropriate number for the mode
        • e.g. reset for Pomo: 25:00; reset for Short Break: 5:00; reset for Long Break: 15:00
        • a reset DOES NOT start the timer
        • if gets a reset in the middle of a Pomo/break, starts that session over and does not move on to the next one
      • "start" signal: starts decrementing until hits 0:00 or gets a "reset" signal
    • outputs:
      • TBD but may send a signal to Central Control when hit 00:00 to determine next mode
        • a successful Pomo or break is when the timer hits 00:00
    • UI: should be front and center and the most prominent element in the screen
  • Feature 2: Buttons:
    • function: user input
      • "start" will start decrementing the clock
      • "reset" will reset the clock to its intial value at any point from when the user hits "start" to 00:00
      • once "start" is clicked, it will turn into "restart" and vice-versa
      • e.g. if I was on Pomo #2 and was interupted and re-started the clock, I'm still in #2
    • (maybe add): "finish" ends the session; in future sprints, this will show a record of the session's Pomodoro's (but for this sprint, it might not do anything)
      • by session I mean the day of work
      • may change the word label of this
    • UI:
      • buttons will be below the timer and easy to access
      • there should be visible feedback for the hover + click
  • Feature 3: Color:
    • ideally have a different background color for each mode (Pomodoro, Short Break, Long Break)
    • all colors should be blues/greens/calm colors that are not distracting (e.g. not red lol)
    • maybe have a gradual color change during the progression of a break but not during a Pomo because it's distracting? (for a future sprint)
    • all colors should be blues/greens/calm colors that are not distracting (e.g. not red lol)
  • Feature 4: Settings:
    • function: for this sprint, just be able to click an icon and have a sidebar slide out and contract once icon pressed again
  • Feature 5: Label:
    • function: written label for the mode we are in rather than just relying on background color (i.e. more accessibility)
      • e.g. in Pomodoro, the label has "Pomodoro"
      • when the timer hits 00:00, it will change to the next mode and the label accompanying that will change
    • UI: will be above the timer
  • Feature 6: Info/About page:
    • for this sprint, just have user be able to click icon, lightbox pop up, and close it

Internal Features

  • Counter: we need some way of tracking both the total number of Pomodoros/short breaks/long breaks completed tht day for the record BUT also we need to count 4 Pomodoros towards a set that will then transition the timer into "long break"
  • Central Control: we need a way to switch the timer into the different modes: Pomodoro, Short Break, & Long Break

Feature Model

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Sprint #2

Features

  • Audio Notifications: allow the user to receive a noise that prompts them to react (e.g. press Start) and to go into next transition
    • Feature #1: (in settings) allow the user to set the volume
    • Feature #2: (in settings) allow the user to select the type of noise from a short list
      • each time they select one, it will make the sound instantly so they can "sample it"
    • Feature #3: (in settings or main) allow user to turn on and off audio
  • Tab Bar: in the browser tab, allow the current timer time to be displayed
  • Calm Mode: (in main) allow user to switch to 'calm' mode that will represent timer with just minutes NOT seconds
    • e.g. the timer will show "25m" --> user hits start --> "24m"; the tab bar will mirror that an display "24m"
  • Cookies: (maybe for Sprint #3) use cookies to save user info in their browser:
    • in case user closes window or refreshes it, their most recent mode will remain the same (but restarted)
      • e.g. if in pomodoro #3 and hit refresh before it ended --> pomodoro #3 will be reset
    • potentially reset cookies at 4am local time to clear it for next day session
      • since our users are undergrads, many work up until 2am so we shouldn't reset at midnight
  • Settings: add elements like set audio, turn on calm mode, etc.
  • Info/About Page:
    • page will hover over the current window with information on the Pomodoro techniue and specific features
    • need to decide on what signifier we will use to allow the user to find this page (e.g. 'About', '?' icon, button, etc.)
    • we can decide if the user can also modify specific features while in this info page
      • example: "Did you know you can set audio notification" could have a button for that that doesn't just mirror the actual features in settings but also will change audio
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