dynamically update display

main.go

@@ -15,33 +15,12 @@ func maybe(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func startTask(task Task, prompter Prompter, db *Store) {
-	taskID, err := db.CreateTask(task)
-	maybe(err)
-	for i := 0; i < task.count; i++ {
-		// Create a record for
-		// this particular stent of work
-		record := &Record{}
-		// Prompt the client
-		maybe(prompter.Prompt("Begin Working!"))
-		record.Start = time.Now()
-		// Wait the specified interval
-		time.Sleep(task.duration)
-		maybe(prompter.Prompt("Take a Break!"))
-		// Record how long the user waited
-		// until closing the notification
-		record.End = time.Now()
-		maybe(db.CreateRecord(taskID, *record))
-	}
-
-}
-
 func start(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
 	return func(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
 		cmd.Spec = "[OPTIONS] MESSAGE"
 		var (
 			duration = cmd.StringOpt("d duration", "25m", "duration of each stent")
-			count    = cmd.IntOpt("c count", 4, "number of working stents")
+			stents   = cmd.IntOpt("s stents", 4, "number of working stents")
 			message  = cmd.StringArg("MESSAGE", "", "descriptive name of the given task")
 			tags     = cmd.StringsOpt("t tag", []string{}, "tags associated with this task")
 		)
@@ -54,10 +33,10 @@ func start(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
 			task := Task{
 				Message:  *message,
 				Tags:     *tags,
-				count:    *count,
+				stents:   *stents,
 				duration: parsed,
 			}
-			startTask(task, &I3{}, db)
+			run(task, &I3{}, db)
 		}
 	}
 }

task.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gosuri/uilive"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Task Starting..
+//
+// 20min remaning [stent 1/4]
+// ..
+// 15min remaining [stent 2/4]
+// ..
+// Task Completed!
+func display(writer io.Writer, msg Message) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(
+		writer,
+		"%s remaining [ stent %d/%d ]\n",
+		(msg.Duration - time.Since(msg.Start)).Truncate(time.Second),
+		msg.CurrentStent,
+		msg.Stents,
+	)
+}
+
+func run(task Task, prompter Prompter, db *Store) {
+	taskID, err := db.CreateTask(task)
+	maybe(err)
+	writer := uilive.New()
+	writer.Start()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(RefreshInterval)
+	timer := time.NewTimer(task.duration)
+	var currentStent int
+	for currentStent < task.stents {
+		record := &Record{}
+		maybe(prompter.Prompt("Begin working!"))
+		record.Start = time.Now()
+		timer.Reset(task.duration)
+	loop:
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			display(writer, Message{
+				Start:        record.Start,
+				Duration:     task.duration,
+				Stents:       task.stents,
+				CurrentStent: currentStent,
+			})
+			goto loop
+		case <-timer.C:
+			maybe(prompter.Prompt("Take a break!"))
+			record.End = time.Now()
+			maybe(db.CreateRecord(taskID, *record))
+			currentStent++
+		}
+		maybe(db.CreateRecord(taskID, *record))
+	}
+	writer.Stop()
+}

types.go

@@ -5,14 +5,28 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// RefreshInterval is the frequency at which
+// the display is updated.
+const RefreshInterval = 800 * time.Millisecond
+
+// Message is used internally for updating
+// the display.
+type Message struct {
+	Start        time.Time
+	Duration     time.Duration
+	Stents       int
+	CurrentStent int
+}
+
 // Task describes some activity
 type Task struct {
 	ID      int       `json:"id"`
 	Message string    `json:"message"`
 	Records []*Record `json:"records"`
 	// Free-form tags associated with this task
-	Tags     []string `json:"tags"`
+	Tags []string `json:"tags"`
-	count    int
+	// Number of iterations to perform the task
+	stents   int
 	duration time.Duration
 }