adding stop and pause features and input validation.

Author: MeuHubPython

Pomodoro Timer/README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ A simple, customizable command line pomodoro timer built in Python.
 ## Features
 
 - Customizable work, short and long breaks intervals: Define your own durations for each cycle.
+- Pause whenever you want: Pause the timer when you want to take a break.
 - Cycles: Run Multiple cycles of work and break intervals
 - Console output: Show work and break intervals in the console.
 

Pomodoro Timer/main.py

@@ -4,28 +4,69 @@
 def countdown(minutes, label):
     total_seconds = minutes * 60
     while total_seconds:
-        minutes, seconds = divmod(total_seconds, 60)
-        timer = f"{minutes:02d}:{seconds:02d}"
+        mins, secs = divmod(total_seconds, 60)
+        timer = f"{mins:02d}:{secs:02d}"
         print(f"{label} Timer: {timer}", end="\r")
         time.sleep(1)
         total_seconds -= 1
     print(f"\n{label} finished!")
 
 
+def handle_pause_stop():
+    while True:
+        user_input = input(
+            "\nPress 'p' to pause, 's' to stop, or 'Enter' to continue: "
+        ).lower()
+        if user_input == "p":
+            print("Timer paused. Press 'Enter' to resume.")
+            input()
+        elif user_input == "s":
+            print("Timer stopped.")
+            return True  # Return True to signal that the timer should stop
+        else:
+            return False  # Return False to continue with the timer
+
+
 def pomodoro_timer(work_min, short_break_min, long_break_min, cycles):
     for i in range(cycles):
         print(f"\nCycle {i+1} of {cycles}")
         countdown(work_min, "Work")
         if i < cycles - 1:
+            print("\nStarting short break...")
+            if handle_pause_stop():
+                return
             countdown(short_break_min, "Short Break")
         else:
+            print("\nStarting long break...")
+            if handle_pause_stop():
+                return
             countdown(long_break_min, "Long Break")
+            if not repeat_or_end():
+                return
+
+
+def repeat_or_end():
+    user_input = input(
+        "\nCycle finished. Would you like to repeat the cycle? (y/n): "
+    ).lower()
+    return user_input == "y"
+
+
+def get_valid_input(prompt):
+    while True:
+        try:
+            value = int(input(prompt))
+            if value <= 0:
+                raise ValueError
+            return value
+        except ValueError:
+            print("Invalid input. Please enter a positive integer.")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    work_minutes = int(input("Enter work interval in minutes: "))
-    short_break_minutes = int(input("Enter short break interval in minutes: "))
-    long_break_minutes = int(input("Enter long break interval in minutes: "))
-    cycles = int(input("Enter the number of cycles: "))
+    work_minutes = get_valid_input("Enter work interval in minutes: ")
+    short_break_minutes = get_valid_input("Enter short break interval in minutes: ")
+    long_break_minutes = get_valid_input("Enter long break interval in minutes: ")
+    cycles = get_valid_input("Enter the number of cycles: ")
 
     pomodoro_timer(work_minutes, short_break_minutes, long_break_minutes, cycles)