# tock
A digital clock for the terminal, inspired by [tty-clock][0].
Unfortunately only works on UNIX systems due to the use of
the `termios` and `sigaction` related function calls.
Note: emulating all features of tty-clock is **not** a goal of this project.
## Features
- Efficient bitmap and diff-based drawing
- Timezone support via the `TZ` environment variable and `tzselect` utility
- Military time and second display toggling
- Color customization using ANSI, 8-bit, or 24-bit color values
- Arbitrary date formatting
- Positioned or centered clock
- Adjustable display size
- Synchronization with system clock seconds
- Minimal syscalls (about one `read`, `write`, `nanosleep` per second)
## Screenshots
## Installation
Currently requires a Rust installation, and is only available from either:
1. [crates.io][1]
```
$ cargo install tock
```
2. Building from source
```
$ git clone https://github.com/nwtnni/tock.git
$ cargo build --release
$ ./target/release/tock
```
## Usage
```
USAGE:
tock [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]
FLAGS:
-c, --center
Center the clock in the terminal.
Overrides manual positioning.
--help
Prints help information
-m, --military
Display military (24-hour) time.
-s, --seconds
Display seconds.
-V, --version
Prints version information
OPTIONS:
-C, --color <color>
Change the color of the time.
Accepts either a [single 8-bit number][0] or
three comma-separated 8-bit numbers in R,G,B format.
Does not check if your terminal supports the
entire range of 8-bit or 24-bit colors.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#8-bit
[default: 2]
-f, --format <format>
Change the date format.
Accepts a format string using [strftime][0] notation.
Note that occurrences of the `%Z` specifier are
naively replaced with the contents of the `TZ` environment
variable, or the string "Local" if `TZ` is not set.
[0]: https://docs.rs/chrono/0.4.6/chrono/format/strftime/index.html
[default: %F | %Z]
-h, --height <h>
Font height in characters per tile. [default: 1]
-w, --width <w>
Font width in characters per tile. [default: 2]
-x, --x <x>
Horizontal 0-indexed position of top-left corner.
[default: 1]
-y, --y <y>
```
Currently compiles with the `interactive` feature flag set by default, which
polls `stdin` for user input once per second. Available commands with this
feature flag set are:
- `q` or `Q` or `<ESC>`: Exit.
- `s`: Toggle second display.
- `m`: Toggle military (24H) time.
- `0`..=`7`: Change to corresponding ANSI color.
## Changelog
- 0.1.4
* Refactor drawing algorithms for readability.
* Fix comparison function for Date to avoid redrawing .
- 0.1.3
* Draw clock to alternate screen buffer to avoid clearing user information. Thanks [@Canop][8]!
- 0.1.2
* Fix README formatting (oops).
- 0.1.1
* Implement support for date formatting strings via `-f` option.
* Fix logic in Brush abstraction by only setting `dried` flag after writing.
- 0.1.0
* Initial release.
## References
- [How Not to Write a Signal Handler][2]
- [What is the difference between sigaction and signal?][3]
- [A Brief Introduction to termios: termios(3) and stty][4]
- [Understanding UNIX termios VMIN and VTIME][5]
- [Specifying the Time Zone with TZ][6]
- [min-sized-rust][7]
[0]: https://github.com/xorg62/tty-clock
[1]: https://crates.io/
[2]: http://lazarenko.me/signal-handler/
[3]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/231912/what-is-the-difference-between-sigaction-and-signal
[4]: https://blog.nelhage.com/2009/12/a-brief-introduction-to-termios-termios3-and-stty/
[5]: http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/termios-vmin-vtime.html
[6]: https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/TZ-Variable.html
[7]: https://github.com/johnthagen/min-sized-rust
[8]: https://github.com/Canop