add testing timer for flexibility with allowed duration and thresholds

greasemonkey/virtualblinders.user.js

@@ -11,18 +11,32 @@
 ## consider include * then refine pattern per task
 # make timers (default to 0 sec, value defined via the script or a GM_Value) to be more flexible
 ## reset timer either manually or per day (i.e.) reset if last set date <5AM
+## set 2 thresholds, the first as a warning, the second as an action
 
-See setTimeout() to make a counter.
+Note that it does work even when Flash has focus.
 
 */
 
+var t;
+var MODE="video";
+var time_spent = GM_getValue(MODE,0);
+
 GM_xmlhttpRequest({
   method: "GET",
   url: "http://fabien.benetou.fr/pub/currenttask",
   onload: function(response) {
     task = response.responseText;
     if (task == 'Reading\n' || task == 'Programming\n'){
-	document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\"http://fabien.benetou.fr/CognitiveEnvironments/" + task + "\">"+task+"</a> instead,\nare you sure you need that information from that website?";
+	//document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\"http://fabien.benetou.fr/CognitiveEnvironments/" + task + "\">"+task+"</a> instead,\nare you sure you need that information from that website?";
+	document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\"http://fabien.benetou.fr/CognitiveEnvironments/" + task + "\">"+task+"</a> instead,\nare you sure you need that information from that website? <br/>Note that you have already spent <span id='timespent'>"+time_spent+"</span> seconds on that website so far!<hr/>"+document.body.innerHTML;
+	t=setInterval(mytimer,1000);
+	//see http://commons.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/Greasemonkey_Hacks/Getting_Started#Pitfall_.231:_Auto-eval_Strings
     }
   }
 });
+
+function mytimer(){
+	time_spent=time_spent+1;
+	document.getElementById('timespent').innerText=time_spent;
+	GM_setValue(MODE,time_spent);
+}