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# cal-notif Implementation Plan
> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
**Goal:** A calendar notification daemon that reads vdirsyncer `.ics` files, fires a popup (with snooze) and a local Kokoro voice announcement at each alarm, plus a udt-themed rofi picker for per-event custom alarms.
**Architecture:** One executable Python file `cal-notif` with three subcommands (`daemon`, `pick`, `say`), organised in sections (durations, config, calendars, alarms, voice, daemon, picker). Pure functions (expansion, precedence, fire window) carry the logic and are tested by `test_cal_notif.py`; the daemon loop, rofi and audio glue are thin and checked by hand.
**Tech Stack:** system `/usr/bin/python3` 3.12, `icalendar` 6.1, `dateutil`, `kokoro_onnx` + `numpy` (all already installed system-wide), stdlib `tomllib`/`zoneinfo`; `notify-send`, `rofi` 2.0, `aplay`.
**Spec:** `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-09-27-cal-notif-design.md`
**Conventions for every task:**
- Tests run with `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py` (plain asserts, no framework). Expected output is one `ok test_<name>` line per test.
- Code in `cal-notif` goes under the section comment named in the step (`# ---- <name> ----`), in the order given.
- Commits are GPG-signed (global config does this; never disable it) and end with the line `Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>`.
- No personal data in code, fixtures or messages: use `example.org` UIDs and generic summaries.
---
## File structure
| File | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| `cal-notif` | The whole program, executable, shebang `/usr/bin/python3` |
| `test_cal_notif.py` | Assert-based tests of the pure functions; loads `cal-notif` by path |
| `config.example.toml` | Documented example config |
| `README.md` | Usage, setup, license, Development Approach |
| `.gitignore` | `__pycache__/` |
---
### Task 1: Skeleton and durations
**Files:**
- Create: `cal-notif`, `test_cal_notif.py`, `.gitignore`
- [ ] **Step 1: Create the skeleton `cal-notif`**
```python
#!/usr/bin/python3
# cal-notif: calendar notifications with local spoken announcements.
# Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
# by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
# for more details.
"""Usage: cal-notif daemon | pick | say TEXT
daemon watch the calendars and notify (popup + voice) at each alarm
pick rofi picker to set custom alarm offsets for one event
say speak TEXT with the configured voice
"""
import json
import os
import re
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import time
import tomllib
from collections import namedtuple
from datetime import datetime, time as dtime, timedelta, timezone
from pathlib import Path
from dateutil.rrule import rrulestr
from icalendar import Calendar, vRecur
# ---- durations ----
# ---- config ----
# ---- calendars ----
# ---- alarms ----
# ---- voice ----
# ---- daemon ----
# ---- picker ----
def main():
sys.exit(__doc__)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
```
Run: `chmod +x cal-notif && printf '__pycache__/\n' > .gitignore`
- [ ] **Step 2: Write the failing test file**
`test_cal_notif.py`:
```python
#!/usr/bin/python3
# Tests for cal-notif. Run: /usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py
# Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz>
# Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only.
import importlib.machinery
import importlib.util
import os
import tempfile
import time
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from pathlib import Path
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
os.environ["TZ"] = "Europe/Rome" # all-day and floating times are local
time.tzset()
HERE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
_loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader("cal_notif", str(HERE / "cal-notif"))
_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader("cal_notif", _loader)
cn = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_spec)
_loader.exec_module(cn)
ROME = ZoneInfo("Europe/Rome")
H, M, D = timedelta(hours=1), timedelta(minutes=1), timedelta(days=1)
def ics(*events):
body = "".join(f"BEGIN:VEVENT\n{e.strip()}\nEND:VEVENT\n" for e in events)
return f"BEGIN:VCALENDAR\nVERSION:2.0\n{body}END:VCALENDAR\n".encode()
def at(y, mo, d, h=0, mi=0):
return datetime(y, mo, d, h, mi, tzinfo=ROME)
def test_durations():
assert cn.parse_duration("1d 2h 15m") == D + 2 * H + 15 * M
assert cn.parse_duration("90m") == 90 * M
assert cn.parse_duration("0m") == timedelta()
for bad in ("", "5", "1x", "m", "2h1d"):
try:
cn.parse_duration(bad)
raise AssertionError(bad)
except ValueError:
pass
assert cn.fmt_duration(D + 2 * H) == "1d 2h"
assert cn.fmt_duration(timedelta()) == "0m"
assert cn.spoken_it(10 * M) == "dieci minuti"
assert cn.spoken_it(H) == "un'ora"
assert cn.spoken_it(D + 2 * H) == "un giorno e due ore"
assert cn.spoken_it(2 * D + H + 21 * M) == "due giorni, un'ora e ventuno minuti"
assert cn.number_it(28) == "ventotto" and cn.number_it(45) == "quarantacinque"
if __name__ == "__main__":
for name, fn in list(globals().items()):
if name.startswith("test_"):
fn()
print("ok", name)
```
- [ ] **Step 3: Run it, expect failure**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `AttributeError: module 'cal_notif' has no attribute 'parse_duration'`
- [ ] **Step 4: Implement under `# ---- durations ----`**
```python
DUR = re.compile(r"(?:(\d+)d)?(?:(\d+)h)?(?:(\d+)m)?")
def parse_duration(s):
m = DUR.fullmatch(s.replace(" ", ""))
if not s.strip() or not m:
raise ValueError(f"bad duration {s!r}, want e.g. '1d 2h 15m'")
d, h, mi = (int(x or 0) for x in m.groups())
return timedelta(days=d, hours=h, minutes=mi)
def fmt_duration(td):
m = round(td.total_seconds() / 60)
d, m = divmod(m, 1440)
h, m = divmod(m, 60)
return " ".join(f"{n}{u}" for n, u in ((d, "d"), (h, "h"), (m, "m")) if n) or "0m"
UNITS = ["", "uno", "due", "tre", "quattro", "cinque", "sei", "sette", "otto", "nove",
"dieci", "undici", "dodici", "tredici", "quattordici", "quindici", "sedici",
"diciassette", "diciotto", "diciannove"]
TENS = ["", "", "venti", "trenta", "quaranta", "cinquanta", "sessanta", "settanta",
"ottanta", "novanta"]
def number_it(n):
# 1..99; ventuno, ventotto: the tens drop their vowel before uno/otto.
if n < 20:
return UNITS[n]
t, u = divmod(n, 10)
return (TENS[t][:-1] if u in (1, 8) else TENS[t]) + UNITS[u]
def spoken_it(td):
m = round(td.total_seconds() / 60)
d, m = divmod(m, 1440)
h, m = divmod(m, 60)
parts = []
for n, one, many in ((d, "un giorno", "giorni"), (h, "un'ora", "ore"), (m, "un minuto", "minuti")):
if n == 1:
parts.append(one)
elif n:
# ponytail: number_it covers 1-99; bigger counts are read as digits.
parts.append(f"{number_it(n) if n < 100 else n} {many}")
if not parts:
return ""
return parts[0] if len(parts) == 1 else ", ".join(parts[:-1]) + " e " + parts[-1]
```
- [ ] **Step 5: Run, expect pass**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `ok test_durations`
- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
```bash
git add cal-notif test_cal_notif.py .gitignore
git commit -m "Add cal-notif skeleton with duration parsing and Italian spoken form"
```
---
### Task 2: Config and overrides
**Files:**
- Modify: `cal-notif` (constants after the imports, `# ---- config ----`)
- Modify: `test_cal_notif.py`
- [ ] **Step 1: Add the failing test** (above the `if __name__` block)
```python
def test_overrides_roundtrip():
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
p = Path(d) / "overrides.toml"
ov = {"a@example.org": ["1h", "10m"], 'q"uote@example.org': []}
cn.save_overrides(ov, p)
assert cn.load_overrides(p) == ov
assert cn.load_overrides(Path(d) / "missing.toml") == {}
def test_config():
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
p = Path(d) / "config.toml"
assert cn.load_config(p)["voice"]["lang"] == "it" # no file: defaults
p.write_text('snooze = "15m"\n[voice]\nlang = "en-us"\n'
'[defaults]\nbd = { offsets = ["1d"], voice = false }\n')
c = cn.load_config(p)
assert c["snooze"] == "15m" and c["late"] == "10m"
assert c["voice"]["lang"] == "en-us" and c["voice"]["lead_silence"] == 0.3 # merged
p.write_text('[defaults]\n"*" = ["soon"]\n')
try:
cn.load_config(p)
raise AssertionError
except ValueError:
pass
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run, expect failure**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `ok test_durations`, then `AttributeError: ... 'save_overrides'`
- [ ] **Step 3: Implement**
Directly after the imports:
```python
CONF_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "~/.config")).expanduser() / "cal-notif"
DEFAULTS = {
"calendars_dir": "~/.local/share/calendars",
"snooze": "5m",
"late": "10m",
"rofi_theme": "~/.config/rofi/udt/list.rasi",
"defaults": {"*": []},
"voice": {"enabled": True,
"model": "/data/voice-models/kokoro/kokoro-v1.0.onnx",
"voices": "/data/voice-models/kokoro/voices-v1.0.bin",
"lang": "it",
"blend": {"if_sara": 0.8, "af_bella": 0.2},
"lead_silence": 0.3,
"say": "Tra {in}: {summary}",
"say_now": "Adesso: {summary}"},
}
PICK_DAYS = 30
```
Under `# ---- config ----`:
```python
def load_config(path=None):
path = path or CONF_DIR / "config.toml"
cfg = {k: dict(v) if isinstance(v, dict) else v for k, v in DEFAULTS.items()}
if path.exists():
with open(path, "rb") as f:
user = tomllib.load(f)
for k, v in user.items():
cfg[k] = {**cfg[k], **v} if k == "voice" else v
for k in ("snooze", "late"): # fail early on bad durations
parse_duration(cfg[k])
for v in cfg["defaults"].values():
for o in (v.get("offsets", []) if isinstance(v, dict) else v):
parse_duration(o)
return cfg
def load_overrides(path=None):
path = path or CONF_DIR / "overrides.toml"
if not path.exists():
return {}
with open(path, "rb") as f:
return tomllib.load(f)
def save_overrides(ov, path=None):
path = path or CONF_DIR / "overrides.toml"
path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
tmp = path.with_suffix(".tmp")
# JSON strings and string arrays are valid TOML, so no TOML writer is needed.
tmp.write_text("".join(f"{json.dumps(uid)} = {json.dumps(offs)}\n"
for uid, offs in sorted(ov.items())))
os.replace(tmp, path)
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Run, expect pass**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `ok test_durations`, `ok test_overrides_roundtrip`, `ok test_config`
- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
```bash
git add cal-notif test_cal_notif.py
git commit -m "Load config with defaults, read and write per-event overrides"
```
---
### Task 3: Event expansion
**Files:**
- Modify: `cal-notif` (`# ---- calendars ----`)
- Modify: `test_cal_notif.py`
- [ ] **Step 1: Add the failing test**
```python
def test_expand():
lo, hi = at(2026, 1, 1), at(2026, 2, 1)
# Weekly zoned event, two EXDATEs, one moved occurrence.
weekly = """UID:w@example.org
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260105T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260105T100000
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20260131T000000Z
EXDATE;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260112T090000,20260119T090000
SUMMARY:standup"""
moved = """UID:w@example.org
RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260126T090000
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260126T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260126T160000
SUMMARY:standup moved"""
occ = cn.expand(ics(weekly, moved), "work", lo, hi)
got = sorted((o.start, o.summary) for o in occ)
assert got == [(at(2026, 1, 5, 9), "standup"), (at(2026, 1, 26, 15), "standup moved")], got
# All-day yearly with a UTC UNTIL (dateutil rejects the naive/aware mix
# unless normalised) and a relative VALARM 1 day before.
bday = """UID:b@example.org
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800112
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20300101T000000Z
SUMMARY:birthday
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
TRIGGER:-P1D
END:VALARM"""
(o,) = cn.expand(ics(bday), "bd", lo, hi)
assert o.allday and o.start == datetime(2026, 1, 12).astimezone()
assert o.valarms == (datetime(2026, 1, 11).astimezone(),)
# A week-ahead VALARM on an event past `hi` widens that event's window.
far = """UID:f@example.org
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260205T090000
SUMMARY:far
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
TRIGGER:-P7D
END:VALARM"""
(o,) = cn.expand(ics(far), "c", lo, hi)
assert o.valarms == (at(2026, 1, 29, 9),)
assert cn.expand(ics(far.replace("-P7D", "-PT1H")), "c", lo, hi) == []
# RELATED=END trigger counts from DTEND.
end = """UID:e@example.org
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260110T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260110T110000
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
TRIGGER;RELATED=END:-PT15M
END:VALARM"""
(o,) = cn.expand(ics(end), "c", lo, hi)
assert o.valarms == (at(2026, 1, 10, 10, 45),)
def test_load_events():
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
cal = Path(d) / "123"
cal.mkdir()
(cal / "displayname").write_text("work\n")
(cal / "a.ics").write_bytes(ics("UID:a@example.org\nDTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260110T090000"))
(cal / "broken.ics").write_text("not a calendar")
(o,) = cn.load_events(d, at(2026, 1, 1), at(2026, 2, 1)) # broken one skipped
assert o.cal == "work" and o.uid == "a@example.org"
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run, expect failure**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `AttributeError: ... 'expand'`
- [ ] **Step 3: Implement under `# ---- calendars ----`**
```python
Occ = namedtuple("Occ", "uid cal summary location start allday valarms")
def local(dt):
# Aware local-or-own-zone datetime: dates start at local midnight,
# floating (naive) times are local.
if not isinstance(dt, datetime):
dt = datetime.combine(dt, dtime())
return dt if dt.tzinfo else dt.astimezone()
def rule_for(comp, start):
# dateutil wants UNTIL to match DTSTART: naive for floating/all-day,
# UTC for zoned. Clients do not always agree, so normalise it.
rec = vRecur(comp["RRULE"])
if "UNTIL" in rec:
u = rec["UNTIL"][0]
if not isinstance(u, datetime):
u = datetime.combine(u, dtime(23, 59, 59))
if start.tzinfo:
u = (u if u.tzinfo else u.replace(tzinfo=start.tzinfo)).astimezone(timezone.utc)
elif u.tzinfo:
u = u.astimezone().replace(tzinfo=None)
rec["UNTIL"] = [u]
return rrulestr(rec.to_ical().decode(), dtstart=start)
def valarms(comp, start, end):
out = []
for a in comp.walk("VALARM"):
t = a.get("TRIGGER")
if t is None:
continue
if isinstance(t.dt, timedelta):
out.append((end if t.params.get("RELATED") == "END" else start) + t.dt)
else:
out.append(local(t.dt))
return tuple(sorted(out))
def lead(comp):
# The longest relative VALARM lead, so expansion reaches far enough.
trig = [a["TRIGGER"].dt for a in comp.walk("VALARM") if "TRIGGER" in a]
return max([-t for t in trig if isinstance(t, timedelta)] + [timedelta()])
def occurrence(comp, cal, start):
s0 = comp["DTSTART"].dt
allday = not isinstance(s0, datetime)
if "DTEND" in comp:
length = local(comp["DTEND"].dt) - local(s0)
elif "DURATION" in comp:
length = comp["DURATION"].dt
else:
length = timedelta(days=1) if allday else timedelta()
start = local(start)
return Occ(str(comp.get("UID", "")), cal, str(comp.get("SUMMARY", "")),
str(comp.get("LOCATION", "")), start, allday,
valarms(comp, start, start + length))
def expand(ics, cal, lo, hi):
"""Occurrences of every VEVENT in `ics` starting in [lo, hi] (aware).
The window end grows per event by its largest VALARM lead, so an alarm
a week before an event beyond `hi` is still produced."""
comps = Calendar.from_ical(ics).walk("VEVENT")
moved = {(str(c.get("UID")), local(c["RECURRENCE-ID"].dt)) for c in comps if "RECURRENCE-ID" in c}
out = []
for c in comps:
if "DTSTART" not in c:
continue
s0 = c["DTSTART"].dt
first = occurrence(c, cal, s0)
top = hi + lead(c)
if "RRULE" not in c or "RECURRENCE-ID" in c:
# ponytail: a RECURRENCE-ID with RANGE=THISANDFUTURE is treated as
# a single moved occurrence.
if lo <= first.start <= top:
out.append(first)
continue
# Expand in the event's own clock: naive for all-day/floating.
start = s0 if isinstance(s0, datetime) else datetime.combine(s0, dtime())
conv = (lambda d: d) if start.tzinfo else (lambda d: d.astimezone().replace(tzinfo=None))
exd = c.get("EXDATE", [])
ex = {local(d.dt) for g in (exd if isinstance(exd, list) else [exd]) for d in g.dts}
uid = str(c.get("UID"))
for s in rule_for(c, start).between(conv(lo), conv(top), inc=True):
s = local(s if isinstance(s0, datetime) else s.date())
if s not in ex and (uid, s) not in moved:
out.append(occurrence(c, cal, s))
return out
def calendars(root):
root = Path(root).expanduser()
for d in sorted(p for p in root.iterdir() if p.is_dir()) if root.is_dir() else []:
name = d / "displayname"
yield d, (name.read_text().strip() if name.exists() else d.name)
def load_events(root, lo, hi):
out = []
for d, cal in calendars(root):
for f in sorted(d.glob("*.ics")):
try:
out += expand(f.read_bytes(), cal, lo, hi)
except Exception as e: # one broken file must not stop the rest
print(f"cal-notif: skipping {f}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
return sorted(out, key=lambda o: o.start)
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Run, expect pass**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: all `ok`, including `ok test_expand` and `ok test_load_events`; one stderr line `cal-notif: skipping .../broken.ics: ...`.
- [ ] **Step 5: Smoke test against the real calendars (read-only, counts only)**
```bash
/usr/bin/python3 - <<'EOF'
import importlib.machinery, importlib.util, time
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
l = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader("cn", "cal-notif")
s = importlib.util.spec_from_loader("cn", l); cn = importlib.util.module_from_spec(s); l.exec_module(cn)
now = datetime.now().astimezone(); t = time.time()
occs = cn.load_events(cn.load_config()["calendars_dir"], now - timedelta(days=1), now + timedelta(days=30))
print(len(occs), "occurrences,", round(time.time() - t, 2), "s")
EOF
```
Expected: a count, well under 1 s, no `skipping` lines (prototype: 3 occurrences, 0.06 s over 283 files).
- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
```bash
git add cal-notif test_cal_notif.py
git commit -m "Expand calendar events: RRULE, EXDATE, RECURRENCE-ID, all-day, VALARM"
```
---
### Task 4: Alarm precedence, fire window, announcement text
**Files:**
- Modify: `cal-notif` (`# ---- alarms ----`)
- Modify: `test_cal_notif.py`
- [ ] **Step 1: Add the failing tests**
```python
def test_precedence():
cfg = cn.load_config(Path("/nonexistent"))
cfg["defaults"] = {"bd": ["1d", "9h"], "*": ["15m"], "quiet": {"offsets": ["1h"], "voice": False}}
t = at(2026, 1, 10, 12)
mk = lambda uid, cal, va=(): cn.Occ(uid, cal, "x", "", t, False, va)
assert cn.alarms_for(mk("a", "bd"), cfg, {}) == [t - D, t - 9 * H]
assert cn.alarms_for(mk("a", "other"), cfg, {}) == [t - 15 * M]
assert cn.alarms_for(mk("a", "bd", (t - 5 * M,)), cfg, {}) == [t - 5 * M] # VALARM beats default
assert cn.alarms_for(mk("a", "bd", (t - 5 * M,)), cfg, {"a": ["2h"]}) == [t - 2 * H] # override beats VALARM
assert cn.alarms_for(mk("a", "bd", (t - 5 * M,)), cfg, {"a": []}) == [] # silenced
assert cn.cal_entry(cfg, "quiet") == (["1h"], False)
assert cn.current_offsets(mk("a", "bd"), cfg, {}) == ["1d", "9h"]
assert cn.horizon(cfg, {"a": ["3d"]}) == 4 * D
def test_due():
t = at(2026, 1, 10, 12)
o = cn.Occ("a", "c", "x", "", t, False, ())
late = 10 * M
e = [(t - 30 * M, o), (t - 5 * M, o), (t, o)]
assert cn.due(e, t - 6 * M, t - 5 * M, late) == [(t - 5 * M, o)]
assert cn.due(e, t - 60 * M, t - 5 * M, late) == [(t - 5 * M, o)] # 30m one too old
assert cn.due(e, t - M, t + M, late) == [(t, o)] # started: only the T-0
assert cn.announce(o, t - 10 * M, cn.DEFAULTS["voice"]) == "Tra dieci minuti: x"
assert cn.announce(o, t + 5 * M, cn.DEFAULTS["voice"]) == "Adesso: x"
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run, expect failure**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `AttributeError: ... 'alarms_for'`
- [ ] **Step 3: Implement under `# ---- alarms ----`**
```python
def cal_entry(cfg, cal):
e = cfg["defaults"].get(cal, cfg["defaults"].get("*", []))
return (e.get("offsets", []), e.get("voice", True)) if isinstance(e, dict) else (e, True)
def alarms_for(occ, cfg, overrides):
if occ.uid in overrides:
offs = overrides[occ.uid]
elif occ.valarms:
return list(occ.valarms)
else:
offs = cal_entry(cfg, occ.cal)[0]
return [occ.start - parse_duration(o) for o in offs]
def current_offsets(occ, cfg, overrides):
return [fmt_duration(occ.start - f) for f in alarms_for(occ, cfg, overrides)]
def horizon(cfg, overrides):
offs = [o for v in overrides.values() for o in v]
offs += [o for c in cfg["defaults"] for o in cal_entry(cfg, c)[0]]
return max([parse_duration(o) for o in offs] + [timedelta()]) + timedelta(days=1)
def schedule(occs, cfg, overrides):
return sorted(((f, o) for o in occs for f in alarms_for(o, cfg, overrides)),
key=lambda e: e[0])
def due(entries, last, now, late):
"""Entries firing in (last, now], at most `late` old, whose event has not
started yet unless the alarm itself is at or after the start."""
since = max(last, now - late)
return [(f, o) for f, o in entries
if since < f <= now and not (f < o.start <= now)]
def announce(occ, now, vcfg):
left = occ.start - now
if left < timedelta(minutes=1):
return vcfg["say_now"].format(summary=occ.summary)
return vcfg["say"].format(summary=occ.summary, **{"in": spoken_it(left)})
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Run, expect pass**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: all `ok`, including `ok test_precedence` and `ok test_due`.
- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
```bash
git add cal-notif test_cal_notif.py
git commit -m "Pick alarms by precedence and compute which ones are due"
```
---
### Task 5: Voice (`say`)
**Files:**
- Modify: `cal-notif` (`# ---- voice ----`, `main`)
No automated test: it needs the model and a sound card. Checked by ear.
- [ ] **Step 1: Implement under `# ---- voice ----`**
```python
def say(text, vcfg):
import numpy as np
from kokoro_onnx import Kokoro
k = Kokoro(vcfg["model"], vcfg["voices"])
style = sum(w * k.get_voice_style(n) for n, w in vcfg["blend"].items())
audio, sr = k.create(text, voice=style, lang=vcfg["lang"])
# A new playback stream wakes the suspended sink and loses its first
# ~0.2 s: lead with silence so it eats that, not the first word.
lead = bytes(int(sr * vcfg["lead_silence"]) * 2)
pcm = (np.clip(audio, -1, 1) * 32767).astype("<i2").tobytes()
subprocess.run(["aplay", "-q", "-r", str(sr), "-f", "S16_LE", "-c", "1"],
input=lead + pcm, check=True)
def voice_ready(vcfg):
if not vcfg["enabled"]:
return False
missing = [p for p in (vcfg["model"], vcfg["voices"]) if not Path(p).exists()]
if missing or not shutil.which("aplay"):
print(f"cal-notif: voice off, missing {missing or 'aplay'}", file=sys.stderr)
return False
return True
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Replace `main`**
```python
def main():
cmd = sys.argv[1:2]
if cmd == ["say"] and len(sys.argv) > 2:
say(" ".join(sys.argv[2:]), load_config()["voice"])
else:
sys.exit(__doc__)
```
- [ ] **Step 3: Check by ear (ask the user to listen)**
Run: `./cal-notif say "Tra dieci minuti: prova della voce"`
Expected: the whole phrase, first word ("Tra") included, in the if_sara blend. If the first word is clipped, raise `lead_silence` in the config (0.5) and repeat; record the value that works.
- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests, then commit**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py` (all `ok`)
```bash
git add cal-notif
git commit -m "Speak announcements with Kokoro, leading silence against clipped first word"
```
---
### Task 6: Daemon
**Files:**
- Modify: `cal-notif` (`# ---- daemon ----`, `main`)
- [ ] **Step 1: Implement under `# ---- daemon ----`**
```python
def notify(occ, now, cfg, voice):
when = f"{occ.start:%d.%m}" if occ.allday else f"{occ.start:%d.%m %H:%M}"
body = "\n".join(x for x in (when, occ.location) if x)
urgency = "critical" if now >= occ.start - timedelta(minutes=1) else "normal"
kids = [subprocess.Popen(["notify-send", "--wait", "--app-name=cal-notif", "-u", urgency,
"--action=snooze=Snooze", "--action=dismiss=Dismiss",
occ.summary or "(senza titolo)", body],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)]
if voice and cal_entry(cfg, occ.cal)[1]:
kids.append(subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, __file__, "say",
announce(occ, now, cfg["voice"])]))
return [(k, occ) for k in kids]
def signature(cfg):
paths = [CONF_DIR / "config.toml", CONF_DIR / "overrides.toml"]
paths += [d for d, _ in calendars(cfg["calendars_dir"])]
# ponytail: directory mtimes catch vdirsyncer's rename-into-place writes;
# an in-place edit of an .ics would go unnoticed until the next change.
return tuple(p.stat().st_mtime if p.exists() else 0 for p in paths)
def daemon():
if not shutil.which("notify-send"):
sys.exit("cal-notif: notify-send not found")
cfg, ov = load_config(), load_overrides() # a bad config at startup exits
voice = voice_ready(cfg["voice"])
now = datetime.now().astimezone()
last = now - parse_duration(cfg["late"])
sig, entries, snoozed, kids = None, [], [], []
while True:
now = datetime.now().astimezone()
if (s := signature(cfg)) != sig:
if sig is not None:
try:
cfg, ov = load_config(), load_overrides()
except Exception as e: # keep the previous config
print(f"cal-notif: config not reloaded: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
occs = load_events(cfg["calendars_dir"], now - timedelta(days=1), now + horizon(cfg, ov))
entries, sig = schedule(occs, cfg, ov), s
# ponytail: fired alarms live in memory; a restart within `late`
# repeats those popups once.
fire = due(entries, last, now, parse_duration(cfg["late"]))
fire += [e for e in snoozed if e[0] <= now]
snoozed = [e for e in snoozed if e[0] > now]
for _, o in fire:
kids += notify(o, now, cfg, voice)
for k, o in kids:
if k.poll() is not None and k.stdout and k.stdout.read().strip() == "snooze":
snoozed.append((now + parse_duration(cfg["snooze"]), o))
kids = [(k, o) for k, o in kids if k.returncode is None]
last = now
time.sleep(30)
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Add `daemon` to `main`**
```python
def main():
cmd = sys.argv[1:2]
if cmd == ["daemon"]:
daemon()
elif cmd == ["say"] and len(sys.argv) > 2:
say(" ".join(sys.argv[2:]), load_config()["voice"])
else:
sys.exit(__doc__)
```
- [ ] **Step 3: Live check with a throwaway calendar (no real data touched)**
```bash
T=$(mktemp -d); mkdir "$T/test"
S=$(date -d '+3 min' +%Y%m%dT%H%M00)
printf 'BEGIN:VCALENDAR\nVERSION:2.0\nBEGIN:VEVENT\nUID:t@example.org\nDTSTART:%s\nSUMMARY:prova cal-notif\nBEGIN:VALARM\nACTION:DISPLAY\nTRIGGER:-PT2M\nEND:VALARM\nEND:VEVENT\nEND:VCALENDAR\n' "$S" > "$T/test/t.ics"
mkdir -p "$T/conf/cal-notif"; printf 'calendars_dir = "%s"\n' "$T" > "$T/conf/cal-notif/config.toml"
XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$T/conf" timeout 300 ./cal-notif daemon
```
Expected, within ~1.5 min: popup "prova cal-notif" and the voice saying "Tra due minuti: prova cal-notif" (or "un minuto", depending on the 30 s tick). Ask the user to click **Snooze**: 5 min later (the `timeout` gives 5 min; raise to 420 if needed) the popup and voice repeat. Then `rm -r "$T"`.
- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests, then commit**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py` (all `ok`)
```bash
git add cal-notif
git commit -m "Add the daemon loop: rescan on change, notify, speak, snooze"
```
---
### Task 7: rofi picker
**Files:**
- Modify: `cal-notif` (`# ---- picker ----`, `main`)
- Modify: `test_cal_notif.py`
- [ ] **Step 1: Add the failing test**
```python
def test_choice():
assert cn.parse_choice("1d, 1h") == ["1d", "1h"]
assert cn.parse_choice("90m") == ["1h 30m"]
assert cn.parse_choice("none") == []
assert cn.parse_choice("reset") is None
try:
cn.parse_choice("soon")
raise AssertionError
except ValueError:
pass
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run, expect failure**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: `AttributeError: ... 'parse_choice'`
- [ ] **Step 3: Implement under `# ---- picker ----`**
```python
def rofi(lines, prompt, theme, mesg=None, index=False):
# udt theming: list.rasi keeps the inputbar (free-text durations) and
# the message widget (-mesg); menu.rasi has neither.
cmd = ["rofi", "-dmenu", "-i", "-theme", str(Path(theme).expanduser()), "-p", prompt]
cmd += ["-mesg", mesg] if mesg else []
cmd += ["-format", "i"] if index else []
r = subprocess.run(cmd, input="\n".join(lines), capture_output=True, text=True)
return r.stdout.strip() if r.returncode == 0 else None # Escape: cancel
def parse_choice(s):
"""Returns a list of offsets, or None for 'reset'. Raises ValueError."""
s = s.strip()
if s == "reset":
return None
if s == "none":
return []
return [fmt_duration(parse_duration(p)) for p in s.split(",")]
def pick():
cfg, ov = load_config(), load_overrides()
now = datetime.now().astimezone()
occs = [o for o in load_events(cfg["calendars_dir"], now, now + timedelta(days=PICK_DAYS))
if o.start >= now]
fmt = lambda o: f"{o.start:%d.%m} " if o.allday else f"{o.start:%d.%m %H:%M}"
lines = [f"{fmt(o)} · {o.cal} · {o.summary} · [{', '.join(current_offsets(o, cfg, ov))}]"
for o in occs]
i = rofi(lines, "evento", cfg["rofi_theme"], index=True)
if i is None or not i.lstrip("-").isdigit() or int(i) < 0:
return
o, mesg = occs[int(i)], lines[int(i)]
presets = ["10m", "30m", "1h", "1d", "1d, 1h", "none", "reset"]
while (s := rofi(presets, "avvisi", cfg["rofi_theme"], mesg=mesg)) is not None:
try:
offs = parse_choice(s)
except ValueError as e:
mesg = f"{lines[int(i)]}\n{e}"
continue
if offs is None:
ov.pop(o.uid, None)
else:
ov[o.uid] = offs
save_overrides(ov)
return
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Final `main`**
```python
def main():
cmd = sys.argv[1:2]
if cmd == ["daemon"]:
daemon()
elif cmd == ["pick"]:
if not shutil.which("rofi"):
sys.exit("cal-notif: rofi not found")
pick()
elif cmd == ["say"] and len(sys.argv) > 2:
say(" ".join(sys.argv[2:]), load_config()["voice"])
else:
sys.exit(__doc__)
```
- [ ] **Step 5: Run tests**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py`
Expected: all `ok`, including `ok test_choice`.
- [ ] **Step 6: Live check (user drives rofi)**
Run with a throwaway config dir so the real overrides file is untouched:
```bash
T=$(mktemp -d); XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$T" ./cal-notif pick; cat "$T/cal-notif/overrides.toml"; rm -r "$T"
```
Ask the user to: confirm both menus use the udt list look; pick an event; type `soon` (expect the error in the message line and a re-prompt); then type `1d, 30m`. Expected file content: `"<uid>" = ["1d", "30m"]`. Escape in either menu exits with no file written.
- [ ] **Step 7: Commit**
```bash
git add cal-notif test_cal_notif.py
git commit -m "Add the udt-themed rofi picker for per-event alarms"
```
---
### Task 8: README and example config
**Files:**
- Create: `README.md`, `config.example.toml`
- [ ] **Step 1: Write `config.example.toml`**
```toml
# cal-notif example config. Copy to ~/.config/cal-notif/config.toml.
# Every key is optional; these are the defaults unless marked "example".
calendars_dir = "~/.local/share/calendars" # vdirsyncer filesystem storage
snooze = "5m" # the popup's Snooze delay
late = "10m" # deliver alarms missed by at most this much
rofi_theme = "~/.config/rofi/udt/list.rasi"
# Alarms for events that have no VALARM, per calendar. The calendar name is
# its vdirsyncer `displayname`, else its directory name. Durations are
# "<n>d <n>h <n>m"; a list gives several alarms.
[defaults]
"*" = [] # silent unless the event has a VALARM
# birthdays = ["1d", "9h"] # example
# work = { offsets = ["15m"], voice = false } # example: popup only
[voice]
enabled = true
model = "/data/voice-models/kokoro/kokoro-v1.0.onnx"
voices = "/data/voice-models/kokoro/voices-v1.0.bin"
lang = "it"
blend = { if_sara = 0.8, af_bella = 0.2 }
lead_silence = 0.3 # raise if the first word gets clipped
say = "Tra {in}: {summary}"
say_now = "Adesso: {summary}"
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Write `README.md`**
````markdown
# cal-notif
Calendar notifications for the desktop. Reads the `.ics` files vdirsyncer
keeps in sync, shows a popup at each alarm (with a Snooze button) and says
it out loud with a local Kokoro voice. Nothing leaves the machine.
- Each event's own alarms (VALARM) set when it notifies.
- Events without alarms can get per-calendar defaults, or per-event
alarms chosen from a rofi menu. A per-event choice replaces the event's
own alarms, and `none` silences it.
## Requirements
- Python 3.11+ with `icalendar`, `python-dateutil`, `numpy`, `kokoro-onnx`
- Kokoro model files (`kokoro-v1.0.onnx`, `voices-v1.0.bin`)
- `notify-send` and a notification server that supports actions
- `aplay`, `rofi`
- vdirsyncer with a `filesystem` storage for the calendars
## Usage
cal-notif daemon # start from your compositor's autostart
cal-notif pick # bind to a key: set alarms for one event
cal-notif say TEXT # test the voice
Config: `~/.config/cal-notif/config.toml`, see `config.example.toml`.
Per-event alarms from `pick` go to `~/.config/cal-notif/overrides.toml`
(`"<event UID>" = ["1h", "10m"]`), which can also be edited by hand. The
daemon picks up changes to both files, and to the calendars, within 30 s.
In the picker, type durations like `1d 2h` (one alarm) or `1d, 1h` (two
alarms), `none` to silence the event, `reset` to go back to its own alarms.
## Tests
/usr/bin/python3 test_cal_notif.py
## License
GPLv2 only, see `LICENSE`.
## Development Approach
This project is developed using AI-assisted tools. Code is generated with the help of AI based on human-provided specifications, design decisions, and iterative feedback.
All contributions are reviewed, tested, and curated by the maintainer before being included in the codebase. AI is used as a productivity and exploration tool, while human oversight remains central to all decisions.
The goal is to combine the flexibility of AI-assisted development with standard open-source practices such as transparency, review, and accountability.
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- [ ] **Step 3: Check the example config parses**
Run: `/usr/bin/python3 -c "import tomllib; tomllib.load(open('config.example.toml','rb'))" && echo ok`
Expected: `ok`
- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
```bash
git add README.md config.example.toml
git commit -m "Add README and example config"
```
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## Deployment (after all tasks, confirm with the user first)
- Symlink `cal-notif` into `~/bin/`.
- Copy `config.example.toml` to `~/.config/cal-notif/config.toml`, set `[defaults]` for the birthday calendar if wanted.
- Add `cal-notif daemon &` to the compositor autostart and a keybind for `cal-notif pick`. These live in the user's own dotfiles: show the lines, let the user place them.
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