Patterns and Time

Each timer pattern is an ordered array of inline tables. Thymer moves through the entries in order and repeats the full pattern only when the timer's repeat setting requires it.

Segment fields

name

Optional display label for the segment.

{ name = "focus", time = "00:25:00" }

If omitted, Thymer falls back to step N.

Use \n for explicit line breaks when you want the watch to stack the label.

hint

Optional smaller line shown above the segment name on the watch.

{ hint = "deep work", name = "focus", time = "00:25:00" }

time

Required segment duration. Supported forms:

• integer seconds
• HH:MM:SS
• HH:MM:SS.SSSS
• DD-HH:MM:SS
• DD-HH:MM:SS.SSSS

Examples:

time = 5

time = "00:00:06.2500"

time = "02-01:30:00"

The parser normalizes string durations to millisecond precision before transport to the watch.

vibrate

Optional per-segment vibration. See Vibration for the accepted forms.

If the parent timer defines vibrate, that timer-level value becomes the default for any segment that omits vibrate.

Validation rules

• time is required
• numeric time must be a safe non-negative integer number of seconds
• string time must use the supported clock format
• the final duration must be at least 1 millisecond