parsoyaarihant / autogong

Automate all the gongs during a dhamma.org course

Web-based AutoGong

An automated system to run all the gongs during a dhamma.org course.

1st Version Requirements

• 1. A test button to play gong anytime, to check the quality and sound of output from speaker.
• 2. Show the current time
• 3. Select the type of course a. 10 Day b. Sattipatthana (7 Day) c. 3 Day d. Non Course
• 4. Show the gong schedule for that course
• 5. Show adjustable course Day
• 6. Custom gong schedules on Vipassana Days & for Non Course days
• 7. Play the right # of gongs, automatically at the scheduled time
• 8. Highlight next gong w/ countdown, or if currently playing, how many have played already
• 9. System should able to run offline once installed
• 10. Link to app's source code
• 11. Link to review or Report Issue, if anything not working
• 12. Detect & warn about incompatibility if they're using Safari, which blocks scheduled audio
• 13. Play doha's according to the day of the course
• 14. Play random doha each day for Non Courses

With above complete, can fully automate 1 day

• 15. Automatically increment the Day counter at midnight

With above complete, can fully automate 1 course

• 16. Show the current date
• 17. An option to schedule all year courses in format of day/month/year

With above complete, can fully automate 1 year

• 18. A security passcode to lock settings
• 19. Better domain name than https://autogong.vercel.app/

Unclear requirements:

• 20. If mobile goes off by any reason we need an autostart option for app.
• 21. Auto launch in mobile screen after unlock.

Gong timings for 3-Day & 10-Day Courses

• 4 am - 8 times
• 4:20 am - 8 times
• 6:30 am - 3 times
• 6:35 am - Play doha according to day of courses.
• 7:50 am - 5 times
• 11:00 am - 3 times
• 12:50 pm - 5 times
• 2:20 pm - 3 times
• 5:00 pm - 3 times
• 5:50 pm - 5 times

On Day 4:

We need to change afternoon bell timings.

Instead of 2:20pm, it will be at 1:50pm -3 times (for group sitting) and next bell will be at 5:00pm (for tea break).

Sattipatthana Course

All timings are like 10-day courses except on day 3 it’s Vipassana Day, so bell timings will be like day 4 of 10 day.

Non Course Days Schedule

1. 5:00 am - 5 times
2. 6:30 am - 3 times
   • Play random doha’s after 3 bells.
3. 7:50 am - 5 times
4. 9:00 am - 3 times
5. 11:00 am - 3 times
6. 2:00 pm - 3 times
7. 3:00 pm - 3 times
8. 5:00 pm - 3 times
9. 5:50 pm - 3 times
10. 7:00 pm - 3 times

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Development

Getting Started

First time, install dependencies

yarn

Then start the development server:

yarn dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

You can start editing the page by modifying pages/index.tsx. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.

Learn More

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