Tetrix — Break Timer

Staring at code for hours in a row kills your focus. Tetrix is a mini Tetris game built right into VS Code that steps in between two intense coding sessions, giving your brain a real, deliberate pause instead of another five minutes doomscrolling. Once the break starts, a cooldown locks the game back up — so it stays a reset, not a distraction.

Screenshots

_{In game}

_{Locked (break cooldown)}

How it works

Open the game from the Tetrix icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar) — it plays right there, no new editor tab.
You can play a limited number of games per break (tetrix.maxGamesPerBreak).
Once that quota is reached, the game locks for tetrix.cooldownMinutes minutes (30 min by default): no new game can start until the countdown — shown live in the sidebar and in the status bar — reaches zero.
Optionally, cap the number of breaks per day and/or the maximum duration of a single break.

Commands

Command	Description
`Tetrix: Take a Break`	Opens the Tetrix view in the sidebar
`Tetrix: Show Break Status`	Shows the current state (available / locked / limit reached)
`Tetrix: Reset State (debug)`	Resets the cooldown and counters

Controls

← →: move
↑: rotate
↓: soft drop
Space: hard drop
P: pause
Enter: play again (when a game is still available in the current break)

Settings (`settings.json`)

Key	Default	Description
`tetrix.cooldownMinutes`	`30`	Lock duration after a break
`tetrix.maxGamesPerBreak`	`1`	Number of games allowed per break
`tetrix.maxBreaksPerDay`	`0` (unlimited)	Maximum number of breaks per day
`tetrix.breakDurationMinutes`	`0` (disabled)	Auto-closes the game after X minutes, regardless of games left
`tetrix.showStatusBarItem`	`true`	Shows the Tetrix status in the status bar

Example for a looser configuration (3 games, 15 min lock, 5 breaks/day max):

{
  "tetrix.maxGamesPerBreak": 3,
  "tetrix.cooldownMinutes": 15,
  "tetrix.maxBreaksPerDay": 5
}

Development

npm install
npm run compile

Then press F5 in VS Code to launch a development window with the extension loaded.

Bugs & Suggestions

Tetrix is open source. Found a bug, have an idea for a new setting, or just want to suggest an improvement? Head over to the GitHub repository and open an issue — contributions and pull requests are welcome too!

github.com/r-seize/Tetrix

Tetrix - Break Timer

r-seize

Tetrix — Break Timer

Screenshots

How it works

Commands

Controls

Settings (`settings.json`)

Development

Bugs & Suggestions

Links

Tetrix - Break Timer

r-seize

Tetrix — Break Timer

Screenshots

How it works

Commands

Controls

Settings (settings.json)

Development

Bugs & Suggestions

Links

Settings (`settings.json`)