Node Motivator

Inspirational statements via OS notification from the NodeTogether Motivations repository.

Remind yourself that you can do it :)

Prerequisites

This project requires node.js and npm (comes with node).

Get up and running from npm

• Make your project folder:

    mkdir mycoolproject && cd mycoolproject
  

• Initilize your package.json file:

   npm init
   # Fill in fields or leave all blank to get default configuration
  

• Install and save motivator:

    npm install --save node-motivator
  

• Open a text editor and create an entry point (e.g.):

   touch index.js && atom .
  

• Require node-motivator and configure it (e.g.):

    // In index.js
    var Motivator = require('node-motivator')
    var motivator = new Motivator(5, 'mins')
    motivator.duration.measure = 20
    motivator.duration.unit = 'mins'
  
    motivator.motivateMe()
  

• Run it from the command line and feel motivated!:

    node index.js
  

• Open youtube and look up "Scareface (Push it to the Limit)" (e.g.):

    open https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZz3y6r-5H8
  

Get up and running with example pulled from Github

• Clone this repo and cd into it:

    cd ~/Desktop
    git clone https://github.com/chris-schmitz/node-motivator motivator
    cd motivator
  

• Install the dependencies with npm:

    npm install
  

• Run the test.js file with node:

    node test.js