Add Alar.me plugin

[lemossilva]

Add Alar.me to Plugin Store

Alar.me is a comprehensive alarm and timer suite designed natively for the Steam Deck. It bridges the gap for missing clock functionality with persistent, customizable alerts.

Key Features:

Recurring Alarms: Daily, weekday, or weekend alarms. Includes Snooze and custom labels.
Productivity Mode: Full Pomodoro timer with work/break intervals, session tracking, and lifetime statistics.
Advanced Timers: Run multiple concurrent timers with quick presets and auto-suspend capability.
Data Safety: Built-in Backup and restore system for your settings and history.
Customization: Per-feature sound selection (with custom file support) and "Subtle Mode" for less intrusive notifications.

It was inspired by simple-timer.

Task Checklist

Developer

• I am the original author or an authorized maintainer of this plugin.
• I have abided by the licenses of the libraries I am utilizing, including attaching license notices where appropriate.

Plugin

• I have verified that my plugin works properly on the Stable and Beta update channels of SteamOS.
• I have verified my plugin is unique or provides more/alternative functionality to a plugin already on the store.

Backend

• No: I am using a custom backend other than Python.
• No: I am using a tool or software from a 3rd party FOSS project that does not have it's dependencies statically linked.
• No: I am using a custom binary that has all of it's dependencies statically linked.

Community

• I have tested and left feedback on two other pull requests for new or updating plugins.
• I have commented links to my testing report in this PR.

Testing

• Tested by a third party on SteamOS Stable or Beta update channel.

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[EMERALD0874]

Overall, this looks really good. Are you open to changing the plugin name from "Alar.me" to some other variation, like "AlarMe"? I'm concerned about someone buying the web domain and possibly taking advantage of your users.

[lemossilva]

Hey @EMERALD0874, thanks for the review!

I completely agree with the concern regarding the "Alar.me" domain name. I've renamed the plugin to "AlarMe" across the entire codebase to avoid any issues.

I've pushed v1.0.0-rc.2, which includes:

Name Change: Updated from "Alar.me" to "AlarMe".
Bug Fix (Issue 7): Fixed a bug where the snooze duration setting was ignored.
I've added the "Hourly Gameplay Reminder" to the roadmap for v1.1.0, as discussedin PR #973 . It makes sense to include this feature.
The new release zip is attached to the PR update. Let me know if everything looks good!

[EMERALD0874]

LGTM for testing

[RodoMa92]

Very good looking plugin, thanks! This is still missing a testing report, than it should be good to go :)

EDIT: Just realized that it got deployed to testing just 40 min ago, makes sense it's still waiting. My bad :P

[lemossilva]

Hey all! Thanks again for getting AlarMe into the testing channel!

Quick question about the recommended flow @EMERALD0874 : I currently have two newer releases ready on my repo:

• v1.1.1: stats revamp + custom sound support without rebuild
• v1.2.0 (feature branch but stable): adds the reminders feature + Lots of bug fixes and small QoL features

Would you prefer that I:

• keep this PR focused on the current plugin-addition and get it merged as-is, then open a follow-up PR to bump the plugin to v1.1.1/v1.2.0, or
• update this PR to point to the latest release before merging?

Sorry for the many releases, I've got some spare time at work these last days and I'm trying to make good use of it haha

[EMERALD0874]

It's up to you. Just please avoid updates to PRs where possible and keep in mind any testing reports will be invalidated whenever a new version is pushed.

[lemossilva]

Just pushed v1.4.0!

This update wraps up all the planned features for the initial release.

Big changes:

Settings Revamp: Moved settings to a proper modal.
Missed Alerts: Now handles alarms/timers while asleep.
Recurring reminders: Periodic reminders with game detection feature and other options.
Bug fixes: A bunch of polish and fixes.

Sorry for invalidating the testing, but I really wanted to get this complete and polished before it hits the store. This is the final state I was aiming for, so it should be very stable (feature wise at least).

[EMERALD0874]

New changes still LGTM. Re-deployed

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Plugin Testing Report

Installed Plugins

PlayTime 3.1.4
Decky LSFG-VK 0.12.2
MagicPods 2.0.10
TabMaster 2.13.0
SteamGridDB 1.7.0
MusicControl 1.1.6
Bluetooth 2.3.0
Pause Games 1.0.1
Storage Cleaner 1.4.0
Alarme 1.4.0-e63ca4b

Specifications

SteamOS 3.7.20 (Beta)
Steam 1769025840
Decky 3.2.1 (Stable)

Issues

A small visual consistency fix needed for elements in the menu bottom, as they go a bit beyond the available screen space.
The similar elements in the top container are perfecly aligned, but bottom container has some issues

Summary

Plugin works good, no serious issues found, functionality-wise everything works as expected.
Just a small layout fix would be welcome