A simple command-line stopwatch written in Rust.
Built because I wanted to learn Rust and make something I’d actually use while studying.

It’s like a pomodoro timer — but without the pomodoro...

no tomatoes

• Start / pause / clear the stopwatch from the terminal.
• Live timer display that updates in-place (00:00:00 format).
• Thread-safe state with Arc<Mutex<T>>.
• Clean separation between logic and user interaction.
• Includes a test suite for timer logic.

Once running:

• enter — Start or pause the stopwatch
• c — Clear/reset the timer
• q — Quit

This project started as a way to:

• Practice core Rust concepts like Arc, Mutex, and std::thread
• Handle user input and shared state in a clean way
• Build a study tool that I actually use

To run this stopwatch, you’ll need Rust installed.

Then clone the repo and run the app:

git clone https://github.com/bschelske/no-tomatoes.git
cd no-tomatoes
cargo run