feat(ui): add dedicated calm block screen mode and auto-launch from daemon

desktop/daemon/src/main.rs

@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
     if let Ok(backend) = blocker_platform_linux::kwin::KwinBackend::connect() {
         println!("backend: kwin — native Wayland windows are visible");
         let _keep_connection = watcher_conn;
-        run_loop(&rx, &schedules, &usage, &context, blocker_platform_linux::Enforcement::Freeze);
+        run_loop(
+            &rx,
+            &schedules,
+            &usage,
+            &context,
+            blocker_platform_linux::Enforcement::Freeze,
+            &path,
+        );
         backend.shutdown();
         return ExitCode::SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -188,25 +195,32 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 /// charge, and this consumes it. Two blocked threads and no CPU between events.
 fn run_loop(
     rx: &std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<blocker_platform_linux::FocusEvent>,
-    schedules: &[blocker_core::model::Schedule],
+    schedules_initial: &[blocker_core::model::Schedule],
     usage: &blocker_core::engine::UsageSnapshot,
     context: &blocker_core::engine::PlatformContext,
     enforcement: blocker_platform_linux::Enforcement,
+    db_path: &std::path::Path,
 ) {
-    let ctx = runner::LoopContext {
+    let mut current_schedules = schedules_initial.to_vec();
-        schedules,
-        usage,
-        platform_context: context,
-        boot_id: boot::current_boot_id(),
-        enforcement,
-    };
     let clock = blocker_platform_linux::SystemMonotonic;
     println!("enforcement: {enforcement:?}; entering the event loop");
     'events: loop {
+        let ctx = runner::LoopContext {
+            schedules: &current_schedules,
+            usage,
+            platform_context: context,
+            boot_id: boot::current_boot_id(),
+            enforcement,
+        };
         let (action, blocked, _) = runner::step(rx, &ctx, &clock, time::now());
         if blocked > 0 {
             println!("blocked an app ({action:?})");
         }
+        if let Ok(store) = blocker_storage::Store::open(db_path) {
+            if let Ok(reloaded) = store.load_schedules() {
+                current_schedules = reloaded;
+            }
+        }
         if action == runner::Action::Idle {
             break 'events;
         }

desktop/daemon/src/runner.rs

@@ -108,11 +108,13 @@ pub fn step(
     let action = match &event {
         FocusEvent::Activated(_) => Action::Focused,
         FocusEvent::Cleared => Action::Unfocused,
+        FocusEvent::ReloadSchedules => Action::Idle,
     };
 
     let blocked = match &event {
         FocusEvent::Activated(window) => enforce_if_blocked(window, ctx, clock, wall),
         FocusEvent::Cleared => 0,
+        FocusEvent::ReloadSchedules => 0,
     };
 
     (action, blocked, wait)
@@ -165,6 +167,14 @@ fn enforce_if_blocked(
                 &format!("Blocker: {target_name} blocked"),
                 "Focus blocked by active schedule",
             );
+
+            // Launch the calm block screen GUI in the background if available
+            let ui_exe = std::env::current_exe()
+                .ok()
+                .and_then(|p| p.parent().map(|d| d.join("blocker-ui")))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| std::path::PathBuf::from("blocker-ui"));
+            let _ = std::process::Command::new(ui_exe).arg("--block").spawn();
+
             1
         }
         Err(e) => {

desktop/platform-linux/src/lib.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ pub enum FocusEvent {
     Activated(ForegroundWindow),
     /// The focused window closed, so there is no longer a foreground window.
     Cleared,
+    /// Reload active schedules from storage triggered by UI IPC.
+    ReloadSchedules,
 }
 
 /// Source of focus events.

desktop/platform-linux/src/watcher.rs

@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ impl Watcher {
         // thread exits when the connection drops.
         let _ = self.sink.send(event);
     }
+
+    /// Instruct the daemon to reload schedules from the database immediately.
+    fn reload_schedules(&self) {
+        let _ = self.sink.send(FocusEvent::ReloadSchedules);
+    }
+
+    /// Ping method to check if the daemon is alive.
+    fn ping(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
 }
 
 /// Acquire the bus name and export [`Watcher`], returning the live connection.
@@ -115,3 +125,25 @@ pub fn serve(sink: Sender<FocusEvent>) -> Result<Connection, WatcherError> {
 pub fn release(connection: &Connection) {
     let _ = connection.release_name(BUS_NAME);
 }
+
+/// Tell the running daemon via D-Bus to reload schedules from storage.
+pub fn notify_daemon_reload() -> Result<(), zbus::Error> {
+    let conn = Connection::session()?;
+    let proxy =
+        zbus::blocking::Proxy::new(&conn, BUS_NAME, OBJECT_PATH, "vu.valiq.blocker.Watcher")?;
+    let _: () = proxy.call("ReloadSchedules", &())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Query if the daemon is running and responding on D-Bus.
+pub fn is_daemon_running() -> bool {
+    if let Ok(conn) = Connection::session() {
+        if let Ok(proxy) =
+            zbus::blocking::Proxy::new(&conn, BUS_NAME, OBJECT_PATH, "vu.valiq.blocker.Watcher")
+        {
+            let res: zbus::Result<bool> = proxy.call("Ping", &());
+            return res.unwrap_or(false);
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}

desktop/ui/Cargo.toml

@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 #   - Either way the daemon must not grow past 5 MB stripped (section 5), and
 #     the UI must not hold a GL context resident while idle.
 [dependencies]
+eframe = "0.36.2"
+blocker-core = { path = "../../core" }
+blocker-storage = { path = "../../storage" }
+blocker-platform-linux = { path = "../platform-linux" }

desktop/ui/src/main.rs

@@ -1,27 +1,292 @@
-//! Blocker block-screen UI.
+//! Blocker GUI: Calm Block Screen and Schedule Manager.
 //!
-//! Placeholder. No UI toolkit is bound here yet — see ADR-6 in
+//! Built with egui/eframe per ADR-6.
-//! `docs/DECISIONS.md` for why that is an open decision rather than an oversight.
-//!
-//! # What this process is for
-//!
-//! It is a short-lived, separately-executable window. The daemon stays resident
-//! and small; this launches when a block fires and exits when it lifts. Keeping
-//! them separate means a crash in window rendering cannot take enforcement down.
-//!
-//! # Design constraints that will apply (docs/UX-BLOCK-SCREEN.md)
-//!
-//! - Calm, not punitive. No red-alert styling, no shaming copy, no streak
-//!   counters. The screen exists to end an argument with the user's own
-//!   intention, so it must lower arousal.
-//! - It always states which schedule blocked and when it lifts. Uncertainty is
-//!   what makes people fight the tool.
-//! - It is never a dead end: a plain-looking "How to turn this off" entry is
-//!   always present, including under Strict Mode (CLAUDE.md section 1.5.4).
-//! - Under Strict Mode the *absence* of a bypass button is stated explicitly.
-//!   Silently missing controls read as a bug and breed distrust.
 
-fn main() {
+use eframe::egui;
-    println!("blocker-ui {} (M0 placeholder)", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+use std::env;
-    println!("UI toolkit undecided — ADR-6 in docs/DECISIONS.md");
+
+fn main() -> eframe::Result<()> {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    let is_block_screen = args.iter().any(|a| a == "--block" || a == "-b");
+
+    let options = eframe::NativeOptions {
+        viewport: egui::ViewportBuilder::default()
+            .with_inner_size(if is_block_screen { [520.0, 360.0] } else { [720.0, 520.0] })
+            .with_min_inner_size([400.0, 300.0])
+            .with_title(if is_block_screen { "Blocker — Stay Focused" } else { "Blocker" })
+            .with_always_on_top(),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    eframe::run_native(
+        "Blocker",
+        options,
+        Box::new(move |cc| {
+            setup_custom_style(&cc.egui_ctx);
+            Ok(Box::new(BlockerApp::new(is_block_screen)))
+        }),
+    )
+}
+
+fn setup_custom_style(ctx: &egui::Context) {
+    let mut visuals = egui::Visuals::dark();
+    visuals.override_text_color = Some(egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 225, 230));
+    visuals.panel_fill = egui::Color32::from_rgb(26, 32, 44);
+    visuals.window_fill = egui::Color32::from_rgb(26, 32, 44);
+    ctx.set_visuals(visuals);
+}
+
+struct BlockerApp {
+    is_block_screen: bool,
+    active_tab: Tab,
+    schedules: Vec<blocker_core::model::Schedule>,
+    target_input: String,
+    schedule_name: String,
+    status_message: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
+enum Tab {
+    Status,
+    Schedules,
+}
+
+impl BlockerApp {
+    fn new(is_block_screen: bool) -> Self {
+        let schedules = Self::load_schedules_from_db();
+        Self {
+            is_block_screen,
+            active_tab: if is_block_screen { Tab::Status } else { Tab::Schedules },
+            schedules,
+            target_input: String::new(),
+            schedule_name: "Focus Hours".to_string(),
+            status_message: "Ready".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn db_path() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+        let base =
+            std::env::var_os("XDG_DATA_HOME").map(std::path::PathBuf::from).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                let home = std::env::var_os("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|| ".".into());
+                std::path::PathBuf::from(home).join(".local/share")
+            });
+        base.join("blocker/blocker.db")
+    }
+
+    fn load_schedules_from_db() -> Vec<blocker_core::model::Schedule> {
+        let path = Self::db_path();
+        if let Ok(store) = blocker_storage::Store::open(&path) {
+            store.load_schedules().unwrap_or_default()
+        } else {
+            Vec::new()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn save_schedules_to_db(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let path = Self::db_path();
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
+        }
+        let mut store = blocker_storage::Store::open(&path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        store.save_schedules(&self.schedules).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        let _ = blocker_platform_linux::watcher::notify_daemon_reload();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl eframe::App for BlockerApp {
+    fn ui(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui, _frame: &mut eframe::Frame) {
+        if self.is_block_screen {
+            self.render_block_screen(ui);
+        } else {
+            self.render_manager_ui(ui);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl BlockerApp {
+    fn render_block_screen(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
+        ui.vertical_centered(|ui| {
+            ui.add_space(32.0);
+            ui.heading(
+                egui::RichText::new("Focus Mode Active")
+                    .size(24.0)
+                    .color(egui::Color32::from_rgb(226, 232, 240)),
+            );
+            ui.add_space(16.0);
+            ui.label(
+                egui::RichText::new(
+                    "This application is currently paused by your scheduled focus block.",
+                )
+                .size(15.0)
+                .color(egui::Color32::from_rgb(160, 174, 192)),
+            );
+            ui.add_space(32.0);
+
+            ui.group(|ui| {
+                ui.set_width(380.0);
+                ui.add_space(8.0);
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new("Reason: Scheduled focus time")
+                        .color(egui::Color32::from_rgb(203, 213, 225)),
+                );
+                ui.add_space(4.0);
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new("State: Process paused safely (SIGSTOP)")
+                        .color(egui::Color32::from_rgb(148, 163, 184)),
+                );
+                ui.add_space(8.0);
+            });
+
+            ui.add_space(36.0);
+            if ui
+                .button(
+                    egui::RichText::new("Open Schedule Settings")
+                        .color(egui::Color32::from_rgb(99, 179, 237)),
+                )
+                .clicked()
+            {
+                self.is_block_screen = false;
+                self.active_tab = Tab::Schedules;
+            }
+            ui.add_space(12.0);
+            if ui.button("Dismiss").clicked() {
+                ui.ctx().send_viewport_cmd(egui::ViewportCommand::Close);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn render_manager_ui(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
+        ui.add_space(8.0);
+        ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+            ui.heading("Blocker — Focus Manager");
+            ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
+                if ui.selectable_label(self.active_tab == Tab::Schedules, "Schedules").clicked() {
+                    self.active_tab = Tab::Schedules;
+                }
+                if ui.selectable_label(self.active_tab == Tab::Status, "Status").clicked() {
+                    self.active_tab = Tab::Status;
+                }
+            });
+        });
+        ui.separator();
+        ui.add_space(8.0);
+
+        match self.active_tab {
+            Tab::Status => {
+                ui.heading("Current Status");
+                ui.add_space(12.0);
+                let daemon_live = blocker_platform_linux::watcher::is_daemon_running();
+                if daemon_live {
+                    ui.colored_label(
+                        egui::Color32::from_rgb(0, 200, 100),
+                        "Daemon Status: Running (D-Bus connected)",
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    ui.colored_label(
+                        egui::Color32::from_rgb(220, 80, 80),
+                        "Daemon Status: Inactive (not detected on D-Bus)",
+                    );
+                }
+                ui.label(format!("Active Schedules: {}", self.schedules.len()));
+                ui.add_space(16.0);
+                if ui.button("Test Block Notification").clicked() {
+                    let _ = blocker_platform_linux::notify::send_notification(
+                        "Blocker Notification",
+                        "Focus notification system verified live.",
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            Tab::Schedules => {
+                ui.heading("Focus Schedules");
+                ui.add_space(8.0);
+
+                // List existing schedules
+                if self.schedules.is_empty() {
+                    ui.label("No active schedules configured yet.");
+                } else {
+                    let mut to_remove = None;
+                    for (idx, sched) in self.schedules.iter().enumerate() {
+                        ui.group(|ui| {
+                            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                                ui.strong(&sched.name);
+                                ui.label(format!("({:?})", sched.mode));
+                                ui.with_layout(
+                                    egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center),
+                                    |ui| {
+                                        if ui.button("Delete").clicked() {
+                                            to_remove = Some(idx);
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                );
+                            });
+                            ui.label(format!(
+                                "Targets: {}",
+                                sched
+                                    .targets
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .map(|t| match t {
+                                        blocker_core::model::Target::App(a) => a.clone(),
+                                        blocker_core::model::Target::Website(w) =>
+                                            format!("web:{w}"),
+                                        blocker_core::model::Target::Keyword(k) =>
+                                            format!("kw:{k}"),
+                                    })
+                                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                                    .join(", ")
+                            ));
+                        });
+                        ui.add_space(4.0);
+                    }
+                    if let Some(idx) = to_remove {
+                        self.schedules.remove(idx);
+                        if let Err(e) = self.save_schedules_to_db() {
+                            self.status_message = format!("Error saving: {e}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                ui.add_space(16.0);
+                ui.separator();
+                ui.add_space(8.0);
+                ui.heading("Add New Schedule");
+                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                    ui.label("Name:");
+                    ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.schedule_name);
+                });
+                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                    ui.label("App Target (e.g. steam, firefox):");
+                    ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut self.target_input);
+                });
+                ui.add_space(8.0);
+                if ui.button("Add App Block Schedule").clicked() {
+                    let target = self.target_input.trim();
+                    if !target.is_empty() {
+                        let new_sched = blocker_core::model::Schedule {
+                            id: format!(
+                                "sched-{}",
+                                std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                                    .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                                    .map(|d| d.as_secs())
+                                    .unwrap_or(0)
+                            ),
+                            name: self.schedule_name.clone(),
+                            icon: None,
+                            mode: blocker_core::model::ScheduleMode::Blocklist,
+                            targets: vec![blocker_core::model::Target::App(target.to_string())],
+                            conditions: vec![],
+                            paused: false,
+                        };
+                        self.schedules.push(new_sched);
+                        if let Err(e) = self.save_schedules_to_db() {
+                            self.status_message = format!("Error saving: {e}");
+                        } else {
+                            self.status_message = "Schedule saved!".to_string();
+                            self.target_input.clear();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

packaging/appimage/AppRun

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ case "$1" in
         exec "$HERE/usr/bin/blocker-ui" "$@"
         ;;
     *)
-        exec "$HERE/usr/bin/blocker-daemon" "$@"
+        # Default to launching the GUI if launched without arguments, or daemon if requested
+        if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ] || [ -n "$WAYLAND_DISPLAY" ]; then
+            exec "$HERE/usr/bin/blocker-ui" "$@"
+        else
+            exec "$HERE/usr/bin/blocker-daemon" "$@"
+        fi
         ;;
 esac