[hmoffatt]

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[scottmckenzie]

Thanks @hmoffatt for this. Being able to start and stop the tap from a script is a really useful addition, and sorry it sat here for so long.

The project has changed a lot since this was opened (BTX1 support, plus a migration to uv, pytest, ruff and CI in #10), so this branch no longer merges cleanly. Rather than ask you to rebase seven-year-old code, I've re-implemented the feature on the current codebase in #11, with you credited as co-author.

It keeps your design (--run MINUTES and --stop, plus a timer_written listener event) and adds a few fixes:

• TapTimerListener now has a default timer_written(), so existing SDK listeners don't break
• a failed write now exits instead of hanging
• the tap timer is disconnected before exiting
• failures exit with status 1
• --run only accepts 1-255 minutes

Reviews and testing on #11 are very welcome, especially if you still have a BTX1. I'll close this PR once #11 is merged.

[scottmckenzie]

Closing now that #11 is merged (bbf545d), so --run and --stop are on master. Thanks again @hmoffatt!