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+const _Storage = require('Storage');
+
+let interval = null;
+
+let nightMode = false;
+
+let stepFile = 'v.steps.json';
+let stepArchiveFile = 'v.stephist.json';
+
+let _Options = {};
+let optsFile = 'm_vatch.opts.json';
+
+let _Alarm = {
+  inAlarm: false,
+  reload: () => {},
+  scheduleAlarms: () => {},
+  showMsg: (title, msg) => {},
+  showNotes: () => {},
+};
+
+let _StepData = {};
+
+const pad0 = (n) => (n > 9) ? n : ("0"+n); 
+
+const getToday = () => {
+  let d = new Date();
+  return d.getFullYear()+'-'+ pad0(d.getMonth()+1) + '-' + pad0(d.getDate());
+};
+
+function reload() {
+  _StepData =  _Storage.readJSON(stepFile);
+  if(!_StepData) {
+    _StepData = {
+      lastDate: '2020-01-01',
+      stepCache: 0,
+      lastStepCount: 0,
+      updated: true,
+    };
+  }
+  if(getToday() === _StepData.lastDate) {
+    _StepData.stepCache += _StepData.lastStepCount;
+    _StepData.lastStepCount = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+function stringFromArray(data)
+{
+  var count = data.length;
+  var str = "";
+
+  for(var index = 0; index < count; index += 1)
+    str += String.fromCharCode(data[index]);
+
+  return str;
+}
+
+function logD(str) {
+  if(_Options.debug) console.log(str);
+}
+
+
+let lastH1 = -1;
+let lastH2 = -1;
+let lastM1 = -1;
+let lastM2 = -1;
+
+
+let drawBackground = () => {};
+let drawTime = () => {};
+let drawData = () => {};
+
+
+function timeCheck() {
+  
+  if(_Alarm.inAlarm) return;
+  
+  logD('Again, ' + JSON.stringify(_Options));
+  logD('opt.nm = '+_Options.autoNightMode);
+  if(_Options.autoNightMode) {
+    // this may vary by Bangle.. adjust to taste
+    let a = Bangle.getAccel();
+    a.x = Math.floor(a.x * 100);
+    logD('a.x = ' + a.x);
+    if(a.x <= 101 && a.x >= 99) {
+      if(!nightMode) {
+        nightMode = ! nightMode;
+        redrawScreen();
+      }
+    } else {
+      if(nightMode) {
+        nightMode = ! nightMode;
+        redrawScreen();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  let d = new Date();
+
+  let hour = d.getHours();
+  let minute = d.getMinutes();
+
+  let h1 = Math.floor(hour / 10);
+  let h2 = hour % 10;
+  let m1 = Math.floor(minute / 10);
+  let m2 = minute % 10;
+  
+  logD("lastH1 = "+lastH1+": lastM2 = "+lastM2);
+  if(h1 == lastH1 && h2 == lastH2 && m1 == lastM1 && m2 == lastM2) {
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  logD("drawing time");
+  let data = {
+    h1: h1,
+    h2: h2,
+    m1: m1,
+    m2: m2,
+    hour: hour,
+    min: minute,
+  };
+  drawTime(data, nightMode);
+  
+  lastH1 = h1;
+  lastH2 = h2;
+  lastM1 = m1;
+  lastM2 = m2;
+
+  if(!nightMode && !_Alarm.inAlarm) {
+    logD("drawing data...");
+    const mstr="JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec";
+    const dowstr = "SunMonTueWedThuFriSat";
+
+    let month = d.getMonth();
+    let dow = d.getDay();
+    data.month = month;
+    data.date = d.getDate();
+
+    data.mon3 = mstr.slice(month*3,month*3+3);
+    data.dow = dowstr.substr(dow*3,3);
+    data.dateStr = data.dow + " " + data.mon3 + " " + data.date;
+    data.steps = _StepData.stepCache + _StepData.lastStepCount;
+    data.batt = E.getBattery() + (Bangle.isCharging() ? "+" : "");
+    data.charging = Bangle.isCharging();
+
+    drawData(data);
+  }
+
+  if(_StepData.updated) {
+     _Storage.writeJSON(stepFile, _StepData);
+     logD(JSON.stringify(_StepData));
+    _StepData.updated = false;
+  }
+}
+
+function stop () {
+  if (interval) {
+    clearInterval(interval);
+  }
+}
+
+function start () {
+  if (interval) {
+    clearInterval(interval);
+  }
+  // first time init
+  interval = setInterval(timeCheck, 1000);
+  timeCheck();
+}
+
+
+function btn1Func() {
+  logD("btn1Func");
+
+  if(_Alarm.inAlarm ) {
+    _Alarm.inAlarm = false;
+  } else {
+    if( ! _Options.autoNightMode) {
+      nightMode = ! nightMode;
+      logD('nm is '+nightMode);
+    }
+  }
+  redrawScreen();
+}
+
+function redrawScreen() {
+  logD("redrawScreen");
+  
+  if(nightMode) {
+    g.setRotation(1,0);
+  } else {
+    g.setRotation(0,0);
+  }
+  lastM1 = -1;
+  lastM2 = -1;
+  lastH1 = -1;
+  lastH2 = -1;
+  drawBackground(nightMode);
+  timeCheck();
+}
+
+function btn2Func() {
+  _Alarm.reload();
+  _Alarm.scheduleAlarms();
+  _Alarm.showNotes();
+}
+
+Bangle.on('step', function(cnt) { 
+  if(!_StepData.lastDate) return;
+  if(_StepData.lastDate !== getToday()) {
+    // save previous day's step count
+    try {
+      let sf = _Storage.readJSON(stepArchiveFile);
+      if(!sf) sf = [];
+      logD('sf is '+ (typeof sf) +':'+sf);
+      // trim to 30
+      if(sf.length >= 30 ) sf.shift();
+      let steps = _StepData.stepCache +_StepData.lastStepCount;
+      let sd = `${_StepData.lastDate},${steps}`;
+      sf.push(sd);
+      _Storage.writeJSON(stepArchiveFile, sf);
+    } catch (err) {
+      _Storage.write('err.txt',err);
+    }
+    /* individual step files by date
+    _Storage.write(_StepData.lastDate +'.steps', JSON.stringify(
+      _StepData.stepCache +_StepData.lastStepCount
+    ));
+    */
+    _StepData.stepCache = 0 - cnt;
+    _StepData.lastDate = getToday();
+  }
+  _StepData.lastStepCount = cnt;
+  _StepData.updated = true;
+});
+
+/*
+** Advertise a writeable characteristic. Accepts text (in 20 char
+** chunks) terminated with __EOM__ by itself. If there's text, show
+** it (as an alarm), otherwise reload the alarm & msg files (empty
+** string signals another BLE process updated those files)
+*/
+/*
+var BLEMessage = "";
+NRF.setServices({
+  "feb10001-f00d-ea75-7192-abbadabadebb": {
+    "feb10002-f00d-ea75-7192-abbadabadebb": {
+      value : [0],
+      maxLen : 20,
+      writable : true,
+      onWrite : function(evt) {
+        let str = stringFromArray(evt.data);
+        if(str === "__EOM__") {
+          if(BLEMessage) {
+            showMsg('Message',BLEMessage);
+          } else {
+            reload();
+            scheduleAlarms();
+            showMsg('', 'Reloading...');
+          }
+          BLEMessage = '';
+        } else {
+          BLEMessage += str;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}, { });
+*/
+
+exports.setDrawBackground = function(dBkgd) {
+  drawBackground = dBkgd;
+};
+exports.setDrawTime = function(dTime) {
+  drawTime = dTime;
+};
+exports.setDrawData = function( dData) {
+  drawData = dData;
+};
+exports.begin = function() {
+  _Options = _Storage.readJSON(optsFile);
+  if(!_Options) _Options = {
+    autoNightMode: true,
+    useAlarms: false,
+    stepManager: true,
+    debug: true,
+  };
+    
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(_Options));
+
+  if(_Options.useAlarms) {
+    _Alarm = require('m_alarms');
+    _Alarm.reload();
+    _Alarm.scheduleAlarms();
+  }
+  // separate the Bangles now
+  const isB2 = g.getWidth() < 200;
+
+  if(!isB2) {
+    Bangle.on('lcdPower', function (on) {
+      if (on) {
+        start();
+      } else {
+        stop();
+      }
+    });  
+    setWatch(btn1Func, BTN1, {repeat:true,edge:"falling"});
+    
+    if(_Options.useAlarms) {
+      setWatch(btn2Func, BTN2, {repeat:true,edge:"falling"});
+    }
+    setWatch(Bangle.showLauncher, BTN3, {repeat:false,edge:"falling"});
+  }
+  reload();
+  drawBackground(nightMode);
+  start();
+};
+