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+import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+
+function Timer({duration = 60, completionType = "flash"}) {
+  const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState(duration); // default duration (60s)
+  const [isFlashing, setIsFlashing] = useState(false); // default no flashing
+  const [completed, setCompleted] = useState(false); // default not completed
+  const [popScale, setPopScale] = useState(1); // default 1 = normal size
+  const [isPopped, setIsPopped] = useState(false); // default not popped
+
+  // sets up the countdown aspect of the timer
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (timeLeft <= 0 && !completed) {
+      setCompleted(true);
+      onComplete();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let timerId
+    if (timeLeft > 0) {
+      timerId = setTimeout(() => {
+        setTimeLeft(timeLeft - 1);
+      }, 1000);
+    }
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timerId); // cleanup
+  }, [timeLeft, completed]);
+
+  // formats the timer so that it shows MM:SS instead of just seconds
+  function formatTime(seconds) {
+    const mins = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+    const secs = seconds % 60;
+    return `${mins.toString().padStart(2, "0")}:${secs.toString().padStart(2, "0")}`; // pads with 0s as needed
+  }
+
+  // resets the timer to duration
+  function resetTimer() {
+    setTimeLeft(duration);
+    setIsFlashing(false);
+    setCompleted(false);
+    setIsPopped(false);
+    setPopScale(0);
+  }
+
+  // when the timer finishes 
+  // ************************************
+  // customize ending here!!!
+  function onComplete() {
+    if (completionType === "flash") {
+      setIsFlashing(true);
+      const flashInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        setIsFlashing(prev => !prev); // toggle visibility
+      }, 500);
+
+      // stop flashing after a 5 seconds (5 flashes)
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        clearInterval(flashInterval);
+        setIsFlashing(false);
+      }, 5000);
+
+
+    } else if (completionType === "pop") {
+      setIsPopped(false);
+      // seamlessly increases the size of the text
+      for (let i = 1; i <= 100; i++) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          setPopScale(1 + (4 / 100) * i);
+        }, 50 * i);
+      }
+      // pops the balloon! (this is done by hiding the text)
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setIsPopped(true);
+      }, 5200);
+    } else {
+      // always modifiable to add more completion types or a different default (besides a log message)
+      console.log("Timer complete!");
+    }
+  }
+
+  // formatting for the visuals of the timer (includes the two animations after completion)
+  return (
+  <div>
+    <h1>{formatTime(timeLeft)}</h1>
+    <button onClick={resetTimer}>Reset</button>
+    {timeLeft <= 0 && completed && (
+    <h2
+      style={{
+        color: completionType === "flash" ? (isFlashing ? "red" : "transparent") : "red",
+        fontSize: "4rem",
+        textAlign: "center",
+        transform: completionType === "pop" ? `scale(${popScale})` : "scale(1)",
+        transition: completionType === "pop" ? "transform 0.3s ease" : "none",
+        display: completionType === "pop" && isPopped ? "none" : "block", // hides after pop
+      }}
+    >
+      REST DONE
+    </h2>
+    )}
+  </div>
+  );
+}
+export default Timer;
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