Automated developer activity tracking and insights for VS Code
Pathos is a powerful VS Code extension that automatically tracks your coding activities and provides meaningful insights into your development journey, without requiring manual commits. The name "Pathos" evokes a sense of purpose and tells the story behind development.
🌟 Features
Core Functionality
Secure GitHub Authentication: One-time secure authentication process
Automatic Repository Creation: Creates a dedicated tracking repository with public/private options
Smart Project Tracking: Hidden folder creation with automatic .gitignore configuration
Secure Data Management: High-level security implementation for tracked code protection
Detailed Work Reports: Comprehensive documentation of your coding activities
AI-Powered Insights: Intelligent analysis of your development patterns
User Friendly Folder Structure
Proper way of storing the project specific commits
caching of project files in each folder with proper encryption for future tracking
proper readme generation
Real-Time Monitoring
File Creation Tracking
Modification Detection
Deletion Logging
Content Change Analysis
Visual Integration
Intuitive Status Bar Icon: Quick access to extension status and commands
Project-Specific README: Automatic creation and maintenance
Visual Progress Reports: Charts and graphs showing your contribution patterns
Code Tracking Preview
AI Insights Feature
Enabling AI Insights
Preview of AI Insights
Visual Representations
🚀 Why Pathos?
Proof of Work: Maintain detailed, verifiable records of your daily work
Commit-Free Tracking: No need to commit work-in-progress code
Branch Contribution Tracking: Track work across all branches, even with squashed commits
Automated Documentation: Let Pathos handle the documentation while you focus on coding
📋 Requirements
GitHub account
Git installed and configured
VS Code (latest stable version recommended)
🔧 Installation
Open VS Code
Access Extensions Marketplace (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X) or click on Extensions icon at left vertical bar
Search for "Pathos"
Click Install
🏃♂️ Getting Started
Connect GitHub
Click the Pathos icon in the status bar
Follow the GitHub authentication process
Configure Tracking
Set your preferred tracking interval
Choose repository visibility (public/private)
Select folders to track (if needed)(coming soon)
Start Coding
Pathos will automatically begin tracking your work
View progress through the extension UI
🔄 Workflow
Initial Setup
Automatic repository creation
Hidden tracking folder configuration
.gitignore setup
Active Tracking
File monitoring
Change detection
Report generation
Insight Generation
AI-powered analysis
Visual representations
Progress tracking
🛡️ Security
Secure GitHub authentication
Encrypted data storage
Protected tracking information
Configurable privacy settings
🔜 Coming Soon
Folder selection customization
AI credits system with free analyses
Enhanced UI features
Subscription options for advanced features
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:
Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/newFeature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some newFeature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/newFeature)
Open a Pull Request
📝 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
🌟 Support
Having issues or ideas for improvement? We'd love to hear from you:
