Timey Wimey is a free and automatic time tracker extension for VSCode. It requires no account, no sign-up, not even connection to the internet. It automatically keeps track of time spent coding per project and stores the data locally.
Features
Tracks your working time per workspace, per file, and even per commit.
Needs no activation, it automatically tracks what time you spend writing code and what time you spend just with the window focused.
Shows the tracking data in a handy webview UI.
Uses local installation of sqlite3 making it work anywhere where sqlite runs.
Allows you to use your own database instead of sqlite.
!Prerequisites
By default this extension requires the machine's shell to understand sqlite3. For MacOS and most Linux distros sqlite3 is already installed.
If it isn't installed download it from the official website and don't forget to put it in PATH
or define your own db command in the configuration
Usage
The extension tracks time automatically by checking what you are working in periodical intervals
During the interval you are considered working if the Vscode window was focused and considered writing if you have written or deleted any text
A timer on the right side of the status bar shows how much time you have spent working today.
The timer updates every minute, however if the checking interval is longer than that new data won't show until the interval ends
Clicking on the timer opens up an interactive UI with a graph and a bunch of filtering options
Timey also supports manual entries which may come in handy for situations where work related to a workspace or a file doesn't neccesiraly also mean your Vscode was in focus
Configuration
You can customize the behavior of Timey Wimey in your settings:
timeyWimey.writeInterval: How often to write to the database in minutes (default: 5). Shorter time means more accurate data but bigger database
timeyWimey.dbCommand: What command to use to talk to the database (default: sqlite3). It is expected it understands sqlite3 syntax, specifically command -cmd \".parameter init\" -cmd \".parameter set :name 'value'\" -cmd \".separator LINE ROW\" \"path/to/db/file.sqlite\" \"SQL QUERY WITH :name PARAMETERS\", output to sdtout is expected with columns separated by LINE and rows by ROW, and the schema of the database is expected as such:
| Column name | type | flag |
|-------------|------|------|
| 'id' | integer |PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULL |
| 'date' | integer |NOT NULL |
| 'interval_minutes' | real |NOT NULL |
| 'working'| integer | NOT NULL |
| 'window_focused'| integer | NOT NULL |
| 'workspace'| text| |
| 'current_file' | text| |
| 'last_commit_hash'| text| |
| 'custom' | text| |
