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Timey Wimey

Timey Wimey

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Free automatic time tracker
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Timey Wimey Time Tracker

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| |
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