Build and prove your dev skills while you code

VS Code Activity Recorder by Racionalist This extension tracks and records your real-time coding activity, helping you to understand your productivity and performance levels. Use your activity data to create a proven record of your dev skills, contributions and work.

Features

• Activity Tracking: Automatically records time dedicated, file additions and deletions globally, per session, per file and per language

• Real-time Monitoring: Tracks your coding sessions while you code

• Dual Storage: Activity logs are stored locally for immediate access and persistently in a secure cloud database linked to your user account.

• User Authentication: Securely authenticate to link your activity data to your personal profile.

• In-Editor Activity View: View coding statistics including:

  • Total coding time
  • Code additions and deletions
  • Session metrics

• Build a verifiable record of contributiuons: Start to create an authentic and comprehensive activity, effort and skill growth

• Works automatically in the background

• Secure cloud storage for your activity data

• Profile dashboard page with comprenhensive analytics

This activity record becomes in tangible evidence of your merit and progress allowing you to stand out based on real results

Installation

• Open VS Code
• Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
• Search for "VS Code Activity Recorder by Racionalist"
• Click Install

Usage

Getting Started

The extension starts automatically when VS Code launches. You'll see a notification when recording begins.

• Authentication: Upon activation or attempting to start recording, you will be prompted to log in. Follow the authentication flow to connect your VS Code instance to your user account.
• Start Recording: Once authenticated, the activity recording may start automatically or can be manually initiated using the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and searching for "Activity Recorder: Start Recording".
• Stop Recording: To stop recording, use the command palette and search for "Activity Recorder: Stop Recording". Activity data is automatically saved periodically and upon stopping.
• View Activity: Access the custom "Activity Recorder" view in the VS Code sidebar to see a summary of your recent coding activity and metrics. The view updates periodically or can be triggered by certain actions like saving files.

Commands

Access commands through the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P):

• Activity Recorder.Start Recording - Begin tracking activity
• Activity Recorder.Stop Recording - Pause tracking
• Activity Recorder.View Log - See your current session statistics

Activity View

Open the Activity Recorder view from the sidebar to view: (img)

• Current recording status
• Total coding time
• Code additions/deletions statistics

Dashboard

The Racionalist Dashboard gives you detailed data and insights about your coding work and skills.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.