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Time Code Counter

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Track your daily coding character count
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VSCode Character Counter

A Visual Studio Code extension that tracks and displays detailed statistics about your coding activity, including character, line, and word counts with file type breakdowns.

Features

  • Real-time tracking of coding statistics
  • Multi-dimensional metrics:
    • Character count
    • Line count
    • Word count
    • File type distribution
  • Daily statistics persistence
  • Configurable tracking options
  • Status bar integration
  • Detailed statistics panel

Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Character Counter"
  4. Click Install

Usage

Basic Usage

  • The extension automatically tracks statistics when you save files
  • Current counts are displayed in the status bar

Commands

  • Show Coding Statistics: Open detailed statistics panel

Configuration

Configure tracking options in VS Code settings (JSON):

{
  "charCounter.statisticsScope": "global",
  "charCounter.trackLines": true,
  "charCounter.trackWords": true, 
  "charCounter.trackFileTypes": true,
  "charCounter.ignoredFileTypes": []
}

Extension Settings

Setting Description Default
charCounter.statisticsScope Statistics collection scope (global or project) global
charCounter.trackLines Enable line count tracking true
charCounter.trackWords Enable word count tracking true
charCounter.trackFileTypes Enable file type tracking true
charCounter.ignoredFileTypes File extensions to ignore []

Storage Configuration

Statistics Scope

  • Global (default):
    • Tracks activity across all projects
  • Project:
    • Useful for tracking individual project metrics
    • Automatically switches when opening different projects

Storage Location

  • Extension (default):
    • Stores in extension global storage
  • Project:
    • Stores in project's .vscode folder
  • Custom:
    • Specify custom path in charCounter.customStoragePath

Example Configurations

{
  "charCounter.statisticsScope": "project",
  "charCounter.storageLocation": "project"
}
{
  "charCounter.statisticsScope": "global",
  "charCounter.storageLocation": "custom",
  "charCounter.customStoragePath": "/path/to/stats"
}

Known Issues

  • Statistics are reset when VS Code is reloaded (but persisted between sessions)
  • Large files may cause slight delays during save

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release with basic character counting

1.1.0

  • Added line, word, and file type tracking
  • Enhanced statistics display
  • Configurable tracking options
  • Status bar integration
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