Copilot Metrics Extension

A comprehensive VS Code extension that tracks and analyzes GitHub Copilot usage and code changes in your development workflow. Get detailed insights into your coding productivity, acceptance rates, and change patterns.

Features

• Real-time Change Tracking: Monitors all code changes including Copilot suggestions, manual edits, and inline completions
• Comprehensive Metrics: Tracks lines added/deleted, characters modified, files changed, and acceptance/rejection rates
• Intelligent Change Detection: Differentiates between user-initiated changes, Copilot suggestions, and auto-complete acceptances
• Detailed Reports: Generates both JSON and Markdown reports with productivity metrics and session summaries
• Project-aware Analysis: Provides project-specific insights with relative file paths and project context
• Session Management: Tracks changes across coding sessions with automatic cleanup and reset functionality

Key Metrics Tracked

• Acceptance Count: Total number of accepted changes
• Rejection Count: Number of rejected/undone changes
• Auto-Complete Acceptance Count: Inline Copilot suggestions accepted
• Net Lines Change: Overall lines of code impact
• Files Modified: Number of unique files changed
• Productivity Rates: Lines per minute, characters per minute, acceptance rates

Commands

• Copilot Metrics: Generate Report - Create a comprehensive metrics report
• Copilot Metrics: Show Summary - Display session summary in markdown format
• Copilot Metrics: Reset Data - Clear all tracked metrics and start fresh

Usage

1. Install the extension
2. Start coding in your VS Code workspace
3. The extension automatically tracks all changes in the background
4. Use the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) to access reports and summaries
5. View detailed metrics including acceptance rates, productivity stats, and file-level changes

Output

The extension generates detailed reports in two formats:

• JSON Report: Machine-readable data for integration with other tools
• Markdown Summary: Human-readable report with charts and productivity metrics

Reports include project name, session duration, change statistics, and file-level breakdowns with relative paths.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.60.0 or higher
• GitHub Copilot extension (for Copilot-specific tracking)

Installation

Install from the VS Code Marketplace or package locally using:

vsce package

Privacy

This extension only tracks local coding metrics and does not send any data externally. All metrics are stored locally within your workspace.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release featuring:

• Complete change tracking system
• Copilot integration
• Comprehensive reporting
• Session management
• Project-aware analytics

Enhance your coding productivity with detailed insights into your development workflow!