Are We There Yet 🐢
Get Telegram notifications when long-running terminal commands finish in VS Code.
No more tab-checking every few minutes to see whether your training script, build, test suite, or deployment has completed. Start a command, walk away, and get notified on your phone when it's done.
Features
🚀 Terminal Command Monitoring
Automatically tracks commands executed in the VS Code integrated terminal.
📱 Telegram Notifications
Receive notifications directly on your phone through Telegram when commands finish.
✅ Success & ❌ Failure Detection
Know immediately whether a command completed successfully or failed.
Example notification:
🐢 Are We There Yet?
Yes.
Status:
✅ Success
Command:
python train.py
Duration:
1h 24m 17s
Exit Code:
0
⏱ Duration Filtering
Avoid notification spam by only sending notifications for commands that run longer than a configurable duration.
🧪 Test Notification Command
Verify your Telegram setup instantly from the Command Palette.
Requirements
Before using the extension, you need:
- A Telegram account.
- A Telegram bot created using BotFather.
- Your Telegram Chat ID.
Creating a Telegram Bot
- Open Telegram.
- Search for
@BotFather.
- Run:
/newbot
- Follow the instructions.
- Save the bot token.
Getting Your Chat ID
Send a message to your bot.
Open:
https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_BOT_TOKEN>/getUpdates
Look for:
"chat": {
"id": 123456789
}
Use that value as your Chat ID.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
areWeThereYet.botToken
Telegram Bot API token used to send notifications.
Example:
"areWeThereYet.botToken": "123456:ABCDEF..."
areWeThereYet.chatId
Telegram Chat ID that will receive notifications.
Example:
"areWeThereYet.chatId": "123456789"
areWeThereYet.minimumDurationSeconds
Minimum command runtime (in seconds) before a notification is sent.
Default:
"areWeThereYet.minimumDurationSeconds": 30
Example:
"areWeThereYet.minimumDurationSeconds": 60
Commands
Are We There Yet: Send Test Notification
Sends a test message to verify that your Telegram integration is working correctly.
Are We There Yet: Open Settings
Opens the extension settings page in VS Code.
Example Configuration
Open Settings (JSON) and add:
{
"areWeThereYet.botToken": "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN",
"areWeThereYet.chatId": "YOUR_CHAT_ID",
"areWeThereYet.minimumDurationSeconds": 30
}
Known Issues
- Only commands executed through the VS Code integrated terminal are monitored.
- Notifications require an active internet connection.
- Telegram must be configured before notifications can be sent.
Release Notes
0.0.1
Initial release.
Features included:
- Telegram notifications
- Terminal command tracking
- Success/failure detection
- Duration tracking
- Configurable minimum duration filter
- Test notification command
- Settings integration
Following Extension Guidelines
This extension follows the Visual Studio Code Extension Guidelines:
https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/extension-guidelines
Feedback & Contributions
Issues, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome.
If you've ever left a model training run, test suite, or deployment running and wondered:
"Are we there yet?"
This extension is for you. 🐢
