Coding Tracker for VS Code

A minimal, draggable timer panel that tracks your coding sessions directly in VS Code. Perfect for time tracking, pomodoro technique, or simply monitoring your coding time.

Features

• 🕒 Real-time coding timer with hours, minutes, and seconds
• 🖱️ Draggable panel that remembers its position
• ⏯️ Pause/resume functionality with intuitive icons
• 🔄 Reset button to start fresh
• 📅 Current day and date display
• 🎨 Clean, unobtrusive interface

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X on Mac)
3. Search for "Coding Tracker"
4. Click Install
5. Reload VS Code if required

Usage

Basic Controls

• Start/Stop: Click the pause/resume icon to toggle the timer
• Reset: Click the "Reset" button to restart the timer
• Move: Drag the panel by clicking and holding on the time or date display

Commands

You can also control the timer through VS Code commands:

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
2. Type one of these commands:
   • Coding Tracker: Show Timer - Shows/hides the timer panel
   • Coding Tracker: Toggle Pause - Pauses or resumes the timer
   • Coding Tracker: Reset - Resets the timer to 00:00:00

Configuration

The extension currently uses sensible defaults, but future versions may include configuration options for:

• Panel color themes
• Timer display formats
• Position locking
• Session history tracking

Known Issues

• Panel position may reset if VS Code window is resized dramatically
• Timer continues running even when VS Code is inactive

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release featuring:

• Draggable timer panel
• Pause/resume functionality
• Reset capability
• Persistent position memory

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2023 Tofayel Ahmmed Babu

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Happy Coding!