DevTime - VSCode Extension

DevTime is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to help developers track the time they spend working on projects. It provides insights into productivity by recording the time spent on coding sessions and detecting user activity. It continues tracking even after restarting VSCode, offering a seamless experience.

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🚀 Features

• 🔄 Automatic Time Tracking
  Once tracking is started, DevTime automatically tracks the time spent on a project, even across VSCode restarts.

• 💤 Inactivity Detection
  If there is no typing or mouse movement for 5 seconds, time tracking pauses. When activity resumes, tracking continues.

• 💾 Persistent Time Storage
  Tracked time is saved locally and loaded automatically when the project is reopened.

• ⏱ Status Bar Display
  Time is shown live in the bottom status bar in hours (with two decimal places).

• 🎛 Manual Controls
  Start and stop tracking manually via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).

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🛠 Installation

📦 Option 1: Marketplace VSCODE

Coming soon...

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📁 Option 2: Manual installation using .vsix

Step 1: Clone the repository

cd devtime

Note: Remember to add the devtime folder and .devtime.json to your project's gitignore!

Step 2: Install dependencies

npm install

Step 3: Step 3: Package the extension

npx vsce package

This will generate a .vsix file (e.g., devtime-0.0.1.vsix).

Step 4: Install the extension locally

code --install-extension devtime-0.0.1.vsix

Usage

Start Tracking Time

After installing and activating the extension, press Ctrl + Shift + P to open the command palette.

Type DevTime: Start Tracking and hit Enter. The extension will begin tracking your time.

Stop Tracking Time

To stop tracking, press Ctrl + Shift + P again.

Type DevTime: Stop Tracking and hit Enter. The extension will stop the tracking and save the accumulated time.

Automatic Time Tracking on Project Open The extension will automatically start tracking time as soon as you open the project folder, and it will continue tracking even after you close and reopen VSCode.

• Inactivity Detection If there is no interaction (typing or mouse movement) within 5 seconds, the extension will pause the time tracking. Once the user resumes interaction, the tracking will continue automatically.

• Time Display in the Status Bar The tracked time will be visible in the status bar at the bottom left of VSCode. The time is displayed in hours with two decimal places for easy tracking.

License

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