⏰ timetrace

timetrace is a simple CLI for tracking your working time.

🔥 New: Create belated records
🔥 New: Display the tracking status as JSON or in your own format
🔥 New: Reverting edit and delete commands is now possible

Installation

Homebrew

brew tap dominikbraun/timetrace
brew install timetrace

Snap

sudo snap install timetrace --edge --devmode

AUR

yay -S timetrace-bin

Scoop

scoop bucket add https://github.com/Br1ght0ne/scoop-bucket
scoop install timetrace

Docker

The timetrace Docker image stores all data in the /data directory. To persist this data on disk, you should create a bind mount or named volume like so:

docker container run -v my-volume:/data dominikbraun/timetrace version

Binary

Download the latest release and extract the binary into a directory like /usr/local/bin or C:\Program Files\timetrace. Make sure the directory is in the PATH variable.

Usage example

First, create a project you're working for:

timetrace create project make-coffee

Once the project is created, you're able to track work on that project.

timetrace start make-coffee

You can obtain your currently worked time using timetrace status. When you've finished your work, stop tracking:

timetrace stop

Project modules

To refine what part of a project you're working on, timetrace supports project modules. These are the exact same thing as normal projects, except that they have a key in the form <module>@<project>.

Creating a grind-beans module for the make-coffee project is simple:

timetrace create project grind-beans@make-coffee

The new module will be listed as part of the make-coffee project:

timetrace list projects
+-----+-------------+-------------+
|  #  |     KEY     |   MODULES   |
+-----+-------------+-------------+
|   1 | make-coffee | grind-beans |
+-----+-------------+-------------+

When filtering by projects, for example with timetrace list records -p make-coffee today, the modules of that project will be included.

Starship integration

To integrate timetrace into Starship, add the following lines to $HOME/.config/starship.toml:

[custom.timetrace]
command = """ timetrace status --format "Current project: {project} - Worked today: {trackedTimeToday}" """
when = "timetrace status"
shell = "sh"

You can find a list of available formatting variables in the status reference.

Command reference

Start tracking

Syntax:

timetrace start <PROJECT KEY>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`PROJECT KEY`	The key of the project.

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--billable`	`-b`	Mark the record as billable.

Example:

Start working on a project called make-coffee and mark it as billable:

timetrace start --billable make-coffee

Print the tracking status

Syntax:

timetrace status

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--format`	`-f`	Display the status in a custom format (see below).
`--output`	`-o`	Display the status in a specific output. Valid values: `json`

Formatting variables:

The names of the formatting variables are the same as the JSON keys printed by --output json.

Variable	Description
`{project}`	The key of the current project.
`{trackedTimeCurrent}`	The time tracked for the current record.
`{trackedTimeToday}`	The time tracked today.
`{breakTimeToday}`	The break time since the first record.

Example:

Print the current tracking status:

timetrace status
+-------------------+----------------------+----------------+
|  CURRENT PROJECT  |  WORKED SINCE START  |  WORKED TODAY  |
+-------------------+----------------------+----------------+
| make-coffee       | 1h 15min             | 4h 30min       |
+-------------------+----------------------+----------------+

Print the current project and the total working time as a custom string. Given the example above, the output will be Current project: make-coffee - Worked today: 3h 30min.

timetrace status --format "Current project: {project} - Worked today: {trackedTimeToday}"

Print the status as JSON:

timetrace status -o json

The output will look as follows:

{
        "project": "web-store",
        "trackedTimeCurrent": "1h 45min",
        "trackedTimeToday": "7h 30min",
        "breakTimeToday": "0h 30min"
}

Stop tracking

Syntax:

timetrace stop

Example:

Stop working on your current project:

timetrace stop

Create a project

Syntax:

timetrace create project <KEY>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`KEY`	An unique project key.

Example:

Create a project called make-coffee:

timetrace create project make-coffee

Create a record

⚠️ You shouldn't use this command for normal tracking but only for belated records.

Syntax:

timetrace record <PROJECT KEY> {<YYYY-MM-DD>|today|yesterday} <HH:MM> <HH:MM>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`PROJECT KEY`	The project key the record should be created for.
`YYYY-MM-DD`	The date the record should be created for. Alternatively `today` or `yesterday`.
`HH:MM`	The start time of the record.
`HH:MM`	The end time of the record.

Example:

Create a record for the make-coffee project today from 07:00 to 08:30:

timetrace create record make-coffee today 07:00 08:30

Get a project

Syntax:

timetrace get project <KEY>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`KEY`	The project key.

Example:

Display a project called make-coffee:

timetrace get project make-coffee

Get a record

Syntax:

timetrace get record <YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM`	The start time of the desired record.

Example:

By default, records can be accessed using the 24-hour format, meaning 3:00 PM is 15. Display a record created on May 1st 2021, 3:00 PM:

timetrace get record 2021-05-01-15-00

This behavior can be changed.

List all projects

Syntax:

timetrace list projects

Example:

List all projects stored within the timetrace filesystem:

timetrace list projects
+---+-------------+
| # |     KEY     |
+---+-------------+
| 1 | make-coffee |
| 2 | my-website  |
| 3 | web-shop    |
+---+-------------+

List all records from a date

Syntax:

timetrace list records {<YYYY-MM-DD>|today|yesterday}

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`YYYY-MM-DD`	The date of the records to list, or `today` or `yesterday`.
today	List today's records.
yesterday	List yesterday's records.

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--billable`	`-b`	only display billable records.
`--project`	`-p`	filter records by project key.

Example:

Display all records created on May 1st 2021:

timetrace list records 2021-05-01
+-----+-------------+---------+-------+------------+
|  #  |   PROJECT   |  START  |  END  |  BILLABLE  |
+-----+-------------+---------+-------+------------+
|   1 | my-website  | 17:30   | 21:00 | yes        |
|   2 | my-website  | 08:31   | 17:00 | no         |
|   3 | make-coffee | 08:25   | 08:30 | no         |
+-----+-------------+---------+-------+------------+

Filter records by the make-coffee project:

timetrace list records 2021-05-01
+-----+-------------+---------+-------+------------+
|  #  |   PROJECT   |  START  |  END  |  BILLABLE  |
+-----+-------------+---------+-------+------------+
|   1 | make-coffee | 08:25   | 08:30 | no         |
+-----+-------------+---------+-------+------------+

This will include records for project modules like grind-beans@make-coffee.

Edit a project

Syntax:

timetrace edit project <KEY>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`KEY`	The project key.

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--revert`	`-r`	Revert the project to it's state prior to the last edit.

Example:

Edit a project called make-coffee:

timetrace edit project make-coffee

🔥 New: Restore the project to it's state prior to the last edit:

timetrace edit project make-coffee --revert

Edit a record

Syntax:

timetrace edit record {<KEY>|latest}

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`KEY`	The project key. `YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM` by default or `YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MMPM` if `use12hours` is set.

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--plus`	`-p`	Add the given duration to the record's end time, e.g. `--plus 1h 10m`
`--minus`	`-m`	Subtract the given duration from the record's end time, e.g. `--minus 1h 10m`
`--revert`	`-r`	Revert the record to it's state prior to the last edit.

Example:

Edit the latest record. Specifying no flag will open the record in your editor:

timetrace edit record latest

Add 15 minutes to the end of the record created on May 1st, 3PM:

timetrace edit record 2021-05-01-15-00 --plus 15m

🔥 New: Restore the record to it's state prior to the last edit:

timetrace edit record 2021-05-01-15-00 --revert

Tip: You can get the record key 2021-05-01-15-00 using timetrace list records.

Delete a project

Syntax:

timetrace delete project <KEY>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`KEY`	The project key.

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--revert`	`-r`	Restore a deleted project.

Example:

Delete a project called make-coffee:

timetrace delete project make-coffee

🔥 New: Restore the project to it's pre-deletion state:

timetrace delete project make-coffee --revert

Delete a record

Syntax:

timetrace delete record <YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
`YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM`	The start time of the desired record.

Flag	Short	Description
`--yes`		Do not ask for confirmation
`--revert`	`-r`	Restore a deleted record.

Example:

Delete a record created on May 1st 2021, 3:00 PM:

timetrace delete record 2021-05-01-15-00

🔥 New: Restore the record to it's pre-deletion state:

timetrace delete record 2021-05-01-15-00 --revert

Generate a report

Syntax:

timetrace report

Flags:

Flag	Short	Description
`--billable`	`-b`	Filter report for only billable records.
`--start <YYYY-MM-DD>`	`-s`	Filter report from a specific point in time (start is inclusive).
`--end <YYYY-MM-DD>`	`-e`	Filter report to a specific point in time (end is inclusive).
`--project <KEY>`	`-p`	Filter report for only one project.
`--output <json>`	`-o`	Write report as JSON to file.
`--file path/to/report`	`-f`	Write report to a specific file (if not given will use config `report-dir` if config not present writes to `$HOME/.timetrace/reports/report-<time.unix>`).

Print version information

Syntax:

timetrace version

Example:

Print your installed timetrace version:

timetrace version

Configuration

You may provide your own configuration in a file called config.yaml within $HOME/.timetrace.

Prefer 12-hour clock for storing records

If you prefer to use the 12-hour clock instead of the default 24-hour format, add this to your config.yaml file:

use12hours: true

This will allow you to view a record created at 3:00 PM as follows:

timetrace get record 2021-05-14-03-00PM

Set your preferred editor

By default, timetrace will open the editor specified in $EDITOR or fall back to vi. You may set your provide your preferred editor like so:

editor: nano

Credits

This project depends on the following packages:

ericguirbal / timetrace

⏰ timetrace

Installation

Homebrew

Snap

AUR

Scoop

Docker

Binary

Usage example

Project modules

Starship integration

Command reference

Start tracking

Print the tracking status

Stop tracking

Create a project

Create a record

Get a project

Get a record

List all projects

List all records from a date

Edit a project

Edit a record

Delete a project

Delete a record

Generate a report

Print version information

Configuration

Prefer 12-hour clock for storing records

Set your preferred editor

Credits

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