timefor

Timefor

It's a command-line time tracker with rofi integration.

It helps me focus on the right things, and it also reminds me to take a break.

It's a simplified version of a similar GTK based tool tider.

Installation

go install github.com/naspeh/timefor@latest

Or just download the binary.

How I use it

I run in the background

timefor daemon

I have key-bindings for

# specify an activity name using rofi
timefor select

# finish current activity
timefor finish

# show today's report using notify-send
timefor report --notify

# reject current activity
timefor reject

# rename current activity
timefor select --update

I integrate it into my status bar using

[timefor]
label= 
command=timefor show -t '{"full_text":"{{.FormatLabel}}", "color":"{{if .Active}}#268bd2{{else}}#586e75{{end}}"}'
format=json
interval=1

I always see my current activity on the screen. If timefor activity is work-related, then I should work. If I want to surf the internet for fun, then I should switch timefor activity to @surf or similar.

Daemon will send notification using notify-send after 80 minutes by default, when I see such notification I plan to move away from my laptop in the near time.

Reports

There is a report command, but it only displays today's activities like

timefor report
# Active for 00:07
#
# @go    00:07
# @test  00:05
# -----  -----
# Total  00:12

Today's report can be shown using notify-send, useful for a key-binding

timefor report --notify

Other reports I can get from SQLite directly

# execute sqlite3 with db file
timefor db

There is one main table log and a few useful views.

I can use predefined SQLite views for simple queries

-- today's activities grouped by name
SELECT * FROM log_daily WHERE date = date('now');

-- yesterday's activities grouped by name
SELECT * FROM log_daily WHERE date = date('now', '-1 day');