DotTimeWork 1.5.0

DotTimeWork

DotTimeWork is a simple time tracking commandline tool that helps you keep track of your working time and tasks. It works by executing single commands one after another, similar to the DotNet CLI.

Latest Update

Under development: Verion 1.5

• HTML Report with Project Info
• Project Config with Description Text
• Comments for Tasks
• Error Handling and Refactorings
• CSV Export

How to install - Release

1. Run the commman dotnet tool install --global dottimework to install the tool globally.
2. Run the command dottimework -? to see the available commands.

How to install - Development

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Switch to the cloned Project Directory in PowerShell
3. Install the required dependencies using dotnet restore.
4. Run the commman dotnet pack to build and publish*
5. Run the commman dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./nupkg dottimework to install the tool globally.
6. Run the command dottimework -? to see the available commands.

*in the future the tool will be published to NuGet.org and you can install it directly from there.

How to use

Switch to the Project Directory where you want to track time.

cd myproject

Run command Developer to set the developer name and other settings.

dottimework Developer

Run command CreateProject to create a new project configuration file.

dottimework CreateProject

Run command Start to define the first Task you want to work on.

dottimework Start

Run command Work to start tracking time for the task → Focus Time.

dottimework Work

Commands

• CreateProject: Creates Project Configuration file for the current folder.
• Developer: Allows to configure the current Developer name and other settings - to be used for all Projects.
• Start: Creates new Task to work on.
• End: Finished tracking of the selected Task - marks the task as completed.
• list: List all active working tasks and how long they have been running.
• Work: Starts tracking time for the selected task.
• Report: Creates a CSV or HTML report of the tracked time for the current project.
• Comment: Can add a comment to an active running task.

Future

• Add more commands to manage tasks and projects.
• Add connection to Microsoft Planner and/or ToDo
• Repository Support: JSON serialized Task Status needs to be merged if different developers are tracking there work with this tool
• Allow persisting on SQL-Server instead of local JSON file.
• Add a Watch Command what will scan a directory for changes and automatically start a task if a file is created. Like working on File Task
• Add Developer Statistics: How much worked a day, week, month and year.