## TakaTime.nvim

"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."

TakaTime is a blazingly fast, privacy-focused coding time tracker for Neovim.

It works just like WakaTime, but with one major difference: You own your data. Instead of sending your coding activity to a third-party server, TakaTime stores everything in your own MongoDB database.

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📖 Table of Contents

• ✨ Features

• 📦 Installation

• Using VS Code

• Using lazy.nvim

• ⚙️ Setup Guide

• 📊 GitHub Profile Stats

• 🛠️ Troubleshooting

• ⚠️ Disclaimer & Roadmap

• 📄 License

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✨ Features

• 🚀 Zero Latency: Written in Go. Uploads happen asynchronously in the background so it never blocks your typing.
• 🔒 Privacy First: Data is stored in your personal MongoDB (Free Tier on Atlas). No subscriptions, no tracking.
• 📦 Auto-Install: automatically downloads the correct binary for your OS (Linux/Mac) on first run.
• 📊 GitHub Profile Stats: Includes a CLI tool to generate beautiful charts for your GitHub Profile README.
• 📂 Smart Tracking: Tracks Projects, Languages, and Files automatically.

🏗️ How it Works

High-Level Architecture	Zero-Latency Flow

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📦 Installation

Using VS Code

2.Connect.your.own.free.MongoDB.mp4

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Using lazy.nvim

Blazingly.Fast.Coding.Stats.for.Neovim.mp4

Add this to your plugin configuration:

return {
"Rtarun3606k/TakaTime",
lazy = false,
config = function()
-- Optional: Enable debug mode if you run into issues
require("taka-time").setup({
debug = false
})
end,
}

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Setup Guide

Step 1: Get a Database

You need a MongoDB connection string. You have two free options:

• add all ip access (only if you keeping changing wifi)
• Cloud (Recommended): Create a free account on MongoDB Atlas. Create a free cluster and get your connection string (e.g., mongodb+srv://user:pass@cluster...).
• Local (Docker): Run docker run -d -p 27017:27017 mongo.

Step 2: Initialize the Plugin

Open Neovim.

Run the setup command: Vim Script

:TakaInit

Paste your MongoDB Connection String when prompted. (This is saved securely in your local data folder, ~/.local/share/nvim/taka_data.json).

Step 3: Verify

Run the status command to check if everything is working: Vim Script

:TakaStatus

If it says "✅ TakaTime is configured and running," you are good to go!

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📊 How to Add Stats to Your GitHub Profile

TakaTime comes with a report generator that works with GitHub Actions to update your Profile README automatically.

Prepare your Profile Repo

Go to your GitHub Profile Repository (the one named username/username).

Go to Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions.

Add a New Repository Secret named MONGO_URI with your connection string.

(Optional) Add GIST_TOKEN if you plan to use Gists (not required for direct README updates). 1.

Add the Markers

• Add start and end markers to your README.md

<!--takatime-start-->

> [!NOTE]
> **TakaTime Dashboard**
> _Jan 13_ to _Jan 20_

> [!TIP]
> **Total Coding Time (7d):** 2h 29m

#### 📈 Trends
| Period        | Duration    | Period       | Duration    |
| :---          | :---        | :---         | :---        |
| Yesterday     | **0m**      | Last 7 Days  | **2h 29m**  |
| Last 30 Days  | **6h 48m**  | All Time     | **6h 48m**  |

#### 💻 Languages
| Language | Time | Percentage |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **go** | 1h 9m | 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 46.3% |
| **lua** | 1h 6m | 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 44.3% |
| **json** | 6m | ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 4.0% |
| **markdown** | 4m | ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2.7% |
| **Other** | 4m | ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2.7% |

#### 🔥 Projects
| Project | Time | Percentage |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **testTakaTime** | 1h 9m | 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 46.3% |
| **plugins** | 1h 5m | 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 43.6% |
| **Takatime** | 14m | ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 9.4% |
| **taka-time.nvim** | 1m | ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 0.7% |


<!--takatime-end-->

1. Create the Workflow

Create a file in your repo at .github/workflows/update-stats.yml and paste this content:

name: Update TakaTime Stats

on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 0 * * *" # Runs every midnight UTC
workflow_dispatch:      # Allows manual trigger

jobs:
update-readme:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: write # Needed to download releases

steps:
- name: Download Taka-Report Binary
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
run: |
# Downloads the latest stable binary
gh release download --repo Rtarun3606k/TakaTime --pattern "taka-report-linux-amd64" --output taka-report
chmod +x taka-report

- name: Generate Report & Update Profile
env:
MONGO_URI: ${{ secrets.MONGO_URI }}
GIST_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
TARGET_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
run: ./taka-report -days=7

Note: This workflow downloads the taka-report tool and runs it against your database to generate stats.

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

"TakaTime is not configured"

Run :TakaInit again and ensure your URI is correct.

Check if the secret file exists: ~/.local/share/nvim/taka_data.json.

Upload Failed / Syncing Forever

Enable debug mode in your config:

require("taka-time").setup({ debug = true })

Run :messages in Neovim to see the logs.

Ensure your IP address is whitelisted in MongoDB Atlas.

For Changes Look for CHANGELOG.md

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⚠️ Disclaimer & Roadmap

Active Beta: This project is currently in active development. We might introduce breaking changes in future updates as we refine the architecture. Use at your own risk.

Documentation: This documentation was generated with the assistance of AI. While we strive for accuracy, there may be minor errors or typos.

Feedback: If you encounter any bugs, have feature requests, or notice documentation errors, please feel free to open an issue or report it to Rtarun3606k.

New screenshots and visual updates will be added soon!

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📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Note

TakaTime Dashboard Jan 13 to Jan 20

Tip

Total Coding Time (7d): 2h 29m

📈 Trends

Period	Duration	Period	Duration
Yesterday	0m	Last 7 Days	2h 29m
Last 30 Days	6h 48m	All Time	6h 48m

💻 Languages

Language	Time	Percentage
go	1h 9m	🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 46.3%
lua	1h 6m	🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 44.3%
json	6m	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 4.0%
markdown	4m	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2.7%
Other	4m	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2.7%

🔥 Projects

Project	Time	Percentage
testTakaTime	1h 9m	🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 46.3%
plugins	1h 5m	🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 43.6%
Takatime	14m	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 9.4%
taka-time.nvim	1m	⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 0.7%