kate-wakatime

Kate plugin to interface with WakaTime.

Note

This is for Kate 6 (KTextEditor from KF 6).

If you need a version for Kate 5, use the v1.3.10 release.

If you need a version for Kate 4, use the v0.6 release.

Older versions are not supported.

Dependencies

• CMake
• Extra CMake Modules
• KF6:TextEditor
• wakatime-cli

How to install these on your distro is beyond the scope of this document. Generally, install the Kate text editor, CMake, KDE framework development packages, and Qt development packages.

How to use

wakatime-cli or wakatime must be in PATH or located in ~/.wakatime. Any Linux/macOS/Windows binary listed in the releases can be placed as is in ~/.wakatime.

1. Get an account at WakaTime.

1. Get your API key.

1. Install with your package manager or clone this project and compile:

   git clone git@github.com:Tatsh/kate-wakatime.git
   cd kate-wakatime
   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
   cmake --build . --config Release
   cmake --install . --config Release

   If your package manager does not have this package, please ask the maintainers to add it. Installing to a production system with sudo make install or similar is not recommended.

1. Once this plugin is installed, open Kate and go to Settings, Configure Kate..., then in the dialog choose Plugins.

1. Use the checkbox to enable WakaTime and click OK:

   

1. Restart Kate to be sure the plugin initialises properly.

1. Go to Settings, Configure WakaTime.... In the dialog, fill in your API key. Click OK to save.