Keeps creating `.wakatime-project` file(s) in projects

Hi,

I have configured wakatime with hidden project names (hide_project_names = true).

With this setting the plugin creates a .wakatime-project in all projects I work in (there is quiet a lot). Meaning I either have to add this file to all .gitignore files or disable the extension…

I chose the latter, unfortunately.

Is there a secret way to resolve this or is it intentionally done this way?

[cseder]

Thanks @cseder - that would definitely work and is probably a good workaround for now, but I still find it somewhat weird to have those files laying around in all your projects…

I know, but what would be the alternative? If you want Wakatime to hide your real project names it has to give it some name, and keep track of what project resides where etc. There are of course many ways to solve this, like using a local file-based database or something, but again, projects can move around and keeping track of this is easiest implemented using a local, hidden .projectname kinda file like Wakatime does.

No different from the “littering” most IDE’s and even text editors do nowadays. I have this in my .gitignore_global for various IDE’s etc:

### Garbage Section ###

# VS Code / VS Codium
.vscode/
.vscode-oss/

# IntelliJ
*.iml
*.ipr
*.iws
.idea/

# Wakatime
*.wakatime*

Consider it a compromise! 👍

[cseder]

How about putting *.wakatime* into your ~/.gitignore_global file?