Scribbles for my bad memory

As a programmer, I often get so focused on solving problems that I forget to prepare for standups. The daily meeting doesn't allow extra time for preparation. If you struggle to remember what you did yesterday, like I did, this short worklog script can help.

The Worklog Script

Save the following script as worklog and put it into your ~/bin or any other bin directory in your PATH environment variable. Don't forget to make it executable with chmod +x worklog.

#!/usr/bin/bash

days=1
if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
  days=$1
fi

echo
echo -n "On project $(git remote -v | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | sed -e 's,.*:\(.*/\)\?,,' -e 's/\.git$//')"
echo
echo
git --no-pager log --no-merges --pretty=tformat:"- %ad | %s%C(auto)%d [%h]" --date=short --reverse --all --since=${days}.days.ago --author="$(git config user.name)" 2>&1
echo

How It Works

1. Default Days Setting:

   days=1
   if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
     days=$1
   fi
   

   This part sets the default number of days to 1. If you provide a different number as an argument when running the script, it updates the days variable accordingly.

2. Fetching Project Name:

   echo
   echo -n "On project $(git remote -v | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | sed -e 's,.*:\(.*/\)\?,,' -e 's/\.git$//')"
   echo
   

   This part retrieves the project name from the Git remote URL and displays it. It uses a combination of git remote -v, awk, and sed commands to extract and format the project name.

3. Generating the Git Log:

   git --no-pager log --no-merges --pretty=tformat:"- %ad | %s%C(auto)%d [%h]" --date=short --reverse --all --since=${days}.days.ago --author="$(git config user.name)" 2>&1
   

   This part generates the Git log for the specified number of days. It includes:

   • --no-pager: To prevent paging the output.
   • --no-merges: To exclude merge commits.
   • --pretty=tformat: To format each commit log line.
   • --date=short: To display dates in short format.
   • --reverse: To show the oldest commits first.
   • --all: To include all branches.
   • --since=${days}.days.ago: To limit the log to commits from the specified number of days ago.
   • --author="$(git config user.name)": To filter commits by the current Git user.

4. Outputting the Result:

   echo
   

   Finally, it prints a blank line for better readability of the output.

Running the Script

To see what you have done since 1 day ago, simply run:

worklog

If you want to see the work done in the last 7 days, run:

worklog 7

Handling Multiple Projects

If your work involves multiple projects, the following script can help:

Save the following script as wlog and put it into your ~/bin directory. Don't forget to make it executable with chmod +x wlog.

#!/bin/bash

# Define an array with the project directories
project_dirs=(
    /d/git/xemt-core/dfx
    /d/git/apollo/mock
)

# Loop through each project directory and run the commands
for dir in "${project_dirs[@]}"; do
    (cd $dir && worklog "$@" && cd - >/dev/null)
done

How It Works

1. Project Directories:

   project_dirs=(
       /d/git/xemt-core/dfx
       /d/git/apollo/mock
   )
   

   Define an array containing the directories of your projects.

2. Loop Through Projects:

   for dir in "${project_dirs[@]}"; do
       (cd $dir && worklog "$@" && cd - >/dev/null)
   done
   

   Loop through each directory, change to that directory, run the worklog script with any passed arguments, and then change back to the previous directory. The cd - >/dev/null part suppresses output from the directory change.

This script helps me quickly summarize my work for daily standup meetings. Customize the project directories in the wlog script to match your projects and streamline your standup preparation.