idle-session-detector README

The 'idle-session-detector' plugin is meant for use in determining when a remote VSCode server session has become idle.

Features

• Monitors file editing activity via the VSCode vscode.workspace.onDidChangeTextDocument event
• Monitors terminal activity using /dev/pty/NN timestamps
• Records seconds idle in ~/.vscode-idle, +/- 5s

Requirements

This is mostly only usefuly for VSCode Server running in a container, and you'll need a external process/script to monitor and act on the idle time.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• idleSessionDetector.idleNoticeSeconds: How often to send Notice: You have been idle for ${minutesIdle} minutes

Dev Notes

• vsce is the node module needed to build locally; npm install -g vsce; vsce package
• ./install-local.sh idle-session-detector-X.Y.Z.vsix to install

Known Issues

None.

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release

0.2.0

Made idleNoticeSeconds configurable and defaulted to 30m.