A shell script to start tracking an Amazing Marvin task in Toggl Track.

marvin-toggl-tracking.sh

#!/bin/bash
# -------------------------------------------------
# Before running the script, make sure that you understand it. Running code you find on the Internet may damage your system.
# -------------------------------------------------
# In Amazing marvin, set the path to this script as "Start time tracking task" in the "System Triggers strategy" like this:
# /Path/to/this/script $TASK_TITLE
# Replace "YourSecretToken" with your Toggl API token below.
# -------------------------------------------------

curl -v -u YourSecretToken:api_token \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{"time_entry":{"description":'"\"$1\""',"created_with":"curl"}}' \
        -X POST https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/start

Hey man thanks for you script that's super cool!
I've made a separate script for when you stop the timer. It's a bit slow since I need to get the current task being timed before I actually stop it. But it works.
It requires jq installed on the computer to work.

current_entry=$(curl -v -u YourSecretToken:api_token -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/current)

entry_id=$(jq -n --argjson data "$current_entry" '$data.data.id')

curl -v -u YourSecretToken:api_token \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-X PUT https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/$entry_id/stop

Awesome, that's super handy!

I have a problem with the script in amazing marvin. I searched for a while on the internet and it talked about some npm stuff but I don’t know how to run it as I’m not familiar with coding in general.
Do you know how to solve my problem or could you help me ? Your scripts will certainly be beneficial for me : )

Thanks in advance for anyone who will respond ! ヾ(•ω•`)o

Hey @Rom142G,
I am not an expert in coding. But it seems like the directory you put in marvin has some mistakes in it. It appears without any / in the second line of your error message.

I changed the directory and it’s the same error message that appears :/

In my marvin-toggl-tracking.sh file I have exactly this that is typed in (except for the ""#"" it’s just a #):

""#""!/bin/bash
""#"" -------------------------------------------------
""#"" Before running the script, make sure that you understand it. Running code you find on the Internet may damage your system.
""#"" -------------------------------------------------
""#"" In Amazing marvin, set the path to this script as "Start time tracking task" in the "System Triggers strategy" like this:
""#"" /Path/to/this/script $TASK_TITLE
""#"" Replace "YourSecretToken" with your Toggl API token below.
""#"" -------------------------------------------------

curl -v -u {The token that I used}:api_token
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"time_entry":{"description":'""$1""',"created_with":"curl"}}'
-X POST https://api.track.toggl.com/api/v8/time_entries/start

In my triggers file in the Marvin folder I have this type in:
{
"onStartTimeTracking": "\C:\Users\User\Desktop $TASK_TITLE"
}

And finally, in Marvin I have this type in:
\C:\Users\User\Desktop $TASK_TITLE

I don’t know why Marvin double the slash bars when I copy paste them automatically, maybe that’s the issue.

I don’t really if these information is important for you but I want to provide you more information by hoping that you can help me solve this problem. : )

can you try using / instead of \ in Marvin?

I tried with / in marvin and with \ in the triggers json file: the same message appeared
I tried with / in Marvin and with / in the triggers json file:

I tried with / in Marvin and with // in the triggers json file:

I don’t really know what to do, you didn’t have any issue with it before ?