basic script and web stub

dmmain.py

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+import subprocess
+import os
+import datetime
+import time
+
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+from pprint import pprint
+
+client = MongoClient()
+
+now = datetime.datetime.utcnow
+
+db = client.deskmeter
+switches = db.switch
+dailies = db.daily
+
+desktops = ("Work",
+            "Browse",
+            "Write",
+            "Learn",
+            "Idle")
+
+
+unlabeled = "Other"
+
+def active_workspace():
+
+    workspaces = subprocess.check_output(["wmctrl", "-d"]) \
+                           .decode("utf-8").strip("\n").split("\n")
+
+    for workspace in workspaces:
+        if workspace[3] == "*":
+            return int(workspace[0])
+
+
+def desktop(workspace_index):
+    try:
+        return desktops[workspace_index]
+    except IndexError:
+        return unlabeled
+
+
+
+current_workspace = active_workspace()
+last_switch_time = now()
+
+while True:
+    if current_workspace != active_workspace():
+
+        delta = round((now() - last_switch_time ).total_seconds())
+        switch = {  "workspace": desktop(current_workspace),
+                    "date": last_switch_time,
+                    "delta": delta }
+        
+        switches.insert_one(switch)
+        current_workspace = active_workspace()
+        last_switch_time = now()
+
+    time.sleep(1)