WorkTime Bot

A single-user Telegram time-tracking bot with multi-calendar support (Gregorian, Jalali/Persian, Hijri). Clock in/out, toggle remote/onsite, mark day off, get daily reports at a configurable time, browse history by month, and export monthly .xlsx reports.

Quick Start

cp .env.example .env
# edit .env — set BOT_TOKEN and BOT_ALLOWED_USERS
docker compose up -d

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Purpose
BOT_TOKEN	—	Telegram Bot API token (required)
BOT_ALLOWED_USERS	(all)	Comma-separated Telegram user IDs (empty = allow all)
HTTP_PROXY	—	Outbound HTTP proxy for Telegram API
HTTPS_PROXY	—	Outbound HTTPS proxy for Telegram API
DB_PATH	db.sqlite3	Path to SQLite database file
SCHEMA_PATH	/app/db/schema.sql	Path to SQL schema file
BOT_WEBHOOK_URL	—	Set for webhook mode (omit for long-polling)
BOT_LISTEN	:8080	Listen address for webhook mode
BOT_TLS_CERT	—	TLS certificate path (webhook HTTPS)
BOT_TLS_KEY	—	TLS key path (webhook HTTPS)

Calendar Support

Users can choose between three calendars via /settings:

• Gregorian — standard international calendar
• Jalali (Persian/Solar Hijri) — official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan
• Hijri (Islamic lunar) — used in many Muslim-majority countries

The history view, export month picker, and date displays all adapt to the user's chosen calendar. The /export and /edit commands accept dates in the user's calendar. Internally, all dates are stored as Gregorian.

Usage

Persistent reply keyboard at the bottom of the chat: Clock In / Clock Out

Inline menu on /start:

Button	Action
Clock In / Clock Out	Record work event
Report	Today's work & break summary
Export	Pick a month → download .xlsx
History	Browse past days in calendar view
Toggle Remote/Onsite	Switch work type
Day Off	Mark today as day off
Settings	Timezone, accent, calendar type

Commands

Command	Action
/start	Show inline menu
/clockin	Record clock-in
/clockout	Record clock-out
/remote	Toggle remote/onsite
/report	Today's work & break summary
/export	Export this month (optional YYYY-MM in your calendar)
/dayoff	Toggle today as day off
/edit YYYY-MM-DD	View/edit events for a specific date
/settimezone <IANA>	Set timezone (e.g. Asia/Tehran)
/settings	Open settings menu

Daily Report

A daily summary is sent automatically at the user's configured report time (default 23:00). The scheduler checks every 30 seconds.

How Break Time Works

The gap between a clock-out and the next clock-in is counted as break. Gaps shorter than the min break threshold (default 5 minutes) are absorbed into work time.

09:00 Clock In     → work starts
12:00 Clock Out    → work: 3h, break starts
13:00 Clock In     → break: 1h, work resumes
17:00 Clock Out    → work: 4h
                    total: 7h work, 1h break

Export

The /export command opens a month picker. Select any month in your calendar and download an .xlsx file with columns: Date, Clock In, Clock Out, Type, Work, Break.

Four color themes are available in settings: Ocean, Beach, Rose, Catppuccin.

Project Structure

├── cmd/bot/
│   ├── main.go              Entrypoint, polling/webhook, scheduler
│   └── webhook.go           Webhook mode with TLS support
├── internal/
│   ├── bot/
│   │   ├── handlers.go      Message/callback routing, views, menu builders
│   │   ├── totals.go        Break/work computation state machine
│   │   ├── export.go        Excel (.xlsx) report generation
│   │   └── dateutil.go      Gregorian/Jalali/Hijri conversions & calendars
│   └── db/
│       └── store.go         SQLite store with auto-migration
├── db/
│   └── schema.sql           Database schema
├── .gitea/workflows/
│   └── ci.yml               Gitea Actions CI
├── Dockerfile
├── docker-compose.yml
├── Makefile
├── .env.example
└── README.md

Build & Run

# Local (requires Go 1.26+ and CGo-free SQLite)
make run

# Docker
docker compose up -d --build