ChromePlugin to Kimai Bridge

This plugin allows time to logged from ChromePlugin tickets into a Kimai instance.

Installation

The plugin

Clone the repo into your plugins folder of a Kimai installation (it must be in a folder named ChromePluginBundle:

cd /path/to/kimai
cd var/plugins
clone https://github.com/tobybatch/ChromeKimaiBridge.git ChromePluginBundle

Reload the plugins:

cd /path/to/kimai
./bin/console kimai:reload

The chrome extension

Right now it's not in the chrome store, it will be, but for now there is a packed crx file in the var/plugins/ChromePluginBundle/Resources/ folder. Because the extension needs to access your Kimai instance it has to have the hosts: https://*/* permissions which google (quite correctly) finds very permissive and this holds up getting it into the store.

Get it here.

Set up

This will add a new icon to your chrome extensions. The first time you click it you will launch the options page. Here you must add a URL pointing to the web root of you Kimai server. Save the options and then you can use the extension.

Linking to Trello/Github

Time can be logged directly against a project from a Github issue/project or Trello board.

1. Navigate to the Github issue/project or Trello board, and open any card.
2. Activate the extension, the white arrow in a green circle.
3. The pop up will say it cannot find a project associated with this board.
4. Copy the ID, e.g. tobybatch_ChromeKimaiBridge
5. Log into Kimai as an admin and navigate to the project you want to associate with this project.
6. Edit the project, you will find a field call External Board ID
7. Enter the board id and save the project.
8. Return to the github issue/trello card and activate the extension.
9. Log time and view logged history.

The external board id accepts multiple board references in a comma seperated list.