Write a Custom ActivityWatch Watcher

import time
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from aw_client import ActivityWatchClient

# Create client and connect to the local server
client = ActivityWatchClient("my-custom-watcher", testing=False)

# Define the bucket
bucket_id = f"my-custom-watcher_{client.client_hostname}"
event_type = "my.event.type"

# Create the bucket (idempotent — safe to call on every start)
client.create_bucket(bucket_id, event_type)

poll_interval = 5  # seconds

print(f"Watcher running. Sending events to bucket: {bucket_id}")

while True:
    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
    data = {
        "label": "my-activity",
        "detail": "some detail about what is happening"
    }
    # Send a heartbeat — extends the current event if data is unchanged
    client.heartbeat(bucket_id, {"timestamp": now, "duration": 0, "data": data}, pulsetime=poll_interval + 1)
    time.sleep(poll_interval)