Battery Health Tracker

This application tracks battery health and logs the data. Follow these steps to build the project and set up the scheduled task in Task Scheduler.

Important

This is a windows only project!

Note

This project is a work in progress and is not yet complete. The instructions provided are for building the project and setting up the scheduled task in Task Scheduler.

Setting Up

Follow these steps to manually download and set up the Battery Health Tracker task in Task Scheduler with the specified settings.

Download Instructions

1. Download the executable from the releases page
2. Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory of your choice.
3. Note the path to the executable, e.g., C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Battery Life Tracker\battery-health-tracker.exe.
4. Note the path to the working directory, e.g., C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Battery Life Tracker.
5. Proceed to the Step-by-Step Instructions to set up the scheduled task in Task Scheduler.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Press Win + R, type taskschd.msc, and press Enter.

2. In the right-hand Actions pane, click on Create Task....

3. General Tab:

   • Name: Enter Battery Health Tracker.
   • Description: (Optional) Enter a description for the task.
   • Security options:
     • Select Run whether user is logged on or not.
     • Check Run with highest privileges.
   • Configure for: Select Windows 10.

4. Triggers Tab:

   • Click New... to create a new trigger.
   • Begin the task: Select On a schedule.
   • Settings: Select Daily.
   • Start: Set the start date and time (e.g., 10:30 AM).
   • Advanced settings:
     • Check Repeat task every and set it to 30 minutes.
     • Set for a duration of to 1 hour.
     • Ensure Enabled is checked.
   • Click OK.

5. Actions Tab:

   • Click New... to create a new action.
   • Action: Select Start a program.
   • Program/script: Enter the path to your executable, e.g., C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Battery Life Tracker\battery-health-tracker.exe.
   • Start in (optional): Enter the working directory, e.g., C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Battery Life Tracker.
   • Click OK.

6. Conditions Tab:

   • Uncheck Start the task only if the computer is on AC power.
   • Ensure other options are set as needed.

7. Settings Tab:

   • Check Allow task to be run on demand.
   • Check Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed.
   • Check If the task fails, restart every and set it to 30 minutes.
   • Set Attempt to restart up to to 3 times.
   • Check Stop the task if it runs longer than and set it to 1 hour.
   • Ensure other options are set as needed.

8. Click OK to create the task (If prompted, enter your user credentials to save the task.)

Building Instructions

1. Clone the Repository:

   • Open a terminal and clone the repository:

     git clone https://github.com/yourusername/battery-health-tracker.git
     cd battery-health-tracker

2. Install Rust:

   • If you don't have Rust installed, you can install it from rust-lang.org:

     curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

3. Build the Project:

   • Build the project in release mode:

     cargo build --release

4. Locate the Executable:

   • After building, the executable will be located in the target/release directory:

     target/release/battery-health-tracker.exe