diff --git a/src/datarecorder.h b/src/datarecorder.h
--- a/src/datarecorder.h
+++ b/src/datarecorder.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  Copyright © 2017 Hasan Yavuz Özderya
+  Copyright © 2018 Hasan Yavuz Özderya
 
   This file is part of serialplot.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
-class DataRecorder : public QObject
+#include "sink.h"
+
+/**
+ * Implemented as a `Sink` that writes incoming data to a file. Before
+ * connecting a `Source` recording must be started with the `startRecording`
+ * method. Also before calling `stopRecording`, recorder should be disconnected
+ * from source.
+ */
+class DataRecorder : public QObject, public Sink
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -44,14 +52,17 @@ public:
     /**
      * @brief Starts recording data to a file in CSV format.
      *
-     * File is opened and header line (names of channels) is written.
+     * File is opened and header line (names of channels) is written. After
+     * calling this function recorder should be connected to a `Source`.
      *
      * @param fileName name of the recording file
      * @param separator column separator
      * @param channelNames names of the channels for header line, if empty no header line is written
+     * @param insertTime enable inserting timestamp
      * @return false if file operation fails (read only etc.)
      */
-    bool startRecording(QString fileName, QString separator, QStringList channelNames);
+    bool startRecording(QString fileName, QString separator,
+                        QStringList channelNames, bool insertTime);
 
     /**
      * @brief Adds data to a channel.
@@ -75,11 +86,15 @@ public:
     /// Stops recording, closes file.
     void stopRecording();
 
+protected:
+    virtual void feedIn(const SamplePack& data);
+
 private:
     unsigned lastNumChannels;   ///< used for error message only
     QFile file;
     QTextStream fileStream;
     QString _sep;
+    bool timestampEn;
 
     /// Returns the selected line ending.
     const char* le() const;