Commit 65727aa8 authored by Mike Greiling's avatar Mike Greiling

Merge branch 'snowplow-ee-to-ce' into 'master'

Implements a js library for tracking using snowplow

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!31160
parents d89d71eb 23cc2460
import $ from 'jquery';
const extractData = (el, opts = {}) => {
const { trackEvent, trackLabel = '', trackProperty = '' } = el.dataset;
let trackValue = el.dataset.trackValue || el.value || '';
if (el.type === 'checkbox' && !el.checked) trackValue = false;
return [
trackEvent + (opts.suffix || ''),
{
label: trackLabel,
property: trackProperty,
value: trackValue,
},
];
};
export default class Tracking {
static enabled() {
return typeof window.snowplow === 'function';
}
static event(category = document.body.dataset.page, event = 'generic', data = {}) {
if (!this.enabled()) return false;
// eslint-disable-next-line @gitlab/i18n/no-non-i18n-strings
if (!category) throw new Error('Tracking: no category provided for tracking.');
return window.snowplow(
'trackStructEvent',
category,
event,
Object.assign({}, { label: '', property: '', value: '' }, data),
);
}
constructor(category = document.body.dataset.page) {
this.category = category;
}
bind(container = document) {
if (!this.constructor.enabled()) return;
container.querySelectorAll(`[data-track-event]`).forEach(el => {
if (this.customHandlingFor(el)) return;
// jquery is required for select2, so we use it always
// see: https://github.com/select2/select2/issues/4686
$(el).on('click', this.eventHandler(this.category));
});
}
customHandlingFor(el) {
const classes = el.classList;
// bootstrap dropdowns
if (classes.contains('dropdown')) {
$(el).on('show.bs.dropdown', this.eventHandler(this.category, { suffix: '_show' }));
$(el).on('hide.bs.dropdown', this.eventHandler(this.category, { suffix: '_hide' }));
return true;
}
return false;
}
eventHandler(category = null, opts = {}) {
return e => {
this.constructor.event(category || this.category, ...extractData(e.currentTarget, opts));
};
}
}
---
title: Moves snowplow tracking from ee to ce
merge_request: 31160
author: jejacks0n
type: added
# Event Tracking
We use [Snowplow](https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow) for tracking custom events (available in GitLab [Enterprise Edition](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) only).
We use a tracking interface that wraps up [Snowplow](https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow) for tracking custom events. Snowplow implements page tracking, but also exposes custom event tracking.
## Generic tracking function
In addition to Snowplow's built-in method for tracking page views, we use a generic tracking function which enables us to selectively apply listeners to events.
The generic tracking function can be imported in EE-specific JS files as follows:
The tracking interface can be imported in JS files as follows:
```javascript
import { trackEvent } from `ee/stats`;
import Tracking from `~/tracking`;
```
This gives the user access to the `trackEvent` method, which takes the following parameters:
## Tracking in HAML or Vue templates
| parameter | type | description | required |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `category` | string | Describes the page that you're capturing click events on. Unless infeasible, please use the Rails page attribute `document.body.dataset.page` by default. | true |
| `eventName` | string | Describes the action the user is taking. The first word should always describe the action. For example, clicks should be `click` and activations should be `activate`. Use underscores to describe what was acted on. For example, activating a form field would be `activate_form_input`. Clicking on a dropdown is `click_dropdown`. | true |
| `additionalData` | object | Additional data such as `label`, `property`, and `value` as described [in our Feature Instrumentation taxonomy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/feature-instrumentation/#taxonomy). | false |
To avoid having to do create a bunch of custom javascript event handlers, when working within HAML or Vue templates, we can add `data-track-*` attributes to elements of interest. This way, all elements that have a `data-track-event` attribute to automatically have event tracking bound.
Read more about instrumentation and the taxonomy in the [Product Handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/feature-instrumentation).
### Tracking in `.js` and `.vue` files
Below is an example of `data-track-*` attributes assigned to a button in HAML:
The most simple use case is to add tracking programmatically to an event of interest in Javascript.
```haml
%button.btn{ data: { track_event: "click_button", track_label: "template_preview", track_property: "my-template", track_value: "" } }
```
The following example demonstrates how to track a click on a button in Javascript by calling the `trackEvent` method explicitly:
We can then setup tracking for large sections of a page, or an entire page by telling the Tracking interface to bind to it.
```javascript
import { trackEvent } from `ee/stats`;
import Tracking from '~/tracking';
trackEvent('dashboard:projects:index', 'click_button', {
label: 'create_from_template',
property: 'template_preview',
value: 'rails',
// for the entire document
new Tracking().bind();
// for a container element
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
new Tracking('my_category').bind(document.getElementById('my-container'));
});
```
### Tracking in HAML templates
When you instantiate a Tracking instance you can provide a category. If none is provided, `document.body.dataset.page` will be used. When you bind the Tracking instance you can provide an element. If no element is provided to bind to, the `document` is assumed.
Sometimes we want to track clicks for multiple elements on a page. Creating event handlers for all elements could soon turn into a tedious task.
Below is a list of supported `data-track-*` attributes:
There's a more convenient solution to this problem. When working with HAML templates, we can add `data-track-*` attributes to elements of interest. This way, all elements that have both `data-track-label` and `data-track-event` attributes assigned get marked for event tracking. All we have to do is call the `bindTrackableContainer` method on a container which allows for better scoping.
| attribute | required | description |
|:----------------------|:---------|:------------|
| `data-track-event` | true | Action the user is taking. Clicks should be `click` and activations should be `activate`, so for example, focusing a form field would be `activate_form_input`, and clicking a button would be `click_button`. |
| `data-track-label` | false | The `label` as described [in our Feature Instrumentation taxonomy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/feature-instrumentation/#taxonomy) |
| `data-track-property` | false | The `property` as described [in our Feature Instrumentation taxonomy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/feature-instrumentation/#taxonomy)
| `data-track-value` | false | The `value` as described [in our Feature Instrumentation taxonomy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/feature-instrumentation/#taxonomy). If omitted, this will be the elements `value` property or an empty string. For checkboxes, the default value will be the element's checked attribute or `false` when unchecked.
Below is an example of `data-track-*` attributes assigned to a button in HAML:
```ruby
%button.btn{ data: { track_label: "template_preview", track_property: "my-template", track_event: "click_button", track_value: "" } }
```
By calling `bindTrackableContainer('.my-container')`, click handlers get bound to all elements located in `.my-container` provided that they have the necessary `data-track-*` attributes assigned to them.
## Tracking in raw Javascript
```javascript
import Stats from 'ee/stats';
Custom events can be tracked by directly calling the `Tracking.event` static function, which accepts the following arguments:
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
Stats.bindTrackableContainer('.my-container', 'category');
});
```
| argument | type | default value | description |
|:-----------|:-------|:---------------------------|:------------|
| `category` | string | document.body.dataset.page | Page or subsection of a page that events are being captured within. |
| `event` | string | 'generic' | Action the user is taking. Clicks should be `click` and activations should be `activate`, so for example, focusing a form field would be `activate_form_input`, and clicking a button would be `click_button`. |
| `data` | object | {} | Additional data such as `label`, `property`, and `value` as described [in our Feature Instrumentation taxonomy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/feature-instrumentation/#taxonomy). These will be set as empty strings if you don't provide them. |
The second parameter in `bindTrackableContainer` is optional. If omitted, the value of `document.body.dataset.page` will be used as category instead.
Tracking can be programmatically added to an event of interest in Javascript, and the following example demonstrates tracking a click on a button by calling `Tracking.event` manually.
Below is a list of supported `data-track-*` attributes:
```javascript
import Tracking from `~/tracking`;
| attribute | description | required |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `data-track-label` | The `label` in `trackEvent` | true |
| `data-track-event` | The `eventName` in `trackEvent` | true |
| `data-track-property` | The `property` in `trackEvent`. If omitted, an empty string will be used as a default value. | false |
| `data-track-value` | The `value` in `trackEvent`. If omitted, this will be `target.value` or empty string. For checkboxes, the default value being tracked will be the element's checked attribute if `data-track-value` is omitted. | false |
document.getElementById('my_button').addEventListener('click', () => {
Tracking.event('dashboard:projects:index', 'click_button', {
label: 'create_from_template',
property: 'template_preview',
value: 'rails',
});
})
```
Since Snowplow is an Enterprise Edition feature, it's necessary to create a CE backport when adding `data-track-*` attributes to HAML templates in most cases.
## Testing
## Toggling tracking on or off
Snowplow can be enabled by navigating to:
......
import $ from 'jquery';
import { setHTMLFixture } from './helpers/fixtures';
import Tracking from '~/tracking';
describe('Tracking', () => {
beforeEach(() => {
window.snowplow = window.snowplow || (() => {});
});
describe('.event', () => {
let snowplowSpy = null;
beforeEach(() => {
snowplowSpy = jest.spyOn(window, 'snowplow');
});
it('tracks to snowplow (our current tracking system)', () => {
Tracking.event('_category_', '_eventName_', { label: '_label_' });
expect(snowplowSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('trackStructEvent', '_category_', '_eventName_', {
label: '_label_',
property: '',
value: '',
});
});
it('skips tracking if snowplow is unavailable', () => {
window.snowplow = false;
Tracking.event('_category_', '_eventName_');
expect(snowplowSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
});
it('skips tracking if ', () => {
window.snowplow = false;
Tracking.event('_category_', '_eventName_');
expect(snowplowSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
});
});
describe('tracking interface events', () => {
let eventSpy = null;
let subject = null;
beforeEach(() => {
eventSpy = jest.spyOn(Tracking, 'event');
subject = new Tracking('_category_');
setHTMLFixture(`
<input data-track-event="click_input1" data-track-label="_label_" value="_value_"/>
<input data-track-event="click_input2" data-track-value="_value_override_" value="_value_"/>
<input type="checkbox" data-track-event="toggle_checkbox" value="_value_" checked/>
<input class="dropdown" data-track-event="toggle_dropdown"/>
<div class="js-projects-list-holder"></div>
`);
});
it('binds to clicks on elements matching [data-track-event]', () => {
subject.bind(document);
$('[data-track-event="click_input1"]').click();
expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('_category_', 'click_input1', {
label: '_label_',
value: '_value_',
property: '',
});
});
it('allows value override with the data-track-value attribute', () => {
subject.bind(document);
$('[data-track-event="click_input2"]').click();
expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('_category_', 'click_input2', {
label: '',
value: '_value_override_',
property: '',
});
});
it('handles checkbox values correctly', () => {
subject.bind(document);
const $checkbox = $('[data-track-event="toggle_checkbox"]');
$checkbox.click(); // unchecking
expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('_category_', 'toggle_checkbox', {
label: '',
property: '',
value: false,
});
$checkbox.click(); // checking
expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('_category_', 'toggle_checkbox', {
label: '',
property: '',
value: '_value_',
});
});
it('handles bootstrap dropdowns', () => {
new Tracking('_category_').bind(document);
const $dropdown = $('[data-track-event="toggle_dropdown"]');
$dropdown.trigger('show.bs.dropdown'); // showing
expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('_category_', 'toggle_dropdown_show', {
label: '',
property: '',
value: '',
});
$dropdown.trigger('hide.bs.dropdown'); // hiding
expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('_category_', 'toggle_dropdown_hide', {
label: '',
property: '',
value: '',
});
});
});
});
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