Simple library which is used to collect and store lead source information into a cookie
- Clone the repo and run
yarn && yarn serve - Open
127.0.0.1:3001and check the console to view the tracker in action. (Note:localhost:3001won't work due to an obscure bug in the way browsers handle cookies) - You can test collecting information on
127.0.0.1:3001using either Query params or#rls-token(explained below) - Kill and re-run
yarn serve, and then refresh127.0.0.1:3001after making changes to the source code.
- Add the package to your project
yarn add @rebilly/lead-source-tracker
- Import
RebillyLeadSourceon each page you would like to track
import RebillyLeadSource from '@rebilly/lead-source-tracker';
- Call the
collectfunction on each page load to have the tracker collect and save information to the cookie.
RebillyLeadSource.collect(window)
You can provide additional cookie attribues using the second argument:
RebillyLeadSource.collect(window, { domain: 'rebilly.com', secure: true })
See https://github.com/js-cookie/js-cookie#cookie-attributes for the full list of supported attributes.
- Call
collectagain when submitting lead source information to the Rebilly API. The function returns all saved cookie data as an object.
Example:
const endpoint = 'https://api.rebilly.com/storefront/v1/register';
const leadSource = RebillyLeadSource.collect(window);
const body = {
username: email,
password: generatePassword(),
primaryAddress: {
firstName,
lastName,
},
leadSource,
}
fetch(endpoint, {
method: 'POST',
headers,
body: JSON.stringify(body)
})
Note: collect can only be called from the browser, it will throw an exception if called from a node server.
In SSR frameworks like gatsby, this means the function should be called from within an appropriate hook (e.g. useEffect).
This section lists all the possible ways to provide RebillyLeadSource with leadSource data.
path and referrer will not be updated after the first time they have been saved to the cookie.
Some data is automatically inferred by RebillyLeadSource when data collection happens:
-
document.referrer/ HTTPrefererheader- saved to the leadSource.referrer field
-
document.location- URL is parsed and saved to leadSource.path
| key | example | purpose |
|---|---|---|
dnt |
?dnt=true |
Setting dnt will cause RebillyLeadSource to stop tracking that user. |
source |
?source=example |
Change the leadSource source field |
medium |
?medium=example |
Change the leadSource medium field |
campaign |
?campaign=example |
Change the leadSource campaign field |
term |
?term=example |
Change the leadSource term field |
content |
?content=example |
Change the leadSource content field |
affiliate |
?affiliate=example |
Change the leadSource affiliate field |
subAffiliate or subaffiliate
|
?subAffiliate=example |
Change the leadSource subAffiliate field |
clickId or clickid
|
?clickId=example |
Change the leadSource clickId field |
salesAgent or salesagent
|
?salesAgent=example |
Change the leadSource salesAgent field |
path |
?path=example |
Change the leadSource path field. This cannot be updated once it is set the first time |
referrer |
?referrer=example |
Change the leadSource referrer field. This cannot be updated once it is set the first time |
All leadSource query params will also work if prefixed with utm_. e.g. ?utm_campaign=campaign1
We may want to embed into a page some leadSource information which we know will always be valid.
When RebillyLeadSource collects data, it will search the DOM for an element with the ID #rls-token.
leadSource data can be added to this element using data- attributes.
<body>
...
<div
id="rls-token"
data-medium="..."
data-source="..."
data-campaign="..."
data-term="..."
data-content="..."
data-affiliate="..."
data-sub-affiliate="..."
data-sales-agent="..."
data-click-id="..."
data-path="..."
data-referrer="..." />
</body>The following fields will not be updated after the first time they are saved to the cookie:
- path
- referrer
The only exception is if the cookie expires (after 45 days) or is cleared by the user.
All other fields will update the saved cookie whenever collect is called.