rum-diary-js-client

rum-diary compatible JavaScript client - Capture RUM: timers, events, navigation timing, resource timing.

Installation

Bower

The easiest way to install rum-diary-js-client is through bower.

1. bower install rum-diary-js-client
2. Add a script to your HTML

<script src="bower_components/rum-diary-js-client/dist/rum-diary-js-client.js" defer async></script>

Minified resources can also be used:

<script src="bower_components/rum-diary-js-client/dist/rum-diary-js-client.min.js" defer async></script>

Clone the git repo

If bower isn't your thing, it is easy to do things the old fashioned way.

1. git clone https://github.com/shane-tomlinson/rum-diary-js-client.git
2. Copy rum-diary-js-client/dist/rum-diary-js-client.js to a location of your choice.
3. Add a script tag to the copied file from step 2.

Configuration

The client is configured through data- attributes on the script element.

data-autoinit

If data-autoinit is set to false, automatic initialization will not occur and the client must be manually initialized. See Advanced use

Defaults to true

data-tags

Comma separated list of tags to send to the server. Useful when performing experiments to tag a data set as belonging to a certain class.

Defaults to empty.

data-load_url

URL where to send "load" data. "Load" data is data that is available at the time of window.onload. This includes navigationTiming data, referrer, and whether the user is a returning user.

Defaults to https://rum-diary.org/metrics

• data-unload_url URL where to send "unload" data. "Unload" data is data that is available at the time of window.onunload. This includes events, timers, and page view duration.

Defaults to https://rum-diary.org/metrics

Advanced use

Manual use

Manual use is normally only needed for access to the events and timers functionality.

First, set data-autoinit to false in the script tag.

<script src="/bower_components/rum-diary-js-client/dist/rum-diary-js-client.js" data-autoinit="false" defer async></script>

Get a reference to the JS client. For more on how, see below. Once a reference is obtained, instantiate a client instance.

var client = new RumDiaryJSClient();
client.init({
  tags: 'experiment1266',
  loadUrl: '/my_stats_collector',
  unloadUrl: '/my_stats_collector'
});

Obtain a reference to the client

Use without a module loader

If used without a module loader, the client is accessible via window.RumDiaryJSClient.

With Requirejs

Rum-diary-js-client is AMD ready and can be used like any other AMD module.

With Browserify

Rum-diary-js-client is UMD ready and can be used with Browserify.

Client API

getLoad

Get data avaialble at window.load

sendLoad

Send data available at window.load to the loadUrl specified in init.

getUnload

Get data avaialble at window.unload. This includes events, timers, and duration.

sendUnload

Send data available at window.unload to the unloadUrl specified in init.

logEvent

Log an event.

client.logEvent('my-event');

startTimer

Start a timer.

client.startTimer('my-timer');

stopTimer

Stop a timer.

client.stopTimer('my-timer');

Get Involved:

Author:

• Shane Tomlinson
• [e-mail]
• [e-mail]
• [e-mail]
• https://shanetomlinson.com
• https://github.com/shane-tomlinson
• @shane_tomlinson

License:

This software is available under version 2.0 of the MPL:

https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/