@aws-amplify/analytics

What is @aws-amplify/analytics?

@aws-amplify/analytics is a package that provides analytics capabilities for web and mobile applications. It allows developers to collect, analyze, and report on user interactions and events within their applications. The package integrates seamlessly with AWS services like Amazon Pinpoint and Amazon Kinesis, making it easy to set up and manage analytics data.

What are @aws-amplify/analytics's main functionalities?

Recording Custom Events

This feature allows you to record custom events with specific attributes and metrics. In this example, a 'UserSignUp' event is recorded with attributes like 'username' and metrics like 'timeSpent'.

const Analytics = require('@aws-amplify/analytics');

Analytics.record({
  name: 'UserSignUp',
  attributes: { username: 'john_doe' },
  metrics: { timeSpent: 30 }
});

Tracking Page Views

This feature enables tracking of page views within your application. The example records a 'PageView' event with an attribute indicating the page URL.

const Analytics = require('@aws-amplify/analytics');

Analytics.record({
  name: 'PageView',
  attributes: { page: '/home' }
});

User Identification

This feature allows you to identify users and update their attributes. The example updates the endpoint with a user ID and their interests.

const Analytics = require('@aws-amplify/analytics');

Analytics.updateEndpoint({
  userId: 'user123',
  attributes: { interests: ['sports', 'music'] }
});

Session Management

This feature helps in managing user sessions. The example demonstrates starting and stopping a session, which can be useful for tracking user activity duration.

const Analytics = require('@aws-amplify/analytics');

Analytics.startSession();
// Perform some actions
Analytics.stopSession();

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README

INTERNAL USE ONLY

This package contains the AWS Amplify Analytics category and is intended for internal use only. To integrate Amplify into your app, please use aws-amplify.