@microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js

What is @microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js?

@microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js is a JavaScript library that allows you to collect and analyze telemetry data from your web applications. It provides functionalities for tracking page views, custom events, exceptions, and dependencies, among other things. This helps in monitoring the performance and usage of your application.

What are @microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js's main functionalities?

Track Page Views

This feature allows you to track page views in your application. The code sample demonstrates how to track a page view for a page named 'HomePage'.

const appInsights = require('@microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js');
appInsights.trackPageView({ name: 'HomePage' });

Track Custom Events

This feature allows you to track custom events. The code sample shows how to track an event named 'ButtonClicked' with a property 'buttonName' set to 'Submit'.

const appInsights = require('@microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js');
appInsights.trackEvent({ name: 'ButtonClicked', properties: { buttonName: 'Submit' } });

Track Exceptions

This feature allows you to track exceptions in your application. The code sample demonstrates how to catch an exception and track it using Application Insights.

const appInsights = require('@microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js');
try {
  // some code that may throw an error
} catch (e) {
  appInsights.trackException({ exception: e });
}

Track Dependencies

This feature allows you to track dependencies such as API calls. The code sample shows how to track a dependency with various details like ID, name, duration, success status, and result code.

const appInsights = require('@microsoft/applicationinsights-analytics-js');
appInsights.trackDependencyData({
  id: '12345',
  name: 'GET /api/data',
  duration: 300,
  success: true,
  resultCode: 200
});

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README

Microsoft Application Insights JavaScript SDK - Analytics

Web Analytics Plugin for the Application Insights Javascript SDK

Build:

npm install -g grunt-cli
npm install
npm run build

Run unit tests:

npm run test

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.microsoft.com.

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This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact [e-mail] with any additional questions or comments.

License

MIT