@microsoft/applicationinsights-core-js

What is @microsoft/applicationinsights-core-js?

@microsoft/applicationinsights-core-js is a core library for Application Insights, which is a part of the Azure Monitor suite. It provides the essential functionalities for collecting and sending telemetry data from your applications to Azure Monitor. This package is typically used as a base for other Application Insights SDKs and can be extended to include additional telemetry features.

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

Initialization

This code demonstrates how to initialize the Application Insights core library with a given instrumentation key. This is the first step to start collecting telemetry data.

const { ApplicationInsights } = require('@microsoft/applicationinsights-core-js');
const appInsights = new ApplicationInsights({ config: {
  instrumentationKey: 'YOUR_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY'
}});
appInsights.loadAppInsights();

Custom Events

This code shows how to track custom events. Custom events can be used to log specific actions or occurrences in your application.

appInsights.trackEvent({ name: 'myCustomEvent', properties: { customProperty: 'customValue' } });

Custom Metrics

This code demonstrates how to track custom metrics. Custom metrics can be used to log numerical data points that are important for your application.

appInsights.trackMetric({ name: 'myCustomMetric', average: 42 });

Exception Tracking

This code shows how to track exceptions. Exception tracking is useful for logging errors and understanding the issues occurring in your application.

try {
  throw new Error('Test error');
} catch (e) {
  appInsights.trackException({ exception: e });
}

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README

Important: If you are looking to add Application Insights to your website/app, please see the applicationinsights-web repository to learn how to get started.

Microsoft Application Insights JavaScript SDK - Core

Core SDK layer for next version of application insights javascript SDK.

Build & Test:

• Install: $ npm install
• Build: $ npm run build
• Test: $ 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.

When you submit a pull request, a CLA-bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., label, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.

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