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@xiboplayer/stats

Proof of play tracking, stats reporting, and CMS logging

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@xiboplayer/stats

Proof of play tracking, log reporting, and fault alerts for Xibo CMS.

Overview

Collects and reports display analytics to the Xibo CMS:

  • Proof of play -- per-layout and per-widget duration tracking with IndexedDB persistence
  • Hour-boundary splitting -- stats crossing hour boundaries are split for correct CMS aggregation
  • Aggregation modes -- individual or aggregated submission (configurable from CMS)
  • Event stats -- point-in-time engagement data (touch, webhook, interactive triggers)
  • Log reporting -- display logs batched and submitted to CMS (max 50 per batch)
  • Fault alerts -- error deduplication with 5-minute cooldown, triggers CMS dashboard alerts
  • enableStat -- per-layout/per-widget stat suppression via XLF flags
  • Quota resilience -- auto-cleans oldest 100 submitted records on IndexedDB quota exceeded

Architecture

Renderer events                StatsCollector              CMS
(widgetStart/widgetEnd)        (IndexedDB)                (XMDS)
                                    |
widgetStart(id, layout) -----> startWidget() -----> [in-progress Map]
                                    |
widgetEnd(id, layout) -------> endWidget() -------> [split at hour]
                                    |                      |
                                    v                      v
                               IndexedDB            getStatsForSubmission(50)
                               (xibo-player-stats)         |
                                    |                formatStats() -> XML
                                    |                      |
                                    v               submitStats() -----> CMS
                               clearSubmittedStats()

Renderer events                LogReporter                 CMS
(errors, status)               (IndexedDB)                (XMDS)
                                    |
log('error', msg) -----------> _saveLog() -------> IndexedDB
reportFault(code, reason) ---> [dedup 5min] -----> [alertType field]
                                    |
                               getLogsForSubmission(50)
                                    |
                               formatLogs() -> XML
                                    |
                               submitLog() ---------> CMS

Installation

npm install @xiboplayer/stats

Usage

StatsCollector -- proof of play

import { StatsCollector, formatStats } from '@xiboplayer/stats';

const stats = new StatsCollector();
await stats.init();

// Track layout playback
await stats.startLayout(123, 456); // layoutId, scheduleId
// ... layout plays for 30 seconds ...
await stats.endLayout(123, 456);

// Track widget playback
await stats.startWidget(789, 123, 456); // mediaId, layoutId, scheduleId
// ... widget plays ...
await stats.endWidget(789, 123, 456);

// Record interactive event
await stats.recordEvent('touch', 123, 789, 456); // tag, layoutId, widgetId, scheduleId

// Submit to CMS
const pending = await stats.getStatsForSubmission(50);
if (pending.length > 0) {
  const xml = formatStats(pending);
  await xmds.submitStats(xml);
  await stats.clearSubmittedStats(pending);
}

Aggregated submission

// When CMS aggregationLevel is 'Aggregate':
const aggregated = await stats.getAggregatedStatsForSubmission(50);
// Groups by (type, layoutId, mediaId, scheduleId, hour) and sums durations
const xml = formatStats(aggregated);
await xmds.submitStats(xml);
// Clear using _rawIds from aggregated records

LogReporter -- CMS logging

import { LogReporter, formatLogs, formatFaults } from '@xiboplayer/stats';

const reporter = new LogReporter();
await reporter.init();

// Log messages (stored in IndexedDB, submitted in batches)
await reporter.error('Failed to load layout', 'PLAYER');
await reporter.info('Layout loaded successfully', 'PLAYER');
await reporter.debug('Rendering widget 42', 'RENDERER');

// Report fault (triggers CMS dashboard alert)
await reporter.reportFault('LAYOUT_LOAD_FAILED', 'Layout 123 failed to render');
// Same code won't be reported again within 5 minutes (deduplication)

// Submit logs to CMS
const logs = await reporter.getLogsForSubmission(50);
if (logs.length > 0) {
  const xml = formatLogs(logs);
  await xmds.submitLog(xml);
  await reporter.clearSubmittedLogs(logs);
}

// Submit faults (faster cycle, ~60s)
const faults = await reporter.getFaultsForSubmission(10);
if (faults.length > 0) {
  const json = formatFaults(faults);
  await xmds.reportFaults(json);
  await reporter.clearSubmittedLogs(faults);
}

Stat Types

TypeTracked byFields
layoutstartLayout/endLayoutlayoutId, scheduleId, start, end, duration, count
mediastartWidget/endWidgetmediaId, widgetId, layoutId, scheduleId, start, end, duration
eventrecordEventtag, layoutId, widgetId, scheduleId, start (point-in-time)

API Reference

StatsCollector

new StatsCollector(cmsId?)
MethodReturnsDescription
init()PromiseInitialize IndexedDB (idempotent)
startLayout(layoutId, scheduleId, opts?)PromiseStart tracking layout
endLayout(layoutId, scheduleId)PromiseEnd layout, save to DB
startWidget(mediaId, layoutId, scheduleId, widgetId?, opts?)PromiseStart tracking widget
endWidget(mediaId, layoutId, scheduleId)PromiseEnd widget, save to DB
recordEvent(tag, layoutId, widgetId, scheduleId)PromiseRecord instant event
getStatsForSubmission(limit?)PromiseGet unsubmitted stats (default 50)
getAggregatedStatsForSubmission(limit?)PromiseGet grouped stats
clearSubmittedStats(stats)PromiseDelete submitted records
getAllStats()PromiseAll stats (debugging)
clearAllStats()PromiseClear everything (testing)

LogReporter

new LogReporter(cmsId?)
MethodReturnsDescription
init()PromiseInitialize IndexedDB
log(level, message, category?, extra?)PromiseStore log entry
error(message, category?)PromiseShorthand for log('error', ...)
audit(message, category?)PromiseShorthand for log('audit', ...)
info(message, category?)PromiseShorthand for log('info', ...)
debug(message, category?)PromiseShorthand for log('debug', ...)
reportFault(code, reason, cooldownMs?)PromiseReport fault with dedup (default 5min cooldown)
getLogsForSubmission(limit?)PromiseGet unsubmitted logs (default 50)
getFaultsForSubmission(limit?)PromiseGet unsubmitted faults (default 10)
clearSubmittedLogs(logs)PromiseDelete submitted records

Formatters

FunctionReturnsDescription
formatStats(stats)stringFormat stats as XML for XMDS SubmitStats
formatLogs(logs)stringFormat logs as XML for XMDS SubmitLog
formatFaults(faults)stringFormat faults as JSON for XMDS ReportFaults

Dependencies

  • @xiboplayer/utils -- logger

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xibo

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Package last updated on 16 Apr 2026

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