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handprintjs
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Patented user handprinting library. Requires a handprintjs.com account
This repo contains the npm
module for installing HandprintJS.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/handprintjs
npm i handprintjs
// Required: initialize the library
// Note: you can find your handprint endpoint by logging into your account
handprint.load('https://your-handprint-endpoint/js');
// (Optional) link the handprint to an account
handprint.identify('user123', {'name': 'John'}, 'account')
// (Optional) listen for flags
handprint.on('flag', (flag) => {
// do something with the flag
console.log('flag received', flag)
})
// Required: track an event
// e.g. 'Page visit', 'Sign up', 'Product review', 'Load application', etc
handprint.track('Page visit')
// or, if you want to associate the event with additional properties
handprint.track('Page visit', {'foo': 'bar'})
// Get the user information, including their handprint
handprint.get().then((visitorInfo) => {
console.log(visitorInfo);
})
FAQs
Patented user handprinting library. Requires a handprintjs.com account
The npm package handprintjs receives a total of 3 weekly downloads. As such, handprintjs popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that handprintjs demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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