NAME
WWW::Tracking - universal website visitors tracking
SYNOPSIS
use WWW::Tracking;
use WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::GoogleAnalytics;
my $wt = WWW::Tracking->new(
tracker_account => 'MO-9226801-5',
tracker_type => 'ga',
);
$wt->from(
headers => {
headers => $c->request->headers,
'request_uri' => $c->request->uri,
'remote_ip' => $c->address,
visitor_cookie_name => '__vcid',
},
);
eval { $wt->make_tracking_request; };
warn 'tracking request failed - '.$@
if $@;
say $wt->data->visitor_id;
say $wt->data->hostname;
say $wt->data->request_uri;
say $wt->data->referer;
say $wt->data->user_agent;
say $wt->data->browser_language;
say $wt->data->remote_ip;
my $data = $wt->data->as_hash;
my $wt2 = $wt->from(hash => $data);
my $ga_url = $wt->data->as_ga;
###
# TODO
my $wt3 = $wt->from(ga => $ga_url);
use WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::Piwik;
my $piwik_url = $wt->data->as_piwik;
my $wt3 = $wt->from(piwik => $piwik_url);
use WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::ECSV;
my $line = $wt->data->as_ecsv;
my $wt4 = $wt->from(ecsv => $line));
use WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::Log;
my $line2 = $wt->data->as_log;
my $wt5 = $wt->from(log => $line2));
NOTE
Work in progress, designed to be pluggable, but for now only things that
I need (headers parsing and server-side Google Analytics) are
implemented.
DESCRIPTION
GOAL
Server-side web hits tracking, generic and flexible enough so that many
tracking services like Google Analytics, Piwik, local file, etc. can be
used depending on configuration.
VISION
Universal enough to process many sources (headers, logs, tracking URL-s,
...) and covert or relay them to different other destinations (GA,
Piwik, ...) making use of the fact that the tracking data information is
the same or nearly the same for all the sources and destinations.
IMPLEMENTATION
Initially tracking data needs to be gathered. Look at
WWW::Tracking::Data for the complete list. Most of these data can be
found in headers of the http request. Then these data can be serialized
and passed on to one of the tracking services.
Bare WWW::Tracking::Data offers just `as_hash' and `from_hash', the rest
can be done by one or more plugins, like for example parsing the http
headers with WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::Headers and passing it to
WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::GoogleAnalytics.
USE CASES
* tracking browsers that doesn't support JavaScript (ex. mobile
browsing)
* store the tracking data in local logs or files and replay it later
to Piwik or Google Analytics
* track web browsing simultaneous to more tracking services (compare
the results, choose the one that fits)
* aid with transition from one tracking service to another
PROPERTIES
tracker_account
tracker_type
data
METHODS
new()
Object constructor.
from($type, $args)
Will call one of the `from_$type' functions provided by
`WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::*' passing on `$args'.
make_tracking_request
Makes request (http, write to file, ...) to the tracking API via calling
one of the `make_tracking_request_$tracker_type' that are provided by
`WWW::Tracking::Data::Plugin::*'.
SEE ALSO
http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/gaTrackingTroublesho
oting.html#gifParameters
http://piwik.org/docs/tracking-api/
AUTHOR
Jozef Kutej