feat: add logAttributionCapturedEvent option (#295)

* GROWTH-1094 add logAttributionCapturedEvent option to log Amplitude Events when attribution data is captured * Add spread property * Revert changes to test html * Rename ATTRIBUTION_EVENT to * GROWTH-1094 add missing semicolon * Rename ATTRIBUTION_CAPTURED * Add tests for feature
amplitude · Sep 19, 2020 · 309dac3 · 309dac3
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diff --git a/src/amplitude-client.js b/src/amplitude-client.js
@@ -354,14 +354,27 @@ AmplitudeClient.prototype._migrateUnsentEvents = function _migrateUnsentEvents(c
  * @private
  */
 AmplitudeClient.prototype._trackParamsAndReferrer = function _trackParamsAndReferrer() {
+  let utmProperties;
+  let referrerProperties;
+  let gclidProperties;
   if (this.options.includeUtm) {
-    this._initUtmData();
+    utmProperties = this._initUtmData();
   }
   if (this.options.includeReferrer) {
-    this._saveReferrer(this._getReferrer());
+    referrerProperties = this._saveReferrer(this._getReferrer());
   }
   if (this.options.includeGclid) {
-    this._saveGclid(this._getUrlParams());
+    gclidProperties = this._saveGclid(this._getUrlParams());
+  }
+  if (this.options.logAttributionCapturedEvent) {
+    const attributionProperties = {
+      ...utmProperties,
+      ...referrerProperties,
+      ...gclidProperties,
+    };
+    if (Object.keys(attributionProperties).length > 0) {
+      this.logEvent(Constants.ATTRIBUTION_EVENT, attributionProperties);
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -675,6 +688,7 @@ AmplitudeClient.prototype._initUtmData = function _initUtmData(queryParams, cook
   cookieParams = cookieParams || this.cookieStorage.get('__utmz');
   var utmProperties = getUtmData(cookieParams, queryParams);
   _sendParamsReferrerUserProperties(this, utmProperties);
+  return utmProperties;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -739,6 +753,7 @@ AmplitudeClient.prototype._saveGclid = function _saveGclid(urlParams) {
   }
   var gclidProperties = {'gclid': gclid};
   _sendParamsReferrerUserProperties(this, gclidProperties);
+  return gclidProperties;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -778,6 +793,7 @@ AmplitudeClient.prototype._saveReferrer = function _saveReferrer(referrer) {
     'referring_domain': this._getReferringDomain(referrer)
   };
   _sendParamsReferrerUserProperties(this, referrerInfo);
+  return referrerInfo;
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ export default {
   UTM_MEDIUM: 'utm_medium',
   UTM_CAMPAIGN: 'utm_campaign',
   UTM_TERM: 'utm_term',
-  UTM_CONTENT: 'utm_content'
+  UTM_CONTENT: 'utm_content',
+
+  ATTRIBUTION_EVENT: '[Amplitude] Attribution Captured'
 };
diff --git a/src/options.js b/src/options.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default {
   includeUtm: false,
   language: language.getLanguage(),
   logLevel: 'WARN',
+  logAttributionCapturedEvent: false,
   optOut: false,
   onError: () => {},
   platform,

diff --git a/test/amplitude-client.js b/test/amplitude-client.js
@@ -2952,6 +2952,32 @@ describe('setVersionName', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should log attribution event when referrer is updated if configured', function() {
+      clock.tick(30 * 60 * 1000 + 1);  // force new session
+      amplitude.init(apiKey, undefined, {includeReferrer: true, logAttributionCapturedEvent: true, batchEvents: true, eventUploadThreshold: 2});
+      assert.lengthOf(server.requests, 1);
+      var events = JSON.parse(queryString.parse(server.requests[0].requestBody).e);
+      assert.lengthOf(events, 2);
+      // first event should be identify with initial_referrer and referrer
+      assert.equal(events[0].event_type, '$identify');
+      assert.deepEqual(events[0].user_properties, {
+        '$set': {
+          'referrer': 'https://amplitude.com/contact',
+          'referring_domain': 'amplitude.com'
+        },
+        '$setOnce': {
+          'initial_referrer': 'https://amplitude.com/contact',
+          'initial_referring_domain': 'amplitude.com'
+        }
+      });
+      // second event should be the attribution captured event with referrer information
+      assert.equal(events[1].event_type, constants.ATTRIBUTION_EVENT);
+      assert.deepEqual(events[1].event_properties, {
+        'referrer': 'https://amplitude.com/contact',
+        'referring_domain': 'amplitude.com'
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should not delete unsent events saved to localStorage', function() {
       var existingEvent = '[{"device_id":"test_device_id","user_id":"test_user_id","timestamp":1453769146589,' +
         '"event_id":49,"session_id":1453763315544,"event_type":"clicked","version_name":"Web","platform":"Web"' +
@@ -2993,6 +3019,62 @@ describe('setVersionName', function() {
         }
       });
     });
+
+    it('should log attribution event when UTMs are captured if configured', function() {
+      reset();
+      cookie.set('__utmz', '133232535.1424926227.1.1.utmcct=top&utmccn=new');
+      clock.tick(30 * 60 * 1000 + 1);
+      amplitude.init(apiKey, undefined, {includeUtm: true, logAttributionCapturedEvent: true, batchEvents: true, eventUploadThreshold: 2});
+      assert.lengthOf(server.requests, 1);
+      var events = JSON.parse(queryString.parse(server.requests[0].requestBody).e);
+      // first event should be identify with UTM state
+      assert.equal(events[0].event_type, '$identify');
+      assert.deepEqual(events[0].user_properties, {
+        '$setOnce': {
+          initial_utm_campaign: 'new',
+          initial_utm_content: 'top'
+        },
+        '$set': {
+          utm_campaign: 'new',
+          utm_content: 'top'
+        }
+      });
+      // second event should be the attribution captured event with UTMs populated
+      assert.equal(events[1].event_type, constants.ATTRIBUTION_EVENT);
+      assert.deepEqual(events[1].event_properties, {
+        utm_campaign: 'new',
+        utm_content: 'top'
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should log attribution event more than once per session if configured and UTMs changes', function() {
+      reset();
+      cookie.set('__utmz', '133232535.1424926227.1.1.utmcct=top&utmccn=new');
+      amplitude.init(apiKey, undefined, {
+        includeUtm: true, logAttributionCapturedEvent: true, saveParamsReferrerOncePerSession: false, batchEvents: true, eventUploadThreshold: 2
+      });
+      // even though same session, utm params are sent again
+      assert.lengthOf(server.requests, 1);
+      var events = JSON.parse(queryString.parse(server.requests[0].requestBody).e);
+            // first event should be identify with UTM state
+      assert.equal(events[0].event_type, '$identify');
+      assert.deepEqual(events[0].user_properties, {
+        '$setOnce': {
+          initial_utm_campaign: 'new',
+          initial_utm_content: 'top'
+        },
+        '$set': {
+          utm_campaign: 'new',
+          utm_content: 'top'
+        }
+      });
+      // second event should be the attribution captured event with UTMs populated
+      assert.equal(events[1].event_type, constants.ATTRIBUTION_EVENT);
+      assert.deepEqual(events[1].event_properties, {
+        utm_campaign: 'new',
+        utm_content: 'top'
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('gatherGclid', function() {
@@ -3050,6 +3132,27 @@ describe('setVersionName', function() {
         '$setOnce': {'initial_gclid': '12345'}
       });
     });
+
+    it('should log attribution event when gclid is captured if configured', () => {
+      clock.tick(30 * 60 * 1000 + 1);
+      amplitude.init(apiKey, undefined, {includeGclid: true, logAttributionCapturedEvent: true, batchEvents: true, eventUploadThreshold: 2});
+
+      assert.lengthOf(server.requests, 1);
+      var events = JSON.parse(queryString.parse(server.requests[0].requestBody).e);
+      assert.lengthOf(events, 2);
+
+      // first event should be identify with gclid
+      assert.equal(events[0].event_type, '$identify');
+      assert.deepEqual(events[0].user_properties, {
+        '$set': {'gclid': '12345'},
+        '$setOnce': {'initial_gclid': '12345'}
+      });
+      // second event should be the attribution captured event with gclid populated
+      assert.equal(events[1].event_type, constants.ATTRIBUTION_EVENT);
+      assert.deepEqual(events[1].event_properties, {
+        'gclid': '12345'
+      })
+    });
   });
 
   describe('logRevenue', function() {