Remember that you can collect two types of data with mParticle: event data (data about what your users are doing) and user data (data describing your users).
By default, the mParticle Android SDK will track the following event types with no configuration required:
To track other event types, you must call the appropriate method in mParticle’s SDK directly from your app’s code whenever the event you want to track is triggered by a user.
The Higgs Shop sample app was built so that the code responsible for tracking events is as close as possible to the app components that might trigger those events. While this results in more repetitive code, the repetition is helpful for people new to the SDK.
One of the most basic events to begin tracking is when a user views different pages. We do that with the MParticle.getInstance().logScreen() method.
This method accepts the name of the screen viewed (as a string) and a list of any additional attributes (as an array).
For example, in the LandingActivity.kt file we log views of the landing screen with:
MParticle.getInstance()?.logScreen("Landing")Notice that we don’t include any additional attributes, we only pass in the name of the screen being viewed: Landing.
Now that we’re tracking when a user visits different pages, let’s track some basic interactions using the custom events.
Custom events are created with MPEvent.Builder, which accepts the name of the event as a string, and the event type as EventType.EVENT-TYPE where event type can be one of several pre-defined types. This allows you to define the category of event that you are logging, such as a navigation event or a search event when the user searches for an item. This object doesn’t affect any functionality, but it is helpful when categorizing and organizing your data.
For a list of each custom event type, see Event Tracking.
You can also include any custom attributes you would like as another object customAttributes.
The Higgs Shop uses custom events tracking to log interactions in the navigation bar in the file MainActivity.kt:
val appBarConfiguration = AppBarConfiguration(
setOf(
R.id.navigation_shop,
R.id.navigation_account,
R.id.navigation_cart
)
)
setupActionBarWithNavController(navController, appBarConfiguration)
bottomNavigation.setupWithNavController(navController)
bottomNavigation.setOnItemSelectedListener { item ->
val customAttributes: MutableMap<String, String> = HashMap()
when (item.itemId) {
R.id.navigation_shop -> {
customAttributes["destination"] = getString(R.string.nav_shop)
navController.navigate(R.id.navigation_shop)
}
R.id.navigation_account -> {
customAttributes["destination"] = getString(R.string.nav_account)
navController.navigate(R.id.navigation_account)
}
R.id.navigation_cart -> {
customAttributes["destination"] = getString(R.string.nav_cart)
navController.navigate(R.id.navigation_cart)
}
}
val event = MPEvent.Builder("Navbar Clicked", MParticle.EventType.Navigation)
.customAttributes(customAttributes)
.build()
MParticle.getInstance()?.logEvent(event)
return@setOnItemSelectedListener true
}In this example, notice how a Navbar Clicked event is created with an MPEvent.Builder object. The event type is set to Navigation and the custom attributes denoting which nav bar item was clicked are defined in a MutableMap and included with with the object .customAttributes(customAttributes).
Finally, the event is logged to mParticle with MParticle.getInstance()?.logEvent(event).
Tracking commerce events involves three steps:
Product.Builder(), create an object that defines descriptive values like the product’s label or sku number. CommerceEvent.Builder() and then logged by passing the event into MParticle.getInstance().logEvent(event) where event is the name of the commerce event created.Products are created using Product.Builder(). At a minimum, all products must have a name, an sku, and a price.
// 1. Create a product
val product = Product.Builder("Double Room - Econ Rate", "econ-1", 100.00)
.quantity(4.0)
.build()In The Higgs Shop, we create products in the file ProductDetailActivity.kt:
val product = Product.Builder(productItem.label, productItem.id.toString(), productItem.price.toDouble())
.unitPrice(productItem.price.toDouble())
.build()Similar to logging screen views and custom events, products may include any custom attributes defined as a free-form map. These custom attributes are helpful when there are additional qualities or characteristics of the product that need to be included, such as a refurbished item.
Before a commerce event can be logged in mParticle, the transaction details must be summarized, including a transaction ID (required), in addition to revenue, shipping, and tax (optional).
// 2. Summarize the transaction
val attributes = TransactionAttributes("foo-transaction-id")
.setRevenue(430.00)
.setTax(30.00)In the Higgs Shop, we summarize product purchases in the file: CheckoutActivity.kt:
val attributes: TransactionAttributes = TransactionAttributes(Calendar.getInstance().time.toString())
.setRevenue(priceMap["grandTotal"].toString().toDouble())
.setTax(priceMap["salesTax"].toString().toDouble())
.setShipping(BigDecimal(Constants.CHECKOUT_SHIPPING_COST).toDouble())
event.transactionAttributes(attributes)Again, we can include any custom attributes we want when defining transaction details as long as they are included as an object containing a free-form map.
Commerce events are logged using MParticle.getInstance().logEvent(event), where event is the name of a commerce event created using CommerceEvent.Builder().
// 3. Log the purchase event
val event = CommerceEvent.Builder(Product.PURCHASE, product)
.transactionAttributes(attributes)
.build()
MParticle.getInstance().logEvent(event)A full list of the possible attributes for a commerce event can be found in .
For example, we log purchase events in CheckoutActivity.kt.
The actual event is logged with:
var event = commerceEventConversion(priceMap, Product.CHECKOUT)
MParticle.getInstance()?.logEvent(event)However, the event details including the product info and price are defined later in the code with:
fun commerceEventConversion(priceMap: Map<String, Any>, productAction: String): CommerceEvent {
val cartItems = priceMap["cartItems"] as List<CartItemEntity>
var entity = cartItems.get(0)
val product = Product.Builder(entity.label, entity.id.toString(), entity.price.toDouble())
.customAttributes(mapOf(
"size" to entity.size,
"color" to entity.color
))
.quantity(entity.quantity.toDouble())
.build()
val event = CommerceEvent.Builder(productAction, product)
for (i in 1 until cartItems.size) {
entity = cartItems.get(i)
val product2 = Product.Builder(entity.label, entity.id.toString(), entity.price.toDouble())
.customAttributes(mapOf(
"size" to entity.size,
"color" to entity.color
))
.quantity(entity.quantity.toDouble())
.build()
event.addProduct(product2)
}
if(productAction == Product.PURCHASE) {
val attributes: TransactionAttributes = TransactionAttributes(Calendar.getInstance().time.toString())
.setRevenue(priceMap["grandTotal"].toString().toDouble())
.setTax(priceMap["salesTax"].toString().toDouble())
.setShipping(BigDecimal(Constants.CHECKOUT_SHIPPING_COST).toDouble())
event.transactionAttributes(attributes)
}
return event.build()
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