Mixpanel server events

gistfile1.rb

# In controllers
mixpanel("event name")

# Anywhere else
Mixpanel.new(:event => "event name", :id => some_user.id, :ip => ???).track!

# ApplicationController
def mixpanel(event, opts = {})
  unless current_user.admin? || masquerading?
    opts = {:event => event, :id => current_user.id, :ip => request.remote_ip}.merge(opts)
    Mixpanel.new(opts).track!
  end
end

# lib/mixpanel.rb
class Mixpanel
  TOKEN = SOME_MIXPANEL_TOKEN
 
  attr_accessor :options
  attr_accessor :event
  
  def initialize(opts = {})
    @options = {}
    @options['ip'] = opts[:ip] unless opts[:ip].nil?
    @options['time'] = Time.now.to_i
    @options['token'] = TOKEN
    @options['distinct_id'] = opts[:id] unless opts[:id].blank?
    @event = opts[:event] unless opts[:event].nil?
  
    opts.each do |key, value|
      unless [:ip, :id, :event, :step].include? key
        @options[key.to_s] = value.to_s
      end
      if [:step].include? key
        @options[key.to_s] = value.to_i
      end
    end
  end
 
  def raw_data
    hash = {}
    hash['event'] = @event
    hash['properties'] = @options
    ActiveSupport::JSON.encode(hash)
  end
 
  def serialize_data
    Base64.encode64s(raw_data)
  end
 
  def url
    ret = "http://api.mixpanel.com/track/?data=#{serialize_data}"
    ret += "&ip=1" unless @options['ip']
    ret
  end
 
  def track!
    Rails.logger.info "Mixpanel: #{@event}, #{self.url}"
    params = { :data => serialize_data }
    params[:ip] = 1 unless @options['ip']
    Resque.enqueue(MixpanelJob, params) if Rails.env.production?
  end
end

# lib/jobs/mixpanel_job.rb
require 'net/http'

class MixpanelJob
  def self.perform(params)
    res = Net::HTTP.start("api.mixpanel.com", 80) {|http|
      http.read_timeout = 3
      http.request_post("/track/", params.to_query)
    }
  end

  def self.queue
    :mixpanel
  end
end

But for sending events through js, yeah distinct_id is important as well. [image: Follow me on twitter] http://movableink.com/twitter_pics/123/linkget your own Movable Ink http://movableink.com/?s=sig

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On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:11 PM, John Allison ***@***.*** wrote: Yeah, distinct_id is there (line 27), but it should be nil for anonymous users (which is where the ip comes in?) On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Stefano B. < ***@***.***>wrote: > > Sending data > > One thing to keep in mind is that you have to include a unique > > identifier with the data you send from Ruby, as we are unable to use the > > request's IP address for uniqueness tracking. You need to include either > > 'distinct_id' or 'ip' as a property of your request. > > I assume we should use distinc_id instead of ip > ## > > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: > https://gist.github.com/1264762