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Created June 28, 2012 14:40
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A little script that will screw up people using campaigns on Google Analytics
/**
* A little script that will screw up people using campaigns on Google
* Analytics.
*
* Do. Not. Use.
*
* I am not responsible for any action that people may employ using this
* little script. It was done purely out of curiosity.
*
* Usage:
* node shitanal.js url
*
* Example:
* node shitanal.js http://www.google.com/search
*/
var http = require( 'http' );
// Generate a random string of 10 characters
function randomString() {
var text = '',
possible = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',
len = possible.length;
for ( var i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
text += possible.charAt( Math.floor( Math.random() * len ) );
}
return text;
}
( function req() {
// Generate the path
var path = process.argv[ 2 ] +
'?utm_source=' + randomString() +
'&utm_medium=' + randomString() +
'&utm_campaign=' + randomString();
http.get( path, function( res ) {
if ( res.statusCode === 200 ) {
console.log( 'Hit successfully: ' + path );
req();
}
else {
console.log( 'Error. Stopping the script.' );
}
} );
} () );
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