Add Navigation events

README.md

@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ config.defaultUser = "[email protected]"
 
 You can update the configuration after TelemetryDeck is already initialized.
 
-## Payload
+## Parameters
 
-You can also send additional payload data with each signal:
+You can also send additional parameters with each signal:
 
 ```swift
 TelemetryDeck.signal("Database.updated", parameters: ["numberOfDatabaseEntries": "3831"])

Sources/TelemetryClient/Presets/TelemetryDeck+Errors.swift

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Foundation
 
-extension TelemetryDeck {
+public extension TelemetryDeck {
     /// Sends a telemetry signal indicating that an error has occurred.
     ///
     /// - Parameters:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extension TelemetryDeck {
     ///   - parameters: Additional parameters to include with the signal. Default is an empty dictionary.
     ///   - floatValue: An optional floating-point value to include with the signal. Default is `nil`.
     ///   - customUserID: An optional custom user identifier. If provided, it overrides the default user identifier from the configuration. Default is `nil`.
-    public static func errorOccurred(
+    static func errorOccurred(
         id: String,
         category: ErrorCategory? = nil,
         message: String? = nil,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extension TelemetryDeck {
     ///   - parameters: Additional parameters to include with the signal. Default is an empty dictionary.
     ///   - floatValue: An optional floating-point value to include with the signal. Default is `nil`.
     ///   - customUserID: An optional custom user identifier. If provided, it overrides the default user identifier from the configuration. Default is `nil`.
-    public static func errorOccurred(
+    static func errorOccurred(
         identifiableError: IdentifiableError,
         category: ErrorCategory = .thrownException,
         parameters: [String: String] = [:],
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ extension TelemetryDeck {
     ///   - floatValue: An optional floating-point value to include with the signal. Default is `nil`.
     ///   - customUserID: An optional custom user identifier. If provided, it overrides the default user identifier from the configuration. Default is `nil`.
     ///
-    ///  - Note: Use this overload if you want to provide a custom `message` parameter. Prefer ``errorOccurred(identifiableError:category:parameters:floatValue:customUserID:)`` to send `error.localizedDescription` as the `message` automatically.
+    ///  - Note: Use this overload if you want to provide a custom `message` parameter. Prefer ``errorOccurred(identifiableError:category:parameters:floatValue:customUserID:)`` to send
+    ///    `error.localizedDescription` as the `message` automatically.
     @_disfavoredOverload
-    public static func errorOccurred(
+    static func errorOccurred(
         identifiableError: IdentifiableError,
         category: ErrorCategory = .thrownException,
         message: String? = nil,

Sources/TelemetryClient/Signal.swift

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Foundation
     import TVUIKit
 #endif
 
+/// Note: only use this when posting to the deprecated V1 ingest API
 internal struct SignalPostBody: Codable, Equatable {
     /// When was this signal generated
     let receivedAt: Date

Sources/TelemetryClient/TelemetryClient.swift

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class TelemetryManager {
 
     /// Send a Signal to TelemetryDeck, to record that an event has occurred.
     ///
-    /// If you specify a payload, it will be sent in addition to the default payload which includes OS Version, App Version, and more.
+    /// If you specify parameters, they will be sent in addition to the default parameters which include OS Version, App Version, and more.
     @available(*, deprecated, renamed: "TelemetryDeck.signal(_:parameters:)", message: "This call was renamed to `TelemetryDeck.signal(_:parameters:)`. Please migrate – a fix-it is available.")
     public static func send(_ signalName: String, with parameters: [String: String] = [:]) {
         send(signalName, for: nil, floatValue: nil, with: parameters)

Sources/TelemetryClient/TelemetryDeck.swift

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import Foundation
 
+/// This internal singleton keeps track of the last used navigation path so
+/// that the `navigate(to:)` function has a source to work off of.
+class TelemetryDeckNavigationStatus {
+    var previousNavigationPath: String?
+    static let shared = TelemetryDeckNavigationStatus()
+}
+
 /// A namespace for TelemetryDeck related functionalities.
 public enum TelemetryDeck {
     /// This alias makes it easier to migrate the configuration type into the TelemetryDeck namespace in future versions when deprecated code is fully removed.
@@ -33,12 +40,79 @@ public enum TelemetryDeck {
         TelemetryManager.send(signalName, for: customUserID, floatValue: floatValue, with: parameters)
     }
 
-    /// Do not call this method unless you really know what you're doing. The signals will automatically sync with the server at appropriate times, there's no need to call this.
+    /// Send a signal that represents a navigation event with a source and a destination
+    ///
+    /// This is a convenience method that will internally send a completely normal TelemetryDeck signals with the type
+    /// `TelemetryDeck.Route.Transition.navigation` and the necessary parameters.
+    ///
+    /// Since TelemetryDeck navigation signals need a source and a destination, this method will store the last
+    /// used destination for use in the `navigate(to:)` method.
+    ///
+    /// ## Navigation Paths
+    /// Navigation Paths are strings that describe a location or view in your application or website. They must be
+    /// delineated by either `.` or `/` characters. Delineation characters at the beginning and end of the string are
+    /// ignored. Use the empty string `""` for navigation from outside the app. Examples are `index`,
+    /// `settings.user.changePassword`, or `/blog/ios-market-share`.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///     - from: The navigation path at the beginning of the navigation event, identifying the view the user is leaving
+    ///     - to: The navigation path at the end of the navigation event, identifying the view the user is arriving at
+    ///     - customUserID: An optional string specifying a custom user identifier. If provided, it will override the default user identifier from the configuration. Default is `nil`.
+    public static func navigate(from source: String, to destination: String, customUserID: String? = nil) {
+        TelemetryDeckNavigationStatus.shared.previousNavigationPath = destination
+
+        TelemetryManager.send(
+            "TelemetryDeck.Navigation.pathChanged",
+            for: customUserID,
+            with: [
+                "TelemetryDeck.Navigation.schemaVersion": "1",
+                "TelemetryDeck.Navigation.identifier": "\(source) -> \(destination)",
+                "TelemetryDeck.Navigation.sourcePath": source,
+                "TelemetryDeck.Navigation.destinationPath": destination
+            ]
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Send a signal that represents a navigation event with a destination and a default source.
+    ///
+    /// This is a convenience method that will internally send a completely normal TelemetryDeck signals with the type
+    /// `TelemetryDeck.Route.Transition.navigation` and the necessary parameters.
+    ///
+    /// ## Navigation Paths
+    /// Navigation Paths are strings that describe a location or view in your application or website. They must be
+    /// delineated by either `.` or `/` characters. Delineation characters at the beginning and end of the string are
+    /// ignored. Use the empty string `""` for navigation from outside the app. Examples are `index`,
+    /// `settings.user.changePassword`, or `/blog/ios-market-share`.
+    ///
+    /// ## Automatic Navigation Tracking
+    /// Since TelemetryDeck navigation signals need a source and a destination, this method will keep track of the last
+    /// used destination and will automatically insert it as a source the next time you call this method.
+    ///
+    /// This is very convenient, but will produce incorrect graphs if you don't call it from every screen in your app.
+    /// Suppose you have 3 tabs "Home", "User" and "Settings", but only set up navigation in "Home" and "Settings". If
+    /// a user taps "Home", "User" and "Settings" in that order, that'll produce an incorrect navigation signal with
+    /// source "Home" and destination "Settings", a path that the user did not take.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///     - to: The navigation path representing the view the user is arriving at.
+    ///     - customUserID: An optional string specifying a custom user identifier. If provided, it will override the default user identifier from the configuration. Default is `nil`.
+    public static func navigate(to destination: String, customUserID: String? = nil) {
+        let source = TelemetryDeckNavigationStatus.shared.previousNavigationPath ?? ""
+        Self.navigate(from: source, to: destination, customUserID: customUserID)
+    }
+
+    /// Do not call this method unless you really know what you're doing. The signals will automatically sync with 
+    /// the server at appropriate times, there's no need to call this.
+    ///
+    /// Use this sparingly and only to indicate a time in your app where a signal was just sent but the user is likely 
+    /// to leave your app and not return again for a long time.
     ///
-    /// Use this sparingly and only to indicate a time in your app where a signal was just sent but the user is likely to leave your app and not return again for a long time.
+    /// This function does not guarantee that the signal cache will be sent right away. Calling this after every 
+    /// ``signal(_:parameters:floatValue:customUserID:)`` will not make data reach our servers faster, so avoid 
+    /// doing that.
     ///
-    /// This function does not guarantee that the signal cache will be sent right away. Calling this after every ``signal(_:parameters:floatValue:customUserID:)`` will not make data reach our servers faster, so avoid doing that.
-    /// But if called at the right time (sparingly), it can help ensure the server doesn't miss important churn data because a user closes your app and doesn't reopen it anytime soon (if at all).
+    /// But if called at the right time (sparingly), it can help ensure the server doesn't miss important churn 
+    /// data because a user closes your app and doesn't reopen it anytime soon (if at all).
     public static func requestImmediateSync() {
         TelemetryManager.requestImmediateSync()
     }