Rasorite

Rasorite is a CLI tool for plotting Roblox analytics and benchmark data.

Installation

Aftman

If you use Aftman, you can install the latest release globally using:

aftman add --global chemiclast/rasorite

Cargo

If you have Rust installed, you can clone this repository and install the binary using Cargo:

git clone https://github.com/chemiclast/rasorite.git
cd rasorite
cargo install --path .

Releases

Download the latest binary for your architecture from the releases page.

Limitations

Rasorite only supports KPIs that provide benchmarks as a single series rather than a range. As of writing, the KPIs that adhere to this are:

• Analytics → Engagement
  • Daily Active Users
  • Monthly Active Users
  • Sessions
  • Total Playtime
• Monetization → Overview
  • Daily Revenue
  • Paying Users

Usage

Once you have exported your data from your analytics dashboard in CSV format, you can generate a plot by specifying the input file and destination path. For instance, to generate a plot from analytics.csv and save it as plot.png, you would run:

rasorite -i analytics.csv plot.png

Rasorite also supports vector graphics stored in the SVG format. To generate an SVG plot, simply specify the output file with the .svg extension:

rasorite -i analytics.csv plot.svg

Normalization

To normalize the analytics data to the benchmarks provided by Roblox, you can use the -n flag. This will adjust the analytics data to account for fluctuations in the benchmarks provided. For example, to normalize the analytics data in analytics.csv and save the plot as plot.svg, you would run:

rasorite -i analytics.csv -n normalized.svg

If benchmark data is not found in the analytics file, Rasorite will output a warning and will instead plot the raw analytics data without normalization.

Normalization is performed rather simply by obtaining a normalization factor for each data point from the ratio of the mean of the benchmark data to the benchmark value corresponding to the data point. This factor is then multiplied by the data point to obtain the normalized value.

$$x_{\text{normalized}} = x \cdot \frac{bench_{\text{mean}}}{bench_{x}}$$

Behavior upon Completion

By default, Rasorite will attempt to open the generated plot in your default image viewer once it is complete. To disable this behavior, you can pass the -s (--silent) flag to suppress the opening of the image.

# Will attempt to open the plot upon completion
rasorite -i analytics.csv plot.svg

# Will not do that
rasorite -i analytics.csv -s plot.svg

Motivation

Analytics obtained from Roblox experiences can be difficult to analyze and make actionable insights upon due to the nature of the platform's consumer base. It can often be difficult to tell whether a given deviation in typical statistics is due to a genuine change in the experience's performance or if numbers are simply fluctuating as a result of a school holiday. While viewing benchmarks in tandem with analytics data can help to alleviate this issue, it often leaves one desiring a simple view that would adjust numbers for the ebb and flow of the platform's userbase. This tool aims to provide that view via the -n flag, which normalizes the analytics data to the given benchmark data provided by Roblox.