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JavaScript / TypeScript SDK

With the Kameleoon JavaScript SDK, you can run experiments and activate feature flags. Integrating our SDK into your web application is easy, and its footprint (memory and network usage) is low.

Getting started: For help getting started, see the developer guide.

Changelog: Details on the latest version of JavaScript / TypeScript SDK can be found in the changelog.

SDK methods: For the full reference documentation of the JavaScript SDK, see the reference section.

Developer guide​

This section will help you get started as well as introduce you to some of the more advanced concepts.

Getting started​

Installation​

The Kameleoon SDK Installation tool is the preferred way to install the SDK quickly. The SDK Installer helps you install the SDK of your choice, generate a basic code sample, and configure external dependencies if needed.

To use the SDK Installation tool, install and run it globally:

npm install --global @kameleoon/sdk-installer
kameleoon-sdk

Or run it directly with npx:

npx @kameleoon/sdk-installer
note

You can also inject the JavaScript SDK into your app as a single file using the <script> tag. You can then access all of the SDK methods using the global object KameleoonSDK.

Example:

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>My App</title>
    <script src="https://static.kameleoon.com/kameleoonSDK-3.1.0.js"></script>
    <script type="module" src="app.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Hello, World!</h1>
  </body>
</html>
app.js
const { KameleoonClient, CustomData } = KameleoonSDK;

To always use the latest version of a major release, you can use the following script, where 3 is the current major version:

https://static.kameleoon.com/kameleoonSDK-3-latest.js

To always stay on a specific version, specify the full version number instead. For example, for version 2.2.0, which is the earliest version available as a static script, use the following:

https://static.kameleoon.com/kameleoonSDK-2.2.0.js

Versions can be referenced on the release page.

Initialize the Kameleoon Client​

Here is a step-by-step guide for configuring the JavaScript SDK for your application.

import {
  Environment,
  KameleoonClient,
  SDKConfigurationType,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

// -- Optional configuration
const configuration: Partial<SDKConfigurationType> = {
  updateInterval: 20,
  environment: Environment.Production,
  domain: '.example.com',
};

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code', configuration });

// -- Waiting for the client initialization using `async/await`
async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();
}

init();

// -- Waiting for the client initialization using `Promise.then()`
client
  .initialize()
  .then(() => {})
  .catch((error) => {});

To start, developers need to create an entry point for JavaScript SDK by creating a new instance of Kameleoon Client.

Use KameleoonClient to run feature experiments and retrieve the status of feature flags and their variations.

KameleoonClient initialization is done asynchronously in order to make sure that Kameleoon API call was successful for that method initialize() is used. You can use async/await, Promise.then() or any other method to handle asynchronous client initialization.

Arguments​
NameTypeDescription
siteCode (required)stringThis is a unique key of the Kameleoon project you are using with the SDK. This field is mandatory.
configuration (optional)Partial<SDKConfigurationType>Client's configuration
externals (optional)ExternalsTypeExternal implementation of SDK dependencies (External dependencies)
Configuration Parameters​
NameTypeDescriptionDefault Value
updateInterval (optional)numberupdate interval in minutes for sdk configuration, minimum value is 1 minute60
environment (optional)Environmentfeature flag environmentEnvironment.Production
targetingDataCleanupInterval (optional)numberinterval in minutes for cleaning up targeting data, minimum value is 1 minuteundefined (no cleanup will be performed)
cookieDomain (optional)stringdomain that the cookie belongs to.undefined
networkDomain (optional)stringcustom domain the SDKs uses for all outgoing network requests, commonly used for proxying. The format is second_level_domain.top_level_domain (for example, example.com). If an invalid format is specified, the SDK uses the default Kameleoon valueundefined
requestTimeout (optional)numbertimeout in milliseconds for all SDK network requests, if timeout is exceeded request will fail immediately10_000 (10 seconds)
trackingInterval (optional)numberSpecifies the interval for tracking requests, in milliseconds. All visitors who were evaluated for any feature flag or had associated data will be included in this tracking request, which is performed once per interval. The minimum value is 100 ms and the maximum value is 1_000 ms1_000 (1 second)
note

Make sure not to use several client instances in one application as it is not fully supported yet, which may lead to local storage configuration being overwritten and cause bugs.

Activating a feature flag​

Assigning a unique ID to a user​

To assign a unique ID to a user, you can use the getVisitorCode() method. If a visitor code doesn’t exist (from the request headers cookie), the method generates a random unique ID or uses a defaultVisitorCode that you would have generated. The ID is then set in a response headers cookie.

If you are using Kameleoon in Hybrid mode, calling the getVisitorCode() method ensures that the unique ID (visitorCode) is shared between the application file (kameleoon.js) and the SDK.

Retrieving a flag configuration​

To implement a feature flag in your code, you must first create a feature flag in your Kameleoon account.

To determine if a feature flag is active for a specific user, you need to retrieve its configuration. Use the getFeatureFlagVariationKey() or isFeatureFlagActive() method to retrieve the configuration based on the featureKey.

The isFeatureFlagActive() method can be used if you want to retrieve the configuration of a simple feature flag that has only an ON or OFF state, as opposed to more complex feature flags with multiple variations or targeting options.

The getFeatureFlagVariationKey() method retrieves the configuration of a feature experiment with several feature variations. You can use the method to get a variation key for a given user by providing the visitorCode and featureKey as mandatory arguments.

Feature flags can have associated variables that are used to customize their behavior. To retrieve these variables, use the getFeatureFlagVariables() method. This method checks whether the user is targeted, finds the visitor’s assigned variation, saves it to storage, and sends a tracking request.

note

To check if a feature flag is active, you only need to use one method. Choose isFeatureFlagActive if you simply want to know if a feature flag is on or off. For more complex scenarios, like dynamically changing the feature's behavior, use getFeatureFlagVariables.

Adding data points to target a user or filter / breakdown visits in reports​

To target a user, ensure you’ve added relevant data points to their profile before retrieving the feature variation or checking if the flag is active. Use the addData() method to add these data points to the user’s profile.

To retrieve data points that have been collected on other devices or to access past data points about a user (which would have been collected client-side if you are using Kameleoon in Hybrid mode), use the getRemoteVisitorData() method. This method asynchronously fetches data from our servers. However, it is important you call getRemoteVisitorData() before retrieving the variation or checking if the feature flag is active, as this data might be required to assign a user to a given variation of a feature flag.

To learn more about available targeting conditions, read our detailed article on the subject.

Additionally, the data points you add to the visitor profile will be available when analyzing your experiments, allowing you to filter and break down your results by factors like device and browser. Kameleoon Hybrid mode automatically collects a variety of data points on the client-side, making it easy to break down your results based on these pre-collected data points. See the complete list here.

If you need to track additional data points beyond what's automatically collected, you can use Kameleoon's Custom Data feature. Custom Data allows you to capture and analyze specific information relevant to your experiments. To ensure your results are accurate, it's recommended to filter out bots by using the userAgent data type. You can learn more about this here. Don't forget to call the flush() method to send the collected data to Kameleoon servers for analysis.

Tracking flag exposition and goal conversions​

Kameleoon will automatically track visitors’ exposition to flags as soon as you call one of these methods:

  • getFeatureFlagVariationKey()
  • getFeatureFlagVariable()
  • getFeatureFlagVariables()
  • isFeatureFlagActive()

When a user completes a desired action (for example, making a purchase), it counts as a conversion. To track conversions, you must use the trackConversion() method, and provide the visitorCode and goalId parameters.

Sending events to analytics solutions​

To track conversions and send exposure events to your customer analytics solution, you must first implement Kameleoon in Hybrid mode. Then, use the getEngineTrackingCode() method.

The getEngineTrackingCode method retrieves the unique tracking code required to send exposure events to your analytics solution. Using this method allows you to record events and send them to your desired analytics platform.

Targeting conditions​

The Kameleoon SDKs support a variety of predefined targeting conditions that you can use to target users in your campaigns. For the list of conditions supported by this SDK, see use visit history to target users.

You can also use your own external data to target users.

Domain information​

You provide a domain as the domain in KameleoonClient configuration, which is used for storing Kameleoon visitor code in cookies. This is important when working with the getVisitorCode and setLegalConsent methods. The domain you provide is stored in the cookie as the Domain= key.

Setting the domain​

The domain you provide indicates the URL address can use the cookie. For example, if your domain is www.example.com. the cookie is only available from a www.example.com URL. That means that pages with the app.example.com domain can't use the cookie.

To be more flexible around subdomains you can specify domain starting with the ., for instance domain .example.com allows the cookie to function on both app.example.com and login.example.com.

note

You can't use regular expressions, special symbols, protocol, or port numbers in the domain. Additionally, a specific list of subdomains can't be used with the prefix ..

Here's a small domain cheat sheet:

DomainAllowed URLsDisallowed URLs
www.example.com✅www.example.com❌ app.example.com
✅ example.com❌ .com
.example.com = example.com✅ example.com❌ otherexample.com
✅ www.example.com
✅ app.example.com
✅ login.example.com
https://www.example.com⛔ bad domain⛔ bad domain
www.example.com:4408⛔ bad domain⛔ bad domain
.localhost.com = localhost⛔ bad domain⛔ bad domain

Developing on localhost​

localhost is always considered a bad domain, making it hard to test the domain when developing on localhost.

There are two ways to avoid this issue:

  • Don't specify the domain field in the SDK client while testing. This prevents localhost issues (the cookie will be set on any domain).
  • Create a local domain for localhost. For example:
    • Navigate to /etc/hosts on Linux or to c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts on Windows
    • Open hosts with file super user or administrator rights
    • Add a domain to the localhost port, for example: 127.0.0.1 app.com
    • Now you can run your app locally on app.com:{my_port} and specify .app.com as your domain

External dependencies​

SDK external dependencies use the dependency injection pattern to give you the ability to provide your own implementations for certain parts of an SDK.

note

In the JavaScript SDK, all external dependencies have default implementations, which use a native browser API so there's no need to provide them unless another API is required for specific use cases.

Here's the list of available external dependencies:

DependencyInterfaceRequired/OptionalAPI UsedDescription
storageIExternalStorageOptionalBrowser localStorageUsed for storing all the existing and collected SDK data
requesterIExternalRequesterOptionalBrowser fetchUsed for performing all the network requests
eventSourceIExternalEventSourceOptionalBrowser EventSourceUsed for receiving Server Sent Events for Real Time Update capabilities
visitorCodeManagerIExternalVisitorCodeManagerOptionalBrowser cookieUsed for storing and synchronizing visitor code

The following example implements external dependencies. To import an interface from an SDK, create a class that implements it and pass the instantiated class to the SDK.

Storage​

import { IExternalStorage, KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

// --- External Storage implementation ---
// - JavaScript `Map` is used as an example storage
const storage = new Map();

class MyStorage<T> implements IExternalStorage<T> {
  public read(key: string): T | null {
    // - Read data using `key`
    const data = storage.get(key);

    // - Return `null` if there's no data
    if (!data) {
      return null;
    }

    // - Return obtained data
    return data;
  }

  public write(key: string, data: T): void {
    // - Write data using `key`
    storage.set(key, data);
  }
}

// --- Create KameleoonClient ---
const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  externals: {
    storage: new MyStorage(),
  },
});

EventSource​

import {
  IExternalEventSource,
  KameleoonClient,
  EventSourceOpenParametersType,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

// --- External EventSource implementation ---
// - Example uses native browser `EventSource`
class MyEventSource implements IExternalEventSource {
  private eventSource?: EventSource;

  public open({
    eventType,
    onEvent,
    url,
  }: EventSourceOpenParametersType): void {
    // - Initialize `EventSource`
    const eventSource = new EventSource(url);

    this.eventSource = eventSource;
    // - Add event listener with provided event type and event callback
    this.eventSource.addEventListener(eventType, onEvent);
  }

  public close(): void {
    // - Cleanup open event source
    if (this.eventSource) {
      this.eventSource.close();
    }
  }
}

// --- Create KameleoonClient ---
const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  externals: {
    eventSource: new MyEventSource(),
  },
});

VisitorCodeManager​

import {
  IExternalVisitorCodeManager,
  SetDataParametersType,
  KameleoonClient,
  KameleoonUtils,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

// --- External Visitor Code Manager implementation ---
// - Example uses browser `document.cookie` API
class MyVisitorCodeManager implements IExternalVisitorCodeManager {
  public getData(key: string): string | null {
    const cookieString = document.cookie;

    // - Return `null` if no cookie was found
    if (!cookieString) {
      return null;
    }

    // - Parse cookie finding it by provided `key`
    return KameleoonUtils.getCookieValue(cookieString, key);
  }

  public setData({
    visitorCode,
    domain,
    maxAge,
    key,
    path,
  }: SetDataParametersType): void {
    // - Set cookie with provided parameters
    let resultCookie = `${key}=${visitorCode}; Max-Age=${maxAge}; Path=${path}`;

    if (domain) {
      resultCookie += `; Domain=${domain}`;
    }

    document.cookie = resultCookie;
  }
}

// --- Create KameleoonClient ---
const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  externals: {
    visitorCodeManager: new MyVisitorCodeManager(),
  },
});

Requester​

import {
  RequestType,
  IExternalRequester,
  KameleoonResponseType,
  SendRequestParametersType,
  KameleoonClient,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

// --- External Requester Implementation
export class MyRequester implements IExternalRequester {
  public async sendRequest({
    url,
    parameters,
  }: SendRequestParametersType<RequestType>): Promise<KameleoonResponseType> {
    // - Using native browser `fetch`
    return await fetch(url, parameters);
  }
}

// --- Create KameleoonClient ---
const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  externals: {
    requester: new MyRequester(),
  },
});

Error Handling​

Almost every KameleoonClient method may throw an error at some point, these errors are not just caveats but rather deliberately predefined KameleoonErrors that extend native JavaScript Error class providing useful messages and special type field with a type KameleoonException.

KameleoonException is an enum containing all possible error variants.

To know exactly what variant of KameleoonException the method may throw you can check Throws section of the method description on this page or just hover over the method in your IDE to see jsdocs description.

Overall handling the errors considered a good practice to make your application more stable and avoid technical issues.

import {
  KameleoonError,
  KameleoonClient,
  KameleoonException,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  try {
    await client.initialize();

    const customData = new CustomData(0, 'my_data');
    client.addData(visitorCode, customData);
  } catch (error) {
    // -- Type guard for inferring error type as native JavaScript `catch`
    //    only infers `unknown`
    if (error instanceof KameleoonError) {
      switch (error.type) {
        case KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLength:
          // -- Handle an error
          break;
        case KameleoonException.StorageWrite:
          // -- Handle an error
          break;
        case KameleoonException.Initialization:
          // -- Handle an error
          break;
        default:
          break;
      }
    }
  }
}

init();

Cross-device experimentation​

To support visitors who access your app from multiple devices cross-device experimentation, Kameleoon allows you to synchronize your custom data across each of the visitor's devices and reconcile their visit history across each device.

Synchronizing custom data across devices​

If you want to synchronize your Custom Data across multiple devices, Kameleoon provides a custom data synchronization mechanism.

To use this feature, in the custom data dashboard, edit the custom data and set the Scope value to Visitor. The custom data will now be permanently associated with a specific visitor as long as getRemoteVisitorData is called before any other actions with the visitor-associated data.

After the custom data is set up, calling getRemoteVisitorData makes the latest data accessible on any device.

See the following example of data synchronization between two devices:

Device One
import { KameleoonClient, CustomData } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Custom Data with index `0` was set to `Visitor` scope
  //    on Kameleoon Platform
  const customDataIndex = 0;
  const customData = new CustomData(customDataIndex, 'my_data');

  client.addData('my_visitor', customData);
  client.flush();
}

init();
Device Two
import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Before working with data, make `getRemoteVisitorData` call
  await getRemoteVisitorData({ visitorCode: 'my_visitor_code' });

  // -- The further SDK code will have an access to CustomData with `Visitor` scope
  //    defined on Device One.
  //    So "my_data" is now available for targeting and tracking for "my_visitor"
}

init();

Using custom data for session merging​

Cross-device experimentation allows you to combine a visitor's history across each of their devices (history reconciliation). One of the powerful features that history reconciliation provides is the ability to merge different visitors sessions into one. To reconcile visit history, you can use CustomData to provide a unique identifier for the visitor.

Follow the activating cross-device history reconciliation guide to set up your custom data on the Kameleoon platform

When your custom data is set up, you can use it in your code to merge a visitor's sessions. Sessions with the same identifier will always see the same experiment variation and will be displayed as a single visitor in the Visitor view of your experiment's result pages.

The SDK configuration ensures that associated sessions always see the same variation of the experiment.

Before using other methods make sure to let SDK know that the visitor is a unique identifier by adding UniqueIdentifier data to a visitor

tip

As the custom data you use as the identifier must be set to Visitor scope, you need to use cross-device custom data synchronization to retrieve the identifier with the getRemoteVisitorData method on each device.

Here's an example of how to use custom data for session merging.

In this example, we have an application with a login page. Since we don't know the user ID at the moment of login, we use an anonymous visitor identifier generated by thegetVisitorCode method. After the user logs in, we can associate the anonymous visitor with the user ID and use it as a unique identifier for the visitor.

Login Page
import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  const anonymousVisitor = getVisitorCode();
  // -- Saving `visitorCode` in `window` to later re-use it
  window.anonymousVisitor = anonymousVisitor;

  // -- Getting some variation, assume it's variation `A`
  const variation = client.getFeatureFlagVariationKey(
    anonymousVisitor,
    'my_feature_key',
  );
}

init();
Application Page
import { CustomData, UniqueIdentifier } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  // -- At this point anonymous visitor has logged in
  //    and we have user ID to use as a visitor identifier
  // -- Associating both visitors with identifier Custom Data,
  //    where index `1` is the index of the Custom Data configured
  //    as a unique identifier on Kameleoon Platform
  const userIdentifierData = new CustomData(1, 'my_user_id');
  // -- Taking `visitorCode` from `window` object
  client.addData(window.anonymousVisitor, userIdentifierData);

  // -- Letting SDK know that the visitor is unique identifier
  client.addData('my_user_id', new UniqueIdentifier(true));

  // -- Getting the variation for user ID will
  //    result in the same variation as for anonymous visitor
  //    variation will be `A`
  const variation = client.getFeatureFlagVariationKey(
    'my_user_id',
    'my_feature_key',
  );

  // -- `my_user_id` and `anonymousVisitor` are now linked
  //    They can be tracked as a single visitor
  client.trackConversion({
    visitorCode: 'my_user_id',
    goalId: 123,
    revenue: 100,
  });

  // -- Moreover linked visitors share previously
  //    collected remote data
  const data = await client.getRemoteVisitorData({
    visitorCode: 'my_user_id',
  });
}

init();

Utilities​

SDK has a set of utility methods that can be used to simplify the development process. All the methods are represented as static members of KameleoonUtils class.

simulateSuccessRequest​

Method simulateSuccessRequest is used to simulate a successful request to the Kameleoon server. It can be useful for custom Requester implementations when developer needs to simulate a successful request (for example, disabling tracking).

import {
  KameleoonUtils,
  IExternalRequester,
  SendRequestParametersType,
  RequestType,
  KameleoonResponseType,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

// - Example of `Requester` with disabled tracking
class Requester implements IExternalRequester {
  public async sendRequest({
    url,
    parameters,
    requestType,
  }: SendRequestParametersType<RequestType>): Promise<KameleoonResponseType> {
    if (requestType === RequestType.Tracking) {
      return KameleoonUtils.simulateSuccessRequest<RequestType.Tracking>(
        requestType,
        null,
      );
    }

    return await fetch(url, parameters);
  }
}
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
requestType (required)RequestTypeA type of request
data (required)SimulateRequestDataType[RequestType]A type of request data, which is different depending on RequestType

Data type SimulateRequestDataType is defined as follows:

  • RequestType.Tracking - null
  • RequestType.ClientConfiguration - ClientConfigurationDataType
  • RequestType.RemoteData - JSONType
Returns​

Promise<KameleoonResponseType> - returns a promise with the response of the request

getCookieValue​

Method getCookieValue is used to parse a common cookie string (key_1=value_1; key_2=value_2; ...) and get the value of a specific cookie key. It's useful when working with a custom implementation of VisitorCodeManager.

import { KameleoonUtils } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const cookies = 'key_1=value_1; key_2=value_2';
const key = 'key_1';

const value = KameleoonUtils.getCookieValue(cookies, key); // = `value_1`
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
cookie (required)stringCookie string in a form key_1=value_1; key_2=value_2
key (required)stringString representation of a key to find a value by
Returns​

string | null - returns a string with a cookie value or null if the key was not found

Reference​

This is the full reference documentation for the Kameleoon JavaScript SDK.

Initialization​

initialize()​

An asynchronous method for KameleoonClient initialization by fetching Kameleoon SDK related data from server or by retrieving data from local source if data is up-to-date or update interval has not been reached.

note

If the SDK configuration could not be retrieved but there is an older configuration available in SDK storage, the SDK uses the older configuration as a fallback and the initialize does not throw an error.

note

SDK supports an offline mode.

In offline mode if tracking requests from any of the following methods fail due to internet connectivity issues, the SDK automatically resends the request as soon as it detects that the internet connection has been re-established:

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  KameleoonError,
  KameleoonException,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  try {
    await client.initialize();
  } catch (err) {
    if (err instanceof KameleoonError) {
      switch (err.type) {
        case KameleoonException.StorageWrite:
        // -- Handle error case
        case KameleoonException.ClientConfiguration:
        // -- Handle error case
        default:
          break;
      }
    }
  }
}

init();
Returns​

Promise<boolean> - A promise resolved to a boolean indicating a successful sdk initialization. Generally initialize will throw an error if the something that can not be handled will happen, so the boolean value will almost always be true and won't give as much useful information.

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.StorageWriteCouldn't update storage data
KameleoonException.ClientConfigurationCouldn't retrieve client configuration from Kameleoon API
KameleoonException.MaximumRetriesReachedMaximum retries reached, request failed

Feature flags and variations​

isFeatureFlagActive()​

Method isFeatureFlagActive() returns a boolean indicating whether the visitor with visitorCode has featureKey active for him, this method includes targeting check, finding the according variation exposed to the visitor and saving it to storage along with sending tracking request.

note

Visitor must be targeted to has feature flag active

import { KameleoonClient, CustomData } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Add CustomData with index `0` containing visitor id to check the targeting
  client.addData(visitorCode, new CustomData(0, 'visitor_id'));

  // -- Check if the feature flag is active for visitor
  const isActive = client.isFeatureFlagActive(visitorCode, 'my_feature_key');
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
featureKey (required)stringa unique key for feature flag
Returns​

boolean - a boolean indicator of whether the feature flag with featureKey is active for visitor with visitorCode

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.NotTargetedCurrent visitor is not targeted
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagConfigurationNotFoundNo feature flag was found for provided featureKey
KameleoonException.DataInconsistencyAllocated variation was found, but there is no feature flag with according featureKey.

getFeatureFlagVariationKey()​

Method getFeatureFlagVariationKey() returns variation key for the visitor under visitorCode in the found feature flag, this method includes targeting check, finding the according variation exposed to the visitor and saving it to storage along with sending tracking request.

note

If the user has never been associated with the feature flag, the SDK returns a variation key randomly, following the feature flag rules. If the user is already registered with the feature flag, the SDK detects the previous variation key value. If the user doesn't match any of the rules, the default value defined in Kameleoon's feature flag delivery rules will be returned. It's important to note that the default value may not be a variation key, but a boolean value or another data type, depending on the feature flag configuration.

import { KameleoonClient, CustomData } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Add CustomData with index `0` containing visitor id to check the targeting
  client.addData(new CustomData(0, 'visitor_id'));

  // -- Get visitor feature flag variation key
  const variationKey = client.getFeatureFlagVariationKey(
    visitorCode,
    'my_feature_key',
  );
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
featureKey (required)stringa unique key for feature flag
Returns​

string a string containing variable key for the allocated feature flag variation for the provided visitor

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before initialize was done for kameleoonClient
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.NotTargetedCurrent visitor is not targeted
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagConfigurationNotFoundNo feature flag was found for provided featureKey
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagEnvironmentDisabledFeature flag is disabled for the current environment

getFeatureFlags()​

🚫 Doesn't send Tracking Data to Kameleoon

Method getFeatureFlags() returns a list of feature flags stored in the client configuration.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get all feature flags
  const featureFlags = client.getFeatureFlags();
}

init();
Returns​

FeatureFlagType[] - list of feature flags, each feature flag item contains id and key

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call

getVisitorFeatureFlags()​

  • 🚫 Doesn't send Tracking Data to Kameleoon
  • 🎯 Events: EventType.Evaluation (for each feature flag)

Method getVisitorFeatureFlags() returns a list of feature flags that the visitor with visitorCode that is targeted by and that are active for the visitor (visitor will have one of the variations allocated).

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Get active feature flags for visitor
  const featureFlags = client.getVisitorFeatureFlags(visitorCode);
}

init();
caution

This method only collects the visitor's active feature flags. This means the result excludes all the feature flags for which the visitor is assigned to the off (default or control) variation. When you need all of the visitor's feature flags, use getFeatureFlags instead.

For example:

// -- `getVisitorFeatureFlags` doesn't trigger feature experiment
//    it only returns feature flags, where visitor didn't get `off` variation
client.getVisitorFeatureFlags('my_visitor').forEach(({ key }) => {
  // -- `getFeatureFlagVariationKey` triggers feature experiment,
  //    as `off` is already filtered out - I will never see
  //    visitor taking part in experiment, where `off` variation was allocated
  client.getFeatureFlagVariationKey('my_visitor', key);
});

For cases where you need all of the visitor's feature flags, use getFeatureFlags instead:

// -- Both `off` and other variations are processed as expected
client.getFeatureFlags('my_visitor').forEach(({ key }) => {
  client.getFeatureFlagVariationKey('my_visitor', key);
});
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
Returns​

FeatureFlagType[] - list of feature flags, each feature flag item contains id and key

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.NotTargetedCurrent visitor is not targeted
KameleoonException.StorageReadError while reading storage data

getActiveFeatureFlags()​

  • 🚫 Doesn't send Tracking Data to Kameleoon
  • 🎯 Events: EventType.Evaluation (for each feature flag)

Method getActiveFeatureFlags() returns a Map, where key is feature key and value is detailed information about the visitor's variation and it's variables

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Get active feature flags for visitor
  //    with detailed variation and variables data
  const activeFeatures = client.getActiveFeatureFlags(visitorCode);

  // -- Result example:
  // Map {
  //   'feature-key-one' => {
  //     id: 100,
  //     key: 'variation-key-one',
  //     experimentId: 200,
  //     variables: [
  //      { key: 'variable_bool', type: VariableType.Boolean, value: true },
  //     ]
  //   },
  //   'feature-key-two' => {
  //     id: null, // -> `null` because it is default variation
  //     key: 'default-variation-key',
  //     experimentId: null, // -> `null` because it is default variation
  //     variables: []
  //   }
  // }
}

init();
caution

This method only collects the visitor's active feature flags. This means the result excludes all the feature flags for which the visitor is assigned to the off (default or control) variation. When you need all of the visitor's feature flags to iterate over, use getFeatureFlags instead.

See the getVisitorFeatureFlags CAUTION section method for more details.

Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
Returns​

Map<string, KameleoonVariationType> - a map of feature flags, where key is feature key and value is detailed information about the visitor's variation and it's variables

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.StorageReadError while reading storage data
KameleoonException.NumberParseCouldn't parse Number value
KameleoonException.JSONParseCouldn't parse JSON value

Variables​

getFeatureFlagVariable()​

Method getFeatureFlagVariable() returns a variable for the visitor under visitorCode in the found feature flag, this method includes targeting check, finding the according variation exposed to the visitor and saving it to storage along with sending tracking request.

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  VariableType,
  JSONType,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Get feature variable
  const result = client.getFeatureFlagVariable({
    visitorCode,
    featureKey: 'my_feature_key'
    variableKey: 'my_variable_key'
  });

  // -- Infer the type of variable by it's `type`
  switch (result.type) {
    case VariableType.BOOLEAN:
      const myBool: boolean = result.value;
      break;
    case VariableType.NUMBER:
      const myNum: number = result.value;
      break;
    case VariableType.JSON:
      const myJson: JSONType = result.value;
      break;
    case VariableType.STRING:
    case VariableType.JS:
    case VariableType.CSS:
      const myStr: string = result.value;
      break;
    default:
      break;
  }
}

init();
Parameters​

Parameters object of type GetFeatureFlagVariableParamsType containing the following fields:

NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
featureKey (required)stringa unique key for feature flag
variableKey (required)stringkey of the variable to be found for a feature flag with provided featureKey, can be found on Kameleoon Platform
Returns​

FeatureFlagVariableType - a variable object containing type and value fields. You can check the type field against VariableType enum. For example, if the type is VariableType.BOOLEAN then value will be a boolean type.

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.NotTargetedCurrent visitor is not targeted
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagConfigurationNotFoundNo feature flag was found for provided featureKey
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagVariableNotFoundNo feature variable was found for provided visitorCode and variableKey
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagEnvironmentDisabledFeature flag is disabled for the current environment
KameleoonException.JSONParseCouldn't parse JSON value
KameleoonException.NumberParseCouldn't parse Number value

getFeatureFlagVariables()​

Method getFeatureFlagVariables() returns a list of variables for the visitor under visitorCode in the found feature flag, this method includes targeting check, finding the according variation exposed to the visitor and saving it to storage along with sending tracking request.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Get a list of variables for the visitor under `visitorCode` in the found feature flag
  const variables = client.getFeatureFlagVariables(
    visitorCode,
    'my_feature_key',
  );
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
featureKey (required)stringa unique key for feature flag
Returns​

FeatureVariableResultType[] - a list of variable objects containing key, type and value fields. You can check the type field against VariableType enum. For example, if the type is VariableType.BOOLEAN then value will be a boolean type.

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.NotTargetedCurrent visitor is not targeted
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagConfigurationNotFoundNo feature flag was found for provided featureKey
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagVariationNotFoundNo feature variation was found for provided visitorCode and variationKey
KameleoonException.FeatureFlagEnvironmentDisabledFeature flag is disabled for the current environment
KameleoonException.JSONParseCouldn't parse JSON value
KameleoonException.NumberParseCouldn't parse Number value

Visitor data​

getVisitorCode()​

Method getVisitorCode obtains a visitor code from the browser cookie. If the visitor code doesn't exist yet, the method generates a random visitor code (or uses the defaultVisitorCode value if you provided one) and sets the new visitor code in a cookie.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Get visitor code with default value
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode('my_default_visitor_code');
}

init();

addData()​

The addData() method adds targeting data to storage so other methods can use the data to decide whether or not to target the current visitor.

The addData() method does not return any value and does not interact with Kameleoon back-end servers on its own. Instead, all the declared data is saved for future transmission using the flush method. This approach reduces the number of server calls made, as the data is typically grouped into a single server call that is triggered the flush. Noe that the trackConversion method also sends out any previously associated data, just like the flush method. The same is true for getFeatureFlagVariationKey and getFeatureFlagVariable methods if an experimentation rule is triggered.

tip

Each visitor can only have one instance of associated data for most data types. However, CustomData is an exception. Visitors can have one instance of associated CustomData per customDataIndex.

note

userAgent data will not be stored in storage like other data, and it will be sent with every tracking request for bot filtration.

note

For the data types you can use for targeting, see the supported targeting conditions.

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  BrowserType,
  CustomData,
  Browser,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Create Kameleoon Data Types
  const browserData = new Browser(BrowserType.Chrome);
  const customData = new CustomData(0, 'my_data');

  // -- Add one Data item to Storage
  client.addData('my_visitor_code', browserData);

  // -- Add Data to Storage using variadic style
  client.addData('my_visitor_code', browserData, customData);

  // -- Add Data to Storage in array
  const dataArr = [browserData, customData];
  client.addData('my_visitor_code', ...dataArr);
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
kameleoonData (optional)KameleoonDataType[]number of instances of any type of KameleoonData, can be added solely in array or as sequential arguments
note

kameleoonData is variadic argument it can be passed as one or several arguments (see the example)

note

The index or ID of the custom data can be found in your Kameleoon account. It is important to note that this index starts at 0, which means that the first custom data you create for a given site will be assigned 0 as its ID, not 1.

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length of 255 characters
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.StorageWriteCouldn't update storage data
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call.
note

Check Data Types reference for more details of how to manage different data types

Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
defaultVisitorCode (optional)stringvisitor code to be used in case there is no visitor code in cookies
note

If you don't provide a defaultVisitorCode and there is no visitor code stored in a cookie, the visitor code will be randomly generated.

Returns​

string - result visitor code

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code length was exceeded
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty

flush()​

flush() takes the Kameleoon data associated with the visitor and schedules the data to be sent with the next tracking request. The time of the next tracking request is defined by SDK Configuration trackingInterval parameter. Visitor data can be added using addData and getRemoteVisitorData methods.

If you don't specify a visitorCode, the SDK flushes all of its stored data to the remote Kameleoon servers. If any previously failed tracking requests were stored locally during offline mode, the SDK attempts to send the stored requests before executing the latest request.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  const customData = new CustomData(0, 'my_data');
  client.addData(visitorCode, customData);

  // -- Flush added custom data for visitor
  client.flush(visitorCode);

  // -- Flush data for all the visitors
  client.flush();
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescriptionDefault
visitorCode (optional)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters in length, if not passed all the data will be flushed (sent to the remote Kameleoon servers)-
Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed it's initialize call

getRemoteData()​

Method getRemoteData() returns a data which is stored for specified site code on a remote Kameleoon server

For example, you can use this method to retrieve user preferences, historical data, or any other data relevant to your application's logic. By storing this data on our highly scalable servers using our [Data API], you can efficiently manage massive amounts of data and retrieve it for each of your visitors or users.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get remote data
  const jsonData = await getRemoteData('my_data_key');

  const data = JSON.parse(jsonData);
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
key (required)stringunique key that the data you try to get is associated with
Returns​

JSONType - promise with data retrieved for specific key

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.RemoteDataCouldn't retrieve data from Kameleoon server

getRemoteVisitorData()​

getRemoteVisitorData() is an asynchronous method for retrieving Kameleoon Visits Data for the visitorCode from Kameleoon Data API and adding it to the storage so that other methods could decide whether the current visitor is targeted or not.

Data obtained by getRemoteVisitorData plays important role when working with conditions that use asynchronously pre-loaded data, make sure to utilize it when working with such conditions.

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  KameleoonDataType,
  VisitorDataFiltersType,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get remote visitor data and add it to storage
  const kameleoonDataList: KameleoonDataType[] = await getRemoteVisitorData({
    visitorCode: 'my_visitor_code',
  });

  // -- Get remote visitor data without adding it to storage
  const kameleoonDataList: KameleoonDataType[] = await getRemoteVisitorData({
    visitorCode: 'my_visitor_code',
    shouldAddData: false,
  });

  // -- Get remote visitor data without adding it to storage
  //    and customizing filters for retrieving visits data
  const filters: VisitorDataFiltersType = {
    currentVisit: true,
    previousVisitAmount: 10,
    customData: true,
    geolocation: true,
    conversions: true,
  };

  const kameleoonDataList: KameleoonDataType[] = await getRemoteVisitorData({
    visitorCode: 'my_visitor_code',
    shouldAddData: false,
    filters,
  });
}

init();
Parameters​

An object with the type RemoteVisitorDataParamsType containing:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault Value
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length-
shouldAddData (optional)booleanboolean flag identifying whether the retrieved custom data should be added to storage automatically (without calling the addData method afterwards)true
filters (optional)VisitorDataFiltersTypefilters for specifying what data should be retrieved from visits, by default only customData is retrieved from the current and latest previous visit{ previousVisitAmount: 1, currentVisit: true customData: true }, other filters parameters are set to false

Here is the list of available VisitorDataFiltersType filters:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
previousVisitAmount (optional)numberNumber of previous visits to retrieve data from. Number between 1 and 251
currentVisit (optional)booleanIf true, current visit data will be retrievedtrue
customData (optional)booleanIf true, custom data will be retrieved.true
pageViews (optional)booleanIf true, page data will be retrieved.false
geolocation (optional)booleanIf true, geolocation data will be retrieved.false
device (optional)booleanIf true, device data will be retrieved.false
browser (optional)booleanIf true, browser data will be retrieved.false
operatingSystem (optional)booleanIf true, operating system data will be retrieved.false
conversions (optional)booleanIf true, conversion data will be retrieved.false
experiments (optional)booleanIf true, experiment data will be retrieved.false
kcs (optional)booleanIf true, Kameleoon Conversion Score data will be retrieved.false
Returns​

KameleoonDataType[] - promise with list of Kameleoon Data retrieved

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.RemoteDataCouldn't retrieve data from Kameleoon server
KameleoonException.VisitAmountVisit amount must be a number between 1 and 25
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before initialize was done for kameleoonClient

getVisitorWarehouseAudience()​

getVisitorWarehouseAudience is an asynchronous method that retrieves all audience data associated with the visitor in your data warehouse using the specified visitorCode and warehouseKey. The warehouseKey is typically your internal user ID. The customDataIndex parameter corresponds to the Kameleoon custom data that Kameleoon uses to target your visitors. Refer to the warehouse targeting documentation for additional details.

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  KameleoonDataType,
  CustomData,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor warehouse audience data using `warehouseKey`
  //    and add it to storage
  const customData: CustomData = await getVisitorWarehouseAudience({
    visitorCode: 'my_visitor',
    customDataIndex: 10,
    warehouseKey: 'my_key',
  });

  // -- Get visitor warehouse audience data using `visitorCode`
  //    and add it to storage
  const customData: CustomData = await getVisitorWarehouseAudience({
    visitorCode: 'my_visitor',
    customDataIndex: 10,
  });
}

init();
Parameters​

Parameters object consisting of:

NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
customDataIndex (required)numbernumber representing the index of the custom data you want to use to target your Warehouse Audiences
warehouseKey (optional)stringunique key to identify the warehouse data (usually, your internal user ID)
Returns​

Promise<CustomData | null> - promise containing CustomData with the associated warehouse data or null if there was no data

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.RemoteDataCouldn't retrieve data from Kameleoon server

setLegalConsent()​

note

Consent information is in sync between the Kameleoon Engine (application file kameleoon.js) and the JS SDK. This synchronization means that once consent is set on either the Engine or the SDK, it's automatically set for both. This feature eliminates the need for manual consent handling and ensures that SDKs operate in compliance with user preferences.

If you use Kameleoon in Hybrid mode, we recommend reading the consent section in our Hybrid experimentation article

When handling legal consent, it's important to use the getVisitorCode method from KameleoonClient, not the deprecated method from KameleoonUtils. Additionally, this method does not accept domain as an argument. Instead, pass it to the KameleoonClient constructor. Refer to the above example.

Method setLegalConsent specifies whether the visitor has given legal consent to use personal data. Setting the legalConsent parameter to false limits the types of data that you can include in tracking requests. This helps you adhere to legal and regulatory requirements while responsibly managing visitor data. You can find more information on personal data in the consent management policy.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();
  client.setLegalConsent(visitorCode, true);
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
consent (required)booleana boolean value representing the legal consent status. true indicates the visitor has given legal consent, false indicates the visitor has never provided, or has withdrawn, legal consent
Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code length exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty

Goals and third-party analytics​

trackConversion()​

trackConversion() creates and adds conversion data to the visitor with the specified parameters and executes the flush method.

note

This helper method is useful for simple conversion tracking. However, you can also create your own conversion data and flush (add) it manually. Using the data type allows for more flexible Conversion tracking, including use of the negativeparameter.

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({
  siteCode: 'my_site_code',
  configuration: { domain: '.example.com' },
});

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  const experimentId = 123;
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Get visitor code
  const visitorCode = client.getVisitorCode();

  // -- Track conversion
  client.trackConversion({ visitorCode, revenue: 20000, goalId: 123 });
}

init();
Parameters​

Parameters object consisting of:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
visitorCode (required)stringUnique visitor identifier string. Can't exceed 255 characters length.-
goalId (required)numberGoal to be sent in tracking request-
revenue (optional)numberRevenue to be sent in tracking request-
Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty
KameleoonException.StorageWriteCouldn't update storage data

getEngineTrackingCode()​

Method getEngineTrackingCode() returns Kameleoon tracking code for the current visitor. Tracking code is built based the feature experiments that were triggered during the last 5 seconds

import { KameleoonClient } from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Trigger feature experiment
  // -- E.g. result `variationKey` id is `200` and implicit experiment id is `100`
  client.getFeatureFlagVariationKey('visitor_code', 'my_feature_key');

  // -- Get tracking code
  const engineCode = client.getEngineTrackingCode('visitor_code');

  // -- Result engine code will look like this
  // `
  // window.kameleoonQueue = window.kameleoonQueue || [];
  // window.kameleoonQueue.push(['Experiments.assignVariation', 100, 200, true]);
  // window.kameleoonQueue.push(['Experiments.trigger', 100, true]);
  // `

  // -- Insert tracking code into the page
  const script = document.createElement('script');
  script.textContent = engineCode;
  document.body.appendChild(script);
}

init();
note

Result tracking code can be inserted directly into html <script> tag

For example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <body>
    <script>
      const engineTrackingCode = `
        window.kameleoonQueue = window.kameleoonQueue || [];
        window.kameleoonQueue.push(['Experiments.assignVariation', 100, 200, true]);
        window.kameleoonQueue.push(['Experiments.trigger', 100, true]);
      `;
      const script = document.createElement('script');

      script.textContent = engineTrackingCode;
      document.body.appendChild(script);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
visitorCode (required)stringunique visitor identification string, can't exceed 255 characters length
Returns​

string containing engine tracking code

Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeMaxLengthThe visitor code length exceeded the maximum length (255 characters)
KameleoonException.VisitorCodeEmptyThe visitor code is empty

Events​

onEvent()​

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  EventType,
  EvaluationEventDataType,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Define logic to be executed on SDK event
  client.onEvent(EventType.Evaluation, (eventData: EvaluationEventDataType) => {
    // -- My Logic
  });
}

init();

Method onEvent() fires a callback when a specific event is triggered. The callback function can access the data associated with the event. The SDK methods in this documentation note which event types they trigger, if any.

note

You can only assign one callback to each EventType.

Events​

Events are defined in the EventType enum. Depending on the event type, the eventData parameter will have a different type.

TypeeventData typeDescription
EventType.EvaluationEvaluationEventDataTypeTriggered when the SDK evaluates any variation for a feature flag. It is triggered regardless of the result variation
EventType.ConfigurationUpdateConfigurationUpdateEventDataTypeTriggered when the SDK receives a configuration update from the server (when using real-time streaming)
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
event (required)EventTypea variant of the event to associate the callback action with
callback (required)(eventData: EventDataType<EventType>) => voida callback function with the eventData parameter that is called when a configuration update occurs
Throws​
TypeDescription
KameleoonException.InitializationMethod was executed before the kameleoonClient completed the initialize call
Sending exposure events to external tools​

Kameleoon offers built-in integrations with various analytics and CDP solutions, such as Mixpanel, Google Analytics 4, Segment.... To ensure that you can track and analyze your server-side experiments, Kameleoon provides a method getEngineTrackingCode() that returns the JavasScript code to be inserted in your page to automatically send the exposure events to the analytics solution you are using. The SDK builds a tracking code for your active analytics solution based on the experiments that the visitor has triggered in the last 5 seconds. For more information about hybrid experimentation, please refer to this documentation.

Method getEngineTrackingCode() returns Kameleoon tracking code for the current visitor. Tracking code is built based the experiments that were triggered during the last 5 seconds.

note

To benefit from this feature, you will need to implement both the JavaScript SDK and our Kameleoon JavaScript tag. We recommend you implement the [Kameleoon asynchronous tag], which you can install before your closing <body> tag in your HTML page, as it will be only used for tracking purposes.

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Data types​

Kameleoon Data types are helper classes used for storing data in storage in predefined forms. During the flush execution, the SDK collects all the data and sends it along with the tracking request.

Data available in the SDK is not available for targeting and reporting in the Kameleoon app until you add the data. For example, by using the addData() method. See use visit history to target users for more information.

note

If you are using hybrid mode, you can call getRemoteVisitorData() to automatically fill all data that Kameleoon has collected previously.

Browser​

Browser contains browser information.

note

Each visitor can only have one Browser. Adding second Browser overwrites the first one.

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  BrowserType,
  Browser,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Add new browser data to client
  const browser = new Browser(BrowserType.Chrome, 86.1);
  client.addData('my_visitor_code', browser);
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
browser (required)BrowserTypepredefined browser type (Chrome, InternetExplorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Other)
version (optional)numberversion of the browser, floating point number represents major and minor version of the browser

UniqueIdentifier​

UniqueIdentifier data is used as marker for unique visitor identification.

If you add UniqueIdentifier for a visitor, visitorCode is used as the unique visitor identifier, which is useful for Cross-device experimentation. Associating a UniqueIdentifier with a visitor notify SDK that the visitor is linked to another visitor.

The UniqueIdentifier can also be useful in other edge-case scenarios, such as when you can't access the anonymous visitorCode that was originally assigned to the visitor, but you do have access to an internal ID that is connected to the anonymous visitor using session merging capabilities.

note

Each visitor can only have one UniqueIdentifier. Adding another UniqueIdentifier overwrites the first one.

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  UniqueIdentifier,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Add unique identifier to a visitor
  client.addData('my_visitor_code', new UniqueIdentifier(true));
}

init();
Parameters​
NameTypeDescription
value (required)booleanvalue that specifies if the visitor is associated with another visitor, provided false will imply that the visitor is not associated with any other visitor

Conversion​

import {
  KameleoonClient,
  ConversionParametersType,
  Conversion,
} from '@kameleoon/javascript-sdk';

const client = new KameleoonClient({ siteCode: 'my_site_code' });

async function init(): Promise<void> {
  await client.initialize();

  // -- Defined conversion parameters
  const conversionParameters: ConversionParametersType = {
    goalId: 123,
    revenue: 10000,
    negative: true,
  };

  // -- Add new conversion data to client
  const conversion = new Conversion(conversionParameters);
  client.addData('my_visitor_code', conversion);
}

init();