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From: Alex Netsch
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:02:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] FE Posthog Analytics (vibe-kanban) (#1048)
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* Perfect! Let me create a summary of what was implemented:
## Summary
I've successfully added PostHog analytics to the frontend! Here's what was implemented:
### Changes Made:
1. **Installed posthog-js package** (`frontend/package.json`)
- Added `posthog-js` v1.276.0 as a dependency
2. **Created analytics utility module** (`frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts`)
- `initializeAnalytics(userAnalyticsEnabled)` - Initializes PostHog based on user preference
- `trackEvent(eventName, properties)` - Tracks custom events
- `identifyUser(userId, properties)` - Identifies users for PostHog
- `trackPageView(pageName)` - Tracks page views
- `resetAnalytics()` - Resets analytics session
- `isAnalyticsEnabled()` - Checks if analytics is active
3. **Updated Vite config** (`frontend/vite.config.ts`)
- Exposed `POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT` environment variables to the frontend via Vite's `define` option
- These are build-time environment variables that get baked into the frontend bundle
4. **Integrated analytics in App.tsx** (`frontend/src/App.tsx`)
- Added initialization logic that reads the user's `analytics_enabled` preference from the config
- Added first analytics event: `app_loaded` which fires when the app loads and includes:
- App version
- User's theme preference
- User's language preference
### How It Works:
1. **User Control**: Analytics only runs if `config.analytics_enabled` is `true` (user has opted in)
2. **Build-time Config**: PostHog API key and endpoint come from environment variables set at build time
3. **Write-only Key**: PostHog API key is safe to expose in frontend code (it can only send events, not read data)
4. **Privacy First**: No automatic tracking - only explicit events are captured
5. **Follows Backend Pattern**: Uses the same PostHog configuration as the backend
### Testing:
- ✅ TypeScript compilation passes
- ✅ All files properly formatted
- ✅ Ready for testing with actual PostHog credentials
The implementation aligns with the existing backend analytics pattern and respects user privacy by only tracking when explicitly enabled.
* Perfect! Done. Here's a summary of what we've accomplished:
## Summary
### PostHog Frontend Analytics Implementation Complete ✅
**What was implemented:**
1. **Installed `posthog-js`** package for frontend analytics
2. **Created analytics utility** (`frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts`) with:
- `initializeAnalytics()` - Initializes PostHog based on user's `analytics_enabled` preference
- `trackEvent()` - Tracks custom events with automatic `source: 'frontend'` property
- `identifyUser()`, `trackPageView()`, `resetAnalytics()`, `isAnalyticsEnabled()` helper functions
3. **Configured Vite** to expose PostHog credentials via build-time environment variables:
- `VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY`
- `VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT`
4. **Integrated in App.tsx**:
- Analytics initializes when config loads
- First event: `app_loaded` with version, theme, and language properties
5. **Enabled autocapture**:
- Automatically tracks all clicks and interactions
- Events named `$autocapture` with human-readable properties like `$el_text: "Create Task"`
- No manual instrumentation needed for basic UI interactions
**How it works:**
- Only runs if user has `config.analytics_enabled = true` (explicit opt-in)
- Uses same PostHog instance as backend for unified analytics
- All events tagged with `source: 'frontend'` for easy filtering
- Autocapture provides rich behavioral data out of the box
**In PostHog you'll see:**
- Custom events: `app_loaded`, plus any future custom events
- Autocapture events: `$autocapture` with readable text like "Create Task clicked"
- All filterable by `source = 'frontend'`
* Perfect! All done. Let me create a summary:
---
## ✅ Complete: Fixed Analytics Toggling + Version
### Changes Made (3 files, 7 insertions, 4 deletions)
**1. `frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts`**
- Changed opt-in logic to opt-out: Now tracks when `true` or `undefined`, only skips when explicitly `false`
- Updated comment to clarify opt-out behavior
**2. `frontend/src/App.tsx`**
- Changed analytics enabled check: `config.analytics_enabled !== false` (opt-out default)
- Fixed hardcoded version: Now uses `import.meta.env.VITE_APP_VERSION` from package.json
- Removed TODO comment
**3. `frontend/vite.config.ts`**
- Added `VITE_APP_VERSION` to `define` block
- Reads from `package.json` at build time
- Same pattern as PostHog credentials
### How It Works Now
**Analytics Behavior:**
| `analytics_enabled` value | Result |
|---------------------------|--------|
| `undefined` (not set) | ✅ Tracks (opt-out default) |
| `true` (explicit opt-in) | ✅ Tracks |
| `false` (explicit opt-out) | ❌ Doesn't track |
**Dynamic Toggling:**
1. **User toggles OFF**: `analytics_enabled = false` → `useEffect` re-runs → `initializeAnalytics(false)` returns early → no tracking
2. **User toggles ON**: `analytics_enabled = true` → `useEffect` re-runs → PostHog already initialized → tracking resumes
3. **App reload**: Config read from disk → PostHog initialized with correct state
**Version Tracking:**
- Version automatically read from `frontend/package.json` at build time
- Stays in sync when CI/CD bumps version
- Matches backend pattern (uses `CARGO_PKG_VERSION`)
### Testing
- ✅ TypeScript compilation passes
- ✅ Rust cargo check passes
- ✅ All changes minimal and focused
Ready to commit! 🚀
* Perfect! ✅ All done! Let me create a summary:
---
## ✅ Complete: PostHog Frontend Analytics with `.env` Support
### Changes Made
**3 files changed:** 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (plus the console.log you added for debugging)
### 1. **`package.json`** - Dev Script Maps Environment Variables
**Added variable mapping to the `dev` script:**
```bash
export VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY=$POSTHOG_API_KEY && export VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT=$POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT
```
**How it works:**
- When you run `npm run dev`, the script reads `POSTHOG_API_KEY` from your `.env`
- Exports them as `VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT`
- Vite automatically picks up `VITE_*` prefixed vars
### 2. **`frontend/vite.config.ts`** - Simplified Config
**Removed** the manual PostHog variable mapping from `define` block:
```diff
- 'import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY': JSON.stringify(process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY || ''),
- 'import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT': JSON.stringify(process.env.POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT || ''),
```
**Kept** only the app version (can't come from env):
```typescript
'import.meta.env.VITE_APP_VERSION': JSON.stringify(require('./package.json').version),
```
**Why:** Vite auto-loads `VITE_*` vars, so we don't need manual mapping anymore!
### 3. **`.github/workflows/pre-release.yml`** - CI Build Support
**Added PostHog env vars to frontend build step:**
```yaml
- name: Build frontend
run: cd frontend && npm run build
env:
SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.POSTHOG_API_KEY }} # NEW
VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT }} # NEW
```
**Why:** Production builds need the PostHog credentials too!
---
## How It Works Now
### Development (Local)
**Your `.env` file (single source of truth):**
```bash
POSTHOG_API_KEY=phc_your_key_here
POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT=https://us.i.posthog.com
```
**When you run `npm run dev`:**
1. Shell loads `.env` → has `POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT`
2. npm script exports `VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY=$POSTHOG_API_KEY` (maps to VITE_ prefix)
3. Vite sees `VITE_*` vars and exposes them as `import.meta.env.VITE_*`
4. Frontend reads them in `analytics.ts`
5. PostHog initializes ✅
### Production (CI/CD)
**When GitHub Actions builds:**
1. Workflow reads `secrets.POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `secrets.POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT`
2. Sets them as `VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT` env vars
3. Vite bakes them into the production build
4. Deployed app has PostHog credentials ✅
---
## What You Should See Now
**When you run `npm run dev`:**
```
✅ Analytics enabled: true
✅ [Analytics] PostHog initialized successfully
```
**Instead of:**
```
❌ Analytics enabled: true
❌ [Analytics] Missing PostHog configuration in build
```
---
## Summary
- ✅ **Single source of truth**: Only define PostHog vars once in `.env`
- ✅ **Works in dev**: npm script maps vars with `VITE_` prefix
- ✅ **Works in prod**: CI workflow passes secrets to frontend build
- ✅ **Clean config**: Removed manual `process.env` mapping from vite.config
- ✅ **Standard Vite pattern**: Uses Vite's automatic `VITE_*` loading
- ✅ **No duplication**: No need for separate `VITE_POSTHOG_*` vars in `.env`
Ready to test! Try running `npm run dev` with your `.env` file and check if you see "[Analytics] PostHog initialized successfully" 🚀
* Perfect! Now let me create a final summary:
---
## ✅ Fixed: Frontend Analytics Now Loads from `crates/server/.env`
### The Problem
- `.env` file exists at `crates/server/.env` (not root)
- npm script tried to use `$POSTHOG_API_KEY` but it wasn't in the environment
- Result: Empty strings passed to frontend → "[Analytics] Missing PostHog configuration in build"
### The Solution
**Installed `dotenv-cli`** to load `.env` file before running dev script.
### Changes Made
**1. `frontend/package.json` - Added dependency:**
```json
"dotenv-cli": "^10.0.0"
```
**2. `package.json` - Updated dev script:**
```bash
# Before:
"dev": "export FRONTEND_PORT=... && export VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY=$POSTHOG_API_KEY && ..."
# After:
"dev": "dotenv -e crates/server/.env -- bash -c 'export FRONTEND_PORT=... && export VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY=$POSTHOG_API_KEY && ...'"
```
**What this does:**
1. `dotenv -e crates/server/.env` - Load env vars from `crates/server/.env`
2. `--` - Pass remaining args to the command
3. `bash -c '...'` - Run the original script with env vars now available
4. Inside bash: `export VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY=$POSTHOG_API_KEY` maps to VITE_ prefix
5. Vite auto-picks up `VITE_*` vars and exposes them to frontend
### How It Works Now
**Your `.env` location:** `crates/server/.env`
```bash
POSTHOG_API_KEY=phc_tUHOX3YsGW4d9cEKyIvxjrFDHTRQ8nCfzG65McGZEuC
POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT=https://eu.i.posthog.com
```
**When you run `npm run dev`:**
1. ✅ `dotenv-cli` loads `crates/server/.env`
2. ✅ Script exports `VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY` from loaded `POSTHOG_API_KEY`
3. ✅ Vite sees `VITE_*` vars and makes them available as `import.meta.env.VITE_*`
4. ✅ Frontend `analytics.ts` reads them
5. ✅ PostHog initializes successfully!
### Complete Solution Summary
**Files Changed:**
1. ✅ `frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts` - Opt-out logic (track by default)
2. ✅ `frontend/src/App.tsx` - Fixed version + opt-out check
3. ✅ `frontend/vite.config.ts` - Removed manual PostHog mapping (Vite auto-loads now)
4. ✅ `.github/workflows/pre-release.yml` - Added PostHog env vars to CI build
5. ✅ `frontend/package.json` - Added `dotenv-cli` dependency
6. ✅ `package.json` - Wrapped dev script with `dotenv` to load `crates/server/.env`
### Test It!
Now when you run `npm run dev`, you should see:
```
✅ Analytics enabled: true
✅ [Analytics] PostHog initialized successfully
```
The `.env` file at `crates/server/.env` is now properly loaded and PostHog credentials are available to the frontend! 🚀
* Perfect! ✅ All done with the clean solution! Let me create a final summary:
---
## ✅ Complete: Clean Solution for Loading `.env` from `crates/server/.env`
### The Problem (Before)
- Hacky npm script with nested quotes and `bash -c`
- Used `dotenv-cli` package just to load the `.env` file
- Complex, fragile, and hard to maintain
### The Solution (Now) ✨ CLEAN!
**Load `.env` directly in `vite.config.ts` using Node's standard `dotenv` package.**
### Changes Made
**1. `frontend/package.json` - Swapped packages:**
```diff
- "dotenv-cli": "^10.0.0",
+ "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
```
**2. `frontend/vite.config.ts` - Added `.env` loading at the top:**
```typescript
import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
// Load backend's .env file at config evaluation time
dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, "../crates/server/.env") });
export default defineConfig({
// ...
define: {
'import.meta.env.VITE_APP_VERSION': JSON.stringify(require('./package.json').version),
// Now these read from the loaded .env file
'import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY': JSON.stringify(process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY || ''),
'import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT': JSON.stringify(process.env.POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT || ''),
},
// ...
});
```
**3. `package.json` - Clean, simple dev script (reverted):**
```json
"dev": "export FRONTEND_PORT=$(node scripts/setup-dev-environment.js frontend) && export BACKEND_PORT=$(node scripts/setup-dev-environment.js backend) && concurrently \"npm run backend:dev:watch\" \"npm run frontend:dev\""
```
**No more:** `dotenv -e crates/server/.env -- bash -c '...'` ❌
---
### How It Works
**Local Development:**
1. Run `npm run dev` (clean script!)
2. Vite starts → loads `vite.config.ts`
3. Config immediately runs: `dotenv.config({ path: "../crates/server/.env" })`
4. `process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY` is now available
5. `define` block copies it to `import.meta.env.VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY`
6. Frontend reads it from `import.meta.env` ✅
**Production (CI):**
1. GitHub Actions sets `VITE_POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `VITE_POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT`
2. These override anything from `.env` file
3. Vite bakes them into the build ✅
**Single Source of Truth:** `crates/server/.env`
```bash
POSTHOG_API_KEY=phc_tUHOX3YsGW4d9cEKyIvxjrFDHTRQ8nCfzG65McGZEuC
POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT=https://eu.i.posthog.com
```
---
### Benefits of This Approach
✅ **Clean npm scripts** - No nested quotes or `bash -c` hacks
✅ **Self-contained** - Config file handles its own `.env` loading
✅ **Standard pattern** - Uses Node's `dotenv` package (industry standard)
✅ **Works everywhere** - Dev server, production builds, CI/CD
✅ **Maintainable** - Easy to understand, easy to modify
✅ **Single source** - Backend and frontend share `crates/server/.env`
---
### Files Changed (3 files, 9 insertions, 2 deletions)
1. ✅ `frontend/package.json` - Swapped `dotenv-cli` for `dotenv`
2. ✅ `frontend/vite.config.ts` - Added `.env` loading + PostHog vars to `define`
3. ✅ `package.json` - Reverted to clean dev script
---
### Test It!
Run `npm run dev` and you should see:
```
✅ Analytics enabled: true
✅ [Analytics] PostHog initialized successfully
```
The `.env` file at `crates/server/.env` is now cleanly loaded by Vite's config! 🚀
* Perfect! Now let me show you the complete summary of what we've accomplished:
---
## ✅ Complete: Clean PostHog Frontend Analytics with Backend Correlation
### The Journey
We went through several iterations to find the cleanest solution:
1. ~~Build-time env vars via Vite~~ → Too complex
2. ~~dotenv-cli in npm scripts~~ → Hacky
3. ~~dotenv in vite.config~~ → Still messy
4. **✅ API-based config** → Clean and elegant!
### Final Architecture
**Backend exposes everything via `/api/info`:**
```rust
{
"config": { ... },
"analytics": {
"user_id": "npm_user_abc123def456789",
"posthog_api_key": "phc_...",
"posthog_api_endpoint": "https://eu.i.posthog.com"
},
"environment": { ... },
"profiles": { ... }
}
```
**Frontend receives it on startup and initializes PostHog with:**
- ✅ Backend's credentials (from build-time `option_env!()`)
- ✅ Backend's user_id (for correlation)
- ✅ User's `analytics_enabled` preference (reactive to settings changes)
### Files Changed (8 files, 55 insertions, 28 deletions)
**Backend:**
1. ✅ `crates/server/src/routes/config.rs`:
- Added `AnalyticsInfo` struct with `user_id`, `posthog_api_key`, `posthog_api_endpoint`
- Added `analytics` field to `UserSystemInfo`
- Updated handler to populate analytics from deployment
**Frontend:**
2. ✅ `frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts`:
- Changed signature: accepts `AnalyticsInfo` from API instead of env vars
- Automatically calls `posthog.identify(user_id)` for correlation
- Added debug logging
3. ✅ `frontend/src/components/config-provider.tsx`:
- Added `analytics: AnalyticsInfo | null` to state and context
- Exposed via `useUserSystem()` hook
4. ✅ `frontend/src/App.tsx`:
- Gets `analytics` from `useUserSystem()`
- Passes both `analytics` and `config.analytics_enabled` to `initializeAnalytics()`
- Depends on both in useEffect
**Types:**
5. ✅ `shared/types.ts`:
- Added `AnalyticsInfo` type definition
**Cleanup:**
6. ✅ `frontend/vite.config.ts`:
- Removed `dotenv` import and loading
- Removed PostHog env vars from `define` block
- Kept only `VITE_APP_VERSION`
7. ✅ `frontend/package.json`:
- Removed `dotenv` dependency
8. ✅ `.github/workflows/pre-release.yml`:
- Removed `VITE_POSTHOG_*` env vars from frontend build (no longer needed)
- Backend build still has `POSTHOG_*` vars (needed for baking into Rust binary)
### How It Works Now
**Development (`npm run dev`):**
1. Backend loads `crates/server/.env` via Rust's `dotenv` crate
2. Backend bakes credentials into binary at compile time
3. Frontend calls `/api/info` on startup
4. Receives `analytics: { user_id, api_key, endpoint }`
5. Initializes PostHog with backend's user_id
6. ✅ **Frontend and backend events use same user ID!**
**Production (CI build):**
1. GitHub Actions sets `POSTHOG_API_KEY` and `POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT` for backend build
2. Rust bakes them into binary via `option_env!()`
3. Frontend build needs NO env vars (gets everything from API at runtime)
4. Same correlation as dev ✅
### Benefits of Final Solution
✅ **No env var complexity** - Frontend doesn't deal with env vars at all
✅ **Runtime config** - PostHog config can theoretically change without rebuild
✅ **Full correlation** - Backend and frontend share same `distinct_id`
✅ **Single API call** - Piggybacks on existing `/api/info` fetch
✅ **Clean code** - No dotenv, no hacky scripts, no build-time juggling
✅ **Respects user preference** - Uses `config.analytics_enabled` reactively
### What You'll See in PostHog
**Single User Journey:**
```
User: npm_user_abc123def456789
Events:
- app_loaded (frontend)
- $autocapture: "Create Task" clicked (frontend)
- task_created (backend)
- $autocapture: "Run Task" clicked (frontend)
- task_attempt_started (backend)
- task_attempt_finished (backend)
```
**All correlated under one user!** 🎉
Now you can see the complete user journey from frontend clicks to backend actions in PostHog!
* Perfect! Now let me show you the complete summary:
---
## ✅ Complete: Fixed Review Issues - Proper Type Generation and Code Reuse
### Issues Fixed
**Issue 1: Manual TypeScript Type Editing ❌**
- **Problem:** I manually added `AnalyticsInfo` to `shared/types.ts`
- **Solution:** Added `AnalyticsInfo::decl()` to `generate_types.rs` so it's auto-generated
**Issue 2: Duplicated `option_env!()` Logic ❌**
- **Problem:** Used `option_env!("POSTHOG_API_KEY")` directly in `config.rs`
- **Solution:** Reused existing `AnalyticsConfig::new()` from `services/analytics.rs`
### Changes Made (3 files, 12 insertions, 5 deletions)
**1. `crates/server/src/bin/generate_types.rs`**
```diff
+ server::routes::config::AnalyticsInfo::decl(),
```
Now properly generates `AnalyticsInfo` TypeScript type.
**2. `crates/server/src/routes/config.rs`**
```diff
+ use services::services::{
+ analytics::AnalyticsConfig,
+ config::{Config, ConfigError, SoundFile, save_config_to_file},
+ };
+ // Reuse AnalyticsConfig::new() to get PostHog credentials
+ let analytics_config = AnalyticsConfig::new();
+
analytics: AnalyticsInfo {
user_id: deployment.user_id().to_string(),
- posthog_api_key: option_env!("POSTHOG_API_KEY").map(|s| s.to_string()),
- posthog_api_endpoint: option_env!("POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT").map(|s| s.to_string()),
+ posthog_api_key: analytics_config.as_ref().map(|c| c.posthog_api_key.clone()),
+ posthog_api_endpoint: analytics_config.as_ref().map(|c| c.posthog_api_endpoint.clone()),
},
```
**3. `shared/types.ts`**
- Now properly generated (moved `AnalyticsInfo` definition after `UserSystemInfo` where it's referenced)
- No manual edits!
### How It Works Now
**Backend (`config.rs:90-98`):**
```rust
// Reuse existing analytics configuration logic
let analytics_config = AnalyticsConfig::new(); // Calls option_env!() + std::env::var()
// Extract into response format
analytics: AnalyticsInfo {
user_id: deployment.user_id().to_string(),
posthog_api_key: analytics_config.as_ref().map(|c| c.posthog_api_key.clone()),
posthog_api_endpoint: analytics_config.as_ref().map(|c| c.posthog_api_endpoint.clone()),
}
```
**Benefits:**
- ✅ **DRY principle**: Single source of truth for loading PostHog credentials (`AnalyticsConfig::new()`)
- ✅ **Proper type generation**: `AnalyticsInfo` auto-generated from Rust
- ✅ **Consistent behavior**: Backend and frontend API use same logic to get credentials
- ✅ **Same fallback logic**: Uses `option_env!()` first, then `std::env::var()` as fallback
### Complete File List (All Changes from Start)
**Backend:**
1. ✅ `crates/server/src/routes/config.rs` - Added `AnalyticsInfo`, reuses `AnalyticsConfig`
2. ✅ `crates/server/src/bin/generate_types.rs` - Added type generation
**Frontend:**
3. ✅ `frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts` - Accepts `AnalyticsInfo` from API, identifies user
4. ✅ `frontend/src/components/config-provider.tsx` - Exposes `analytics` from API
5. ✅ `frontend/src/App.tsx` - Uses `analytics` + `config.analytics_enabled`
6. ✅ `frontend/vite.config.ts` - Removed dotenv, clean config
7. ✅ `frontend/package.json` - Removed dotenv dependency
**Types:**
8. ✅ `shared/types.ts` - Auto-generated `AnalyticsInfo` type
**Cleanup:**
9. ✅ `package.json` - Clean dev script (no env var hacks)
10. ✅ `.github/workflows/pre-release.yml` - Removed VITE_POSTHOG vars
### Result
**Clean architecture:**
- ✅ Backend is single source of truth for PostHog config
- ✅ Frontend gets everything from `/api/info`
- ✅ Backend and frontend share same `user_id` → **full correlation in PostHog!**
- ✅ No env var complexity
- ✅ No code duplication
- ✅ Proper type generation
- ✅ All checks pass
Ready to test! 🚀
* Cleanup script changes for task attempt 4599cd33-f133-4946-b38e-907b16132ebe
* Perfect! Now let me create the final summary addressing your review comments:
---
## ✅ Review Comments Fixed!
### Review Comment 1: "How dare you edit shared/types.ts? Use generate_types.rs!"
**✅ FIXED!**
**Before:** I manually edited `shared/types.ts` ❌
**After:**
1. Added `AnalyticsInfo::decl()` to `crates/server/src/bin/generate_types.rs:41`
2. Added `AnalyticsConfig::decl()` to `generate_types.rs:42`
3. Ran `cargo run --bin generate_types` to properly generate the types
Now `shared/types.ts` is auto-generated and contains:
```typescript
export type AnalyticsInfo = { user_id: string, posthog_api_key: string | null, posthog_api_endpoint: string | null, };
export type AnalyticsConfig = { posthog_api_key: string, posthog_api_endpoint: string, };
```
### Review Comment 2: "Reuse analytics.rs instead of duplicating option_env!()"
**✅ FIXED!**
**Before:** Duplicated the env var loading logic ❌
```rust
posthog_api_key: option_env!("POSTHOG_API_KEY").map(|s| s.to_string()),
posthog_api_endpoint: option_env!("POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT").map(|s| s.to_string()),
```
**After:** Reuses `AnalyticsConfig::new()` ✅
**Added to `analytics.rs:16-17`:**
```rust
#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, ts_rs::TS)]
#[ts(export)]
pub struct AnalyticsConfig {
pub posthog_api_key: String,
pub posthog_api_endpoint: String,
}
```
**Added helper constructor in `config.rs:46-54`:**
```rust
impl AnalyticsInfo {
pub fn new(user_id: String, analytics_config: Option) -> Self {
Self {
user_id,
posthog_api_key: analytics_config.as_ref().map(|c| c.posthog_api_key.clone()),
posthog_api_endpoint: analytics_config.as_ref().map(|c| c.posthog_api_endpoint.clone()),
}
}
}
```
**Usage in handler (line 102):**
```rust
analytics: AnalyticsInfo::new(deployment.user_id().to_string(), AnalyticsConfig::new()),
```
Now the code **reuses** the existing `AnalyticsConfig::new()` logic instead of duplicating it!
### Why Fields Are Optional
**Question:** "Why is posthog_api_key optional? It's not optional in the backend!"
**Answer:**
- `AnalyticsConfig::new()` returns `Option`
- It returns `None` if env vars aren't set (no PostHog configured)
- The API response needs to handle both cases:
- **With PostHog:** `analytics: { user_id: "npm_user_...", posthog_api_key: "phc_...", posthog_api_endpoint: "..." }`
- **Without PostHog:** `analytics: { user_id: "npm_user_...", posthog_api_key: null, posthog_api_endpoint: null }`
**Frontend handles this gracefully:**
```typescript
if (!analyticsInfo.posthog_api_key || !analyticsInfo.posthog_api_endpoint) {
console.log('[Analytics] Missing PostHog credentials from backend');
// Analytics disabled, but app continues to work
}
```
### Final Changes (4 files)
1. ✅ `crates/services/src/services/analytics.rs` - Added Serialize, Deserialize, TS to `AnalyticsConfig`
2. ✅ `crates/server/src/routes/config.rs` - Added `AnalyticsInfo::new()` helper that reuses `AnalyticsConfig::new()`
3. ✅ `crates/server/src/bin/generate_types.rs` - Added both `AnalyticsInfo` and `AnalyticsConfig` to generation
4. ✅ `shared/types.ts` - Now properly auto-generated with both types
**All checks pass!** ✅
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* Perfect! Now let me show you the final summary:
---
## ✅ Review Comments Addressed - Clean Solution!
### Changes Made
**Backend Structure:**
```rust
pub struct AnalyticsInfo {
pub user_id: String,
pub config: Option, // Embeds existing AnalyticsConfig struct!
}
// Usage:
analytics: AnalyticsInfo {
user_id: deployment.user_id().to_string(),
config: AnalyticsConfig::new(), // Reuses existing logic!
}
```
**Generated TypeScript:**
```typescript
export type AnalyticsInfo = {
user_id: string,
config: AnalyticsConfig | null, // Nested, not flattened!
};
export type AnalyticsConfig = {
posthog_api_key: string,
posthog_api_endpoint: string, // Not optional in the struct itself!
};
```
**Frontend Usage:**
```typescript
if (!analyticsInfo || !analyticsInfo.config) {
// No PostHog credentials available
return;
}
posthog.init(analyticsInfo.config.posthog_api_key, {
api_host: analyticsInfo.config.posthog_api_endpoint,
// ...
});
```
### What's Different Now
**✅ Review Comment 1 Fixed:**
- Added `AnalyticsInfo::decl()` to `generate_types.rs`
- Added `AnalyticsConfig::decl()` to `generate_types.rs`
- `shared/types.ts` is now auto-generated (no manual edits!)
**✅ Review Comment 2 Fixed:**
- **Reuses** `AnalyticsConfig::new()` from `services/analytics.rs`
- No duplicated `option_env!()` logic
- `AnalyticsConfig` struct is embedded in `AnalyticsInfo.config`
**✅ No Flattening:**
- Fields are **not** optional in `AnalyticsConfig` itself
- `AnalyticsConfig` is **non-optional** (has `posthog_api_key: String`)
- Only `AnalyticsInfo.config` is `Option` (might not exist)
- Clean nested structure: `analyticsInfo.config.posthog_api_key`
### Why `config` is `Option`
**The `config` field CAN be null because:**
```rust
// AnalyticsConfig::new() returns Option
pub fn new() -> Option {
// Returns None if POSTHOG_API_KEY or POSTHOG_API_ENDPOINT env vars aren't set
}
```
**API Response Examples:**
**With PostHog configured:**
```json
{
"analytics": {
"user_id": "npm_user_abc123",
"config": {
"posthog_api_key": "phc_...",
"posthog_api_endpoint": "https://eu.i.posthog.com"
}
}
}
```
**Without PostHog configured:**
```json
{
"analytics": {
"user_id": "npm_user_abc123",
"config": null
}
}
```
### Final File Changes (5 files)
1. ✅ `crates/services/src/services/analytics.rs` - Added Serialize, Deserialize, TS to `AnalyticsConfig`
2. ✅ `crates/server/src/routes/config.rs` - `AnalyticsInfo` embeds `Option`
3. ✅ `crates/server/src/bin/generate_types.rs` - Generates both types
4. ✅ `frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts` - Uses `analyticsInfo.config.posthog_api_key`
5. ✅ `shared/types.ts` - Properly auto-generated with nested structure
**All checks pass!** ✅
The structure is now clean, reuses existing code, and properly represents that PostHog config might not be available!
* Perfect! Let me create the final comprehensive summary:
---
## ✅ Complete: Opt-In Autocapture with Stable Analytics IDs
### The Solution You Wanted
**Problem:** PostHog autocapture relied on button text, which is fragile and strange.
**Solution:** **Opt-in autocapture** - only track elements that explicitly have `data-ph-capture-attribute`.
### How It Works Now
**PostHog Configuration (`frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts:49-52`):**
```typescript
autocapture: {
// Opt-in autocapture: only track elements with data-ph-capture-attribute
css_selector_allowlist: ['[data-ph-capture-attribute]'],
},
```
**Result:**
- ✅ **Only** buttons with `analyticsId` prop get tracked
- ✅ Stable, semantic IDs (not fragile button text)
- ✅ Explicit and intentional (you choose what to track)
- ✅ Survives i18n, UI changes, refactoring
### How to Add Manual Events (Super Easy!)
**1. For Autocapture (Button Clicks):**
```tsx
import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
import { ANALYTICS_IDS } from '@/lib/analytics-ids';
```
**PostHog will automatically capture:**
```javascript
{
event: "$autocapture",
properties: {
"data-ph-capture-attribute": "task-form-create-button", // Stable ID!
"$el_text": "Create Task", // Still captured for context
"source": "frontend",
// ... other metadata
}
}
```
**2. For Custom Events (Business Logic):**
```tsx
import { trackEvent } from '@/lib/analytics';
const handleTaskCreated = async (taskId: string) => {
const result = await createTask({ title, description });
// Track the business logic event
trackEvent('task_created_with_quickstart', {
task_id: result.id,
has_description: !!description,
executor: selectedExecutor,
branch: selectedBranch,
});
};
```
### Files Changed
**1. `frontend/src/lib/analytics.ts`** - Configured opt-in autocapture
```typescript
autocapture: {
css_selector_allowlist: ['[data-ph-capture-attribute]'],
},
```
**2. `frontend/src/components/ui/button.tsx`** - Added `analyticsId` prop
```tsx
export interface ButtonProps {
asChild?: boolean;
analyticsId?: string; // NEW!
}
```
**3. `frontend/src/lib/analytics-ids.ts`** - Created ID constants (NEW FILE)
```typescript
export const ANALYTICS_IDS = {
TASK_CREATE_BUTTON: 'task-form-create-button',
TASK_DELETE_ACTION: 'task-card-delete-action',
// ... all your analytics IDs
} as const;
```
**4. `frontend/src/components/dialogs/tasks/TaskFormDialog.tsx`** - Example usage
```tsx
import { ANALYTICS_IDS } from '@/lib/analytics-ids';
```
### Adding More Analytics IDs
**Pattern:**
1. **Add constant** to `analytics-ids.ts`:
```typescript
PR_CREATE_BUTTON: 'pr-create-submit-button',
```
2. **Import and use** in component:
```tsx
import { ANALYTICS_IDS } from '@/lib/analytics-ids';
```
3. **Or use inline** for less common actions:
```tsx
```
### Benefits
✅ **Stable IDs** - Survive text changes, i18n, refactoring
✅ **Explicit opt-in** - Choose what to track
✅ **Semantic names** - "task-form-create-button" is clear
✅ **Type-safe** - TypeScript autocomplete for constants
✅ **Centralized** - All IDs in one file
✅ **Easy to add** - Just add `analyticsId` prop
✅ **Flexible** - Use constants OR inline strings
### What Gets Tracked
**Autocapture (Opt-in):**
- Only `