@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami

Easy Umami analytics integration for Expo apps with automatic batching, offline support, and app state management.

Features

• Easy Setup: Configure via app.json or programmatically
• Automatic Batching: Groups events and sends them in batches to reduce network calls
• Smart Flushing: Automatically flushes queue when app backgrounds or closes
• Offline Support: Optional AsyncStorage persistence for offline events
• TypeScript: Full type safety out of the box
• Expo Integration: Built specifically for Expo applications

Installation

npx expo install @bitte-kaufen/expo-umami @react-native-async-storage/async-storage expo-application expo-constants expo-device expo-localization

Configuration

Option 1: Config Plugin (Recommended)

Add the plugin to your app.json:

{
  "expo": {
    "plugins": [
      [
        "@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami",
        {
          "websiteId": "your-website-id",
          "hostUrl": "https://analytics.example.com",
          "batchSize": 10,
          "batchInterval": 30000,
          "persistEvents": true,
          "debug": false
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
}

Then initialize in your app without parameters:

import { initUmami } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

// In your App.tsx or _layout.tsx
useEffect(() => {
  initUmami(); // Reads config from app.json
}, []);

Option 2: Programmatic Configuration

import { initUmami } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

useEffect(() => {
  initUmami({
    websiteId: 'ed825179-00f1-4828-a8a3-df52b68b58b5',
    hostUrl: 'https://analytics.bitte.kaufen',
    batchSize: 10,        // Send after 10 events (default: 10)
    batchInterval: 30000, // Or every 30 seconds (default: 30000)
    persistEvents: true,  // Save to AsyncStorage for offline (default: false)
    debug: true,          // Enable debug logging (default: false)
  });
}, []);

Usage

💡 Best Practice: Use Web-Style URLs

When tracking screens, use web-style URL paths (e.g., /home, /product/details) instead of component names (e.g., HomeScreen, ProductDetailsScreen). This:

• Makes analytics data consistent with web applications
• Provides cleaner, more readable URLs in Umami dashboard
• Allows for hierarchical organization (/settings/profile, /settings/notifications)
• Example: Use /overview instead of OverviewScreen

Track Screen Views

import { trackEvent, trackScreenView } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

function HomeScreen() {
  useEffect(() => {
    trackScreenView('/home', { title: 'Home Screen' });
  }, []);

  return <View>...</View>;
}

Track Events with Data

import { trackEvent } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

function ProductScreen() {
  const handlePurchase = () => {
    trackEvent('/product/purchase', {
      title: 'Product Purchase',
      data: {
        productId: '123',
        price: 29.99,
        currency: 'USD',
      },
    });
  };

  return <Button onPress={handlePurchase}>Buy Now</Button>;
}

Track Custom Events (Clicks, Impressions, etc.)

import { trackClick, trackImpression, trackCustomEvent } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

function ProductCard({ product }) {
  useEffect(() => {
    // Track when product card is viewed
    trackImpression('/product/card', {
      title: 'Product Card',
      data: { productId: product.id, price: product.price },
    });
  }, [product]);

  const handleAddToCart = () => {
    // Track button click
    trackClick('/product/add-to-cart', {
      title: 'Add to Cart Button',
      data: { productId: product.id },
    });
  };

  const handleShare = () => {
    // Track custom event with any name
    trackCustomEvent('/product/card', 'share', {
      title: 'Product Card',
      data: { productId: product.id, method: 'social' },
    });
  };

  return (
    <View>
      <Button onPress={handleAddToCart}>Add to Cart</Button>
      <Button onPress={handleShare}>Share</Button>
    </View>
  );
}

Advanced: Custom Event Names

You can also pass a custom event name and title to trackEvent:

trackEvent('/home/hero', {
  title: 'Home Hero Banner',
  eventName: 'banner_interaction',
  data: { position: 'top', action: 'swipe' },
});

Manual Flush

import { flush } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

// Force send all queued events immediately
await flush();

Check Status

import { isInitialized, getQueueSize } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

console.log('Initialized:', isInitialized());
console.log('Queued events:', getQueueSize());

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
websiteId	string	required	Your Umami website ID
hostUrl	string	required	Your Umami instance URL
batchSize	number	10	Number of events before auto-flush
batchInterval	number	30000	Milliseconds between auto-flushes
persistEvents	boolean	false	Save events to AsyncStorage for offline
debug	boolean	false	Enable console logging

How It Works

1. Event Queueing: Events are added to an in-memory queue
2. Batch Sending: Events are sent when:
   • Queue reaches batchSize events, or
   • batchInterval milliseconds have passed, or
   • App goes to background/inactive state
3. Batch API: Uses Umami's /api/batch endpoint for efficient bulk sending
4. Offline Support: When enabled, events persist to AsyncStorage and survive app restarts
5. URL Normalization: Automatically ensures URLs start with / for consistency

Event Formatting

URLs are used as-is with minimal normalization:

trackEvent('/home/product-list');
// Sends: url = '/home/product-list', title = '/home/product-list'

trackEvent('/settings', { title: 'Settings Screen' });
// Sends: url = '/settings', title = 'Settings Screen'

trackEvent('home');
// Sends: url = '/home', title = 'home' (automatically adds leading /)

API Reference

initUmami(config?: UmamiConfig): Promise<void>

Initialize the Umami client. Can be called without parameters if using config plugin.

trackEvent(url: string, options?: TrackEventOptions): Promise<void>

Track a screen view or event. Options include:

• title?: string - Custom title for the event (defaults to url)
• eventName?: string - Custom event name (makes it a custom event instead of pageview)
• data?: Record<string, any> - Custom event data

trackScreenView(url: string, options?: TrackEventOptions): Promise<void>

Alias for trackEvent. Use whichever reads better in your code.

trackClick(elementName: string, options?: TrackEventOptions): Promise<void>

Track a click event. Automatically sets event name to 'click'.

trackImpression(elementName: string, options?: TrackEventOptions): Promise<void>

Track an impression event. Automatically sets event name to 'impression'.

trackCustomEvent(url: string, eventName: string, options?: TrackEventOptions): Promise<void>

Track a custom event with a specific event name.

flush(): Promise<void>

Manually flush all queued events immediately.

isInitialized(): boolean

Check if the client has been initialized.

getQueueSize(): number

Get the current number of queued events.

Example App

// app/_layout.tsx
import { useEffect } from 'react';
import { initUmami } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';
import { Stack } from 'expo-router';

export default function RootLayout() {
  useEffect(() => {
    initUmami(); // Uses app.json config
  }, []);

  return <Stack />;
}

// app/index.tsx
import { useEffect } from 'react';
import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
import { trackScreenView } from '@bitte-kaufen/expo-umami';

export default function HomeScreen() {
  useEffect(() => {
    trackScreenView('/home', { title: 'Home Screen' });
  }, []);

  return (
    <View>
      <Text>Welcome!</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

Migration from Umami Tracker

If you're currently using umami.track() directly:

Before:

umami.track({
  hostname: Application.applicationId ?? "unknown.app",
  language: i18n.currentLocale(),
  screen: `${Layout.window.width}x${Layout.window.height}`,
  title: screenName,
  url: `/my-page`,
  data: { foo: 'bar' },
});

After:

trackEvent('/my-page', {
  title: 'My Page',
  data: { foo: 'bar' },
});

All the boilerplate (hostname, language, screen size) is handled automatically.

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or PR on GitHub.