This document discusses how Google Analytics can be used to track usage data from Eclipse plugins. It describes implementing a plugin that disguises itself as a web browser to send analytics data to Google Analytics. The plugin collects operating system and distribution information to include in its user agent string and reports usage data from the JBoss Tools project on GitHub. Legal concerns around privacy and data collection are also briefly mentioned.

1. Google Analytics for
Eclipse Plugins
by Andre Dietisheim & Max Rydahl
Andersen
Red Hat
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2. The Challenge
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3. How it works...
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4. How it works...
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5. How it works...
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6. How it works...
http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?....
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7. How it works...
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8. org.jboss.tools.usage
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9. Github
github.com/jbosstools/jbosstools-base
based on
code.google.com/p/jgoogleanalytics/
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10. Separation of concerns
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11. Triumvirate
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12. Is Eclipse a browser?
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13. Pretend we are!
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14. Browser User Agent
USERAGENT_WIN = "{0}/{1} (Windows; U; Windows NT {2}; {3})";
USERAGENT_MAC = "{0}/{1} (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X {2}; {3})";
USERAGENT_LINUX = "{0}/{1} (X11; U; Linux i686; {3})";
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15. Linux Distribution?
public String getUserDefined() {
return getLinuxDistroNameAndVersion();
}
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16. Flash Version?
public String getFlashVersion() {
return getJavaVersion();
}
private String getJavaVersion() {
return System.getProperty(SYSPROP_JAVA_VERSION);
}
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17. Disguise!
Branding
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18. Customization
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19. An OSGI service at hand
public interface IUsageBranding {
public String getStartupAllowReportingTitle();
public String getStartupAllowReportingMessage();
public String getGoogleAnalyticsAccount();
public String getGoogleAnalyticsReportingHost();
com.jboss.jbds.usage.branding
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20. Legal ?
...is this thing even
legal !?
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24. What have we learned/found ?
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26. 4%
12%
Windows
Linux
Mac
84%
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27. 4%
12%
20%
Windows
Linux
Mac
Windows XP
64%
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32. Next
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33. Q&A
github.com/jbosstools/jbosstools-base
@adietsheim
@maxandersen
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