SDK for iOS methods
The SDK for iOS is equipped to handle all essential event calls, including screen, track, identify, and group. Furthermore, it offers functionalities to efficiently manage session information.
With these capabilities, you can seamlessly track and analyze user interactions, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of user behavior and engagement.
Below the SDK for iOS methods:
- screen
- track
- identify
- group
- userId
- traits
- alias
- anonymousId
- reset
- getSessionId
- startSession
- endSession
screen
The screen method implements the screen call.
The screen call enables you to capture instances when a user views a screen and record associated properties or details about that particular screen.
Syntax
screen(title: String, category: String? = nil, properties: P?)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
String |
✓ |
Title of the screen. |
category |
String? |
Category to describe the screen. | |
properties |
P: Encodable |
Properties of the screen. |
Example
analytics.screen(title: "Order completed", properties: [
"items": 3,
"total": 274.99
])
track
The track method implements the track call.
The track call is used to send specific events or pipelines, and associated properties, that occur when users interact with your application or website.
Syntax
track(name: String, properties: P?)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
String |
✓ |
Name of the event. |
properties |
P: Encodable |
Properties of the event. |
Example
analytics.track(name: "Product added to cart", properties: [
"id": 12345
])
identify
The identify method implements the identify call.
Through an identify call, you can connect previous and upcoming events to a recognized user and save details about them along with their events, such as name and email. The user information can also be utilized to update and enhance unified data from other sources.
Syntax
identify(userId: String, traits: T?)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
userId |
String |
✓ |
Identifier of the user. |
traits |
T: Encodable |
Traits to add to the user's traits. |
Example
analytics.identify(userId: "59a20n37ec82", traits: [
"firstName": "Emily",
"lastName": "Johnson",
"email": "emma.johnson@example.com"
])
group
The group method implements the group call.
The group call provides a way to associate individual users with groups, such as a company, organization, team, association, or initiative. A user who has been identified can be associated with several groups.
Syntax
group(groupId: String, traits: T?)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
groupId |
String |
✓ |
Identifier of the group. |
traits |
T: Encodable |
Traits of the group. |
Example
analytics.group(groupId: "84s76y49tb28v1jxq", traits: [
"name": "AcmeTech",
"industry": "Technology",
"employeeCount": 100
])
traits
The traits method is used to retrieve a user's traits. These traits are for the anonymous user if the user is anonymous, and for the non-anonymous user if non-anonymous.
To modify the user's traits, use the identify method or the reset method.
Syntax
traits() -> [String: Any]?
Parameters
There are no parameters.
Example
let traits = analytics.traits()
alias
The alias method is used to merge two user identities, effectively connecting two sets of user data as one. This method is applicable when the event is sent to a destination, such as Mixpanel.
In Krenalis, user merging is handled by Krenalis's Identity Resolution. Therefore this method is not utilized in this process.
Syntax
alias(newId: String)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
newId |
String |
✓ |
The new ID you want to alias the existing ID to. |
Example
analytics.alias(newId: "12r60m18ff04")
reset
The reset method resets the user identifier, and updates or removes the Anonymous ID and traits according to the strategy (as detailed in the table below). If all is true it always resets the Anonymous ID by generating a new one, and ends the session if one exists, regardless of the strategy.
| Strategy | Behavior of reset() |
|---|---|
| Conversion | Removes User ID and user traits, and changes Anonymous ID and session. |
| Fusion | Removes User ID and user traits. Does not change Anonymous ID or session. |
| Isolation | Removes User ID and user traits and changes Anonymous ID and session. |
| Preservation | Removes User ID. Restores Anonymous ID, user traits and session to their state before the latest identify call. |
Syntax
reset(all: Bool = false)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
all |
Bool |
Indicates if the Anonymous ID and the session must be reset, regardless of the strategy. |
Example
analytics.reset()
Segment Compatibility
To align with Segment's reset() behavior, choose the "Conversion" or "Isolation" strategy in Krenalis. Note that reset(all: true) is not available in Segment.
RudderStack Compatibility
To match RudderStack's reset() behavior, choose the "Conversion" or "Isolation" strategy in Krenalis. In Krenalis, reset(all: true) works the same way as it does in RudderStack for all strategies.
getSessionId
The getSessionId method returns the current session identifier. It returns nil if there is no session.
Syntax
getSessionId() -> Int64?
Parameters
There are no parameters.
Example
let sessionId = analytics.getSessionId()
startSession
The startSession method starts a new session using the provided identifier. If the identifier provided is nil, it generates one automatically using the current time in milliseconds. The provided session ID, if not nil, must be a positive Int64.
Syntax
startSession(id: Int64? = nil)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
Int64? |
Session identifier. Must be positive. |
Example
analytics.startSession(id: 123456789)
endSession
The endSession method ends the session.
Syntax
endSession()
Parameters
There are no parameters.
Example
analytics.endSession()