ADD support for Cordova google-analytics-plugin

[emaV]

Currently only the GAPlugin for Cordova/Phonegap (https://github.com/phonegap-build/GAPlugin) is supported (#60 thanks to @mlegenhausen).

This plugin provides an integration of the google-analytics-plugin for Cordova/Phonegap: https://github.com/danwilson/google-analytics-plugin

Usage example:

Before you can start using you need to install the google-analytics-plugin for your platform. The instructions can be found on the homepage.

Then add the plugin file to your index.html file:

<script src="angulartics-ga-cordova-google-analytics-plugin.js"></script>

Now add the module to your app configuration.

angular.module('app', ['angulartics', 'angulartics.google.analytics.cordova']);

Then configure the plugin via:

.config('googleAnalyticsCordovaProvider', function (googleAnalyticsCordovaProvider) {
  googleAnalyticsCordovaProvider.trackingId = 'XXX';
  googleAnalyticsCordovaProvider.debug = true; // default: false
})

That's it you now have mobile google analytics running in your app.

Feedback is welcome!

[timelf123]

Excellent!

[markvp]

If this is a new plugin, it also requires a new .nuspec file for the NuGet packaging

[timelf123]

@emaV can you add a nuspec file for this plugin?

[pgorsira]

Would be nice if this was noted in the documentation somewhere - anyway, thanks for this!

[quanghoc]

The dependency on GAPlugin is problematic because this plugin is no longer maintained and completely not functional as of July 2015: phonegap-build/GAPlugin#70

[pgorsira]

quanghoc - I think that's a different plugin than the one we're using. This is what we've got: https://github.com/LawnmowerIO/google-analytics-plugin . AFAIK still working

[quanghoc]

Oh sorry ignore my comment then.

[quanghoc]

OK I spent half a day trying google-analytics-plugin and it failed at BUILD. Basically depending on google playservices is a huge issue. At this point, nothing works:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31332034/build-error-when-using-cordova-google-analytics-plugin

Have you tried and if you have any suggestion?

[mlegenhausen]

Use this fork https://github.com/t-nonque/google-analytics-plugin

There is already an pull request danwilson/google-analytics-plugin#118 maybe if more test and confirm the functionality it gets merged in the official plugin.

[quanghoc]

The build works now (But I guess because I did reinstalled entire environment). However, I cannot get anything tracked (realtime event). That's probably a different issue. grrr..

I do have window.analytics.startTrackerWithId('XXX'); within device ready event. Then trigger this window.analytics.trackEvent('TestCategory', 'TestAction', 'TestLabel'); and I cannot see anything in Real Time > Events dashboard.

[TompiT]

I tried to use following fork: https://github.com/t-nonque/google-analytics-plugin by tracking Screen (i.e. window.analytics.trackView).
I can also confirm that the Real-Time (Overview / Screens) behaviour doesn't work for me either. But if I focus GA metrics on "Today" period I can properly see the Screen information.