How to make app log?

Ionic Framework ionic-v3
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I would like to save a user in-app activity log to analyze . is there any suggestion for this porpuse?

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A way of doing it is NgRX and a logger middleware. Another way is to implement a LogProvider and call a log method of this provider every time the user does an action.

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Firebase also has a nifty solution for event logging (if that what you are looking for)

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Thanks @Technbuzz , I am using loopback and mongodb it has some limits to use firebase.

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Thanks @Nexi I’m not familiar with them which of the is easy with minimum over head in app.

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Why not google analytics?

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NgRX is heavy overload. It uses the redux state management model and it is a very good way of implementing event sourcing (every change and action gets logged and persisted). Because all actions of the user, the system or other apis go in a similar form through an event bus, it is easy to log every event that happens.

A more easy way of logging actions is to write a provider for it. Then everywhere where an action is triggered by the user call logger.log('action description'). But it is hard to do a recommendation without knowing what exactly your requirements are:

  • timestamp
  • userId / deviceId or anonymous
  • buffer and persist events on the device when in offline mode
  • ask user for logging permissions
  • …
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I am In Iran and because of US lows and sanctions.

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My app is shopping idea there for i want to collect user’s interested and most visited menu items/categories/places AND app crashes, Failes and …

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:frowning:

hope you will find an alternative

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@reedrichards thank you so much and , Great Thanks For Ionic Friends.

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Build a LoggingProvider with a log method that sends a message to your server with HttpClient everytime you call the log method. For error logging, extend ionics error handler and use your logging provider inside of it.

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