1 # MatomoTracker (former PiwikTracker) iOS SDK
3 The MatomoTracker is an iOS, tvOS and macOS SDK for sending app analytics to a Matomo server. MatomoTracker can be used from Swift and [Objective-C](#objective-c-compatibility).
5 **Fancy help improve this SDK? Check [this list](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aopen%20is%3Aissue%20label%3Adiscussion%20label%3Aswift3) to see what is left and can be improved.**
7 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios)
10 ### [CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org)
12 Use the following in your Podfile.
15 pod 'MatomoTracker', '~> 5.2'
18 Then run `pod install`. In every file you want to use the MatomoTracker, don't forget to import the framework with `import MatomoTracker`.
22 [Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage) is a non intrusive way to install MatomoTracker to your project. It makes no changes to your Xcode project and workspace. Add the following to your Cartfile:
25 github "matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios"
31 The Matomo iOS SDK doesn't provide a instance of the PiwikTracker. In order to be able to track data you have to create an instance first.
34 let matomoTracker = MatomoTracker(siteId: "23", baseURL: URL(string: "https://demo2.matomo.org/piwik.php")!)
38 The `siteId` is the ID that you can get if you [add a website](https://matomo.org/docs/manage-websites/#add-a-website) within the Matomo web interface. The `baseURL` it the URL to your Matomo web instance and has to include the "piwik.php" string.
40 You can either pass around this instance, or add an extension to the `MatomoTracker` class and add a shared instance property.
43 extension MatomoTracker {
44 static let shared: MatomoTracker = MatomoTracker(siteId: "1", baseURL: URL(string: "https://example.com/piwik.php")!)
48 The `siteId` is the ID that you can get if you [add a website](https://matomo.org/docs/manage-websites/#add-a-website) within the Matomo web interface. The `baseURL` is the URL to your Matomo web instance and has to include the "piwik.php" string.
50 You can use multiple instances within one application.
54 The MatomoTracker SDK supports opting out of tracking. Please use the `isOptedOut` property of the MatomoTracker to define if the user opted out of tracking.
57 matomoTracker.isOptedOut = true
60 ### Tracking Page Views
62 The MatomoTracker can track hierarchical screen names, e.g. screen/settings/register. Use this to create a hierarchical and logical grouping of screen views in the Matomo web interface.
65 matomoTracker.track(view: ["path","to","your","page"])
68 You can also set the url of the page.
70 let url = URL(string: "https://matomo.org/get-involved/")
71 matomoTracker.track(view: ["community","get-involved"], url: url)
76 Events can be used to track user interactions such as taps on a button. An event consists of four parts:
80 - Name (optional, recommended)
84 matomoTracker.track(eventWithCategory: "player", action: "slide", name: "volume", value: 35.1)
87 This will log that the user slid the volume slider on the player to 35.1%.
91 The `MatomoTracker` can track how users use your app internal search. You can track what keywords were searched for, what categories they use, the number of results for a certain search and what searches resulted in no results.
94 matomoTracker.trackSearch(query: "Best mobile tracking", category: "Technology", resultCount: 15)
99 The Matomo SDK currently supports Custom Dimensions for the Visit Scope. Using Custom Dimensions you can add properties to the whole visit, such as "Did the user finish the tutorial?", "Is the user a paying user?" or "Which version of the Application is being used?" and such. Before sending custom dimensions please make sure Custom Dimensions are [properly installed and configured](https://matomo.org/docs/custom-dimensions/). You will need the `ID` of your configured Dimension.
101 After that you can set a new Dimension,
104 matomoTracker.set(value: "1.0.0-beta2", forIndex: 1)
107 or remove an already set dimension.
110 matomoTracker.remove(dimensionAtIndex: 1)
113 Dimensions in the Visit Scope will be sent along every Page View or Event. Custom Dimensions are not persisted by the SDK and have to be re-configured upon application startup.
117 To add a [custom User ID](https://matomo.org/docs/user-id/), simply set the value you'd like to use on the `visitorId` field of the tracker:
120 matomoTracker.visitorId = "coolUsername123"
123 All future events being tracked by the SDK will be associated with this userID, as opposed to the default UUID created for each Visitor.
125 ### Campaign Tracking
127 The Matomo iOS SDK supports [campaign tracking](https://matomo.org/docs/tracking-campaigns/).
130 matomoTracker.trackCampaign(name: @"campaign_name", keyword: @"campaign_keyword")
135 The Matomo iOS SDK supports [content tracking](https://matomo.org/docs/content-tracking/).
138 matomoTracker.trackContentImpression(name: "preview-liveaboard", piece: "Malaysia", target: "https://dummy.matomo.org/liveaboard/malaysia")
139 matomoTracker.trackContentInteraction(name: "preview-liveaboard", interaction: "tap", piece: "Malaysia", target: "https://dummy.matomo.org/liveaboard/malaysia")
143 ### Manual dispatching
145 The MatomoTracker will dispatch events every 30 seconds automatically. If you want to dispatch events manually, you can use the `dispatch()` function. You can, for example, dispatch whenever the application enter the background.
148 func applicationDidEnterBackground(_ application: UIApplication) {
149 matomoTracker.dispatch()
153 ### Session Management
155 The MatomoTracker starts a new session whenever the application starts. If you want to start a new session manually, you can use the `startNewSession()` function. You can, for example, start a new session whenever the user enters the application.
158 func applicationWillEnterForeground(_ application: UIApplication) {
159 matomoTracker.startNewSession()
165 The MatomoTracker per default logs `warning` and `error` messages to the console. You can change the `LogLevel`.
168 matomoTracker.logger = DefaultLogger(minLevel: .verbose)
169 matomoTracker.logger = DefaultLogger(minLevel: .debug)
170 matomoTracker.logger = DefaultLogger(minLevel: .info)
171 matomoTracker.logger = DefaultLogger(minLevel: .warning)
172 matomoTracker.logger = DefaultLogger(minLevel: .error)
175 You can also write your own `Logger` and send the logs wherever you want. Just write a new class/struct and let it conform to the `Logger` protocol.
177 ### Custom User Agent
178 The `MatomoTracker` will create a default user agent derived from the WKWebView user agent.
179 You can instantiate the `MatomoTracker` using your own user agent.
182 let matomoTracker = MatomoTracker(siteId: "5", baseURL: URL(string: "http://your.server.org/path-to-matomo/piwik.php")!, userAgent: "Your custom user agent")
185 ### Objective-C compatibility
187 Version 4 (and higher) of this SDK is written in Swift, but you can use it in your Objective-C project as well. If you don't want to update you can still use the unsupported older [version 3](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios/tree/version-3). Using the Swift SDK from Objective-C should be pretty straight forward.
190 MatomoTracker *matomoTracker = [[MatomoTracker alloc] initWithSiteId:@"5" baseURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://your.server.org/path-to-matomo/piwik.php"] userAgent:nil];
191 [matomoTracker trackWithView:@[@"example"] url:nil];
192 [matomoTracker trackWithEventWithCategory:@"category" action:@"action" name:nil number:nil url:nil];
193 [matomoTracker dispatch];
194 matomoTracker.logger = [[DefaultLogger alloc] initWithMinLevel:LogLevelVerbose];
197 ### Sending custom events
199 Instead of using the convenience functions for events and screen views for example you can create your event manually and even send custom tracking parameters. This feature isn't available from Objective-C.
202 func sendCustomEvent() {
203 guard let matomoTracker = MatomoTracker.shared else { return }
204 let downloadURL = URL(string: "https://builds.matomo.org/piwik.zip")!
205 let event = Event(tracker: matomoTracker, action: ["menu", "custom tracking parameters"], url: downloadURL, customTrackingParameters: ["download": downloadURL.absoluteString])
206 matomoTracker.track(event)
210 All custom events will be URL-encoded and dispatched along with the default Event parameters. Please read the [Tracking API Documentation](https://developer.matomo.org/api-reference/tracking-api) for more information on which parameters can be used.
212 Also: You cannot override Custom Parameter keys that are already defined by the Event itself. If you set those keys in the `customTrackingParameters` they will be discarded.
214 ### Automatic url generation
216 You can define the url property on every `Event`. If none is defined, the SDK will try to generate a url based on the `contentBase` of the `MatomoTracker`. If the `contentBase` is nil, no url will be generated. If the `contentBase` is set, it will append the actions of the event to it and use it as the url. Per default the `contentBase` is generated using the application bundle identifier. For example `http://org.matomo.skd`. This will not result in resolvable urls, but enables the backend to analyse and structure them.
218 ### Event dispatching
220 Whenever you track an event or a page view it is stored in memory first. In every dispatch run a batch of those events are sent to the server. If the device is offline or the server doesn't respond these events will be kept and resent at a later time. Events currently aren't stored on disk and will be lost if the application is terminated. [#137](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios/issues/137)
223 Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios/blob/swift3/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
226 ### These features aren't implemented yet
228 - Basic functionality
229 - [Persisting non dispatched events](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios/issues/137)
230 - Tracking of more things
231 - Social Interactions
232 - Goals and Conversions
235 - [Ecommerce Transactions](https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-ios/issues/110)
236 - Content Impressions / Content Interactions
237 - Customizing the tracker
238 - set the dispatch interval
239 - use different dispatchers (Alamofire)
243 MatomoTracker is available under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md).