Class: PostHog::Client

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
Logging, Utils
Defined in:
lib/posthog/client.rb

Constant Summary

Constants included from Utils

Utils::UTC_OFFSET_WITHOUT_COLON, Utils::UTC_OFFSET_WITH_COLON

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from Logging

included, #logger

Methods included from Utils

convert_to_datetime, date_in_iso8601, datetime_in_iso8601, deep_symbolize_keys, formatted_offset, get_by_symbol_or_string_key, is_valid_regex, isoify_dates, isoify_dates!, seconds_to_utc_offset, stringify_keys, symbolize_keys, symbolize_keys!, time_in_iso8601, uid

Constructor Details

#initialize(opts = {}) ⇒ Client

Returns a new instance of Client.

Parameters:

  • opts (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Client configuration.

Options Hash (opts):

  • :api_key (String) —

    Your project’s API key. Required.

  • :personal_api_key (String, nil) —

    Your personal API key. Required for local feature flag evaluation.

  • :host (String) —

    Fully qualified hostname of the PostHog server. Defaults to ‘us.i.posthog.com`.

  • :max_queue_size (Integer) —

    Maximum number of calls to remain queued. Defaults to 10_000.

  • :batch_size (Integer) —

    Maximum number of events to send in one async batch.

  • :test_mode (Boolean) —

    true if messages should remain queued for testing. Defaults to false.

  • :sync_mode (Boolean) —

    true to send events synchronously on the calling thread. Useful in forking environments like Sidekiq and Resque. Defaults to false.

  • :on_error (Proc) —

    Callback invoked as ‘on_error.call(status, error)` for API or serialization errors.

  • :feature_flags_polling_interval (Integer) —

    How often to poll for feature flag definition changes, in seconds. Defaults to 30.

  • :feature_flag_request_timeout_seconds (Integer) —

    How long to wait for feature flag evaluation, in seconds. Defaults to 3.

  • :before_send (Proc) —

    A callback that receives the event hash and should return either a modified hash to be sent to PostHog or nil to prevent the event from being sent. e.g. ‘before_send: ->(event) { event }`.

  • :disable_singleton_warning (Boolean) —

    true to suppress the warning when multiple clients share the same API key. Use only when you intentionally need multiple clients. Defaults to false.

  • :skip_ssl_verification (Boolean) —

    true to disable SSL certificate verification for requests. Intended only for local development or custom deployments.

  • :flag_definition_cache_provider (Object) —

    An object implementing the FlagDefinitionCacheProvider interface for distributed flag definition caching. EXPERIMENTAL: This API may change in future minor versions.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 75

def initialize(opts = {})
  symbolize_keys!(opts)

  opts[:api_key] = normalize_string_option(opts[:api_key])
  opts[:personal_api_key] = normalize_string_option(opts[:personal_api_key], blank_as_nil: true)
  opts[:host] = normalize_host_option(opts[:host])

  @queue = Queue.new
  @api_key = opts[:api_key]
  @max_queue_size = opts[:max_queue_size] || Defaults::Queue::MAX_SIZE
  @worker_mutex = Mutex.new
  @sync_mode = opts[:sync_mode] == true && !opts[:test_mode]
  @on_error = opts[:on_error] || proc { |status, error| }
  @worker = if opts[:test_mode]
              NoopWorker.new(@queue)
            elsif @sync_mode
              nil
            else
              SendWorker.new(@queue, @api_key, opts)
            end
  if @sync_mode
    @transport = Transport.new(
      api_host: opts[:host],
      skip_ssl_verification: opts[:skip_ssl_verification],
      retries: 3
    )
    @sync_lock = Mutex.new
  end
  @worker_thread = nil
  @feature_flags_poller = nil
  @personal_api_key = opts[:personal_api_key]

  check_api_key!
  logger.error('api_key is empty after trimming whitespace; check your project API key') if @api_key == ''

  # Warn when multiple clients are created with the same API key (can cause dropped events)
  unless opts[:test_mode] || opts[:disable_singleton_warning]
    previous_count = self.class._increment_instance_count(@api_key)
    if previous_count >= 1
      logger.warn(
        'Multiple PostHog client instances detected for the same API key. ' \
        'This can cause dropped events and inconsistent behavior. ' \
        'Use a singleton pattern: instantiate once and reuse the client. ' \
        'See https://posthog.com/docs/libraries/ruby'
      )
    end
  end

  @feature_flags_poller =
    FeatureFlagsPoller.new(
      opts[:feature_flags_polling_interval],
      opts[:personal_api_key],
      @api_key,
      opts[:host],
      opts[:feature_flag_request_timeout_seconds] || Defaults::FeatureFlags::FLAG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
      opts[:on_error],
      flag_definition_cache_provider: opts[:flag_definition_cache_provider]
    )

  @distinct_id_has_sent_flag_calls = SizeLimitedHash.new(Defaults::MAX_HASH_SIZE) do |hash, key|
    hash[key] = []
  end

  @before_send = opts[:before_send]
  @deprecation_emitted_for = Concurrent::Set.new
end

Class Method Details

._decrement_instance_count(api_key) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 45

def _decrement_instance_count(api_key)
  @instances_mutex.synchronize do
    count = (@instances_by_api_key[api_key] || 1) - 1
    @instances_by_api_key[api_key] = [count, 0].max
  end
end

._increment_instance_count(api_key) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 37

def _increment_instance_count(api_key)
  @instances_mutex.synchronize do
    count = @instances_by_api_key[api_key] || 0
    @instances_by_api_key[api_key] = count + 1
    count
  end
end

.reset_instance_tracking! ⇒ Object

Resets instance tracking. Used primarily for testing. In production, instance counts persist for the lifetime of the process.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 31

def reset_instance_tracking!
  @instances_mutex.synchronize do
    @instances_by_api_key = {}
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#alias(attrs) ⇒ Boolean

Aliases a user from one id to another

Parameters:

  • attrs (Hash)

Options Hash (attrs):

  • :alias (String) —

    The alias to give the distinct id

  • :message_id (String) —

    ID that uniquely identifies a message across the API. (optional)

  • :timestamp (Time) —

    When the event occurred (optional)

  • :distinct_id (String) —

    The ID for this user in your database

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the alias event was queued or sent.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 334

def alias(attrs)
  symbolize_keys! attrs
  enqueue(FieldParser.parse_for_alias(attrs))
end

#capture(attrs) ⇒ Boolean

Note:

If ‘:distinct_id` is omitted, request/context distinct_id is used when available; otherwise a UUID is generated and the event is marked personless with `$process_person_profile: false`.

Captures an event

Parameters:

  • attrs (Hash)

Options Hash (attrs):

  • :event (String) —

    Event name

  • :properties (Hash) —

    Event properties (optional)

  • :groups (Hash) —

    Group analytics mapping from group type to group key (optional)

  • :send_feature_flags (Boolean, Hash, SendFeatureFlagsOptions) —

    Deprecated. Whether to send feature flags with this event, or configuration for feature flag evaluation (optional)

  • :flags (PostHog::FeatureFlagEvaluations) —

    A snapshot returned by #evaluate_flags. When present, ‘$feature/<key>` and `$active_feature_flags` are attached from the snapshot without making an additional /flags request, and this takes precedence over `:send_feature_flags`.

  • :uuid (String) —

    ID that uniquely identifies an event; events in PostHog are deduplicated by the combination of teamId, timestamp date, event name, distinct id, and UUID

  • :message_id (String) —

    ID that uniquely identifies a message across the API. (optional)

  • :timestamp (Time) —

    When the event occurred (optional)

  • :distinct_id (String) —

    The ID for this user in your database

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the event was queued or sent.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 199

def capture(attrs)
  symbolize_keys! attrs
  enrich_capture_attrs_with_context(attrs)

  # Precedence: an explicit `flags` snapshot always wins, regardless of
  # `send_feature_flags`. The snapshot guarantees the event carries the same
  # values the developer branched on with no additional network call.
  if attrs[:flags]
    if attrs[:flags].is_a?(FeatureFlagEvaluations)
      if attrs[:send_feature_flags]
        logger.warn(
          '[FEATURE FLAGS] Both `flags` and `send_feature_flags` were passed to ' \
          'capture(); using `flags` and ignoring `send_feature_flags`.'
        )
      end
      snapshot_props = attrs[:flags]._get_event_properties
      attrs[:properties] = snapshot_props.merge(attrs[:properties] || {})
      attrs.delete(:flags)
      attrs.delete(:send_feature_flags)
    else
      logger.warn(
        '[FEATURE FLAGS] capture(flags:) expects a PostHog::FeatureFlagEvaluations snapshot ' \
        "from `client.evaluate_flags(...)`; got #{attrs[:flags].class}. Ignoring."
      )
      attrs.delete(:flags)
    end
  end

  send_feature_flags_param = attrs[:send_feature_flags]
  if send_feature_flags_param
    _emit_deprecation(
      :capture_send_feature_flags,
      '`send_feature_flags` on `capture` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major ' \
      'version. Pass a `flags` snapshot from `client.evaluate_flags(...)` instead — it ' \
      'avoids a second `/flags` request per capture and guarantees the event carries the ' \
      'exact flag values your code branched on.'
    )
    # Handle different types of send_feature_flags parameter
    case send_feature_flags_param
    when true
      # Backward compatibility: simple boolean
      feature_variants = @feature_flags_poller.get_feature_variants(attrs[:distinct_id], attrs[:groups] || {})
    when Hash
      # Hash with options
      options = SendFeatureFlagsOptions.from_hash(send_feature_flags_param)
      feature_variants = @feature_flags_poller.get_feature_variants(
        attrs[:distinct_id],
        attrs[:groups] || {},
        options ? options.person_properties : {},
        options ? options.group_properties : {},
        options ? options.only_evaluate_locally : false
      )
    when SendFeatureFlagsOptions
      # SendFeatureFlagsOptions object
      feature_variants = @feature_flags_poller.get_feature_variants(
        attrs[:distinct_id],
        attrs[:groups] || {},
        send_feature_flags_param.person_properties,
        send_feature_flags_param.group_properties,
        send_feature_flags_param.only_evaluate_locally || false
      )
    else
      # Invalid type, treat as false
      feature_variants = nil
    end

    attrs[:feature_variants] = feature_variants if feature_variants
  end

  enqueue(FieldParser.parse_for_capture(attrs))
end

#capture_exception(exception, distinct_id = nil, additional_properties = {}, flags: nil) ⇒ Boolean?

Captures an exception as an event

Parameters:

  • exception (Exception, String, Object) —

    The exception to capture, a string message, or exception-like object

  • distinct_id (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    The ID for the user (optional, defaults to request/context distinct_id or a generated UUID)

  • additional_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Additional properties to include with the exception event (optional)

  • flags (PostHog::FeatureFlagEvaluations, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    A snapshot returned by #evaluate_flags. Forwarded to the inner #capture call so the captured ‘$exception` event carries the same `$feature/<key>` and `$active_feature_flags` properties as the snapshot.

Returns:

  • (Boolean, nil) —

    Whether the exception event was queued or sent, or nil if the input could not be parsed.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 281

def capture_exception(exception, distinct_id = nil, additional_properties = {}, flags: nil)
  exception_info = ExceptionCapture.build_parsed_exception(exception)

  return if exception_info.nil?

  properties = { '$exception_list' => [exception_info] }
  properties.merge!(additional_properties) if additional_properties && !additional_properties.empty?

  event_data = {
    distinct_id: distinct_id,
    event: '$exception',
    properties: properties,
    timestamp: Time.now
  }
  event_data[:flags] = flags if flags

  capture(event_data)
end

#clear ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Clears the queue without waiting.

Use only in test mode.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 166

def clear
  @queue.clear
end

#dequeue_last_message ⇒ Hash

Returns Pops the last message from the queue. Intended for test mode.

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    Pops the last message from the queue. Intended for test mode.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 340

def dequeue_last_message
  @queue.pop
end

#evaluate_flags(distinct_id, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false, disable_geoip: nil, flag_keys: nil) ⇒ PostHog::FeatureFlagEvaluations

Evaluate feature flags for a distinct id and return a snapshot.

The returned FeatureFlagEvaluations can be queried with ‘is_enabled` / `get_flag` / `get_flag_payload`, narrowed with `only_accessed` / `only`, and passed to #capture via the `flags:` option to attach `$feature/<key>` and `$active_feature_flags` without an extra /flags request.

Parameters:

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    key-value pairs of properties to associate with the user

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Skip the remote /flags call entirely

  • disable_geoip (Boolean, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    When true, disables GeoIP lookup for remote evaluation and stamps captured access events.

  • flag_keys (Array<String, Symbol>) (defaults to: nil) —

    When set, scopes the underlying /flags request to only these flag keys (sent as ‘flag_keys_to_evaluate`). Distinct from FeatureFlagEvaluations#only, which filters the already-fetched snapshot in memory.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 494

def evaluate_flags(
  distinct_id,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false,
  disable_geoip: nil,
  flag_keys: nil
)
  host = _feature_flag_evaluations_host

  if distinct_id.nil? || distinct_id.to_s.empty?
    return FeatureFlagEvaluations.new(host: host, distinct_id: '', flags: {})
  end

  person_properties, group_properties = add_local_person_and_group_properties(
    distinct_id, groups, person_properties, group_properties
  )

  records = {}
  locally_evaluated_keys = Set.new
  flag_keys_set = flag_keys&.to_set(&:to_s)

  @feature_flags_poller.load_feature_flags
  poller_flags_by_key = @feature_flags_poller.feature_flags_by_key || {}

  poller_flags_by_key.each do |key, definition|
    next if flag_keys_set && !flag_keys_set.include?(key.to_s)

    begin
      match = @feature_flags_poller.send(
        :_compute_flag_locally,
        definition, distinct_id, groups, person_properties, group_properties
      )
    rescue PostHog::RequiresServerEvaluation, PostHog::InconclusiveMatchError, StandardError
      next
    end

    next if match.nil?

    records[key.to_s] = FeatureFlagEvaluations::EvaluatedFlagRecord.new(
      key: key.to_s,
      enabled: match.is_a?(String) || (match ? true : false),
      variant: match.is_a?(String) ? match : nil,
      payload: FeatureFlagResult.parse_payload(
        @feature_flags_poller.send(:_compute_flag_payload_locally, key, match)
      ),
      id: definition[:id],
      version: nil,
      reason: FeatureFlagEvaluations::EVALUATED_LOCALLY_REASON,
      locally_evaluated: true
    )
    locally_evaluated_keys << key.to_s
  end

  request_id = nil
  evaluated_at = nil
  errors_while_computing = false
  quota_limited = false

  # Skip the remote `/flags` round-trip when the caller scoped the request
  # to a fixed set of `flag_keys` and we've already resolved every one of
  # them locally. Without `flag_keys` set, we can't know whether the server
  # has flags we don't have definitions for, so we still hit `/flags`.
  all_requested_flags_resolved_locally = flag_keys_set && (flag_keys_set - locally_evaluated_keys).empty?

  if !only_evaluate_locally && !all_requested_flags_resolved_locally
    begin
      flags_response = @feature_flags_poller.get_flags(
        distinct_id, groups, person_properties, group_properties, flag_keys, disable_geoip
      )
      request_id = flags_response[:requestId]
      evaluated_at = flags_response[:evaluatedAt]
      errors_while_computing = flags_response[:errorsWhileComputingFlags] == true
      quota_limited = (flags_response[:quotaLimited] || []).include?('feature_flags')
      remote_flags = flags_response[:flags] || {}
      remote_flags.each do |key, ff|
        key_str = key.to_s
        next if locally_evaluated_keys.include?(key_str)

        metadata = ff.metadata
        reason = ff.reason
        records[key_str] = FeatureFlagEvaluations::EvaluatedFlagRecord.new(
          key: key_str,
          enabled: ff.enabled ? true : false,
          variant: ff.variant,
          payload: FeatureFlagResult.parse_payload(ff.payload),
          id: metadata ? metadata.id : nil,
          version: metadata ? metadata.version : nil,
          reason: reason ? (reason.description || reason.code) : nil,
          locally_evaluated: false
        )
      end
    rescue StandardError => e
      @on_error&.call(-1, "Error evaluating flags remotely: #{e}")
    end
  end

  FeatureFlagEvaluations.new(
    host: host,
    distinct_id: distinct_id,
    flags: records,
    groups: groups,
    disable_geoip: disable_geoip,
    request_id: request_id,
    evaluated_at: evaluated_at,
    flag_definitions_loaded_at: @feature_flags_poller.flag_definitions_loaded_at,
    errors_while_computing: errors_while_computing,
    quota_limited: quota_limited
  )
end

#flush ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Synchronously waits until the worker has cleared the queue.

Use only for scripts which are not long-running, and will specifically exit.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 148

def flush
  if @sync_mode
    # Wait for any in-flight sync send to complete
    @sync_lock.synchronize {} # rubocop:disable Lint/EmptyBlock
    return
  end

  while !@queue.empty? || @worker.is_requesting?
    ensure_worker_running
    sleep(0.1)
  end
end

#get_all_flags(distinct_id, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false) ⇒ Hash

Returns all flags for a given user

Parameters:

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    key-value pairs of properties to associate with the user.

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Skip the remote /flags call.

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    String (not symbol) key value pairs of flag and their values



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 615

def get_all_flags(
  distinct_id,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false
)
  person_properties, group_properties = add_local_person_and_group_properties(distinct_id, groups,
                                                                              person_properties, group_properties)
  @feature_flags_poller.get_all_flags(distinct_id, groups, person_properties, group_properties,
                                      only_evaluate_locally)
end

#get_all_flags_and_payloads(distinct_id, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false) ⇒ Hash

Returns all flags and payloads for a given user

Parameters:

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    key-value pairs of properties to associate with the user.

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Skip the remote /flags call.

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    A hash with the following keys: featureFlags: A hash of feature flags featureFlagPayloads: A hash of feature flag payloads



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 678

def get_all_flags_and_payloads(
  distinct_id,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false
)
  person_properties, group_properties = add_local_person_and_group_properties(
    distinct_id, groups, person_properties, group_properties
  )
  response = @feature_flags_poller.get_all_flags_and_payloads(
    distinct_id, groups, person_properties, group_properties, only_evaluate_locally
  )

  # Remove internal information
  response.delete(:requestId)
  response.delete(:evaluatedAt)
  response
end

#get_feature_flag(key, distinct_id, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false, send_feature_flag_events: true) ⇒ String, ...

Deprecated.

Use #evaluate_flags and FeatureFlagEvaluations#get_flag instead.

Returns whether the given feature flag is enabled for the given user or not

The provided properties are used to calculate feature flags locally, if possible.

‘groups` are a mapping from group type to group key. So, if you have a group type of “organization” and a group key of “5”, you would pass groups=“5”. `group_properties` take the format: { group_type_name: { group_properties } } So, for example, if you have the group type “organization” and the group key “5”, with the properties name, and employee count, you’ll send these as: “‘ruby

group_properties: {"organization": {"name": "PostHog", "employees": 11}}

“‘

Parameters:

  • key (String, Symbol) —

    The key of the feature flag

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    key-value pairs of properties to associate with the user.

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Skip the remote /flags call.

  • send_feature_flag_events (Boolean) (defaults to: true) —

    Whether to capture ‘$feature_flag_called` for this access.

Returns:

  • (String, Boolean, nil) —

    The value of the feature flag



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 417

def get_feature_flag(
  key,
  distinct_id,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false,
  send_feature_flag_events: true
)
  _emit_deprecation(
    :get_feature_flag,
    '`get_feature_flag` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version. ' \
    'Use `client.evaluate_flags(distinct_id, ...)` and call `flags.get_flag(key)` instead — ' \
    'this consolidates flag evaluation into a single `/flags` request per incoming request.'
  )
  # Bypass the public `get_feature_flag_result` so the user only sees one deprecation warning.
  result = _get_feature_flag_result(
    key, distinct_id,
    groups: groups, person_properties: person_properties, group_properties: group_properties,
    only_evaluate_locally: only_evaluate_locally, send_feature_flag_events: send_feature_flag_events
  )
  result&.value
end

#get_feature_flag_payload(key, distinct_id, match_value: nil, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false) ⇒ Object?

Deprecated.

Use #get_feature_flag_result instead, which returns both the flag value and payload and properly raises the $feature_flag_called event.

Returns payload for a given feature flag

Parameters:

  • key (String, Symbol) —

    The key of the feature flag

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user

  • match_value (String, Boolean, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The value of the feature flag to be matched

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    key-value pairs of properties to associate with the user.

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {})
  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false)

Returns:

  • (Object, nil) —

    The parsed payload for the matched flag value.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 643

def get_feature_flag_payload(
  key,
  distinct_id,
  match_value: nil,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false
)
  _emit_deprecation(
    :get_feature_flag_payload,
    '`get_feature_flag_payload` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version. ' \
    'Use `client.evaluate_flags(distinct_id, ...)` and call `flags.get_flag_payload(key)` ' \
    'instead — this consolidates flag evaluation into a single `/flags` request per ' \
    'incoming request.'
  )
  key = key.to_s
  person_properties, group_properties = add_local_person_and_group_properties(distinct_id, groups,
                                                                              person_properties, group_properties)
  @feature_flags_poller.get_feature_flag_payload(key, distinct_id, match_value, groups, person_properties,
                                                 group_properties, only_evaluate_locally)
end

#get_feature_flag_result(key, distinct_id, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false, send_feature_flag_events: true) ⇒ PostHog::FeatureFlagResult?

Deprecated.

Use #evaluate_flags and FeatureFlagEvaluations#get_flag / FeatureFlagEvaluations#get_flag_payload instead.

Parameters:

  • key (String, Symbol) —

    The unique key of the feature flag.

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user.

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Group analytics mapping from group type to group key.

  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Properties to use when evaluating the user locally or remotely.

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Properties to use when evaluating groups locally or remotely.

  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Skip the remote /flags call.

  • send_feature_flag_events (Boolean) (defaults to: true) —

    Whether to capture ‘$feature_flag_called` for this access.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 451

def get_feature_flag_result(
  key,
  distinct_id,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false,
  send_feature_flag_events: true
)
  _emit_deprecation(
    :get_feature_flag_result,
    '`get_feature_flag_result` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version. ' \
    'Use `client.evaluate_flags(distinct_id, ...)` and call `flags.get_flag(key)` / ' \
    '`flags.get_flag_payload(key)` instead — this consolidates flag evaluation into a single ' \
    '`/flags` request per incoming request.'
  )
  _get_feature_flag_result(
    key, distinct_id,
    groups: groups, person_properties: person_properties, group_properties: group_properties,
    only_evaluate_locally: only_evaluate_locally, send_feature_flag_events: send_feature_flag_events
  )
end

#get_remote_config_payload(flag_key) ⇒ Hash

Returns The parsed remote config payload response.

Parameters:

  • flag_key (String, Symbol) —

    The unique flag key of the remote config feature flag.

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    The parsed remote config payload response.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 389

def get_remote_config_payload(flag_key)
  @feature_flags_poller.get_remote_config_payload(flag_key.to_s)
end

#group_identify(attrs) ⇒ Boolean

Identifies a group

Parameters:

  • attrs (Hash)

Options Hash (attrs):

  • :group_type (String) —

    Group type

  • :group_key (String) —

    Group key

  • :properties (Hash) —

    Group properties (optional)

  • :distinct_id (String) —

    Distinct ID (optional)

  • :message_id (String) —

    ID that uniquely identifies a message across the API. (optional)

  • :timestamp (Time) —

    When the event occurred (optional)

  • :distinct_id (String) —

    The ID for this user in your database

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the group identify event was queued or sent.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 322

def group_identify(attrs)
  symbolize_keys! attrs
  enqueue(FieldParser.parse_for_group_identify(attrs))
end

#identify(attrs) ⇒ Boolean

Identifies a user

Parameters:

  • attrs (Hash)

Options Hash (attrs):

  • :properties (Hash) —

    User properties (optional)

  • :message_id (String) —

    ID that uniquely identifies a message across the API. (optional)

  • :timestamp (Time) —

    When the event occurred (optional)

  • :distinct_id (String) —

    The ID for this user in your database

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    Whether the identify event was queued or sent.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 307

def identify(attrs)
  symbolize_keys! attrs
  enqueue(FieldParser.parse_for_identify(attrs))
end

#is_feature_enabled(flag_key, distinct_id, groups: {}, person_properties: {}, group_properties: {}, only_evaluate_locally: false, send_feature_flag_events: true) ⇒ Boolean?

Deprecated.

Use #evaluate_flags and FeatureFlagEvaluations#enabled? instead.

TODO: In future version, rename to ‘feature_flag_enabled?`

Parameters:

  • flag_key (String, Symbol) —

    The unique key of the feature flag.

  • distinct_id (String) —

    The distinct id of the user.

  • groups (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Group analytics mapping from group type to group key.

  • person_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Properties to use when evaluating the user locally or remotely.

  • group_properties (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Properties to use when evaluating groups locally or remotely.

  • only_evaluate_locally (Boolean) (defaults to: false) —

    Skip the remote /flags call.

  • send_feature_flag_events (Boolean) (defaults to: true) —

    Whether to capture ‘$feature_flag_called` for this access.

Returns:

  • (Boolean, nil) —

    Whether the flag is enabled, or nil when the flag could not be evaluated.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 359

def is_feature_enabled( # rubocop:disable Naming/PredicateName
  flag_key,
  distinct_id,
  groups: {},
  person_properties: {},
  group_properties: {},
  only_evaluate_locally: false,
  send_feature_flag_events: true
)
  _emit_deprecation(
    :is_feature_enabled,
    '`is_feature_enabled` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version. ' \
    'Use `client.evaluate_flags(distinct_id, ...)` and call `flags.enabled?(key)` instead — ' \
    'this consolidates flag evaluation into a single `/flags` request per incoming request.'
  )
  # Bypass the public `get_feature_flag` so the user only sees a single deprecation
  # warning per call, not a cascade.
  result = _get_feature_flag_result(
    flag_key, distinct_id,
    groups: groups, person_properties: person_properties, group_properties: group_properties,
    only_evaluate_locally: only_evaluate_locally, send_feature_flag_events: send_feature_flag_events
  )
  response = result&.value
  return nil if response.nil?

  !!response
end

#queued_messages ⇒ Integer

Returns Number of messages in the queue. Intended for test mode.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    Number of messages in the queue. Intended for test mode.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 345

def queued_messages
  @queue.length
end

#reload_feature_flags ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Reload locally cached feature flag definitions.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 701

def reload_feature_flags
  unless @personal_api_key
    logger.error(
      'You need to specify a personal_api_key to locally evaluate feature flags'
    )
    return
  end
  @feature_flags_poller.load_feature_flags(true)
end

#shutdown ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Flush pending events and stop background resources.



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# File 'lib/posthog/client.rb', line 714

def shutdown
  self.class._decrement_instance_count(@api_key) if @api_key
  @feature_flags_poller.shutdown_poller
  flush
  if @sync_mode
    @sync_lock.synchronize { @transport&.shutdown }
  else
    @worker&.shutdown
  end
end