Anura SDK for Node.js

The Anura SDK for Node.js makes it easy for developers to utilize Anura Direct within their Node.js projects, and begin analyzing their traffic. You can get started in minutes by installing the SDK from npm.

Getting Started

1. Have an open active account with Anura. You an see more about Anura's offerings here.
2. Minimum Requirements - To use the SDK, you will need Node >=18.
3. Install the SDK
4. View our Quick Examples to immediately begin using the SDK!

Installing the SDK

You can install the SDK with npm by running the following:

npm install @anuraio/anura-sdk

Quick Examples

Create the Anura Direct Client

import { AnuraDirect, AdditionalData, AnuraClientError, AnuraServerError } from '@anuraio/anura-sdk'; // ESModule Import
const { AnuraDirect, AdditionalData, AnuraClientError, AnuraServerError } = require('@anuraio/anura-sdk'); // CommonJS Import

const direct = new AnuraDirect('your-instance');

Set additional data for Anura Direct

/**
 * To send additional data to Anura Direct, use the AdditionalData class. 
 * We will provide this object when calling direct.getResult()
 */
const additionalData = new AdditionalData();
additionalData.addElement(1, 'your-data-value');

Updating additional data at a specific index

/**
 * To update an element of additional data at a specific index,
 * simply add the element again but with a new value.
 */
const indexToUpdate = 1;
additionalData.addElement(indexToUpdate, 'your-new-data-value');

Removing an element from additional data

const indexToRemove = 1;
additionalData.removeElement(indexToRemove);

Get a result from Anura Direct

(async function() {
  const direct = new AnuraDirect('your-instance-id');
  try {
    const result = await direct.getResult({
      ipAddress: 'visitors-ip-address',
      userAgent: 'visitors-user-agent', // optional
      app: 'visitors-app-package-id',   // optional
      device: 'visitors-device-id',     // optional
      source: 'your-source-value',      // optional
      campaign: 'your-campaign-value',  // optional
      additionalData: additionalData,   // optional
    });

    console.log(result);
  } catch (error) {
      if (error instanceof AnuraClientError) {
        // Handle 4XX responses here.
      } else if (error instanceof AnuraServerError) {
        // Handle 5XX responses here.
      } else {
        // Handle any other type of error thrown here.
      }
  }
})();

API Reference

AnuraDirect

Can get results from Anura Direct. These results are fetched during Direct's /direct.json API endpoint.

Methods

async getResult(options: GetResultOptions): Promise<DirectResult>

• Gets a result from Anura Direct. Throws an exception if an error was received from Anura Direct.

• Exceptions thrown:

  • AnuraClientError: Thrown if a 4XX response is returned from Anura Direct
  • AnuraServerError: Thrown if a 5XX response is returned from Anura Direct
  • AnuraError: General exception that represents any other type of error that occurred while fetching from Anura Direct.

  GetResultOptions Parameters: | Name | Type | Description | Required | | ---- | ---- | ----------- | -------- | | ipAddress | string | The IP address of your visitor. Both IPv4 & IPv6 addresses are supported. | Yes | | userAgent | string\|null | The user agent string of your visitor | | | app | string\|null | The application package identifier of your visitor (when available.) | | | device | string\|null | The device identifer of your visitor (when available.) | | | source | string\|null | A variable, declared by you, to identify "source" traffic within Anura's dashboard interface. | | | campaign | string\|null | A subset variable of "source", declared by you, to identify "campaign" traffic within Anura's dashboard interface. | | | additionalData| AdditionalData\|null | Additional Data gives you the ability to pass in select points of data with your direct requests, essentially turning Anura into "your database for transactional data". | |

get instance(): string

• Returns the instance you have set within the AnuraDirect client.

set instance(instance: string): void

• Sets the Instance ID of the AnuraDirect client to the instance value passed.

get useHttps(): boolean

• Returns whether or you're currently using the HTTPS when calling the Anura Direct API. If false, you are using HTTP instead.

set useHttps(useHttps: boolean): void

• Sets whether to use HTTPS or HTTP according to the useHttps value passed.

AdditionalData

An object used for sending additional data to Anura Direct.

Methods

addElement(key: number, value: string): void

• Adds an element of data to your AdditionalData.

removeElement(key: number): void

• Removes the element of data located at the provided key from your AdditionalData.

toString(): string

• Returns your AdditionalData as a JSON string.

size(): number

• Returns the number of elements currently set within your AdditionalData

DirectResult

The result upon a successful call to getResult() from the AnuraDirect client. It contains not only the result from Anura Direct, but some other methods to help you use the result as well.

Methods

isSuspect(): boolean

• Returns whether or not the visitor has been determined to be suspect.

isNonSuspect(): boolean

• Returns whether or not the visitor as been determined to be non-suspect.

isMobile(): boolean

• Returns whether or not the visitor has been determined to be on a mobile device.

get result(): string

• Returns the raw result string value.

get mobile(): number|null

• Returns the raw mobile result value.

get ruleSets(): string[]|null

• If you have return rule sets enabled, you will be able to see which specific rules were violated upon a suspect result. This value will be null if the visitor is non-suspect, or if you do not have return rule sets enabled.
• You can talk to support about enabling or disabling the return rule sets feature.

get invalidTrafficType(): string|null

• If you have return invalid traffic type enabled, you will be able to access which type of invalid traffic occurred upon a suspect result.
• You can talk to support about enabling or disabling the return invalid traffic type feature.