Telemetry.js v2 for Node

The telemetry-next-node module loads telemetry.js from https://telemetry.mozilla.org/v2/telemetry.js and make the functions available in node.js, so that telemetry dashboard aggregates can be analyzed server-side.

Warning, this module downloads and loads Javascript code from https://telemetry.mozilla.org/v2/telemetry.js via HTTPS. If security is very important, run this inside an isolated environment such as a Docker container.

For long-running applications, it is recommended that the module be re-initialized every so often in order to obtain new data and account for any aggregate API changes. This can be done by calling Telemetry.init() again - see below for details.

Usage

A simple usage example:

var Telemetry = require('telemetry-next-node');

// Initialize library
Telemetry.init(function() {
  var version = Telemetry.getVersions()[0]; // Get the first available version

  // Optain a mapping from filter names to possible values of those filters
  var parts = version.split("/");
  Telemetry.getFilterOptions(parts[0], parts[1], function(filters) {
    console.log("Measures available:");
    filters.metric.forEach(function(measure) {
      console.log(measure);
    });
  });
});

Note that until Telemetry.init(callback) executes, this module will not have other methods than Telemetry.init. In the browser, these methods will be available, but they will throw an exception if Telemetry.init has not completed yet. This is a minor difference, but it may show up if testing for the existance of specific methods in the library.

Reloading

Just like telemetry.js in the browser, you can reload version information by calling Telemetry.init() again. This also causes the code to be reloaded from https://telemetry.mozilla.org/v2/telemetry.js. Reloading is necessary in order to get updated information, such as aggregates published after the module has been loaded.

Reloading is necessary for long-running applications to obtain fresh data. An application that does not reload may behave erratically if changes are made to the backend.

License

The telemetry-next-node library is released on the MPL license - see LICENSE for details.