Track User Search with Firestore

assets/constants.js

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // for global constants. used for debugging
 
+
 const CONSTANTS = Object.freeze({
   OPEN_DEV_TOOLS: false, // set true to open dev tools on application launch
   ENV: this.OPEN_DEV_TOOLS ? 'development.manage.development' : 'prod.manage.prod', // set true to use production environment and set false for test environment.
-  REPLACEMENTS: Object.freeze({ // for replacing commonly confused illegal characters with their legal counterparts
+  REPLACEMENTS: Object.freeze({
     // single quote
     '`': '\'',
     '´': '\'',
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ const CONSTANTS = Object.freeze({
     appId: '1:36956740284:web:561e9a73a0f3f4b08fceb9',
     measurementId: 'G-112KCDJT5G',
   },
+  FIRESTORE_EVENT_STARTAPP: 'Start App',
+  FIRESTORE_EVENT_SEARCH: 'Search Item',
+  FIRESTORE_EVENT_ADDTOINVENTORY: 'Add to Inventory',
+  FIRESTORE_EVENT_REQUESTITEM: 'Request Item',
 });
 
 module.exports = CONSTANTS;

assets/firestore.js

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//for firestore app usage logging. Doesn't work for ES6
+const {initializeApp} = require('firebase/app');
+const {getFirestore, collection, addDoc} = require('firebase/firestore/lite');
+const { isNull } = require('lodash');
+const CONSTANTS = require('../assets/constants.js');
+
+
+let fireApp = null;
+let fireDB = null;
+
+/**
+ * login to firestore
+ * can only initialize firestore once
+ */
+function init() {
+  if(isNull(fireDB)) {
+  fireApp = initializeApp(CONSTANTS.FIREBASECONFIG);
+  fireDB = getFirestore(fireApp);
+  } else {
+    console.log("firestore already initialized");
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Add data to fireStore
+ * userid + date is included by default
+ * @param {data} data Data dictionary to be included
+ */
+async function fslog(data) {
+  if (isNull(fireDB)){
+    console.log("firestore is not initialized");
+    return;
+  }
+  const fireRef = await addDoc(collection(fireDB, 'events'), {
+    time: Date.now(), user: process.env.USERNAME, ...data,
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  init,	fslog
+};

main.js

@@ -4,26 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const {appUpdater} = require('./assets/autoupdater');
 const CONSTANTS = require('./assets/constants.js');
-const {initializeApp} = require('firebase/app');
-const {getFirestore, collection, addDoc} = require('firebase/firestore/lite');
+const firestore = require('./assets/firestore.js');
 let mainWindow;
 let settingWindow;
 
-const fireApp = initializeApp(CONSTANTS.FIREBASECONFIG);
-const fireDB = getFirestore(fireApp);
-fireStore({event: 'Start App'});
-
-/**
- * Add data to fireStore
- * userid + date is included by default
- * @param {data} data Data dictionary to be included
- */
-async function fireStore(data) {
-  const fireRef = await addDoc(collection(fireDB, 'events'), {
-    time: Date.now(), user: process.env.USERNAME, ...data,
-  });
-  console.log('added: ' + fireRef.id);
-};
+firestore.init();
+firestore.fslog({event: CONSTANTS.FIRESTORE_EVENT_STARTAPP});
+
 
 if (CONSTANTS.OPEN_DEV_TOOLS) {
   require('electron-reload')(__dirname);

renderer/worker.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const Translation = require('../assets/item_translation/item-translation');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const CONSTANTS = require('../assets/constants.js');
+const {fslog} = require('../assets/firestore.js');
 /**
  * Handles messages from the WorkerHandler
  *
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ onmessage = function (e) {
       valid.validateSingle(e.data[1]).then((result) => {
         postMessage(['result', result]);
       });
+      fslog({event: CONSTANTS.FIRESTORE_EVENT_SEARCH});
       break;
     case 'validBatch':
       valid = new Validate();