I want to implement this new method of Google Analytics, I want to conditinally insert this code in the head section conditionally in production mode only, any suggestion to how to do this?
http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/asyncTracking.html
Google Analytics and Rails in 5 EASY Steps:
If you are in Rails 3, I just found a great solution for doing Google Analytics in Rails apps.
(1) In your Gemfile:
group :production do
gem 'rack-google_analytics', :require => "rack/google_analytics"
end
(2) Bundle Install
(3) In your config/application.rb (put this in the class definition section - careful not to drop it in a module. I put mine right under "class Application"):
if Rails.env == "production"
config.middleware.use("Rack::GoogleAnalytics", :web_property_id => "UA-0000000-1")
end
(4) Initiate your Google Analytics account
(5) Copy and paste that funky web_property_id from Google's supplied code into the code from (3), replacing 'UA-000000-1'
That's it!
I originally found this solution here:
David Bock Article
I know this is already answered, but I spent quite a bit of time based on an answer above which seems to be outdated. So I am posting what I did to get Google Analytics working with my Rails 3.0 app.
1) Add the following in your Gemfile
group :production do
gem 'rack-google-analytics', :require => 'rack/google-analytics'
end
Note that it is rack-google-analytics and NOT rack-google_analytics. Ditto with the require part
2) In your config/environments/production.rb file, add the following snippet (replacing the dummy tracker with the google analytics tracker for your website).
config.gem 'rack-google-analytics', :lib => 'rack/google-analytics'
config.middleware.use Rack::GoogleAnalytics, :tracker => 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X'
3) Run bundle install and start the rails server
4) Sit back and see the analytics flowing in!
Check out https://github.com/leehambley/rack-google-analytics/blob/master/README.md for instructions on how to make it work with sinatra, padrino etc.
Also, the latest copy of the gem uses :async option to use asynchronous tracker. The default is true, so you won't need to use this option unless you want to suppress async for some strange reason!
Are you using Rails 2.3 ? You could wrap the snip in an if statement,
<% if Rails.env.production? %>
<!-- my analytics code -->
<% end %>
simple enough.
For people coming across this article, be aware this gem supports the traditional google analytics (as opposed to the "newer" aysnc version). Google Analytics Async
I didn't really see any switches to convert between the 2 types.
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Thanks for your help,
I believe this is very simple but I can't figure it out. Following the instructions at https://github.com/darkskyapp/forecast-ruby - it tells me to not forget to add require 'forecast_io' - what file do I put this in?
I've run a scaffold to set up a simple lat and lng, following this guide:
https://campushippo.com/lessons/an-easy-way-to-implement-weather-forecasting-in-rails-9d10403 but keep on getting method errors. So I think we are using different versions of Ruby & Rails, and/or I'm placing this code in the wrong file, or wrong place. My question isn't about method errors, but just where to place this.
I'm unsure whether or not to place it in /config/application.rb; create and place the code in /config/forecast_io.rb; or to create and place it in /config/initializers/forecast_io.rb; or if it's supposed to go somewhere else entirely.
I've looked at the api docs, the ruby wrapper read me, and also have read other tutorials (they won't let me post more links, otherwise I would list them) - one is from hackpsu.westarate that is kind of different with using sinatra, went through the Treehouse tutorial on Rails scaffolding, and began their tutorial on creating an API to better understand REST, and have looked at other rails projects to see how they incorporate external API's, so I'm in the thick of it, and am banging my head against the wall because it seems so simple, but I'm not seeing it yet.
Thanks for your help!
David
In Rails, placing a gem in your Gemfile already requires the gem by default, unless explicitly stated to ignore.
If you're still bothered about it though, you could add the require option to your gem as such:
gem 'forecast_io', require: 'forecast_io'
Now, for the rest of the configurations mentioned, you can create a file in your initializers and the following:
#config/initializers/forecast_io.rb
ForecastIO.configure do |configuration|
configuration.api_key = 'this-is-your-api-key'
end
I am relatively new to web dev and I am trying to set up the ruby on rails gem ga_events (https://github.com/Nix-wie-weg/ga_events). I am doing this because I need to have google analytics event tracking within controllers and this gem seems like a good way to do it. The issue I am having is where the readme says, "After requiring ga_events.js, you have to choose an adapter." I am using Google Universal Analytics and thus I would like to choose that one. It doesn't say specifically how to do this. Where do I put that code block (https://github.com/Nix-wie-weg/ga_events#google-universal-analytics-analyticsjs)? Do I need to make a new file somewhere?
I'm assuming it's obvious for a more experienced developer. More detailed instructions+explanation would be really helpful. Thanks.
I'm using Rails 4.0.13 and Ruby 2.0.0p643.
I was having the same issue here! Turns out, it is just javascript code.
I put mine under application.js since it's a code that need to be on every page.
I am using client validation rails gem and I got this error. Any idea.....
wrong number of arguments (3 for 2)
Extracted source (around line #1):
<%= form_for #user, :validate => true do |f| %>
Trace of template inclusion: app/views/users/new.html.erb
Rails 4 Support
Thanks to tagliala & bcardarella, the client_side_validation gem now supports rails 4!
After adding
gem 'client_side_validations'
to my Gemfile, it didn't load everything properly.
This may be temporarily, as Rubygems only links the old version.
Instead I had to specify the exact repository & branch, since the owner changed.
gem 'client_side_validations', github: "DavyJonesLocker/client_side_validations", branch: "4-2-stable"
Based on https://github.com/bcardarella/client_side_validations/issues/494 it looks like CSV will not support Rails 4 for a little bit longer.
However it also states
I don't see CSV 4.0 coming out for at least 2 months after Rails 4.0 lands (hopefully not that long) as there will be major changes on the JavaScript side of things. Because it will take so longer and people will want a Rails 4.0 compliant version of CSV suggesting they use master branch or perhaps releasing a alpha or pre version to partially satisfy them while we update might be the correct option.
So perhaps try pulling csv right from git? There is a 4.0 beta branch that might be worth trying...
Update
The CSV gem is no longer actively maintained. There are 3 different 4.0 branches on the repository, and the most recently updated of which is 4-0-useable (https://github.com/bcardarella/client_side_validations/branches/all).
Update 2
As #TheChamp says, the CSV gem now supports rails 4.2!
If your using Rails 4 then Client Side validation is outdated. You can check here
http://railscasts.com/episodes/263-client-side-validations?view=comments
and also if you go to the github page
https://github.com/bcardarella/client_side_validations
you can see that it says its no longer maintained.
Alternatively you can try using the CSV gem from this branch, by replacing the CSV line in your Gemfile by this
gem 'client_side_validations', github: "bcardarella/client_side_validations", :branch => "4-0-beta"
Not sure even if this will work though. Since its outdated.
Or you can check this gem out,
https://github.com/kalkov/rails4_client_side_validations
Its just a modified version of Client Side Validations
Have you followed all of the instructions on the github page? If so, have you restarted your server? The install adds an initializer that wont take effect until a server restart.
I'm new to Rails and to Omniauth, so sorry in advance for the dumb
question.
I'm trying to do an Omniauth strategy for the Deezer website.
http://www.deezer.com/en/developers/simpleapi/oauth
First, I set up a basic rails application to test the Facebook strategy.
Here is my code in Github :
https://github.com/geoffroymontel/omniauth-test
And it works fine. Good.
Then I added those files in my app lib directory
lib/omniauth-deezer.rb
lib/omniauth/deezer.rb
lib/omniauth/deezer/version.rb
lib/omniauth/deezer/strategies/deezer.rb
and added
provider :deezer, ENV['DEEZER_APP_ID'],
ENV['DEEZER_APP_SECRET'], :perms => 'basic_access,email'
in
config/initializers/omniauth.rb
But when I start the app with
rails s
I get the following error message
/home/geoffroy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290#rails3tutorial2ndEd/gems/omniauth-1.0.2/lib/omniauth/builder.rb:33:in `rescue in provider': Could not find matching strategy for :deezer. You may need to install an additional gem (such as omniauth-deezer). (LoadError) from /home/geoffroy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290#rails3tutorial2ndEd/gems/omniauth-1.0.2/lib/omniauth/builder.rb:30:in `provider'
Thanks for your help
Best
Geoffroy
I added
require 'omniauth-deezer'
in initializers/omniauth.rb and it worked.
I don't really understand why I need it and Facebook doesn't.
In the Upgrading to 1.0 doc it is mentioned that Omniauth needs a gem for every provider now, so you'll have to move your provider to a gem eventually.
For future reference, if you want to add your own omniauth strategy, add this to your gemfile
gem 'omniauth-mystrategy', :path => '~/full-path-to-the-omniauth-folder/'
You´ll be using the local repository feauture of the gemfiles.
In the official bundler page you´ll see how to use remote repos also.
http://gembundler.com/v1.3/gemfile.html
I have a Rails 3 app where each customer has his own subdomain. I am using Google Analytics to track the traffic, and I'm using their subdomain options.
Now I would like to display these results in the admin section of my application under each subdomain. Is there an API that I can access to display this information to my users so that they can track traffic to their specific sites?
Check out the GARB library http://www.viget.com/extend/google-analytics-api-with-ruby-and-garb-making-it-even-easier/
Code from their site:
profile = Garb::Profile.first('UA-XXXXXX-XX')
class Pageviews
extend Garb::Resource
metrics :pageviews
end
# Now get those pageviews!
profile.pageviews
Google Analytics and Rails in 5 EASY Steps:
If you are in Rails 3, I just found a great solution for doing Google Analytics in Rails apps.
(1) In your Gemfile:
group :production do
gem 'rack-google_analytics', :require => "rack/google_analytics"
end
(2) Bundle Install
(3) In your config/application.rb (put this in the class definition section - careful not to drop it in a module. I put mine right under "class Application"):
if Rails.env == "production"
config.middleware.use("Rack::GoogleAnalytics", :web_property_id => "UA-0000000-1")
end
(4) Initiate your Google Analytics account
(5) Copy and paste that funky web_property_id from Google's supplied code into the code from (3), replacing 'UA-000000-1'
That's it!
I originally found this solution here:
David Bock Article