java - Using Google Analytics To Track Fragments

Question

Just need to know the proper way to implement Google analytics to track when a user is on a fragment in real time this is what is do now

@Override
public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    Tracker myTracker = parentActivity.getTracker();
    myTracker.setCustomMetric(1, (long) 1);               
    myTracker.sendView("Music View"); 
}

the getTracker class is in my main activity and just returns the instance of tracker in the main activity

Any help would be much appreciated!

Answer 1

Mochini's answer uses Google Analytics V2. Bellow you can see how to do it on V4 and V3:

• V4:

Application:

public class YourApplication extends Application
{
    public synchronized Tracker getTracker() {

        try {
            final GoogleAnalytics googleAnalytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this);
            return googleAnalytics.newTracker(R.xml.analytics);

        }catch(final Exception e){
            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to initialize Google Analytics V4");
        }

        return null;
    }
}

res/xml/analytics.xml (you can name it anything, it does not need to be called "analytics")

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:ignore="TypographyDashes">

  <!--Replace placeholder ID with your tracking ID-->
  <string name="ga_trackingId">UA-XXXXXXXX-X</string>

  <!--Enable automatic activity tracking-->
  <bool name="ga_autoActivityTracking">true</bool>

  <!--Disable automatic exception tracking-->
  <bool name="ga_reportUncaughtExceptions">false</bool>

</resources>

build.gradle:

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.3.0'

Fragment superclass:

public abstract class TrackedFragment extends Fragment{

    @Override
    public void onResume() {

        super.onResume();

        final Tracker tracker = yourApplicationInstance.getTracker();
        if(tracker != null){

            tracker.setScreenName(getClass().getSimpleName());
            tracker.send(new HitBuilders.ScreenViewBuilder().build());
        }
    }
}

• V3

  import android.os.Bundle;
  import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
  
  import com.google.analytics.tracking.android.EasyTracker;
  import com.google.analytics.tracking.android.Fields;
  import com.google.analytics.tracking.android.MapBuilder;
  import com.google.analytics.tracking.android.Tracker;
  
  public abstract class TrackedFragment extends Fragment{
  
       private Tracker tracker;
  
       @Override
       public void onActivityCreated(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  
           super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
  
           this.tracker = EasyTracker.getInstance(getActivity());
       }
  
       @Override
       public void onResume() {
  
           super.onResume();
  
           this.tracker.set(Fields.SCREEN_NAME, getClass().getSimpleName());
           this.tracker.send( MapBuilder.createAppView().build() );
       }
  }
  

Source: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/android/v3/migration