improve tracking

lib/services/tracking/Tracker-Cron.js

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import cron from 'node-cron';
+import { config, inDevMode } from '../../utils.js';
+import { trackMainEvent } from './Tracker.js';
+
+async function runTask() {
+  //make sure to only send tracking events if the user gave us the green light and we are not in dev mode
+  if (config.analyticsEnabled && !inDevMode()) {
+    await trackMainEvent();
+  }
+}
+
+export async function initTrackerCron() {
+  //run directly on start
+  await runTask();
+  // then every 6 hours
+  cron.schedule('0 */6 * * *', runTask);
+}

lib/services/tracking/Tracker.js

@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ const deviceId = getUniqueId() || 'N/A';
 const version = await getPackageVersion();
 const FREDY_TRACKING_URL = 'https://fredy.orange-coding.net/tracking';
 
-let cached = null;
-let lastSent = 0;
-const SIX_HOURS = 6 * 3_600_000;
-
-export const track = async () => {
+export const trackMainEvent = async () => {
   try {
     if (config.analyticsEnabled && !inDevMode()) {
       const activeProvider = new Set();
@@ -33,19 +29,11 @@ export const track = async () => {
           provider: Array.from(activeProvider),
         });
 
-        const stringify = JSON.stringify(trackingObj);
-        const now = Date.now();
-
-        // send if changed OR six hours passed since last send
-        if (stringify !== cached || now - lastSent >= SIX_HOURS) {
-          await fetch(`${FREDY_TRACKING_URL}/main`, {
-            method: 'POST',
-            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-            body: stringify,
-          });
-          cached = stringify;
-          lastSent = now;
-        }
+        await fetch(`${FREDY_TRACKING_URL}/main`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify(trackingObj),
+        });
       }
     }
   } catch (error) {