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      We recommend using a cron job to send the logfile requests to the Mapp tracking server every few minutes and empty your file to keep it at a manageable size. You have two possibilities:

      Custom Cron Job File

      This option requires you to write your own cron job file and use our MappIntelligenceCronjob class.

      Integration

      Maven

      <dependency>
    <groupId>com.mapp.intelligence.tracking</groupId>
    <artifactId>cronjob</artifactId>
    <version>0.1.5</version>
</dependency>

      Gradle

      compile group: 'com.mapp.intelligence.tracking', name: 'cronjob', version: '0.1.5'

      Methods

      constructor

      For a complete configuration of the Mapp Intelligence Cronjob please check Configuration.

      /**
 * @param config Mapp Intelligence config
 * @throws MappIntelligenceException Mapp Intelligence configuration exception
 */
MappIntelligenceCronjob cronjob = new MappIntelligenceCronjob(MappIntelligenceConfig config);

      run

      Send the logfile requests to the Mapp tracking server and delete your logfiles to keep it at a mangeable size. Returns the following results:

      • 0: All data was sent successfully.

      • 1: An error has occurred.

      /**
 * @return Status
 */
cronjob.run();
      Example
      package demo.cronjob;

import com.mapp.intelligence.tracking.MappIntelligenceConfig;
import com.mapp.intelligence.tracking.MappIntelligenceCronjob;

public class MappIntelligenceCronjobCommandLine {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
        int status = 1;
        try {
			MappIntelligenceConfig mappIntelligenceConfig = new MappIntelligenceConfig();
			mappIntelligenceConfig.setTrackId("111111111111111");
			mappIntelligenceConfig.setTrackDomain("analytics01.wt-eu02.net");
			mappIntelligenceConfig.setFilePath("/path/to/your/log/file/");
			mappIntelligenceConfig.setFilePrefix("MappIntelligenceData");
			
            MappIntelligenceCronjob c = new MappIntelligenceCronjob(mappIntelligenceConfig);
            status = c.run();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // do nothing
        }

        System.exit(status);
    }
}

      Predefined Cron Job Script

      This option allows you to use our predefined mapp-intelligence-java-cronjob.jar file, which is included in our repository

      Short notation

      Long notation

      Description

      -i

      --trackId

      Enter your Mapp Intelligence track ID provided by Mapp.

      -d

      --trackDomain

      Enter your Mapp Intelligence tracking URL.

      -f

      --filePath

      Enter the path to your request logging file.

      -p

      --filePrefix

      Enter the prefix for your request logging files.


      -c

      --config

      Enter the path to your configuration file (*.properties or *.xml).



      --debug

      Activates the debug mode. The debug mode sends messages to the command line.


      --help

      Display the help (this text) and exit.


      --version

      Display version and exit.

      Example
      $ java -jar ./mapp-intelligence-java-cronjob.jar -i 111111111111111 -d analytics01.wt-eu02.net -f /tmp/ -p MappIntelligenceData
 
$ java -jar ./mapp-intelligence-java-cronjob.jar -i 111111111111111 -d analytics01.wt-eu02.net -f /tmp/ -p MappIntelligenceData --debug
 
 
$ java -jar ./mapp-intelligence-java-cronjob.jar -c /path/to/your/configuration/file/config.properties
 
$ java -jar ./mapp-intelligence-java-cronjob.jar -c /path/to/your/configuration/file/config.properties --debug

      Define a Cron Job

      To create your crontab file, type the following command at the shell prompt crontab -e and add the following lines:

      # sends every five minutes the tracking data to the Mapp tracking serve
*/5 * * * * java -jar ./mapp-intelligence-java-cronjob.jar -c /path/to/your/configuration/file/config.properties

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