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supabase/packages/common/posthog-client.ts
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Sean OliverandCharis Lam 6bbe2c3297 feat(telemetry): add dev telemetry toolbar (#42259)
## Problem
We need a local-only UI to inspect client and server telemetry events
and override flags during development without touching non-local env
behavior. This work is intended to be shared across Studio, Docs, and
WWW.

## Changes
- Introduced a shared `dev-tools` package with the Dev Telemetry Toolbar
UI, trigger, and provider.
- Wired the toolbar into Studio, Docs, and WWW app shells (local-only
gating).
- Added a local-only `devTelemetry()` opt-in with storage gating and SSE
subscription.
- Wired client PostHog events into a local listener and re-exported
types.
- Added local flag override cookie support in the UI and CODEOWNERS for
the new package.
- Added unit tests covering local/non-local behavior and flag utilities.

## Testing
Manual (local only):
- Start each app locally: `pnpm dev:studio`, `pnpm dev:docs`, `pnpm
dev:www`
- Open the app, run `devTelemetry()` in the browser console
- Click around and confirm both client and server events appear (client
will be page views only)
- Verify feature flag overrides (PostHog + ConfigCat) persist and
restore correctly
- Confirm dismissing the toolbar clears local storage and hides the
trigger

Unblocked by https://github.com/supabase/platform/pull/29172

Resolves GROWTH-591

Demo:

[github.com/user-attachments/assets/60b376db-7440-4ada-82f5-d1bd4af4db3b](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/60b376db-7440-4ada-82f5-d1bd4af4db3b)

Screenshots:

<img width="1368" height="972" alt="1"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2f20a0c-191f-4118-bb5e-15b25f5a54a9"
/>

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/115598e2-7287-49bf-9ed7-71ecc679dee3"
/>

<img width="1433" height="882" alt="3"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/51f666f2-9efc-410f-baec-378bdee9dbfe"
/>

<img width="608" height="483" alt="4"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/584d6cf5-1b2f-4cee-9e6a-d55ce2e3bae5"
/>

<img width="628" height="305" alt="5"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/991a9b39-578a-4565-b110-537a02040a53"
/>

<img width="659" height="447" alt="6"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/95ef405c-fffa-44af-bf6a-f974b780e3fc"
/>

<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Developer Toolbar (local only): view client/server telemetry, inspect
events, and manage/override feature flags with persistent overrides,
filtering, and clear/reload.
* Client-side telemetry hooks: surface structured events to dev tooling
for realtime inspection.

* **Bug Fixes**
  * Fixed end-of-file newline in shared code.

* **Chores**
* Added dev-tools package, integrated provider and trigger across
Studio, Docs, and marketing sites, and added CODEOWNERS entry.

* **Tests**
  * Added comprehensive tests and test setup for the DevToolbar.
<!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->

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Co-authored-by: Charis Lam <26616127+charislam@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-02-06 11:46:53 -08:00

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TypeScript

import posthog, { PostHogConfig } from 'posthog-js'
// Limit the max number of queued events
// (e.g. if a user navigates around a lot before accepting consent)
const MAX_PENDING_EVENTS = 20
export interface ClientTelemetryEvent {
id: string
timestamp: number
eventType: 'capture' | 'identify' | 'pageview' | 'pageleave'
eventName: string
distinctId?: string
properties?: Record<string, unknown>
}
type ClientTelemetryListener = (event: ClientTelemetryEvent) => void
interface PostHogClientConfig {
apiKey?: string
apiHost?: string
uiHost?: string
}
class PostHogClient {
/** True after posthog.init() is called (prevents double-init) */
private initStarted = false
/** True after the `loaded` callback fires, meaning PostHog has fully bootstrapped */
private initialized = false
private pendingGroups: Record<string, string> = {}
private pendingIdentification: { userId: string; properties?: Record<string, any> } | null = null
private pendingEvents: Array<{ event: string; properties: Record<string, any> }> = []
private pendingExposures: Array<{ experimentId: string; properties: Record<string, any> }> = []
private config: PostHogClientConfig
private readonly maxPendingEvents = MAX_PENDING_EVENTS
private devListeners: Set<ClientTelemetryListener> = new Set()
constructor(config: PostHogClientConfig = {}) {
const apiHost =
config.apiHost || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST || 'https://ph.supabase.green'
const uiHost =
config.uiHost || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_UI_HOST || 'https://eu.posthog.com'
this.config = {
apiKey: config.apiKey || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY,
apiHost,
uiHost,
}
}
init(hasConsent: boolean = true) {
if (this.initStarted || typeof window === 'undefined' || !hasConsent) return
if (!this.config.apiKey) {
console.warn('PostHog API key not found. Skipping initialization.')
return
}
const config: Partial<PostHogConfig> = {
api_host: this.config.apiHost,
ui_host: this.config.uiHost,
autocapture: false, // We'll manually track events
capture_pageview: false, // We'll manually track pageviews
capture_pageleave: false, // We'll manually track page leaves
loaded: (posthog) => {
// Apply pending properties that were set before PostHog
// initialized due to poor connection or user not accepting
// consent right away
// Apply any pending groups
Object.entries(this.pendingGroups).forEach(([type, id]) => {
posthog.group(type, id)
})
this.pendingGroups = {}
// Apply any pending identification
if (this.pendingIdentification) {
try {
posthog.identify(
this.pendingIdentification.userId,
this.pendingIdentification.properties
)
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog identify failed:', error)
}
this.pendingIdentification = null
}
// Flush any pending events
this.pendingEvents.forEach(({ event, properties }) => {
try {
posthog.capture(event, properties, { transport: 'sendBeacon' })
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog capture failed:', error)
}
})
this.pendingEvents = []
this.initialized = true
// Flush any pending experiment exposures (with deduplication)
this.pendingExposures.forEach(({ experimentId, properties }) => {
this.fireExposureIfNew(experimentId, properties)
})
this.pendingExposures = []
},
}
this.initStarted = true
posthog.init(this.config.apiKey, config)
}
capturePageView(properties: Record<string, any>, hasConsent: boolean = true) {
if (!hasConsent) return
if (!this.initialized) {
// Queue the event for when PostHog initializes (up to cap)
// (e.g. poor connection or user not accepting consent right away)
if (this.pendingEvents.length >= this.maxPendingEvents) {
this.pendingEvents.shift() // Remove oldest event
}
this.pendingEvents.push({ event: '$pageview', properties })
return
}
try {
// Store groups from properties if present (for later group() calls)
if (properties.$groups) {
Object.entries(properties.$groups).forEach(([type, id]) => {
if (id) posthog.group(type, id as string)
})
}
posthog.capture('$pageview', properties, { transport: 'sendBeacon' })
this.emitToDevListeners('pageview', '$pageview', properties)
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog pageview capture failed:', error)
}
}
capturePageLeave(properties: Record<string, any>, hasConsent: boolean = true) {
if (!hasConsent) return
if (!this.initialized) {
// Queue the event for when PostHog initializes (up to cap)
// (e.g. poor connection or user not accepting consent right away)
if (this.pendingEvents.length >= this.maxPendingEvents) {
this.pendingEvents.shift() // Remove oldest event
}
this.pendingEvents.push({ event: '$pageleave', properties })
return
}
try {
// Use sendBeacon for page leave to survive tab close
posthog.capture('$pageleave', properties, { transport: 'sendBeacon' })
this.emitToDevListeners('pageleave', '$pageleave', properties)
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog pageleave capture failed:', error)
}
}
identify(userId: string, properties?: Record<string, any>, hasConsent: boolean = true) {
if (!hasConsent) return
if (!this.initialized) {
// Queue the identification for when PostHog initializes
this.pendingIdentification = { userId, properties }
return
}
try {
posthog.identify(userId, properties)
this.emitToDevListeners('identify', '$identify', { userId, ...properties })
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog identify failed:', error)
}
}
reset() {
this.pendingIdentification = null
this.pendingGroups = {}
this.pendingEvents = []
this.pendingExposures = []
if (!this.initStarted) return
try {
posthog.reset()
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog reset failed:', error)
}
}
/**
* Returns PostHog's distinct_id, which holds first-touch attribution data.
* Falls back to reading from PostHog cookie if SDK isn't initialized yet
* (e.g., immediately after OAuth redirect before PostHog loads).
*/
getDistinctId(): string | undefined {
if (this.initialized) {
try {
return posthog.get_distinct_id()
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog getDistinctId failed:', error)
}
}
// Fallback: parse distinct_id from PostHog cookie
return this.getDistinctIdFromCookie()
}
/**
* Parse distinct_id from PostHog cookie.
* PostHog stores data in a cookie named `ph_<api_key>_posthog` with format:
* { distinct_id: "...", ... }
*/
private getDistinctIdFromCookie(): string | undefined {
if (typeof document === 'undefined') return undefined
try {
const cookieName = `ph_${this.config.apiKey}_posthog`
const cookies = document.cookie.split(';')
for (const cookie of cookies) {
const trimmed = cookie.trim()
const eqIndex = trimmed.indexOf('=')
if (eqIndex === -1) continue
const name = trimmed.substring(0, eqIndex)
if (name !== cookieName) continue
// Use substring instead of split to handle '=' chars in the value
const cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(trimmed.substring(eqIndex + 1))
const phData = JSON.parse(cookieValue)
if (phData.distinct_id && typeof phData.distinct_id === 'string') {
return phData.distinct_id
}
}
} catch {
// No op, cookie may not exist (first visit) or be malformed
}
return undefined
}
/**
* Returns PostHog's session_id for the current session.
* Returns undefined until PostHog's `loaded` callback fires.
*/
getSessionId(): string | undefined {
if (!this.initialized) return undefined
try {
return posthog.get_session_id()
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog getSessionId failed:', error)
return undefined
}
}
/**
* Captures an experiment exposure event with session-based deduplication.
* Events are queued if PostHog is not yet initialized, then deduped on flush.
*/
captureExperimentExposure(
experimentId: string,
properties: Record<string, any>,
hasConsent: boolean = true
) {
if (!hasConsent) return
if (!this.initialized) {
// Only queue if not already queued for this experiment (first exposure wins)
if (!this.pendingExposures.some((e) => e.experimentId === experimentId)) {
if (this.pendingExposures.length >= this.maxPendingEvents) {
this.pendingExposures.shift()
}
this.pendingExposures.push({ experimentId, properties })
}
return
}
this.fireExposureIfNew(experimentId, properties)
}
private fireExposureIfNew(experimentId: string, properties: Record<string, any>) {
const sessionId = this.getSessionId()
if (!sessionId) return
const storageKey = `ph_exposed:${experimentId}`
try {
if (sessionStorage.getItem(storageKey) === sessionId) return
const eventName = `${experimentId}_experiment_exposed`
posthog.capture(eventName, { experiment_id: experimentId, ...properties })
sessionStorage.setItem(storageKey, sessionId)
} catch (error) {
console.error('PostHog experiment exposure capture failed:', error)
}
}
subscribeToEvents(listener: ClientTelemetryListener): () => void {
this.devListeners.add(listener)
return () => this.devListeners.delete(listener)
}
private emitToDevListeners(
eventType: ClientTelemetryEvent['eventType'],
eventName: string,
properties?: Record<string, unknown>
) {
if (this.devListeners.size === 0) return
let distinctId: string | undefined
try {
const id = posthog.get_distinct_id?.()
if (id && id.length > 0) {
distinctId = id
}
} catch {}
const event: ClientTelemetryEvent = {
id: `client-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 9)}`,
timestamp: Date.now(),
eventType,
eventName,
distinctId,
properties,
}
this.devListeners.forEach((listener) => {
try {
listener(event)
} catch (e) {
console.error('Dev telemetry listener error:', e)
}
})
}
}
export const posthogClient = new PostHogClient()