Umbraco Engage A/B Testing Custom Code Triggered Goals

[jboholst]

I am playing around triggering my goals through the custom code. I have tried using TriggerGoal(long goalId, int value = 0), but seems to be always getting false. I have yet to find the cause of the issue.

I opted to use the other method - TriggerGoal(Guid pageviewGuid, long goalId, int value = 0). But that would mean I need to get the pageviewGuid. Calling _pageviewGuidManager.GetPageviewGuid(); would unfortunately give me null value.

I would appreciate any input. Please see code snippet below:

public class GoalController(IGoalService _goalService,
    IAnalyticsPageviewGuidManager _pageviewGuidManager,
    IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor) : UmbracoApiController
{
    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Trigger()
    {
        HttpContext httpContext = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext;
        var pageviewGuid = _pageviewGuidManager.GetPageviewGuid();
         _goalService.TriggerGoal(pageviewGuid.Value, 1, 1);
        return Ok();
    }
}

[cornehoskam (Corné Hoskam)]

Hi @jboholst,

Unfortunately it is not possible to trigger a Goal without a valid pageview. By design goals can only be triggered (and are assigned to) a valid pageview. POST requests are not pageviews, only GET requests are/can be. That is there reason why you are not getting a valid pageview GUID here.

One of the ways to resolve this would be to give the Trigger method a GUID parameter, and use the pageview GUID provided by the ‘actual’ pageview (GET Request), that then makes the POST request to this API endpoint.

Hope that helps!

[jboholst]

You are a life saver @cornehoskam! Thank you very much!
I am able to get the pageViewGuid!

@using Umbraco.Engage.Infrastructure.Analytics.Common
@inject IAnalyticsPageviewGuidManager _pageviewGuidManager;
@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage<HomePage>
@{
    /// ... code here
    var pageId = _pageviewGuidManager.GetPageviewGuid();
    /// ... code here
}