Reliable Targets

This identifier is heavily reliant on the structure of the widget tree. Consequently, changes to the widget tree, such as moving, nesting, or removing a widget, may result in the loss of tracking data.

For instance, consider the widget tree of a Flutter app as illustrated below:

Widget _buildMyAwesomeContent() {
  return Column(
    children: const [
      Text('Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything'),
      Text('is'),
      Text('42'),
    ],
  );
}

In many cases, maintaining a Reliable Target, despite changes in its position within the tree, is essential. This consistency ensures reliable analysis of data across different Snapshots, dates, and versions, including variations in layouts or A/B testing.

Having a Reliable Target for a widget enables the analysis of data across various Snapshots from different dates and versions, including layouts or different A/B testing variations.

Here are some scenarios where the Reliable Targets feature proves beneficial:

• Tracking elements capable of dynamically shifting on a page (example: customizable profile page).
• Monitoring elements across various app versions, even if their positions change (example: carousel transitioning from top to bottom).
• Tracking elements amidst A/B testing (example: testing old and new product pages within the same version).
• Monitoring elements used across multiple pages (example: search bar).
• Ensuring a unique identifier for a call to action regardless of its location on the screen (example: “Add to Cart” button).

To facilitate this, the Contentsquare Flutter SDK offers a ReliableTarget widget, designed to encapsulate the widget intended for reliable tracking.

The ReliableTarget widget requires a mandatory name argument for identifying the component to track. Below is an example of implementing it with the provided code:

Widget _buildMyAwesomeContent() {
  return ReliableTarget(
    name: '42_is_the_answer',
    child: Column(
      children: const [
        Text('Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything'),
        Text('is'),
        Text('42'),
      ],
    ),
  );
}