WS-2284 - Fix lost view events in Optimizely

package.json

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     "@emotion/styled": "11.14.1",
     "@loadable/component": "5.16.7",
     "@loadable/server": "5.16.7",
+    "@optimizely/optimizely-sdk": "5.4.1",
     "@optimizely/react-sdk": "3.3.1",
     "aws-embedded-metrics": "4.2.0",
     "compression": "1.8.1",

src/app/components/OptimizelyPageMetrics/index.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   OptimizelyContext,
   OptimizelyDecideOption,
 } from '@optimizely/react-sdk';
+import { enums } from '@optimizely/optimizely-sdk';
 import { RequestContext } from '#contexts/RequestContext';
 import PageCompleteTracking from './PageCompleteTracking';
 import ScrollDepthTracking from './ScrollDepthTracking';
@@ -16,6 +17,16 @@ type Props = {
   trackVisit?: boolean;
 };
 
+// Shape expected by the Optimizely decision notification listener for decision events
+type DecisionListener = {
+  userId?: string;
+  type?: string;
+  decisionInfo?: {
+    flagKey?: string;
+    variationKey?: string;
+  };
+};
+
 const OptimizelyPageMetrics = ({
   trackPageView = false,
   trackPageDepth = false,
@@ -24,43 +35,119 @@ const OptimizelyPageMetrics = ({
 }: Props) => {
   const { optimizely } = useContext(OptimizelyContext);
   const { isAmp, pageType } = useContext(RequestContext);
-  const [isInExperiment, setisInExperiment] = useState(false);
+  const [isInExperiment, setIsInExperiment] = useState(false);
 
   const experimentsForPageType = experimentsForPageMetrics.find(
     entry => entry.pageType === pageType,
   )?.activeExperiments;
 
-  const optimizelyExperimentsEnabled =
-    experimentsForPageType && !isAmp && !isInExperiment;
+  const optimizelyExperimentsEnabled = Boolean(
+    experimentsForPageType?.length && !isAmp,
+  );
+
+  // on initial load, check if the user is in any relevant experiment and set state accordingly
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !optimizelyExperimentsEnabled ||
+      !optimizely ||
+      !experimentsForPageType
+    ) {
+      setIsInExperiment(false);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    let mounted = true;
+
+    optimizely.onReady().then(() => {
+      if (!mounted) return;
+
+      // disable decision event tracking to avoid sending duplicate events for any experiments that the user is bucketed into on page load, since the notification listener will also trigger for those experiments
+      const decisions = optimizely.decideAll([
+        OptimizelyDecideOption.DISABLE_DECISION_EVENT,
+      ]);
+
+      const userInAnyExperiment = experimentsForPageType.some(
+        experimentName => {
+          const decision = decisions[experimentName];
+          return Boolean(decision && decision.variationKey !== 'off');
+        },
+      );
+
+      setIsInExperiment(userInAnyExperiment);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      mounted = false;
+    };
+  }, [optimizelyExperimentsEnabled, optimizely, experimentsForPageType]);
 
+  // Listen for Optimizely decisions after initial load in case the user is bucketed later
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (optimizelyExperimentsEnabled) {
-      optimizely?.onReady().then(() => {
-        const decisions = optimizely.decideAll([
-          OptimizelyDecideOption.DISABLE_DECISION_EVENT,
-        ]);
-        const isUserInAnyExperiments = experimentsForPageType.some(
-          experimentName => {
-            const decision = decisions[experimentName];
-            return decision && decision.variationKey !== 'off';
+    if (
+      !optimizelyExperimentsEnabled ||
+      !optimizely ||
+      !experimentsForPageType
+    ) {
+      setIsInExperiment(false);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    let mounted = true;
+    let notificationId: number | null = null;
+
+    const attachListener = async () => {
+      await optimizely.onReady();
+      if (!mounted) return;
+
+      if (
+        optimizely.notificationCenter &&
+        typeof optimizely.notificationCenter.addNotificationListener ===
+          'function'
+      ) {
+        notificationId = optimizely.notificationCenter.addNotificationListener(
+          enums.NOTIFICATION_TYPES.DECISION,
+          (listener: DecisionListener) => {
+            if (!mounted) return;
+
+            const { type, decisionInfo } = listener || {};
+            if (type !== 'flag' || !decisionInfo) return;
+
+            const { flagKey, variationKey } = decisionInfo;
+
+            const isRelevantExperiment =
+              typeof flagKey === 'string' &&
+              experimentsForPageType.includes(flagKey);
+
+            const isUserBucketedIntoExperiment =
+              typeof variationKey === 'string' && variationKey !== 'off';
+
+            if (isRelevantExperiment && isUserBucketedIntoExperiment) {
+              setIsInExperiment(true);
+            }
           },
         );
+      }
+    };
 
-        if (isUserInAnyExperiments) {
-          setisInExperiment(true);
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  }, [
-    optimizelyExperimentsEnabled,
-    optimizely,
-    trackPageComplete,
-    trackPageDepth,
-    trackPageView,
-    trackVisit,
-    experimentsForPageType,
-  ]);
+    attachListener();
+
+    return () => {
+      mounted = false;
+      // clean up the notification listener on unmount
+      if (
+        notificationId !== null &&
+        optimizely.notificationCenter &&
+        typeof optimizely.notificationCenter.removeNotificationListener ===
+          'function'
+      ) {
+        optimizely.notificationCenter.removeNotificationListener(
+          notificationId,
+        );
+      }
+    };
+  }, [optimizelyExperimentsEnabled, optimizely, experimentsForPageType]);
 
+  // if the user is not in any relevant experiment, do not render the tracking components to avoid sending unintended events
   if (!isInExperiment) {
     return null;
   }

yarn.lock

@@ -4861,7 +4861,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@optimizely/optimizely-sdk@npm:^5.4.1":
+"@optimizely/optimizely-sdk@npm:5.4.1, @optimizely/optimizely-sdk@npm:^5.4.1":
   version: 5.4.1
   resolution: "@optimizely/optimizely-sdk@npm:5.4.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -17587,6 +17587,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@loadable/component": "npm:5.16.7"
     "@loadable/server": "npm:5.16.7"
     "@loadable/webpack-plugin": "npm:5.15.2"
+    "@optimizely/optimizely-sdk": "npm:5.4.1"
     "@optimizely/react-sdk": "npm:3.3.1"
     "@storybook/addon-a11y": "npm:10.3.3"
     "@storybook/addon-docs": "npm:10.3.3"