OptimizelyUserContext for the PHP SDK
Describes the OptimizelyUserContext object which allows you to make flag decisions and track events for a user context.
The OptimizelyUserContext object allows you to make flag decisions and track events for a user context that you have already created using the Create User Context method.
OptimizelyUserContext version
OptimizelyUserContext is supported on SDK v3.7 and higher.
Forced decision methods version
setForcedDecision()
, getForcedDecision()
, removeForcedDecision()
and removeAllForcedDecisions()
methods are supported on v3.9.0 and higher.
OptimizelyUserContext definition
The following code shows the object definition for OptimizelyUserContext:
class OptimizelyUserContext implements \JsonSerializable
{
// Create an instance of the Optimizely User Context. Pass in user id and optionally user attributes
public function __construct(Optimizely $optimizelyClient, $userId, array $attributes = [], $forcedDecisions = null);
// get user id for the user
public function getUserId();
// set user attributes
public function setAttribute($key, $value);
// get user attributes
public function getAttributes();
// make a decision about which flag variation the user buckets into for the flag key
public function decide($key, array $options = []);
// make decisions about which flag variations the user buckets into for flag keys
public function decideForKeys(array $keys, array $options = []);
// make decisions about which flag variations the user buckets into for all flags
public function decideAll(array $options = []);
// track user event
public function trackEvent($eventKey, array $eventTags = []);
// Sets the forced decision (variationKey) for a given decision context
public function setForcedDecision($context, $decision);
// Returns the forced decision for a given decision context
public function getForcedDecision($context);
// Removes the forced decision for a given decision context
public function removeForcedDecision($context);
// Removes all forced decisions bound to this user context
public function removeAllForcedDecisions();
}
Properties
The following table shows attributes for the OptimizelyUserContext object:
Attribute | Type | Comment |
---|---|---|
userId | String | The ID of the user |
(optional) attributes | Map | A map of custom key-value pairs specifying attributes for the user that are used for audience targeting. You can pass the map with the user ID when you create the user. |
Methods
The following table shows methods for the OptimizelyUserContext object:
Method | Comment |
---|---|
setAttribute | Pass a custom user attribute as a key-value pair to the user context. |
decide | Returns a decision result for a flag key for a user. The decision result is returned in an OptimizelyDecision object, and contains all data required to deliver the flag rule. See Decide methods |
decideForKeys | Returns a map of flag decisions for specified flag keys. See Decide methods |
decideAll | Returns decisions for all active (unarchived) flags for a user. See Decide methods |
trackEvent | Tracks a conversion event (in other words, an action a user takes) for a user. Logs an error message if the specified event key doesn't match any existing events. See Track Event |
setForcedDecision | Forces a user into a specific variation. See Set Forced Decision |
getForcedDecision | Returns what variation the user was forced into. See Get Forced Decision |
removeForcedDecision | Removes a user from a specific forced variation. See Remove Forced Decision |
removeAllForcedDecisions | Removes a user from all forced variations. See Remove All Forced Decisions |
See Also
Source files
The language/platform source files containing the implementation for PHP is Optimizely.php.
Updated over 1 year ago