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OptimizelyUserContext for the JavaScript (Browser) SDK

Describes the OptimizelyUserContext object, which lets you to make flag decisions and track events for a user context for the Optimizely Feature Experimentation JavaScript (Browser) SDK.

The OptimizelyUserContext object allows you to make flag decisions and track events for a user context you have already created using the Create User Context method.

Additionally, if you have Advanced Audience Targeting enabled, you can evaluate if your user would qualify for a real-time audience segment.

OptimizelyUserContext minimum SDK version

OptimizelyUserContext is supported on SDK v3.7 and higher.

Forced decision methods minimum SDK version

The setForcedDecision(), getForcedDecision(), removeForcedDecision() and removeAllForcedDecisions() methods are supported on v3.10.0 and higher.

Advanced Audience Targeting minimum SDK version

The fetchQualifiedSegments()and isQualifiedFor() methods are supported on version 5.0.0 and higher.

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Beta

Advanced Audience Targeting is currently in beta. Apply on the Optimizely beta signup page or contact your Customer Success Manager.

OptimizelyUserContext definition

The following code shows the object definition for OptimizelyUserContext:

interface OptimizelyUserContext {
    // set an attribute for the user
    setAttribute(key: string, value: unknown): void;

    // return user attributes
    getAttributes(): UserAttributes;

    // make a decision about which flag variation the user buckets into for the flag key 
    decide(
      key: string,
      options: OptimizelyDecideOption[] = []
      ): OptimizelyDecision;

    // make decisions about which flag variations the user buckets into for flag keys
    decideForKeys(
      keys: string[],
      options: OptimizelyDecideOption[] = [],
      ): { [key: string]: OptimizelyDecision };

    // make decisions about which flag variations the user buckets into for all flags
    decideAll(
      options: OptimizelyDecideOption[] = []
      ): { [key: string]: OptimizelyDecision };

    // track user event
    trackEvent(eventName: string, eventTags?: EventTags): void;
    
    // Sets the forced decision (variationKey) for a given decision context
    setForcedDecision(context: OptimizelyDecisionContext, decision: OptimizelyForcedDecision): boolean;

    // Returns the forced decision for a given decision context
    getForcedDecision(context: OptimizelyDecisionContext): OptimizelyForcedDecision | null;

    // Removes the forced decision for a given decision context
    removeForcedDecision(context: OptimizelyDecisionContext): boolean;

    // Removes all forced decisions bound to this user context
    removeAllForcedDecisions(): boolean;
  
    //
    // The following methods require the Advanced Audience Targeting integration. 
    // See note below code sample. 
    //

    // An array of segment names that the user is qualified for. 
    // The result of **fetchQualifiedSegments()** will be saved here. 
    // Can be nil if not properly updated with fetchQualifiedSegments(). 
    // 
    //  You can read and write directly to the qualified segments array. 
    //  This allows for bypassing the remote fetching process from ODP 
    //  or for utilizing your own fetching service.   
    let qualifiedSegments = [];

    // Fetch all qualified segments for the user context. 
    //
    // The segments fetched will be saved in **qualifiedSegments** and can be accessed any time.
    // On failure, **qualifiedSegments** will be nil and one of these errors will be returned:
    // - OptimizelyError.invalidSegmentIdentifier
    // - OptimizelyError.fetchSegmentsFailed(String)
    //
    // - Parameters:
    //   - options: A set of options for fetching qualified segments (optional).
    //   - completionHandler: A completion handler to be called with the fetch result. 
    //     On success, it will pass a non-nil segments array (can be empty) with a nil error. 
    //     On failure, it will pass a non-nil error with a nil segments array.
    fetchQualifiedSegments(options = [], completionHandler) 
  
    //  Check is the user qualified for the given segment. 
    // - Parameter segment: the segment name to check qualification for.
    // - Returns: true if qualified.
    isQualifiedFor(segment)
}

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Note

You must first enable the Advanced Audience Targeting integration to access thequalifiedSegments array and fetchQualifiedSegments() and isQualifiedFor() methods.

Properties

The following table shows attributes for the OptimizelyUserContext object:

AttributeTypeComment
userIdStringThe ID of the user
attributesMapA 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.
qualifiedSegmentsArrayAn array of segment names that the user is qualified for. Requires the Advanced Audience Targeting integration.

The result of the fetchQualifiedSegments() array will be saved here. Can be nil if not properly updated with fetchQualifiedSegments(). You can read and write directly to the qualified segments array. This allows for bypassing the remote fetching process from ODP or for utilizing your own fetching service.

Methods

The following table shows methods for the OptimizelyUserContext object:

MethodComment
setAttributePass a custom user attribute as a key-value pair to the user context.
decideReturns 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.
decideAllReturns decisions for all active (unarchived) flags for a user.
See Decide methods.
decideForKeysReturns a map of flag decisions for specified flag keys.
See Decide methods.
trackEventTracks 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.
setForcedDecisionForces a user into a specific variation.
See Set Forced Decision.
getForcedDecisionReturns what variation the user was forced into.
See Get Forced Decision.
removeForcedDecisionRemoves a user from a specific forced variation.
See Remove Forced Decision.
removeAllForcedDecisionsRemoves a user from all forced variations.
See Remove All Forced Decisions.
fetchQualifiedSegments **Fetch all qualified segments for the user context.
See fetchQualfiedSegments.
isQualifiedFor **Check if the user is qualified for the given segment.
See isQualifiedFor.

** Requires the Advanced Audience Targeting integration.

See also

Create User Context

Source files

The language and platform source files containing the implementation for the JavaScript (Browser) SDK are available on GitHub.