alby-single-button-embed

This documentation provides information about the events that the alby-single-button-embed widget publishes to the browser during its lifecycle.

Core Events

All core events follow the alby:SingleButtonEmbed:: namespace pattern:

• alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Rendered
• alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Viewed
• alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Clicked
• alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Failed

Event Details

alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Rendered

• Description: This event is dispatched when the widget is fully loaded and is rendered on the screen.

• Usage: You can listen for this event to trigger any post-render actions, such as adjusting layout, displaying additional elements, or logging analytics data.

• Payload / Example:

  TypeScript

  /*
  {
    widgetId: string;    // Unique identifier for the widget instance
  }
  */
  document.addEventListener('alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Rendered', function() { 
    const {  widgetId } = e.detail;
    
    analytics.track('Widget Rendered', { widgetId });
  });
  

alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Viewed

• Description: Dispatched when the widget becomes visible in the viewport. This indicates that the widget has been successfully loaded and is now within the user's view.

• Usage: Listen for this event to track widget visibility, trigger analytics, or perform actions that should occur when the widget enters the user's viewport.

• Payload / Example:

  TypeScript

  /*
  {
    widgetId: string;    // Unique identifier for the widget instance
  }
  */
  document.addEventListener('alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Viewed', function() { 
    const {  widgetId } = e.detail;
    
    analytics.track('Widget Viewed', { widgetId });
  });
  

alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Clicked

• Description: Fired when a user clicks on the widget.
• Usage: Track button engagement, trigger UI updates, or perform analytics tracking.
• Payload / Example:
  TypeScript

  /*
  {
    widgetId: string;    // Unique identifier for the widget instance
  }
  */
  document.addEventListener('alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Clicked', function() { 
    const {  widgetId } = e.detail;
    
    analytics.track('Widget Clicked', { widgetId });
  });
  

  
  

alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Failed

• Description: Fired when widget initialization encounters an unexpected error. This event helps track and handle failures in the initialization process.

• Usage: Listen for this event to handle error states, display appropriate error messages or log to an external server.

• Payload / Example:

  TypeScript

  enum FailedEventReason {
    MISSING_WIDGET_ID = "MISSING_WIDGET_ID",
    FAILED_TO_INITIALISE_WIDGET = "FAILED_TO_INITIALISE_WIDGET",
  }
  
  /*
  {
    widgetId: string;    // Unique identifier for the widget instance
    error: FailedEventReason;
  }
  */
  document.addEventListener('alby:SingleButtonEmbed::Clicked', function() { 
    const {  widgetId, error } = e.detail;
    
    analytics.track('Widget Failed', { widgetId, errror });
  });