Limit Ping to be less frequent.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 -->
 
+## [3.1.2]
+
+### Changed
+- Updated when ping happens so it only happens once, and when successful, it will store in sessionStorage and not ping again. This is to prevent multiple pings from happening on every page load.
+
 ## [3.1.1]
 
 ### Fixed

bower.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "raygun4js",
-  "version": "3.1.0",
+  "version": "3.1.2",
   "homepage": "http://raygun.com",
   "authors": [
     "Mindscape <[email protected]>"

package.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   ],
   "title": "Raygun4js",
   "description": "Raygun.com plugin for JavaScript",
-  "version": "3.1.1",
+  "version": "3.1.2",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/MindscapeHQ/raygun4js",
   "author": {
     "name": "MindscapeHQ",

raygun4js.nuspec

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
   <metadata>
     <id>raygun4js</id>
-    <version>3.1.0</version>
+    <version>3.1.2</version>
     <title>Raygun4js</title>
     <authors>Raygun Limited</authors>
     <owners>Raygun Limited</owners>

src/raygun.loader.js

@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@
     crashReportingEnabled = false,
     captureUnhandledRejections;
 
+    var hasSessionStorage = false;
+    try {
+      hasSessionStorage = !!window.sessionStorage;
+    } catch (e) {
+      // sessionStorage not available
+    }
+
   var metadata = {
     ping : {
+        sessionStorageItem : 'raygun4js-successful-ping',
         sendPing : true,
-        pingIntervalId : -1,
         failedPings : 0
     },
   };
@@ -230,41 +237,64 @@
   };
 
   function ping() {
-    if(metadata.ping.failedPings > 2) {
-        clearInterval(metadata.ping.pingIntervalId);
-    }
-
     if(!Raygun.Options || !Raygun.Options._raygunApiKey || !Raygun.Options._raygunApiUrl){
-        metadata.ping.failedPings++;
-        return;
+      return;
     }
 
     var url = Raygun.Options._raygunApiUrl + "/ping?apiKey=" + encodeURIComponent(Raygun.Options._raygunApiKey);
     var data = {
-        crashReportingEnabled: crashReportingEnabled ? true : false,
-        realUserMonitoringEnabled: realUserMonitoringEnabled ? true : false,
-        providerName: "raygun4js",
-        providerVersion: '{{VERSION}}'
+      crashReportingEnabled: crashReportingEnabled ? true : false,
+      realUserMonitoringEnabled: realUserMonitoringEnabled ? true : false,
+      providerName: "raygun4js",
+      providerVersion: '{{VERSION}}'
     };
 
+    // Check if we've already pinged with the same data
+    if (hasSessionStorage) {
+      var storedData = sessionStorage.getItem(metadata.ping.sessionStorageItem);
+      if (storedData && storedData === JSON.stringify(data)) {
+          return;
+      }
+    }
+
     fetch(url, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify(data)
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(data)
     }).then(function(response) {
-        if (response.ok) {
-            metadata.ping.failedPings = 0;
-        } else {
-            // Request failed
-            metadata.ping.failedPings++;
+      if (response.ok) {
+        if (hasSessionStorage) {
+          // Record successful ping in local storage
+          sessionStorage.setItem(metadata.ping.sessionStorageItem, JSON.stringify(data));
         }
-    }).catch(function() {
+        metadata.ping.failedPings = 0;
+      } else {
+        retryPing(metadata.ping.failedPings);
         metadata.ping.failedPings++;
+      }
+    }).catch(function() {
+      retryPing(metadata.ping.failedPings);
+      metadata.ping.failedPings++;
     });
   }
 
+  var retryPing = function(failedPings) {
+    if (failedPings > 5) {
+      // Stop retrying after 5 failed attempts
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Generates a delay of 10/20/40/80/120 seconds
+    var backoffDelay = Math.min(
+      10 * Math.pow(2, metadata.ping.failedPings),
+      120 // 2 minutes
+    ) * 1000;
+
+    // Retry after backoff delay
+    setTimeout(ping, backoffDelay);
+  };
 
   var installGlobalExecutor = function() {
     window[window['RaygunObject']] = function() {
@@ -325,7 +355,6 @@
 
     if(metadata.ping.sendPing) {
       ping(); //call immediately
-      metadata.ping.pingIntervalId = setInterval(ping, 1000 * 60 * 5); //5 minutes
     }
     window[window['RaygunObject']].q = errorQueue;
   };