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Require.js Module for the Google Analytics API
define(['require', 'exports'], function(require, exports) {
exports.GATrackingHelper = function(settings) {
// MEMBERS & DEFAULTS
var urchinId = settings.gaqId || false,
devId = settings.devId || 'UA-3172639-5',
page = settings.page || null,
trackingLabel = settings.label || false,
domainName = settings.domainName || '.defencejobs.gov.au',
_dev_log = settings.devLog || false,
loadInterval = 100,
ready = false;
if (!urchinId || !isNaN(urchinId)) {
alert('Invalid Google Analytics ID given, please ensure its a valid ID like the following example: UA-XXXXXXX-X');
return;
}
// GOOGLE ANALYTICS HELPER ENGINE
var GATrackingHelperEngine = {
_load : function() {
var gaHost = ('https:' == document.location.protocol) ? 'https://ssl.' : 'http://www.';
var s = document.createElement('script');
s.src = gaHost + 'google-analytics.com/ga.js';
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s);
var checker = this._wrap(this, this._check);
setTimeout(checker, loadInterval);
},
_check : function() {
if (window['_gat']) {
gaTracker = _gat._getTracker(urchinId);
if (urchinId != devId) {
gaTracker._setDomainName(domainName);
}
gaTracker._initData();
ready = true;
pageTracker = gaTracker;
} else {
var checker = this._wrap(this, this._check);
setTimeout(checker, loadInterval);
}
},
trackPageview : function(page) {
if (ready) {
(page == null) ? gaTracker._trackPageview() : gaTracker._trackPageview(page);
this.log('manual trackPageview: ' + page);
} else {
var tpv = this._wrap(this, this.trackPageview);
setTimeout(function() { tpv(page); }, loadInterval);
}
},
trackEvent : function(category, action, label) {
if (ready) {
gaTracker._trackEvent(category, action, (trackingLabel !== false ? trackingLabel : label));
this.log('trackEvent: ' + category + ', ' + action + ', ' + label);
} else {
var te = this._wrap(this, this.trackEvent);
setTimeout(function() { te(category, action, label); }, loadInterval);
}
},
log : function(msg) {
if (window.console && window.console.log && _dev_log) {
console.log(msg);
}
},
_wrap : function(obj, method) {
return function() {
return method.apply(obj, arguments);
};
}
};
GATrackingHelperEngine._load();
return GATrackingHelperEngine;
}
});
@RiaanWest
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Would you be able to give me an example of this Gist in-use? I'm having trouble integrating it in my Backbone+Require project...

@Golodhros
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+1 to that, I don't understand how this works!

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