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Tracking Rage Clicks using GTM
if ( typeof(jQuery) === 'function' ) {
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
jQuery.fn.extend({
getPath: function() {
var path, node = this;
while (node.length) {
var realNode = node[0],
name = realNode.localName;
if (!name) break;
name = name.toLowerCase();
var parent = node.parent();
var sameTagSiblings = parent.children(name);
if (sameTagSiblings.length > 1) {
var allSiblings = parent.children();
var index = allSiblings.index(realNode) + 1;
if (index > 1) {
name += ':nth-child(' + index + ')';
}
}
path = name + (path ? '>' + path : '');
node = parent;
}
return path;
}
});
// Number of rage clicks
var no_of_clicks = 3;
//Time interval - 3 for 3 secs, 4 for secs and likewise
var time = 2;
var click_events = [];
//internal variables
var possible_click = 3;
var radius = 100;
function detectXClicks(count, interval) {
var last = click_events.length - 1;
var time_diff = (click_events[last].time.getTime() - click_events[last - count + 1].time.getTime()) / 1000;
//returns false if it event period is longer than 5 sec
if (time_diff > interval) return null;
//check click distance
var max_distance = 0;
for (i = last - count + 1; i < last; i++) {
for (j = i + 1; j <= last; j++) {
var distance = Math.round(Math.sqrt(Math.pow(click_events[i].event.clientX - click_events[j].event.clientX, 2) + Math.pow(click_events[i].event.clientY - click_events[j].event.clientY, 2)));
if (distance > max_distance) max_distance = distance;
if (distance > radius) return null;
}
}
var result = {
count: count,
max_distance: max_distance,
time_diff: time_diff
}
return result;
}
function removeUsedClickPoints(count) {
click_events.splice(click_events.length - count, count);
}
$("body").click(function(event) {
click_events.push({
event: event,
time: new Date()
});
//remain only required number of click events and remove left of them.
if (click_events.length > possible_click) {
click_events.splice(0, click_events.length - possible_click);
}
//detect 3 click in 5 sec
if (click_events.length >= 3) {
var result = detectXClicks(no_of_clicks, time);
if (result != null) {
var path = $(event.target).getPath();
//console.log('Rage Click: ' + JSON.stringify(result));
dataLayer.push({
'event': 'rage_click',
'rc_element': path,
'rc_count': result.count,
'rc_max_distance': result.max_distance,
'rc_time_diff': result.time_diff
});
removeUsedClickPoints(3);
}
}
});
});
}
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