Google Analytics Validator

Google Analytics validator for NodeJs. Easily validate Google Analytics query parameters. It is used extensively in our OOcharts app.

Usage##

Install gav through npm: npm install ga-validator

gav = require('ga-validator');
 
//Do stuff...

Methods##

getDimension(dim)###

Gets a dimension by GA value.

Arguments

• dim - A string GA value of form ga:value

Example

gav.getDimension('ga:browser'); //returns { value : 'ga:browser', name : 'Browser', regex : RegExpObject }

getMetric(met)###

Gets a metric by GA value.

Arguments

• met - A string GA value of form ga:value

Example

gav.getMetric('ga:visits'); //returns { value : 'ga:visits', name : 'Visits', regex : RegExpObject }

checkDimension(dim)###

Checks whether a dimension is valid.

Arguments

• dim - A string GA value of form ga:value

Example

gav.checkDimension('ga:browser'); //returns true
gav.checkDimension('ga:bad'); //returns false

checkMetric(met)###

Checks whether a metric is valid.

Arguments

• met - A string GA value of form ga:value

Example

gav.checkMetric('ga:visits'); //returns true
gav.checkMetric('ga:bad'); //returns false

checkSort(sort)###

Checks whether a sort value is valid.

Arguments

• sort - A string GA sort value

Example

gav.checkSort('-ga:visits'); //returns true
gav.checkSort('ga:visits'); //returns true

checkSegment(seg)###

Checks whether a segment value is valid.

Arguments

• seg - A string GA segment value

Example

gav.checkSegment('gaid::10'); //returns true
gav.checkSegment('dynamic::ga:medium==referral'); //returns true

checkFilter(filter)###

Checks whether a filter value is valid.

Arguments

• filter - A string GA filter value

Example

gav.checkFilter('ga:visits>10;ga:country==Canada'); //returns true