RudderStack Ruby SDK

Detailed technical documentation on using RudderStack’s Ruby SDK to send events to various destinations

RudderStack’s Ruby SDK allows you to track your customer event data from your Ruby code. Once enabled, the event requests hit the RudderStack servers. RudderStack then routes the events to the specified destination platforms as configured by you.
You can find this SDK in our GitHub repository.
Installing the RudderStack Ruby SDK
To install the RudderStack Ruby SDK, add this line to your application's Gem file:
gem 'rudder_analytics_sync'
You can also install it yourself, as below:
gem install rudder_analytics_sync
Using the RudderStack Ruby SDK
To use the SDK, create a client instance as shown:
analytics = RudderAnalyticsSync::Client.new(
  write_key: <YOUR_WRITE_KEY>, # required
  data_plane_url: <DATA_PLANE_URL>
  on_error: proc { |error_code, error_body, exception, response|
    # defaults to an empty proc
  }
)
You can use it as shown in the following snippet:
analytics.track(
  user_id: user.id,
  event: 'Created Account'
)
Manually batching the events
You can manually batch events with analytics.batch as shown:
analytics.batch do |batch|
  batch.context = {...}       # shared context for all events
  batch.integrations = {...}  # shared integrations hash for all events
  batch.identify(...)
  batch.track(...)
  batch.track(...)
  ...
end
Identify
The identify call lets you associate a user to their actions as well as captures the relevant traits or properties related to that user.
For a detailed explanation of the identify call, please refer to our RudderStack API specification guide.
An example identify call is as shown:
Analytics.identify(
    user_id: '12345',
    traits: { email: "#{ username.email }", friends: 1 },
    context: {ip: '10.81.20.10'})
The identify method parameters are as shown:
Field
Type
Presence
Description
anonymousId
String
Optional
Sets the user ID for cases where there is no unique identifier for the user. Either userId or anonymousId is required.
userId
String
Optional, if anonymousId is already set
Unique identifier for a particular user in your database.
context
Object
Optional
Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
integrations
Object
Optional
A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.
timestamp
Date
Optional
The timestamp of the message's arrival.
traits
Object
Optional
Dictionary of the traits associated with the user, such as nameor email
Track
The track call lets you record the users' actions along with their associated properties. Each triggered action is called an 'event'.
For a detailed explanation of the track call, please refer to our RudderStack API specification guide.
An example track call is as shown:
Analytics.track(
    user_id: '12345',
    event: 'Item Sold',
    properties: { revenue: 9.95, shipping: 'Free' })
The track method parameters are as described below:
Name
Type
Presence
Description
user_id
String
Required
The developer identification for your user
event
String
Required
Name of the event being performed by the user
properties
Object
Optional
Dictionary of the properties associated with a particular event.
context
Object
Optional
Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
timestamp
Date
Optional
The timestamp of the message's arrival.
anonymous_id
String
Optional
Sets the user ID for cases where there is no unique identifier for the user. Either userId or anonymousId is required.
integrations
Object
Optional
A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.
Page
The page call allows you to record the page views on your website. It also records the other relevant information about the page that is being viewed. 
For a detailed explanation of the page call, please refer to our RudderStack API specification guide.
An example page call is as shown:
Analytics.page(
  user_id: userid,
  category: 'Food',
  name: 'Pizza',
  properties: { url: 'https://dominos.com' })
The page method parameters are as described below:
Field
Type
Presence
Description
anonymousId
String
Optional
Sets the user ID for cases where there is no unique identifier for the user. Either userId or anonymousId is required.
userId
String
Optional, if anonymousId is already set
Unique identifier for a particular user in your database.
context
Object
Optional
Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
integrations
Object
Optional
A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.
name
String
Required
Name of the page being viewed.
properties
Object
Optional
Dictionary of the properties associated with the page being viewed, such as url and referrer
timestamp
Date
Optional
The timestamp of the message's arrival.
Group
The identify call allows you to associate an identified user to a group - either a company, project, or a team. You can also record custom traits or properties associated with that group.
For a detailed explanation of the group call, please refer to our RudderStack API specification guide.
An example group call is as shown:
Analytics.group(
  user_id: '12345',
  group_id: '12',
  traits: { name: 'Company', description: 'Software'})
The group method parameters are as follows:
Field
Type
Presence
Description
anonymousId
String
Optional
Sets the user ID for cases where there is no unique identifier for the user. Either userId or anonymousId is required.
userId
String
Optional, if anonymousId is already set
Unique identifier for a particular user in your database.
context
Object
Optional
Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
integrations
Object
Optional
A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.
groupId
String
Required
Unique identifier of the group, as present in your database.
traits
Object
Optional
Dictionary of the properties or traits associated with the group, such as email or name.
timestamp
Date
Optional
The timestamp of the message's arrival.
Alias
The alias call allows you to associate one identity with another.
alias is an advanced method. However, it is required when managing user identities in some destinations.
An example alias call is as shown:
Analytics.alias(previous_id: '12345', user_id: '123')
The alias method parameters are as mentioned below:
Field
Type
Presence
Description
userId
String
Optional, if anonymousId is already set
Unique identifier for a particular user in your database.
context
Object
Optional
Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
integrations
Object
Optional
A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.
previousId
String
Required
The previous unique identifier of the user.
traits
Object
Optional
Dictionary of the properties or traits associated with the group, such as email or name.
timestamp
Date
Optional
The timestamp of the message's arrival.
For a detailed explanation of the alias call, please refer to our RudderStack API specification guide.
Contact Us
To know more about the RudderStack Node.js SDK, you can contact us or see the SDK in action. You can also talk to us on our Discord channel.
In case you come across any issues while using this SDK, please feel free to contact us.

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Field	Type	Presence	Description
`anonymousId`	String	Optional	Sets the user ID for cases where there is no unique identifier for the user. Either `userId` or `anonymousId` is required.
`userId`	String	Optional, if `anonymousId` is already set	Unique identifier for a particular user in your database.
`context`	Object	Optional	Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
`integrations`	Object	Optional	A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.
`timestamp`	Date	Optional	The timestamp of the message's arrival.
`traits`	Object	Optional	Dictionary of the traits associated with the user, such as `name`or `email`

Name	Type	Presence	Description
`user_id`	String	Required	The developer identification for your user
`event`	String	Required	Name of the event being performed by the user
`properties`	Object	Optional	Dictionary of the properties associated with a particular event.
`context`	Object	Optional	Dictionary of information that provides context about a message. However, it is not directly related to the API call.
`timestamp`	Date	Optional	The timestamp of the message's arrival.
`anonymous_id`	String	Optional	Sets the user ID for cases where there is no unique identifier for the user. Either `userId` or `anonymousId` is required.
`integrations`	Object	Optional	A dictionary containing the destinations to be either enabled or disabled.