Method: Segment::Analytics::Client#identify

Defined in:
lib/segment/analytics/client.rb

#identify(attrs) ⇒ Object

public: Identifies a user

attrs - Hash

:anonymous_id - String of the user's id when you don't know who they are yet. (optional but you must provide either an anonymous_id or user_id. See: https://segment.io/docs/tracking - api/track/#user - id)
:context      - Hash of context. (optional)
:integrations - Hash specifying what integrations this event goes to. (optional)
:options      - Hash specifying options such as user traits. (optional)
:timestamp    - Time of when the event occurred. (optional)
:traits       - Hash of user traits. (optional)
:user_id      - String of the user id



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# File 'lib/segment/analytics/client.rb', line 98

def identify attrs
  symbolize_keys! attrs
  check_user_id! attrs

  traits = attrs[:traits] || {}
  timestamp = attrs[:timestamp] || Time.new
  context = attrs[:context] || {}

  check_timestamp! timestamp

  fail ArgumentError, 'Must supply traits as a hash' unless traits.is_a? Hash
  isoify_dates! traits

  add_context context

  enqueue({
    :userId => attrs[:user_id],
    :anonymousId => attrs[:anonymous_id],
    :integrations => attrs[:integrations],
    :context => context,
    :traits => traits,
    :options => attrs[:options],
    :timestamp => datetime_in_iso8601(timestamp),
    :type => 'identify'
  })
end