Error reporting for AL+ Observe. Elixir and Phoenix.

Install

# mix.exs
{:alplus_sdk, "~> 0.1"}

Set ALPLUS_KEY (an ingest key with the ingest scope).

Phoenix

# application.ex
children = [
  {AlplusSDK, []},
  MyAppWeb.Endpoint
]

# endpoint.ex, first plug
plug AlplusSDK.Plug

start_link/1 attaches the OTP logger handler and Phoenix [:phoenix, :error_rendered]. Unhandled crashes become Observe events. The plug opens a crash-free session per request.

Identify the current user after the plug:

AlplusSDK.set_user(%{id: user.id, email: user.email})
AlplusSDK.set_tag("org_id", org.id)

Capture

try do
  risky()
rescue
  exception ->
    AlplusSDK.capture_exception(exception, stacktrace: __STACKTRACE__)
end

AlplusSDK.capture_message("low disk space", "warning")

Both calls return an err_ event id and never raise, even if AL+ is unreachable.

Heartbeat

AlplusSDK.heartbeat(token)
AlplusSDK.heartbeat(token, :fail)

Token is the auth. A running client is not required.

Config

Env vars: ALPLUS_KEY, ALPLUS_ENDPOINT, ALPLUS_ENVIRONMENT, ALPLUS_RELEASE.

Explicit start_link/1 opts win. config.exs is the middle layer:

config :alplus_sdk, config: [
  environment: "production",
  sample_rate: 0.5,
  before_send: &MyApp.Observe.scrub/1
]

before_send receives the built item. Return nil to drop it. A raise sends the original item.

Set enabled?: false to no-op capture. A missing key is then allowed.

Tests

start_supervised!({AlplusSDK, key: "alp_test", test: true})

AlplusSDK.capture_exception(%RuntimeError{message: "boom"})
AlplusSDK.flush()

[item] = AlplusSDK.Test.events()
assert item["exception"]["value"] == "boom"

Nothing hits the network.

Development

cd sdks/elixir
export ALPLUS_CONTRACT_DIR=../../sdks/contract
mix deps.get
mix test