Google Cloud Retail V2 Client - Class UserEventServiceClient (1.2.1)

Reference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud Retail V2 Client class UserEventServiceClient.

Service Description: Service for ingesting end user actions on the customer website.

This class provides the ability to make remote calls to the backing service through method calls that map to API methods. Sample code to get started:

$userEventServiceClient = new UserEventServiceClient();
try {
    $parent = 'parent';
    $userEvent = 'user_event';
    $response = $userEventServiceClient->collectUserEvent($parent, $userEvent);
} finally {
    $userEventServiceClient->close();
}

Many parameters require resource names to be formatted in a particular way. To assist with these names, this class includes a format method for each type of name, and additionally a parseName method to extract the individual identifiers contained within formatted names that are returned by the API.

Methods

catalogName

Formats a string containing the fully-qualified path to represent a catalog resource.

Parameters
Name	Description
`project`	`string`
`location`	`string`
`catalog`	`string`

Returns
Type	Description
`string`	The formatted catalog resource.

productName

Formats a string containing the fully-qualified path to represent a product resource.

Parameters
Name	Description
`project`	`string`
`location`	`string`
`catalog`	`string`
`branch`	`string`
`product`	`string`

Returns
Type	Description
`string`	The formatted product resource.

parseName

Parses a formatted name string and returns an associative array of the components in the name.

The following name formats are supported: Template: Pattern

catalog: projects/{project}/locations/{location}/catalogs/{catalog}
product: projects/{project}/locations/{location}/catalogs/{catalog}/branches/{branch}/products/{product}

The optional $template argument can be supplied to specify a particular pattern, and must match one of the templates listed above. If no $template argument is provided, or if the $template argument does not match one of the templates listed, then parseName will check each of the supported templates, and return the first match.

Parameters
Name	Description
`formattedName`	`string` The formatted name string
`template`	`string` Optional name of template to match

Returns
Type	Description
`array`	An associative array from name component IDs to component values.

getOperationsClient

Return an OperationsClient object with the same endpoint as $this.

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\ApiCore\LongRunning\OperationsClient`

resumeOperation

Resume an existing long running operation that was previously started by a long running API method. If $methodName is not provided, or does not match a long running API method, then the operation can still be resumed, but the OperationResponse object will not deserialize the final response.

Parameters
Name	Description
`operationName`	`string` The name of the long running operation
`methodName`	`string` The name of the method used to start the operation

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse`

__construct

Constructor.

Parameters
Name	Description
`options`	`array` Optional. Options for configuring the service API wrapper.
`↳ apiEndpoint`	`string` The address of the API remote host. May optionally include the port, formatted as "
`↳ credentials`	`string\|array\|FetchAuthTokenInterface\|CredentialsWrapper` The credentials to be used by the client to authorize API calls. This option accepts either a path to a credentials file, or a decoded credentials file as a PHP array. Advanced usage: In addition, this option can also accept a pre-constructed Google\Auth\FetchAuthTokenInterface object or Google\ApiCore\CredentialsWrapper object. Note that when one of these objects are provided, any settings in $credentialsConfig will be ignored.
`↳ credentialsConfig`	`array` Options used to configure credentials, including auth token caching, for the client. For a full list of supporting configuration options, see Google\ApiCore\CredentialsWrapper::build() .
`↳ disableRetries`	`bool` Determines whether or not retries defined by the client configuration should be disabled. Defaults to `false`.
`↳ clientConfig`	`string\|array` Client method configuration, including retry settings. This option can be either a path to a JSON file, or a PHP array containing the decoded JSON data. By default this settings points to the default client config file, which is provided in the resources folder.
`↳ transport`	`string\|TransportInterface` The transport used for executing network requests. May be either the string `rest` or `grpc`. Defaults to `grpc` if gRPC support is detected on the system. Advanced usage: Additionally, it is possible to pass in an already instantiated Google\ApiCore\Transport\TransportInterface object. Note that when this object is provided, any settings in $transportConfig, and any $apiEndpoint setting, will be ignored.
`↳ transportConfig`	`array` Configuration options that will be used to construct the transport. Options for each supported transport type should be passed in a key for that transport. For example: $transportConfig = [ 'grpc' => [...], 'rest' => [...], ]; See the Google\ApiCore\Transport\GrpcTransport::build() and Google\ApiCore\Transport\RestTransport::build() methods for the supported options.
`↳ clientCertSource`	`callable` A callable which returns the client cert as a string. This can be used to provide a certificate and private key to the transport layer for mTLS.

collectUserEvent

Writes a single user event from the browser. This uses a GET request to due to browser restriction of POST-ing to a 3rd party domain.

This method is used only by the Retail API JavaScript pixel and Google Tag Manager. Users should not call this method directly.

Parameters
Name	Description
`parent`	`string` Required. The parent catalog name, such as `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`.
`userEvent`	`string` Required. URL encoded UserEvent proto with a length limit of 2,000,000 characters.
`optionalArgs`	`array` Optional.
`↳ prebuiltRule`	`string` The prebuilt rule name that can convert a specific type of raw_json. For example: "ga4_bq" rule for the GA4 user event schema.
`↳ uri`	`string` The URL including cgi-parameters but excluding the hash fragment with a length limit of 5,000 characters. This is often more useful than the referer URL, because many browsers only send the domain for 3rd party requests.
`↳ ets`	`int` The event timestamp in milliseconds. This prevents browser caching of otherwise identical get requests. The name is abbreviated to reduce the payload bytes.
`↳ rawJson`	`string` An arbitrary serialized JSON string that contains necessary information that can comprise a user event. When this field is specified, the user_event field will be ignored. Note: line-delimited JSON is not supported, a single JSON only.
`↳ retrySettings`	`RetrySettings\|array` Retry settings to use for this call. Can be a Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings object, or an associative array of retry settings parameters. See the documentation on Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings for example usage.

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\Api\HttpBody`

Example

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\Api\HttpBody;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventServiceClient;

/**
 * @param string $parent    The parent catalog name, such as
 *                          `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`.
 * @param string $userEvent URL encoded UserEvent proto with a length limit of 2,000,000
 *                          characters.
 */
function collect_user_event_sample(string $parent, string $userEvent): void
{
    // Create a client.
    $userEventServiceClient = new UserEventServiceClient();

    // Call the API and handle any network failures.
    try {
        /** @var HttpBody $response */
        $response = $userEventServiceClient->collectUserEvent($parent, $userEvent);
        printf('Response data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $response->serializeToJsonString());
    } catch (ApiException $ex) {
        printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage());
    }
}

/**
 * This sample has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
 * template only. It will require modifications to work:
 *  - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 *  - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client,
 *    please see the apiEndpoint client configuration option for more details.
 */
function callSample(): void
{
    $parent = '[PARENT]';
    $userEvent = '[USER_EVENT]';

    collect_user_event_sample($parent, $userEvent);
}

importUserEvents

Bulk import of User events. Request processing might be synchronous. Events that already exist are skipped.

Use this method for backfilling historical user events.

Operation.response is of type ImportResponse. Note that it is possible for a subset of the items to be successfully inserted. Operation.metadata is of type ImportMetadata.

Parameters
Name	Description
`parent`	`string` Required. `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`
`inputConfig`	`Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventInputConfig` Required. The desired input location of the data.
`optionalArgs`	`array` Optional.
`↳ errorsConfig`	`ImportErrorsConfig` The desired location of errors incurred during the Import. Cannot be set for inline user event imports.
`↳ retrySettings`	`RetrySettings\|array` Retry settings to use for this call. Can be a Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings object, or an associative array of retry settings parameters. See the documentation on Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings for example usage.

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse`

Example

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\ImportUserEventsResponse;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEvent;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventInlineSource;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventInputConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventServiceClient;
use Google\Rpc\Status;

/**
 * @param string $formattedParent                                     `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`
 *                                                                    Please see {@see UserEventServiceClient::catalogName()} for help formatting this field.
 * @param string $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsEventType User event type. Allowed values are:
 *
 *                                                                    * `add-to-cart`: Products being added to cart.
 *                                                                    * `category-page-view`: Special pages such as sale or promotion pages
 *                                                                    viewed.
 *                                                                    * `detail-page-view`: Products detail page viewed.
 *                                                                    * `home-page-view`: Homepage viewed.
 *                                                                    * `promotion-offered`: Promotion is offered to a user.
 *                                                                    * `promotion-not-offered`: Promotion is not offered to a user.
 *                                                                    * `purchase-complete`: User finishing a purchase.
 *                                                                    * `search`: Product search.
 *                                                                    * `shopping-cart-page-view`: User viewing a shopping cart.
 * @param string $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsVisitorId A unique identifier for tracking visitors.
 *
 *                                                                    For example, this could be implemented with an HTTP cookie, which should be
 *                                                                    able to uniquely identify a visitor on a single device. This unique
 *                                                                    identifier should not change if the visitor log in/out of the website.
 *
 *                                                                    Don't set the field to the same fixed ID for different users. This mixes
 *                                                                    the event history of those users together, which results in degraded model
 *                                                                    quality.
 *
 *                                                                    The field must be a UTF-8 encoded string with a length limit of 128
 *                                                                    characters. Otherwise, an INVALID_ARGUMENT error is returned.
 *
 *                                                                    The field should not contain PII or user-data. We recommend to use Google
 *                                                                    Analytics [Client
 *                                                                    ID](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#clientId)
 *                                                                    for this field.
 */
function import_user_events_sample(
    string $formattedParent,
    string $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsEventType,
    string $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsVisitorId
): void {
    // Create a client.
    $userEventServiceClient = new UserEventServiceClient();

    // Prepare any non-scalar elements to be passed along with the request.
    $userEvent = (new UserEvent())
        ->setEventType($inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsEventType)
        ->setVisitorId($inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsVisitorId);
    $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEvents = [$userEvent,];
    $inputConfigUserEventInlineSource = (new UserEventInlineSource())
        ->setUserEvents($inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEvents);
    $inputConfig = (new UserEventInputConfig())
        ->setUserEventInlineSource($inputConfigUserEventInlineSource);

    // Call the API and handle any network failures.
    try {
        /** @var OperationResponse $response */
        $response = $userEventServiceClient->importUserEvents($formattedParent, $inputConfig);
        $response->pollUntilComplete();

        if ($response->operationSucceeded()) {
            /** @var ImportUserEventsResponse $result */
            $result = $response->getResult();
            printf('Operation successful with response data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->serializeToJsonString());
        } else {
            /** @var Status $error */
            $error = $response->getError();
            printf('Operation failed with error data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $error->serializeToJsonString());
        }
    } catch (ApiException $ex) {
        printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage());
    }
}

/**
 * This sample has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
 * template only. It will require modifications to work:
 *  - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 *  - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client,
 *    please see the apiEndpoint client configuration option for more details.
 */
function callSample(): void
{
    $formattedParent = UserEventServiceClient::catalogName('[PROJECT]', '[LOCATION]', '[CATALOG]');
    $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsEventType = '[EVENT_TYPE]';
    $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsVisitorId = '[VISITOR_ID]';

    import_user_events_sample(
        $formattedParent,
        $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsEventType,
        $inputConfigUserEventInlineSourceUserEventsVisitorId
    );
}

purgeUserEvents

Deletes permanently all user events specified by the filter provided.

Depending on the number of events specified by the filter, this operation could take hours or days to complete. To test a filter, use the list command first.

Parameters
Name	Description
`parent`	`string` Required. The resource name of the catalog under which the events are created. The format is `projects/${projectId}/locations/global/catalogs/${catalogId}`
`filter`	`string` Required. The filter string to specify the events to be deleted with a length limit of 5,000 characters. Empty string filter is not allowed. The eligible fields for filtering are: `eventType`: Double quoted UserEvent.event_type string. `eventTime`: in ISO 8601 "zulu" format. `visitorId`: Double quoted string. Specifying this will delete all events associated with a visitor. `userId`: Double quoted string. Specifying this will delete all events associated with a user. Examples: Deleting all events in a time range: `eventTime > "2012-04-23T18:25:43.511Z" eventTime < "2012-04-23T18:30:43.511Z"` Deleting specific eventType in time range: `eventTime > "2012-04-23T18:25:43.511Z" eventType = "detail-page-view"` Deleting all events for a specific visitor: `visitorId = "visitor1024"` The filtering fields are assumed to have an implicit AND.
`optionalArgs`	`array` Optional.
`↳ force`	`bool` Actually perform the purge. If `force` is set to false, the method will return the expected purge count without deleting any user events.
`↳ retrySettings`	`RetrySettings\|array` Retry settings to use for this call. Can be a Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings object, or an associative array of retry settings parameters. See the documentation on Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings for example usage.

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse`

Example

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\PurgeUserEventsResponse;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventServiceClient;
use Google\Rpc\Status;

/**
 * @param string $formattedParent The resource name of the catalog under which the events are
 *                                created. The format is
 *                                `projects/${projectId}/locations/global/catalogs/${catalogId}`
 *                                Please see {@see UserEventServiceClient::catalogName()} for help formatting this field.
 * @param string $filter          The filter string to specify the events to be deleted with a
 *                                length limit of 5,000 characters. Empty string filter is not allowed. The
 *                                eligible fields for filtering are:
 *
 *                                * `eventType`: Double quoted
 *                                [UserEvent.event_type][google.cloud.retail.v2.UserEvent.event_type] string.
 *                                * `eventTime`: in ISO 8601 "zulu" format.
 *                                * `visitorId`: Double quoted string. Specifying this will delete all
 *                                events associated with a visitor.
 *                                * `userId`: Double quoted string. Specifying this will delete all events
 *                                associated with a user.
 *
 *                                Examples:
 *
 *                                * Deleting all events in a time range:
 *                                `eventTime > "2012-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
 *                                eventTime < "2012-04-23T18:30:43.511Z"`
 *                                * Deleting specific eventType in time range:
 *                                `eventTime > "2012-04-23T18:25:43.511Z" eventType = "detail-page-view"`
 *                                * Deleting all events for a specific visitor:
 *                                `visitorId = "visitor1024"`
 *
 *                                The filtering fields are assumed to have an implicit AND.
 */
function purge_user_events_sample(string $formattedParent, string $filter): void
{
    // Create a client.
    $userEventServiceClient = new UserEventServiceClient();

    // Call the API and handle any network failures.
    try {
        /** @var OperationResponse $response */
        $response = $userEventServiceClient->purgeUserEvents($formattedParent, $filter);
        $response->pollUntilComplete();

        if ($response->operationSucceeded()) {
            /** @var PurgeUserEventsResponse $result */
            $result = $response->getResult();
            printf('Operation successful with response data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->serializeToJsonString());
        } else {
            /** @var Status $error */
            $error = $response->getError();
            printf('Operation failed with error data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $error->serializeToJsonString());
        }
    } catch (ApiException $ex) {
        printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage());
    }
}

/**
 * This sample has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
 * template only. It will require modifications to work:
 *  - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 *  - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client,
 *    please see the apiEndpoint client configuration option for more details.
 */
function callSample(): void
{
    $formattedParent = UserEventServiceClient::catalogName('[PROJECT]', '[LOCATION]', '[CATALOG]');
    $filter = '[FILTER]';

    purge_user_events_sample($formattedParent, $filter);
}

rejoinUserEvents

Starts a user-event rejoin operation with latest product catalog. Events are not annotated with detailed product information for products that are missing from the catalog when the user event is ingested. These events are stored as unjoined events with limited usage on training and serving. You can use this method to start a join operation on specified events with the latest version of product catalog. You can also use this method to correct events joined with the wrong product catalog. A rejoin operation can take hours or days to complete.

Parameters
Name	Description
`parent`	`string` Required. The parent catalog resource name, such as `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`.
`optionalArgs`	`array` Optional.
`↳ userEventRejoinScope`	`int` The type of the user event rejoin to define the scope and range of the user events to be rejoined with the latest product catalog. Defaults to `USER_EVENT_REJOIN_SCOPE_UNSPECIFIED` if this field is not set, or set to an invalid integer value. For allowed values, use constants defined on Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\RejoinUserEventsRequest\UserEventRejoinScope
`↳ retrySettings`	`RetrySettings\|array` Retry settings to use for this call. Can be a Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings object, or an associative array of retry settings parameters. See the documentation on Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings for example usage.

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse`

Example

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\ApiCore\OperationResponse;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\RejoinUserEventsResponse;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventServiceClient;
use Google\Rpc\Status;

/**
 * @param string $parent The parent catalog resource name, such as
 *                       `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`.
 */
function rejoin_user_events_sample(string $parent): void
{
    // Create a client.
    $userEventServiceClient = new UserEventServiceClient();

    // Call the API and handle any network failures.
    try {
        /** @var OperationResponse $response */
        $response = $userEventServiceClient->rejoinUserEvents($parent);
        $response->pollUntilComplete();

        if ($response->operationSucceeded()) {
            /** @var RejoinUserEventsResponse $result */
            $result = $response->getResult();
            printf('Operation successful with response data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->serializeToJsonString());
        } else {
            /** @var Status $error */
            $error = $response->getError();
            printf('Operation failed with error data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $error->serializeToJsonString());
        }
    } catch (ApiException $ex) {
        printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage());
    }
}

/**
 * This sample has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
 * template only. It will require modifications to work:
 *  - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 *  - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client,
 *    please see the apiEndpoint client configuration option for more details.
 */
function callSample(): void
{
    $parent = '[PARENT]';

    rejoin_user_events_sample($parent);
}

writeUserEvent

Writes a single user event.

Parameters
Name	Description
`parent`	`string` Required. The parent catalog resource name, such as `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`.
`userEvent`	`Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEvent` Required. User event to write.
`optionalArgs`	`array` Optional.
`↳ writeAsync`	`bool` If set to true, the user event will be written asynchronously after validation, and the API will respond without waiting for the write. Therefore, silent failures can occur even if the API returns success. In case of silent failures, error messages can be found in Stackdriver logs.
`↳ retrySettings`	`RetrySettings\|array` Retry settings to use for this call. Can be a Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings object, or an associative array of retry settings parameters. See the documentation on Google\ApiCore\RetrySettings for example usage.

Returns
Type	Description
`Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEvent`

Example

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEvent;
use Google\Cloud\Retail\V2\UserEventServiceClient;

/**
 * @param string $parent             The parent catalog resource name, such as
 *                                   `projects/1234/locations/global/catalogs/default_catalog`.
 * @param string $userEventEventType User event type. Allowed values are:
 *
 *                                   * `add-to-cart`: Products being added to cart.
 *                                   * `category-page-view`: Special pages such as sale or promotion pages
 *                                   viewed.
 *                                   * `detail-page-view`: Products detail page viewed.
 *                                   * `home-page-view`: Homepage viewed.
 *                                   * `promotion-offered`: Promotion is offered to a user.
 *                                   * `promotion-not-offered`: Promotion is not offered to a user.
 *                                   * `purchase-complete`: User finishing a purchase.
 *                                   * `search`: Product search.
 *                                   * `shopping-cart-page-view`: User viewing a shopping cart.
 * @param string $userEventVisitorId A unique identifier for tracking visitors.
 *
 *                                   For example, this could be implemented with an HTTP cookie, which should be
 *                                   able to uniquely identify a visitor on a single device. This unique
 *                                   identifier should not change if the visitor log in/out of the website.
 *
 *                                   Don't set the field to the same fixed ID for different users. This mixes
 *                                   the event history of those users together, which results in degraded model
 *                                   quality.
 *
 *                                   The field must be a UTF-8 encoded string with a length limit of 128
 *                                   characters. Otherwise, an INVALID_ARGUMENT error is returned.
 *
 *                                   The field should not contain PII or user-data. We recommend to use Google
 *                                   Analytics [Client
 *                                   ID](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#clientId)
 *                                   for this field.
 */
function write_user_event_sample(
    string $parent,
    string $userEventEventType,
    string $userEventVisitorId
): void {
    // Create a client.
    $userEventServiceClient = new UserEventServiceClient();

    // Prepare any non-scalar elements to be passed along with the request.
    $userEvent = (new UserEvent())
        ->setEventType($userEventEventType)
        ->setVisitorId($userEventVisitorId);

    // Call the API and handle any network failures.
    try {
        /** @var UserEvent $response */
        $response = $userEventServiceClient->writeUserEvent($parent, $userEvent);
        printf('Response data: %s' . PHP_EOL, $response->serializeToJsonString());
    } catch (ApiException $ex) {
        printf('Call failed with message: %s' . PHP_EOL, $ex->getMessage());
    }
}

/**
 * This sample has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code
 * template only. It will require modifications to work:
 *  - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
 *  - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client,
 *    please see the apiEndpoint client configuration option for more details.
 */
function callSample(): void
{
    $parent = '[PARENT]';
    $userEventEventType = '[EVENT_TYPE]';
    $userEventVisitorId = '[VISITOR_ID]';

    write_user_event_sample($parent, $userEventEventType, $userEventVisitorId);
}

Constants

SERVICE_NAME

Value: 'google.cloud.retail.v2.UserEventService'

The name of the service.

SERVICE_ADDRESS

Value: 'retail.googleapis.com'

The default address of the service.

DEFAULT_SERVICE_PORT

Value: 443

The default port of the service.

CODEGEN_NAME

Value: 'gapic'

The name of the code generator, to be included in the agent header.