Lifecycle Module

Usage

The Lifecycle module automatically tracks app lifecycle events and associated data. The launch event is triggered when the library is loaded for the first time, sleep event on UIApplicationWillResignActive notification and wake event on UIApplicationDidBecomeActive.

Usage of this module is recommended if you are using Adobe Analytics. Otherwise, it is optional, but the additional events captured (launch/wake/sleep) may be useful to you for other vendor implementations.

The following platforms are supported:

• iOS
• tvOS
• watchOS
• macOS

Requirements

If the UIKit dependency is added to the target app, no further configuration or implementation is necessary. For other platform builds (watchOS, macOS), the Lifecycle module functions may be triggered manually (see API Reference).

Install

Install the Lifecycle module with CocoaPods or Carthage.

CocoaPods

To install the Lifecycle module with CocoaPods, add the following pod to your Podfile:

pod 'tealium-swift/TealiumLifecycle'

The framework is auto-instantiated. It has a dependency on the TealiumCore pod. Learn more about CocoaPods installation for iOS.

Carthage

To install the Lifecycle module with Carthage, following these steps:

1. Go to the app target’s General configuration page in Xcode.

2. Add the following framework to the Embedded Binaries section:

   TealiumLifecycle.framework
   

3. To import the Lifecycle library, add the following import statement to your project:

   import TealiumLifecycle
   

The framework is auto-instantiated. It has a dependency on TealiumCore. No additional import statements are necessary. Learn more about Carthage installation for iOS.

Data Layer

The following variables are transmitted with each tracking call while the module is enabled:

Variable Name	Type	Description	Example
lifecycle_diddetect_crash	Boolean	Was a crash detected during this launch/wake event. Populated only if true.	["true", "false"]
lifecycle_dayofweek_local	Number	Local day of week that call was made, such as 1=Sunday, 2=Monday.	13
lifecycle_dayssincelaunch	Number	Days since first launch in integer increments.	23
lifecycle_dayssinceupdate	Number	Days since the last detected app version update in integer increments.	46
lifecycle_dayssincelastwake	Number	Days since last detected wake in integer increments.	1
lifecycle_firstlaunchdate	String	GMT timestamp of the first detected launch/wake in ISO8601 format from Zulu time.	"2013-07-11T17:55:04Z"
lifecycle_firstlaunchdate_MMDDYYYY	String	GMT Timestamp formatted as MM/DD/YYYY.	"01/18/2012"
lifecycle_hourofday_local	String	Local hour of day that call was made (24 hour format).	["true", "false"]
lifecycle_isfirstlaunch	String	Only present if call is the first launch/wake call.	["true", "false"]
lifecycle_isfirstlaunchupdate	Boolean	Only present if call is first launch/wake after a detected updated.	["true", "false"]
lifecycle_isfirstwakemonth	Boolean	Only present if call is first launch/wake of the month.	["true", "false"]
lifecycle_isfirstwaketoday	Boolean	Only present if call is first launch/wake of the day.	["true", "false"]
lifecycle_launchcount	Number	Total number of launches this version of your app (since the last update).	3
lifecycle_priorsecondsawake	Number	Whole seconds app was awake since last launch only. Aggregates total from all wakes prior. Sent only with lifecycle_type:launch calls.	126
lifecycle_secondsawake	Number	Whole seconds app was awake since most recent wake/launch.	30
lifecycle_sleepcount	Number	Total number of times your app has gone to sleep (resets if updated).	5
lifecycle_totalcrashcount	Number	Total number of crashes counted since install (only reset if app deleted).	21
lifecycle_totallaunchcount	Number	Total number of launches since install (only reset if app deleted)	3
lifecycle_totalsecondsawake	Number	Total number of seconds your app has been in a woken/active state since app install (only reset if app deleted).	36
lifecycle_totalsleepcount	Number	Total number of times your app has gone into the background since app install (only reset if app deleted).	400
lifecycle_totalwakecount	Number	Total number of launches + wakes since install (only reset if app deleted).	"563"
lifecycle_updatelaunchdate	String	GMT timestamp of first wake/launch after a version update has been detected .	"2014-09-08T18:10:01Z"
lifecycle_type	String	Type of lifecycle call.	["launch", "wake", "sleep" ]
lifecycle_wakecount	Number	Total number of launches + wakes in this version of your app (resets if updated).	"29"

Crash Detection

The Lifecycle module performs basic crash detection, but does not collect any details about the cause of the crash. It records a crash whenever a lifecycle launch event is seen, without a preceding sleep event.

Normally, when an app is closed by the user, a notification from the OS triggers a lifecycle sleep event, but if the app crashes, there is no time for this to happen, and thus, no sleep event takes place. On the subsequent launch after the crash, the lifecycle_diddetectcrash variable is set to true, and the lifecycle_totalcrashcount variable is incremented by 1.

If you require more advanced crash detection, our Crash Reporter module provides full details of each crash, and the reasons for the crash. This is currently supported on iOS only.

API Reference

You only need to use these API methods if you are targeting a platform that doesn’t support UIKit.

launchDetected()

Updates lifecycle records with a launch event and trigger a lifecycle event dispatch.

func someMethodCalledAtLaunchTime {
    tealium?.lifecycle()?.launchDetected()

}

wakeDetected()

Updates lifecycle records with a wake event and trigger a lifecycle event dispatch.

func someMethodCalledWhenAppStarts {
    tealium?.lifecycle()?.wakeDetected()

}

wakeDetected() calls are safely added after a launchDetected() in the same function. The module only accepts a single launch event per instantiated instance.

sleepDetected()

Update lifecycle records with a sleep event and trigger a lifecycle event dispatch.

func someMethodCalledBeforeAppTerminated {
    tealium?.lifecycle()?.sleepDetected()
}

dictionary

Property that provides read-only access to the lifecycle data as a [String: Any] dictionary.

// retrieves the total wake count from the lifecycle data dictionary
let wakeCount = tealium?.lifecycle()?.dictionary?["lifecycle_totalwakecount"]