ga4-changelog

Fetch the latest "what's new" changes for Google Analytics 4 and return them in an object in HTML and Markdown format.

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Getting Started

Installation

To install the dependencies, run:

npm install ga4-changelog

Usage

To use the changelog function, import it and call it with an optional language code:

import changelog from 'ga4-changelog';

(async () => {
  const changes = await changelog('en');
  console.log(changes);
})();

API

changelog(languageCode)

Fetches the latest "what's new" changes for Google Analytics 4.

• Parameters:

  • languageCode (string): ISO two-letter language code (default is 'en').

• Returns:

  • An array of objects containing the "what's new" changes.

Output Format

The output is an array of objects, each containing the following properties:

• id (string): The ID of the update.
• html (string): The raw HTML content of the updates.
• updates (array): An array of update headings extracted from the HTML.
• markdown (string): The Markdown representation of the HTML content.
• date (Date): The date of the update.

Example output:

[
  {
    "id": "20230101",
    "html": "<h3>Manual traffic source dimensions and report</h3>\n\n<p>...",
    "updates": ["Manual traffic source dimensions and report"],
    "markdown": "### Manual traffic source dimensions and report\n\n...",
    "date": "2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  ...
]

Dependencies

• got: For making HTTP requests.
• node-html-markdown: For converting HTML to Markdown.

Author

Chris Johnson - defaced.dev - @defaced