496 duplicate session starts on multiple consent updates

.changeset/weak-lobsters-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@elbwalker/walker.js': patch
+'@elbwalker/utils': patch
+---
+
+Support multiple consent states for session detection [#497](https://github.com/elbwalker/walkerOS/issues/497)

.changeset/wicked-donkeys-obey.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@elbwalker/walker.js': patch
+'@elbwalker/utils': patch
+---
+
+Duplicate session starts on multiple consent updates
+[#496](https://github.com/elbwalker/walkerOS/issues/496)

packages/sources/walkerjs/src/__tests__/session.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { Walkerjs } from '..';
+import type { SourceWalkerjs } from '..';
+import { elb, Walkerjs } from '..';
 import { mockDataLayer } from '@elbwalker/jest/web.setup';
 import { sessionStart } from '@elbwalker/utils/web';
-import type { SourceWalkerjs } from '..';
 
 jest.mock('@elbwalker/utils/web', () => {
   const utilsOrg = jest.requireActual('@elbwalker/utils/web');
@@ -78,4 +78,66 @@ describe('Session', () => {
 
     expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
+
+  test('different consent keys', () => {
+    walkerjs = Walkerjs({
+      default: true,
+      session: { consent: ['marketing', 'analytics'], storage: true },
+      pageview: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    elb('walker consent', { marketing: false, analytics: true });
+
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        event: 'session start',
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          storage: true, // Prefer granted consent
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('multiple consent updates', () => {
+    const originalLocation = window.location;
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+      value: new URL('https://www.elbwalker.com/?utm_campaign=foo'),
+    });
+
+    walkerjs = Walkerjs({
+      default: true,
+      session: { consent: 'marketing', storage: true },
+      pageview: false,
+    });
+
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    elb('walker consent', { marketing: true });
+    elb('walker consent', { marketing: true });
+    elb('walker consent', { marketing: true });
+
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        event: 'session start',
+        data: expect.any(Object),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    elb('walker run');
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockDataLayer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        event: 'session start',
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          count: 2,
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+      value: originalLocation,
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/sources/walkerjs/src/lib/session.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function sessionStart(
       instance.session = session;
 
       // Run on session events
-      onApply(instance as SourceWalkerjs.Instance, 'session');
+      onApply(instance, 'session');
     }
 
     return result;

packages/utils/src/__tests__/web/sessionStart.test.ts

@@ -169,4 +169,12 @@ describe('sessionStart', () => {
     const session = sessionStart({ data: { isNew: true, isStart: true } });
     expect(mockElb).toHaveBeenCalledWith('session start', session);
   });
+
+  test('multiple consent keys', () => {
+    sessionStart({ consent: ['foo', 'bar'] });
+    expect(mockElb).toHaveBeenCalledWith('walker on', 'consent', {
+      foo: expect.any(Function),
+      bar: expect.any(Function),
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/utils/src/web/session/sessionStart.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import type { WalkerOS } from '@elbwalker/types';
 import type { SessionStorageConfig } from './';
 import { sessionStorage, sessionWindow } from './';
 import { elb as elbOrg } from '../elb';
+import { isArray, isDefined, isString } from '../../core/is';
+import { getGrantedConsent } from '../../core';
 
 export interface SessionConfig extends SessionStorageConfig {
-  consent?: string;
+  consent?: string | string[];
   storage?: boolean;
   cb?: SessionCallback | false;
   instance?: WalkerOS.Instance;
@@ -26,10 +28,15 @@ export function sessionStart(
 
   // Consent
   if (consent) {
-    // require consent
-    elb('walker on', 'consent', {
-      [consent]: onConsentFn(config, cb),
-    });
+    const consentHandler = onConsentFn(config, cb);
+
+    const consentConfig = (
+      isArray(consent) ? consent : [consent]
+    ).reduce<WalkerOS.AnyObject>(
+      (acc, key) => ({ ...acc, [key]: consentHandler }),
+      {},
+    );
+    elb('walker on', 'consent', consentConfig);
   } else {
     // just do it
     return callFuncAndCb(sessionFn(config), instance, cb);
@@ -47,12 +54,28 @@ function callFuncAndCb(
 }
 
 function onConsentFn(config: SessionConfig, cb?: SessionCallback | false) {
+  // Track the last processed group to prevent duplicate processing
+  let lastProcessedGroup: string | undefined;
+
   const func = (instance: WalkerOS.Instance, consent: WalkerOS.Consent) => {
+    // Skip if we've already processed this group
+    if (isDefined(lastProcessedGroup) && lastProcessedGroup === instance?.group)
+      return;
+
+    // Remember this group has been processed
+    lastProcessedGroup = instance?.group;
+
     let sessionFn: SessionFunction = () => sessionWindow(config); // Window by default
 
-    if (config.consent && consent[config.consent])
-      // Use storage if consent is granted
-      sessionFn = () => sessionStorage(config);
+    if (config.consent) {
+      const consentKeys = (
+        isArray(config.consent) ? config.consent : [config.consent]
+      ).reduce<WalkerOS.Consent>((acc, key) => ({ ...acc, [key]: true }), {});
+
+      if (getGrantedConsent(consentKeys, consent))
+        // Use storage if consent is granted
+        sessionFn = () => sessionStorage(config);
+    }
 
     return callFuncAndCb(sessionFn(), instance, cb);
   };

website/docs/sources/walkerjs/configuration.mdx

@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ const walkerjs = Walkerjs({
     consent: 'functional', // Require functional consent
   },
   elb: 'elb', // Assign the elb function to the window
-  globals: {
+  globalsStatic: {
     tagged: false, // A static global attribute
   },
   pageview: true, // Trigger a page view event with each run
   run: true, // Automatically start running
   session: {
     storage: true, // Use the storage for session detection
-    consent: 'marketing', // Require marketing consent to access storage
+    consent: ['analytics', 'marketing'], // Required consent states to access storage
     length: 60, // Session length in minutes
   },
+  sessionStatic: { id: 's3ss10n', device: 'd3v1c3' }, // Static session data
   tagging: 1, // Current version of the tagging
+  user: { id: '1d', device: 'overruled' }, // Static user data
 });
 ```
 
@@ -37,12 +39,13 @@ const walkerjs = Walkerjs({
 | default         | boolean                     | Add dataLayer destination and run automatically        |
 | elb             | string                      | Name of assign the elb function to the window          |
 | elbLayer        | object                      | Public elbwalker API for async communication           |
-| globals         | object                      | Static attributes added to each event                  |
+| globalsStatic   | object                      | Static default attributes added to each event          |
 | instance        | string                      | Name of the walker.js instance to assign to the window |
 | pageview        | boolean                     | Trigger a page view event by default                   |
 | prefix          | string                      | Attributes prefix used by walker                       |
 | run             | boolean                     | Automatically start running                            |
 | session         | false or<br />SessionConfig | Configuration for session detection                    |
+| sessionStatic   | object                      | Static default session data                            |
 | tagging         | number                      | Current version of the tagging setup                   |
 | user            | object                      | Setting the user ids including id, device, and session |
 

website/docs/utils/session.mdx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ access permissions.
 
 ## Session Data
 
-Depending on enabling the `storage` parameter, the `sessionStart` function
+Depending on the `storage` parameter `consent`, the `sessionStart` function
 returns an object with several properties. If a new session is detected,
 `isStart` is set to `true`, otherwise `false`.
 
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ returns an object with several properties. If a new session is detected,
 | marketing | true    | If the session was started by a marketing parameter |
 | referrer  | string  | Hostname of the referring site if available         |
 
-With `storage: true` and eventually granted `consent`, the returning object will
-be extended with the following:
+With `storage: true` and granted `consent`, the returning object will be
+extended with the following:
 
 | Property | Type    | Description                                       |
 | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ are optional for customization:
 
 | Parameter           | Type                   | Description                                                                                          |
 | ------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [consent](#consent) | string                 | The consent state to permit or deny storage access                                                   |
+| [consent](#consent) | Array<string>    | The consent state to permit or deny storage access                                                   |
 | [storage](#storage) | boolean                | If the storage should be used                                                                        |
 | [cb](#callback)     | false or<br />function | Callback function that gets called after the detection process. <br />Or to disable default callback |
 
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ There are additional config parameters [for storage](#sessionstorage) and
 
 Setting a consent state to wait for before detecting a new session is used to
 decide if storage access is allowed or not. If set, it registers an
-[on consent event](/docs/sources/walkerjs/commands#on) and won't start until
-that consent choice is available. If permission was granted, the
+[on consent event](/docs/sources/walkerjs/commands#on) and won't start until a
+consent choice is available. If at least one permission was granted, the
 `sessionStorage` detects a new session; otherwise, the `sessionWindow`.
 
 ```js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Based on the [storage](#storage) option either the
 [sessionStorage](#sessionstorage) or the [sessionWindow](#sessionwindow) is used
 to detect a new session. If a [consent](#consent) state is set, the session
 detection gets scheduled via an [on-consent](/docs/sources/walkerjs/commands#on)
-command.
+command. It will only run once per `run`.
 
 ```mermaid
 ---