Analytics for CSharp (C#) Migration Guide

If you’re using a different library, follow the steps below to migrate to the Analytics-CSharp library.

1. Create a source in Segment. If you want to reuse your current source, skip to step 2.
   1. Go to Connections > Sources > Add Source.
   2. Search for Xamarin, Unity or .NET and click Add source. Note: There is no CSharp source. To use Analytics-CSharp, use either Xamarin, Unity, or .NET as your source.

2. Add the Analytics CSharp dependency to your project.

   
   Before:

    dotnet add package Analytics --version <VERSION>
   

   
   Before (for Xamarin users only):

    git clone https://github.com/segmentio/Analytics.Xamarin.git
   

   
   After:

    dotnet add package Segment.Analytics.CSharp --version <VERSION>
   

3. Modify your tracking methods.

   • Identify

     
     Before:

       Analytics.Client.Identify("019mr8mf4r", new Traits() {
           { "name", "#{ user.name }" },
           { "email", "#{ user.email }" },
           { "friends", 29 }
       });
     

     
     After:

       // compatbile with the old way
       analytics.Identify("019mr8mf4r", new JsonObject()
       {
           { "name", "#{ user.name }" },
           { "email", "#{ user.email }" },
           { "friends", 29 }
       });
     

   • Track
     Before:

           Analytics.Client.Track("019mr8mf4r", "Item Purchased", new Properties() {
               { "revenue", 39.95 },
               { "shipping", "2-day" }
           });
     

     
     After:

       // compatbile with the old way
       analytics.Track("Item Purchased", new JsonObject()
       {
           { "revenue", 39.95 },
           { "shipping", "2-day" }
       });
     

     Note: The Analytics-CSharp SDK remembers the identity info from the last identify call, so you don’t have to pass an identity every time. If you still want to identify on every track call, you can achieve it with Segment’s plugin system.

   • Page
     Before:

       Analytics.Client.Page("019mr8mf4r", "Login", new Properties() {
           { "path", "/login" },
           { "title", "Initech Login" }
       });
     

     
     After:

       // compatbile with the old way
       analytics.Page("Login", new JsonObject()
       {
           { "path", "/login" },
           { "title", "Initech Login" }
       });
     

   • Screen
     Before:

       Analytics.Client.Screen("019mr8mf4r", "Register", new Properties() {
           { "type", "facebook" }
       });
     

     
     After:

       // compatbile with the old way
       analytics.Screen("Register", new JsonObject()
       {
           { "type", "facebook" }
       });
     

   • Group
     Before:

       Analytics.Client.Group("userId", "groupId", new Traits() {
           { "name", "Initech, Inc." },
           { "website", "http://www.example.com" }
       });
     

     
     After:

       // compatbile with the old way
       analytics.Group("groupId", new JsonObject()
       {
           { "name", "Initech, Inc." },
           { "website", "http://www.example.com" }
       });
     

   • Alias
     Before:

       Analytics.Client.Alias("previousId", "userId")
     

     
     After:

       analytics.Alias("newId");
     

4. Change your development settings if you would like to make analytics run synchronously for testing purposes.

   
   Before:

    Analytics.Initialize("YOUR_WRITE_KEY", new Config().SetAsync(false));
   

   
   After:

    var configuration = new Configuration("YOUR WRITE KEY",
        userSynchronizeDispatcher: true);
    var analytics = new Analytics(configuration);
   

5. Review your anonymous ID settings.

   
   Before:

    Analytics.Initialize("YOUR_WRITE_KEY", new Config().SetAsync(false));
   

   The new SDK by default, generates an Anonymous ID for you if you never call analytics.Identify. If you’ve called Identify and want to go back to anonymous, try:

   
   After:

    analytics.Reset();
   

6. Change your nested properties settings.

   
   Before:

    Analytics.Client.Identify("hj2kf92ds212", new Traits() {
        { "email", "tom@example.com" },
        { "name", "Tom Smykowski" },
        { "address", new Dict() {
            { "street", "123 Fake Street" },
            { "city", "Boston" }
        }}
     });
   

   
   After:

    // compatbile with the old way
    analytics.Identify("hj2kf92ds212", new JsonObject()
    {
        { "email", "tom@example.com" },
        { "name", "Tom Smykowski" },
        { "address", new JsonObject() {
            { "street", "123 Fake Street" },
            { "city", "Boston" }
        }}
    });
   

   The new SDK internally implements a flexible JSON builder (Serialization.NET), that allows you build a complex JSON payload:

    var jsonObject = new JsonObject
    {
        ["int"] = 1,
        ["float"] = 1f,
        ["long"] = 1L,
        ["double"] = 1.0,
        ["string"] = "1",
        ["bool"] = true,
        ["object"] = new JsonObject
        {
            ["another object"] = "obj"
        },
        ["array"] = new JsonArray
        {
            1, 1f, 1L, 1.0, "1", true, new JsonObject
            {
                ["object in array"] = "obj"
            }
        }
    };
   

7. Review your Flush settings.

   
   Before:

     Analytics.Client.Flush();
   

   
   After:

    analytics.Flush();