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meet/src/backend/core/analytics/posthog.py
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Florent Chehab 20718f2d5a (backend) implement feature flags in Posthog analytics backend
Implement feature flags related functions in
Posthog analytics backend.
We cache the results in django cache to avoid
too frequent calls to Posthog.
Especially for when we are checking multiple features in
the same user request.
2026-07-07 12:09:19 +02:00

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"""PostHog implementation of the analytics backend protocol."""
import logging
from typing import Any, Mapping
from django.core.cache import cache
from posthog import Posthog
from ..models import User
from .base import AnalyticsBackend
from .events import AnalyticsEvent
from .user_feature_flags import UserFeatureFlag
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class PostHogAnalytics(AnalyticsBackend):
"""Send events to PostHog, keyed on the user's primary key (UUID)."""
def __init__(
self,
*,
api_key: str,
host: str = "https://eu.i.posthog.com",
feature_flags_cache_ttl: int = 60,
feature_flags_cache_prefix: str = "user_feature_flags:",
**kwargs: Any,
) -> None:
# The SDK batches and sends in a background thread by default,
# so calls below never block the request/response cycle.
self._client = Posthog(
project_api_key=api_key,
host=host,
**kwargs,
)
self._feature_flags_cache_ttl = feature_flags_cache_ttl
self._feature_flags_cache_prefix = feature_flags_cache_prefix
@staticmethod
def _distinct_id(user: User) -> str | None:
"""Return the PostHog distinct_id for a user, or None if anonymous."""
if user is None or not getattr(user, "is_authenticated", False):
return None
return str(user.pk)
def identify(self, user: User, properties: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
"""Associate traits (email, name, ...) with an identified user."""
distinct_id = self._distinct_id(user)
if distinct_id is None:
return
try:
self._client.set(
distinct_id=distinct_id,
properties=properties or {},
)
except Exception: # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
logger.exception("PostHog identify failed")
def capture(
self,
user: User,
event: AnalyticsEvent,
properties: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
) -> None:
"""Record an event performed by an identified user."""
distinct_id = self._distinct_id(user)
if distinct_id is None:
return
try:
self._client.capture(
distinct_id=distinct_id,
event=str(event),
properties=properties or {},
)
except Exception: # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
logger.exception("PostHog capture failed for event %s", event)
def shutdown(self) -> None:
"""Flush pending events. Called on process exit."""
self._client.shutdown()
def _fetch_user_feature_flags(
self, user: User
) -> Mapping[UserFeatureFlag, bool | str | None]:
"""Compute feature flags for a user."""
distinct_id = self._distinct_id(user)
if distinct_id is None:
return {}
flags = self._client.evaluate_flags(distinct_id)
out: dict[UserFeatureFlag, bool | str | None] = {}
for flag_key in UserFeatureFlag:
out[flag_key] = flags.get_flag(flag_key.value)
return out
def get_user_feature_flags(
self, user: User
) -> Mapping[UserFeatureFlag, bool | str | None]:
"""Get feature flags for a user. Caches the result for a short time."""
distinct_id = self._distinct_id(user)
if distinct_id is None:
return {}
try:
return cache.get_or_set(
f"{self._feature_flags_cache_prefix}{distinct_id}",
default=lambda: self._fetch_user_feature_flags(user),
timeout=self._feature_flags_cache_ttl,
)
except Exception: # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
logger.exception("Failed to get feature flags for user %s", user.pk)
return {}