Best Practices
Follow these best practices to get the most out of Sophonz.
Development Practices
Code Organization
Structure your project for optimal monitoring and insights:
1src/
2├── components/
3│ ├── ui/ # Reusable UI components
4│ └── features/ # Feature-specific components
5├── hooks/ # Custom React hooks
6├── lib/ # Utility functions
7├── pages/ # Page components
8└── services/ # API services
Error Handling
Implement comprehensive error handling:
1// Good: Structured error handling
2try {
3 const result = await api.getData();
4 return result;
5} catch (error) {
6 // Log error with context
7 logger.error('Failed to fetch data', {
8 error: error.message,
9 userId: user.id,
10 timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
11 });
12
13 // Handle specific error types
14 if (error.code === 'RATE_LIMITED') {
15 // Implement backoff strategy
16 await delay(error.retryAfter * 1000);
17 return retryWithExponentialBackoff(() => api.getData());
18 }
19
20 throw error;
21}
Performance Optimization
Lazy Loading
Implement lazy loading for better performance:
1import { lazy, Suspense } from 'react';
2
3const Dashboard = lazy(() => import('./Dashboard'));
4
5function App() {
6 return (
7 <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
8 <Dashboard />
9 </Suspense>
10 );
11}
Memoization
Use memoization to prevent unnecessary re-renders:
1import { memo, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
2
3const ExpensiveComponent = memo(({ data, onUpdate }) => {
4 const processedData = useMemo(() => {
5 return data.map(item => ({
6 ...item,
7 computed: heavyComputation(item)
8 }));
9 }, [data]);
10
11 const handleUpdate = useCallback((id, value) => {
12 onUpdate(id, value);
13 }, [onUpdate]);
14
15 return (
16 <div>
17 {processedData.map(item => (
18 <Item key={item.id} data={item} onUpdate={handleUpdate} />
19 ))}
20 </div>
21 );
22});
Monitoring Best Practices
Custom Metrics
Define meaningful custom metrics:
1// Track business metrics
2sophonz.track('user.signup', {
3 plan: 'premium',
4 source: 'landing_page',
5 value: 29.99
6});
7
8// Track performance metrics
9sophonz.time('api.response_time', async () => {
10 return await api.fetchUserData();
11});
12
13// Track errors with context
14sophonz.error('payment.failed', error, {
15 userId: user.id,
16 amount: payment.amount,
17 gateway: 'stripe'
18});
Alert Configuration
Set up meaningful alerts:
1const alerts = [
2 {
3 name: 'High Error Rate',
4 condition: 'error_rate > 5%',
5 duration: '5m',
6 severity: 'critical'
7 },
8 {
9 name: 'Slow Response Time',
10 condition: 'avg(response_time) > 2s',
11 duration: '10m',
12 severity: 'warning'
13 },
14 {
15 name: 'Low User Engagement',
16 condition: 'active_users < 100',
17 duration: '1h',
18 severity: 'info'
19 }
20];
Security Best Practices
API Key Management
Secure your API keys:
1// Good: Use environment variables
2const apiKey = process.env.SOPHONZ_API_KEY;
3
4// Good: Validate API key format
5if (!apiKey || !apiKey.startsWith('sk_')) {
6 throw new Error('Invalid API key format');
7}
8
9// Good: Use different keys for different environments
10const config = {
11 development: {
12 apiKey: process.env.SOPHONZ_DEV_API_KEY
13 },
14 production: {
15 apiKey: process.env.SOPHONZ_PROD_API_KEY
16 }
17};
Data Privacy
Protect sensitive information:
1// Good: Sanitize sensitive data before logging
2const sanitizedUser = {
3 id: user.id,
4 email: user.email.replace(/(.{2}).*(@.*)/, '$1***$2'),
5 // Never log passwords, tokens, or PII
6};
7
8sophonz.track('user.action', {
9 user: sanitizedUser,
10 action: 'profile_update'
11});
Rate Limiting
Implement client-side rate limiting:
1class RateLimiter {
2 constructor(maxRequests, windowMs) {
3 this.maxRequests = maxRequests;
4 this.windowMs = windowMs;
5 this.requests = [];
6 }
7
8 async request(fn) {
9 const now = Date.now();
10 this.requests = this.requests.filter(time => now - time < this.windowMs);
11
12 if (this.requests.length >= this.maxRequests) {
13 const waitTime = this.windowMs - (now - this.requests[0]);
14 await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, waitTime));
15 return this.request(fn);
16 }
17
18 this.requests.push(now);
19 return fn();
20 }
21}
Testing Best Practices
Unit Testing
Test your Sophonz integrations:
1// Mock Sophonz for testing
2jest.mock('@sophonz/sdk');
3
4test('tracks user signup correctly', async () => {
5 const mockTrack = jest.fn();
6 Sophonz.prototype.track = mockTrack;
7
8 await signupUser({ email: 'test@example.com', plan: 'pro' });
9
10 expect(mockTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user.signup', {
11 plan: 'pro',
12 source: 'test'
13 });
14});
Integration Testing
Test real integrations in staging:
1// Use test API keys for integration tests
2const testClient = new Sophonz({
3 apiKey: process.env.SOPHONZ_TEST_API_KEY,
4 environment: 'test'
5});
6
7test('real API integration', async () => {
8 const result = await testClient.track('test.event', {
9 value: 123
10 });
11
12 expect(result.success).toBe(true);
13});
Deployment Best Practices
Blue-Green Deployment
Use blue-green deployments for zero-downtime updates:
1const deployment = {
2 strategy: 'blue-green',
3 healthCheck: {
4 url: '/health',
5 timeout: 30000,
6 expectedStatus: 200
7 },
8 rollback: {
9 onFailure: true,
10 threshold: {
11 errorRate: 0.05,
12 responseTime: 2000
13 }
14 }
15};
Feature Flags
Use feature flags for gradual rollouts:
1// Gradual feature rollout
2const useNewFeature = sophonz.feature('new-dashboard', {
3 userId: user.id,
4 rolloutPercentage: 10
5});
6
7if (useNewFeature) {
8 return <NewDashboard />;
9} else {
10 return <OldDashboard />;
11}
Environment Consistency
Maintain consistency across environments:
1// Environment-specific configuration
2const config = {
3 development: {
4 logLevel: 'debug',
5 apiTimeout: 30000
6 },
7 staging: {
8 logLevel: 'info',
9 apiTimeout: 10000
10 },
11 production: {
12 logLevel: 'error',
13 apiTimeout: 5000
14 }
15};
Performance Monitoring
Key Metrics to Track
- 1Core Web Vitals
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- First Input Delay (FID)
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- 1Business Metrics
- Conversion rates
- User engagement
- Revenue per user
- 1Technical Metrics
- API response times
- Error rates
- Database query performance
Custom Performance Tracking
1// Track page load performance
2window.addEventListener('load', () => {
3 const perfData = performance.getEntriesByType('navigation')[0];
4
5 sophonz.track('page.performance', {
6 loadTime: perfData.loadEventEnd - perfData.loadEventStart,
7 domContentLoaded: perfData.domContentLoadedEventEnd - perfData.domContentLoadedEventStart,
8 firstByte: perfData.responseStart - perfData.requestStart
9 });
10});