Tracking current network state for Android

Hi,

I would like to send the current network state of the device (connected to Wifi, connected to cellular) along with any uncaught exceptions. Each time the network state changes I'd like to update that information sent along with the future exception so I always have the correct network state. The implementation of the network state change is fine but I'm unsure how to append this information to any subsequent exception sent via Raygun.

Can you advise on the best way to achieve this?

Thanks Liam

Hi Liam,

You could implement this scenario now by creating your own implementation of Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler which sets the current network state data on a Map object, then passes this object to RaygunClient.Send as the third parameter (the userCustomData param) inside the uncaughtException overload. This will replace the default behaviour of RaygunClient.AttachExceptionHandler. The implementation of your handler would be very similar to the default implementation at line 421 in RaygunClient.cs, but would simple add/update the latest network state prior to line 449 for instance.

As this can be handled by the provider I am working on a new version which will allow updating the customData map after the default handler has been attached, which means you won't have to provide your own implementation. This is dependent on QA and Maven's release delay so if you want it working immediately you could implement the above. Otherwise I will post here when a new version is available with this feature.

I'm pleased to report that the above feature request has now been implemented in two ways and released to GitHub and Maven where it will be available within the next 24 hours as v1.3.0. This adds the ability to set both tags and custom data with

RaygunClient.SetUserCustomData(map)

When exceptions are caught after this by the default handler (after calling AttachExceptionHandler() as standard), the provided map (or list for SetTags) will be attached to the outgoing exception payload.

For your specific need of seeing the network connectivity state, we're now providing this on the Request object as a string. This will appear as 'disconnected', 'connected', 'connected - mobile/wifi/etc'. This data will be available under the Request tab in the web app.

If you require additional data you can call Raygun.SetUserCustomData and pass in the appropriate updated network connection info, most likely in a handler in response to the connection change event. This will appear under the Custom tab as standard.

I'm trying to do exactly this kind of thing for iOS, but can't seem to figure out how I can do it. Do you guys know if it's possible to override the exception parameters for a crash to send this kind of information?

Seems pretty easy to do for a manual send: but I'd love to be able to have network state sent with a crash

Native iOS, usually via the cocoapod

At the moment, I'm using a bunch of things, like the Reachability framework, and getting IP addresses in a way similar to:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7072989/iphone-ipad-osx-how-to-get-my-ip-address-programmatically

Needless to say though, it'd be absolutely amazing if you could add this! =)

Amazing thanks! I'll give it a go over the next couple of weeks and let you know how it goes. Thanks so much for the update