Implement context tracking with the beacon API

This means less code to deal with ourselves
projectblacklight · Feb 9, 2024 · 8f9e662 · 8f9e662
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diff --git a/app/helpers/blacklight/url_helper_behavior.rb b/app/helpers/blacklight/url_helper_behavior.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ def session_tracking_params document, counter, per_page: search_session['per_pag
     path = session_tracking_path(document, path_params)
     return {} if path.nil?
 
-    context_method = blacklight_config.track_search_session.storage == 'client' ? 'get' : 'post'
-    { data: { context_href: path, context_method: context_method } }
+    if blacklight_config.track_search_session.storage == 'client'
+      { data: { context_href: path, context_method: 'get' } }
+    else
+      { onclick: "navigator.sendBeacon('#{path}')"}
+    end
   end
 
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diff --git a/app/javascript/blacklight/index.js b/app/javascript/blacklight/index.js
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@
 import BookmarkToggle from './bookmark_toggle.js'
 import ButtonFocus from './button_focus.js'
 import Modal from './modal.js'
-import SearchContext from './search_context.js'
 import Core from './core.js'
 
 
 export default {
   BookmarkToggle,
   ButtonFocus,
   Modal,
-  SearchContext,
   Core,
   onLoad: Core.onLoad
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/blacklight/search_context.js b/app/javascript/blacklight/search_context.js