DavidWells / DavidWells/analytics
analytics.reset() without clearing anonymous id
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Description
Is there a way to logout the user after identify but retain the anonymous id?
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the analytics.reset() entry point and the identify flow to understand how the anonymous id is stored and cleared. Confirm whether reset can log out an identified user while retaining that id; done when the supported behavior and its expected outcome are clear and verified by the relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- analytics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100