PostHog / PostHog/posthog-android
Allow `timestamp` to be set in `posthog-server` `identify` calls
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- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
- 90
- Forks
- 49
- Avg merge
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Description
Problem Statement
We recently added support for custom timestamp properties in capture calls - customers would also like this for identify calls.
Context: https://posthoghelp.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/38636 (moved to PostHog: https://us.posthog.com/project/2/support/tickets/41667)
As a workaround, you can just send $identify events manually via the capture method.
Solution Brainstorm
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the existing custom timestamp support for capture calls and the posthog-server identify implementation. Trace how identify properties are assembled, then determine the corresponding change needed for timestamp support. Done means identify calls can accept and send a custom timestamp consistently with capture calls, with the relevant tests updated or added.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- analytics, mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100