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feat(devtools): respect DO_NOT_TRACK environment variable #1064

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ Nuxt DevTools collects anonymous telemetry data about general usage. This helps

Nuxt DevTools' telemetry data is piped through [Nuxt Telemetry](https://github.com/nuxt/telemetry), meaning that Nuxt DevTools will respect your local and global Nuxt Telemetry settings. You can also opt-out Nuxt DevTools' telemetry in the Nuxt DevTools settings.

Nuxt DevTools also respects the [`DO_NOT_TRACK`](https://donottrack.sh/) environment variable convention — set `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` in your environment to disable Nuxt DevTools telemetry regardless of any other setting.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document both supported DO_NOT_TRACK values.

Line 180 mentions only DO_NOT_TRACK=1, but the implementation also accepts case-insensitive true. Document both forms to keep the README aligned with the telemetry behavior.

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In `@README.md` around lines 180 - 181, Update the README telemetry section to
document that DO_NOT_TRACK disables Nuxt DevTools telemetry when set to either 1
or true, with true accepted case-insensitively.

The data we collect is completely anonymous, not traceable to the source (using hash+seed), and only meaningful in aggregate form. No data we collect is personally identifiable or trackable.

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16 changes: 15 additions & 1 deletion packages/devtools/src/server-rpc/telemetry.ts
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Expand Up @@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ const SEND_DELAY = 5_000

type ArgumentsType<T> = T extends (...args: infer A) => any ? A : never

/**
* Whether the user has opted out of tracking via the `DO_NOT_TRACK`
* environment variable convention.
*
* @see https://donottrack.sh/
*/
function isDoNotTrackEnabled() {
const value = process.env.DO_NOT_TRACK
return value === '1' || value?.toLowerCase() === 'true'
}

function throttle<T extends () => any>(fn: T, delay: number) {
let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined

Expand All @@ -28,7 +39,7 @@ const throttledSend = throttle(() => {
}, SEND_DELAY)

export function setupTelemetryRPC({ nuxt, options }: NuxtDevtoolsServerContext) {
if (options.telemetry !== false) {
if (options.telemetry !== false && !isDoNotTrackEnabled()) {
// Only when global telemetry is enabled, the hook will be called
nuxt.hook('telemetry:setup', (t) => {
telemetry = t
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -58,6 +69,9 @@ export function telemetryEvent(payload: object, immediate = false) {
if (getOptions()?.behavior.telemetry === false)
return

if (isDoNotTrackEnabled())
return

telemetry.createEvent('devtools', payload)

if (immediate)
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