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Verify error tracking
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Confirm events are being sent to PostHog
Before proceeding, let’s make sure exception events are being captured and sent to PostHog. You should see events appear in the activity feed.
Skill 166 · Error Tracking Hono
Subchapter 166.4
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Install the PostHog Node.js library using your package manager:
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npm install posthog-nodeyarn add posthog-nodepnpm add posthog-node2
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Initialize the PostHog client with your project token:
Node.js
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import { PostHog } from 'posthog-node'
const client = new PostHog(
'<ph_project_token>',
{
host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com'
}
)3
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Once installed, you can manually send events to test your integration:
Node.js
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client.capture({
distinctId: 'distinct_id_of_the_user',
event: 'event_name',
properties: {
property1: 'value',
property2: 'value',
},
})4
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Hono uses app.onError (opens in a new tab) to handle uncaught exceptions. You can take advantage of this for error tracking.
Remember to export your project token (opens in a new tab) as an environment variable.
index.ts
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import { PostHog } from 'posthog-node'
const posthog = new PostHog(process.env.POSTHOG_TOKEN, { host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com' })
app.onError(async (err, c) => {
posthog.captureException(err, 'user_distinct_id_with_err_rethrow', {
path: c.req.path,
method: c.req.method,
url: c.req.url,
headers: c.req.header(),
// ... other properties
})
await posthog.flush()
// other error handling logic
return c.text('Internal Server Error', 500)
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Confirm events are being sent to PostHog
Before proceeding, let’s make sure exception events are being captured and sent to PostHog. You should see events appear in the activity feed.
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Great, you’re capturing exceptions! If you serve minified bundles, the next step is to upload source maps to generate accurate stack traces.
Let’s continue to the next section.
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