Client App Integration

To install client libraries using npm:

npm install @skilltree/skills-client-js --save

Distribution is also available through Content Delivery Network (CDN) using https://unpkg.com: https://unpkg.com/@skilltree/skills-client-js@latest/dist/skills-client-js.esm.min.js

This JS library contains:

Skills Configuration - Global configuration used by Skills utilities.
Skills Display - Visualize your website users' skill profile
Skill Event Reporting - Report skill events using Vue.js directives or JS utility

Generally you will be in one of these scenarios:

Option 1: Use a JavaScript module bundler such as webpack or rollup.js
Option 2: Import the skills JS library via the html <script type="module"> tag
Option 3: Import the skills JS library via the html <script type="text/javascript"> tag

Option 1: JavaScript module bundler

When using module bundler such as webpack or rollup.js you can take advantage of module imports, for example:

import { SkillsConfiguration, SkillsDisplayJS, SkillsReporter } from '@skilltree/skills-client-js';
 
// code using SkillsConfiguration, SkillsDisplayJS and SkillsReporter
// examples in the following sections

Alternatively you can import individually:

import { SkillsConfiguration } from '@skilltree/skills-client-js';
 
// code using SkillsConfiguration
// examples in the following sections

Option 2: `<script type="module">` tag

If you're not using a JavaScript module bundler such as webpack or rollup.js, you may wish to import the module using the html <script type="module"> tag.

Then your import will look something like this:

<head>
    <script type="module">
        import {
            SkillsConfiguration,
            SkillsDisplayJS,
            SkillsReporter
        } from 'https://unpkg.com/@skilltree/skills-client-js/dist/skills-client-js.esm.min.js';

        // code using SkillsConfiguration, SkillsDisplay and SkillsReporter
        // examples in the following sections
    </script> 
</head>

Alternatively you can import individually:

<head>
    <script type="module">
        import { SkillsConfiguration } from 'https://unpkg.com/@skilltree/skills-client-js/dist/skills-client-js.esm.min.js';
    
        // code using SkillsConfiguration
        // examples in the following sections
    </script> 
</head>

Option 3: `<script type="text/javascript">` tag

You may also import the module using the html <script type="text/javascript"> tag in order to support older browsers. When importing the library this way you will need to reference SkillTree objects using a global wrapper object named SkillsClient.

Then your code will look something like this

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/@skilltree/skills-client-js/dist/skills-client-js.umd.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        // code using SkillsConfiguration, SkillsDisplay and SkillsReporter examples
        // in the following sections, but using the global SkillsClient wrapper

        this.SkillsClient.SkillsConfiguration.configure({
           serviceUrl: 'http://localhost:8080',
           projectId: 'your-project-id',
           authenticator: 'pki',
        });
    </script> 
</head>

Skills Configuration

Step one is to globally configure the Skills client, we suggest including it in the application's entry point for single page applications, or as the first script tag import in multi-page applications.

Reminder

SkillsConfiguration is a singleton and you only need to provide configuration information once per your application's runtime for single page applications.

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SkillsConfiguration.configure({
    serviceUrl: 'http://localhost:8080',
    projectId: 'your-project-id',
    authenticator: 'http://<your-app-host>/api/users/user1/token',
});

This configuration is used by the Skills Display and Skills Reporting libraries so you won't need to configure those separately.

SkillsConfiguration configure parameters:

Parameter	Type	Explanation
serviceUrl	String (representing URL)	url to the skills service - this is the same url as the dashboard - the User Interface and service endpoints are co-located
projectId	String	the id of the project that was created in the dashboard; visualize and report skills for the project with this id
authenticator	String	url to your Authentication Endpoint
enabled	Boolean	🕓 Since skills-client:3.6.0 (optional, default is `true`) When set to false, when disabled, the skills-client library goes into a dormant state and does not attempt authentication, network communication, skill reporting, or any other activities.
SkillsConfiguration supplies the afterConfigure() method which returns a promise which will be resolved once the SkillsConfiguration configure method
completes. This allows support, for example, for configuration options to be supplied by the server asynchronously.

SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure()
   .then(() => {
       // SkillsConfiguration.configure has been called 
   });

axios.get('my/configuration/endpoint')
   .then((result) => {
         SkillsConfiguration.configure(result.data);
   });

Skills Display

The Skills Display component provides a comprehensive visualization of a user's skill and progress profile!

User Skills Image

Usage is trivial:

Here is an example of initializing SkillsDisplayJS (assuming you already configured via SkillsConfiguration.configure, see the SkillsConfiguration Documentation )

Note: This assumes there is a DIV in your DOM with id skills-client-container for SkillsDisplayJS to attach to

SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure().then(() => {
    const clientDisplay = new SkillsDisplayJS();
    clientDisplay.attachTo(document.querySelector('#skills-client-container'));
});

To avoid race conditions, please ensure that the configuration is loaded by adding SkillsDisplayJS creation within the SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure() callback.

If you are taking advantage of Skills Versioning then you need to provide the version property to the SkillsDisplayJS constructor:

SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure().then(() => {
    const clientDisplay = new SkillsDisplayJS({
        version: 1,
    });
});

SkillsDisplayJS constructor object:

Prop	Type	Explanation
version	Number	(Optional) version to use in Skills Versioning paradigm
options	Object	(Optional) options object to control various behaviors of skills-display. See Skills Display Options Object
theme	Object	(Optional) theme object to customize colors. See Skills Display Theme Object

Route changed event 🕓 Since skills-client:3.3.0

Each time a user navigates within the Skills Client Display, if configured, the handleRouteChanged callback function will be invoked and passed the new path that was navigated to. This can be useful if the hosting application displays a breadcrumb and would like to update the current location within the Skills Client Display component.

const handleRouteChanged = (newPath) => {
    console.log(`New Skills Display path: [${newPath}]`);
};
    
SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure().then(() => {
    const clientDisplay = new SkillsDisplayJS({
        handleRouteChanged: handleRouteChanged,
    });
});

The internal route of the Skills Client Display component can be changed by passing the desired path to the navigate() method. This can be useful if the hosting application displays a breadcrumb and would like to navigate to different locations within the Skills Client Display component by clicking a breadcrumb link for example.

  <button type="button" onclick="navigate()">Navigate</button>
  
  navigate() {
    this.clientDisplay.navigate('/subjects/subj0')
  }
}

Skills Display Options Object

Options object optionally controls various behaviors of skills display with the following properties:

Prop	Type	Default	Explanation
disableAutoScroll	boolean	false	As a convenience, by default, the Skills Client Display will auto scroll to the top whenever the user navigates to a new page (route) within the display. Disable auto scroll to top on route change.
autoScrollStrategy	string	'top-of-frame'	On route change, either scroll to the top of the entire document, or the top of skills-display ('top-of-page','top-of-frame', or 'top-offset' - 'top offset' must be used in conjunction with the 'scrollTopOffset' option)
scrollTopOffset	number	0	Used in conjunction with the autoScrollStrategy 'top-offset', scrollTopOffset will be subtracted from the display's element offset as the scroll to target (relevant when fixed/statically positioned elements preceed the Skills Display container).
isSummaryOnly	boolean	false	When enabled, display renders overall summary only. This mode is not interactive, it provides a user's progress preview that can be displayed on a landing page.
internalBackButton	boolean	false	When enabled, a back button is displayed to the left of the page title, allowing users to navigate back in the browser history within the Skills Client Display. Generally, it is not required to enable this button, as Skills Display updates the URL and utilizes browser history for navigating back.
updateHistory	boolean	true	When `updateHistory` is disabled, the native browser history will not be updated when navigating within the Skills Client Display. It is generally recommended to leave this property enabled unless navigating within the Skills Client Display interferes with the hosting application. If disabled, it is recommended to also enable `internalBackButton` to allow users to navigate back.

Here is an example of an options object:

{ 
    disableAutoScroll: false,
    autoScrollStrategy: 'top-of-page',
}

Skills Display Theme Object

The theme object supports the customization of the color palette of the Skills Display to match your application. For example, you can easily style Skills Display to look something like this:

User Skills Image

The theme object supports the following properties:

Prop	Explanation
backgroundColor	page background color
disableBreadcrumb	when set to `true`, the breadcrumb bar in the title section will not be displayed. default is `false`
breadcrumb.linkColor	breadcrumbs's parent/ancestor link color
breadcrumb.linkHoverColor	breadcrumbs's parent/ancestor link hover color
breadcrumb.currentPageColor	breadcrumbs's current page color
breadcrumb.align	breadcrumbs's alignment for the title card; valid values are `start`, `center`, `end` (uses css justify-content)
disableSkillTreeBrand	when set to `true`, the SkillTree brand logo in the title section will not be displayed. default is `false`
skillTreeBrandColor	text color for the SkillTree brand logo; if not supplied the default is `pageTitle.textColor`
maxWidth	maximum width of the component, can use any units supported by max-width CSS property such as `%`, `em` and `px` (ex. `100%`); default is `1140px`
landingPageTitle	title of the landing page, default is `User Skills`
pageTitle.fontSize	font size for the title, can use any units supported by font-size CSS property such as `%`, `em` and `px` (ex. `1.2em`)
pageTitle.textColor	text color for the title
pageTitle.borderColor	border color for the title card
pageTitle.borderStyle	border style for the title card, for example: `borderStyle: 'none none solid none'`
pageTitle.backgroundColor	background color for the title card
pageTitle.textAlign	title alignment, supported values are `left`, `right` and `center`
pageTitle.padding	padding for the title card, for example: `padding: '1.6rem 1rem 1.1rem 1rem'`
pageTitle.margin	margin for the title card, for example: `margin: '-10px -15px 1.6rem -15px'`
circleProgressInteriorTextColor	'x out of yyyy' text color inside circle progress widgets
progressIndicators.beforeTodayColor	progress bar color for points earned before today
progressIndicators.earnedTodayColor	progress bar color for points earned today
progressIndicators.completeColor	progress bar color for 100% completion
progressIndicators.incompleteColor	progress bar color for points not yet earned
textSecondaryColor	secondary text, for example 'Need Help?' and dependent skill text
textPrimaryColor	chart titles, progress titles, tile titles, descriptions, rank tile text
stars.unearnedColor	color of unearned level stars
stars.earnedColor	color of earned level stars
charts.axisLabelColor	color of scales/axis text on charts
charts.labelBackgroundColor	chart label background color; applies to charts like `Point History` and `Level Breakdown`; please note that labels visibility depends on the presence of points and achievements
charts.labelBorderColor	chart label border color; applies to charts like `Point History` and `Level Breakdown`; please note that labels visibility depends on the presence of points and achievements
charts.labelForegroundColor	chart label text/foreground color; applies to charts like `Point History` and `Level Breakdown`; please note that labels visibility depends on the presence of points and achievements
charts.pointHistory.lineColor	`Point History` chart line color
charts.pointHistory.gradientStartColor	`Point History` chart start gradient color (on the top)
charts.pointHistory.gradientStopColor	`Point History` chart start stop/end color (on the bottom)
tiles.backgroundColor	tile background color, such as subject tiles
tiles.borderColor	tile border color
tiles.watermarkIconColor	My Rank, Rank overview, My Badges watermark icon color
infoCards.backgroundColor	info card background color; info cards only appear within tiles for example on the skill overview page
infoCards.foregroundColor	info card foreground/text color; info cards only appear within tiles for example on the skill overview page
infoCards.borderColor	info card border color; info cards only appear within tiles for example on the skill overview page
infoCards.iconColors	info card icon colors; must provide a list of colors (up to 4), for example `iconColors: ['blue', 'green']`
buttons.backgroundColor	button background color
buttons.foregroundColor	botton foreground/text color
buttons.disabledColor	button disabled color including text and border
buttons.borderColor	button border color
badges.backgroundColor	badge background color; badges include `Self Reportable` tag and counts on the skill and badge filters
badges.foregroundColor	badge foreground/text color; badges include `Self Reportable` tag and counts on the skill and badge filters
~~graphLegendBorderColor~~	removed in skills-service:2.6 release; please use prerequisites.* properties instead
prerequisites.skillColor	Color of the skill icon for the graph's skill nodes, the legend and the table. Found on the prerequisite graph of the Skill page when the Learning Path is configured
prerequisites.badgeColor	Color of the badge icon for the graph's badge nodes, the legend and the table. Found on the prerequisite graph of the Skill page when the Learning Path is configured
prerequisites.thisSkillColor	Color of the skill icon for the graph's `This Skill` node. Found on the prerequisite graph of the Skill page when the Learning Path is configured
prerequisites.achievedColor	Color of the icon when a prerequisite is achieved for the graph's nodes, the legend and the table. Found on the prerequisite graph of the Skill page when the Learning Path is configured
prerequisites.navButtonsColor	Color for graph's navigation buttons (ex. zoom) rendered on the bottom of the graph. Found on the prerequisite graph of the Skill page when the Learning Path is configured
subjectTileIconColor	color of subject tile icons
trophyIconColor	color of the My Level trophy
backButton.padding	optionally customize back button's padding (only applicable if the `internalBackButton` is enabled via the `options` object)
backButton.fontSize	optionally customize back button's icon size (only applicable if the `internalBackButton` is enabled via the `options` object)
backButton.lineHeight	optionally customize back button's height (only applicable if the `internalBackButton` is enabled via the `options` object)

Example of a 'Dark Blue' theme object

    {
      maxWidth: '100%',
      backgroundColor: '#626d7d',
      landingPageTitle: 'Themed User Skills',
      pageTitle: {
        textColor: 'white',
        fontSize: '1.5rem',
      },
      textSecondaryColor: 'white',
      textPrimaryColor: 'white',
      stars: {
        unearnedColor: '#787886',
        earnedColor: 'gold',
      },
      progressIndicators: {
        beforeTodayColor: '#3e4d44',
        earnedTodayColor: '#667da4',
        completeColor: '#59ad52',
        incompleteColor: '#cdcdcd',
      },
      charts: {
        axisLabelColor: 'white',
      },
      tiles: {
        backgroundColor:'#152E4d',
        watermarkIconColor: '#a6c5f7',
      },
      buttons: {
        backgroundColor: '#152E4d',
        foregroundColor: '#59ad52',
      },
      prerequisites: {
        achievedColor: '#6df28b',
        skillColor: '#ffe297',
        badgeColor: '#ceb6f4',
        thisSkillColor: '#7fbbfa',
        navButtonsColor: '#cce7f3',
      },
    }

Skills Level Display

The skills-client-js library also includes a convenient component to display the users's current overall level in the application. This can be used to display the user's current level consistently throughout the application, for example, in the application header.

Reminder

Before using the SkillsLevel component, you must make sure to initialize SkillsConfiguration with your system settings.

Note: This assumes there is a DIV in your DOM with id skills-level-container for SkillsLevelJS to attach to

SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure().then(() => {
    const skillsLevel = new SkillsLevelJS();
    skillsLevel.attachTo(document.querySelector('#skills-level-container'));
});

Skills Event Reporting

The skills-client-js library also includes the SkillsReporter utility used to report skills events.

SkillsReporter JS Utility

Reminder

Before using the SkillsReporter utility, you must make sure to initialize SkillsConfiguration with your system settings. See the SkillsConfiguration Documentation

Import the SkillsReporter into your project

SkillsReporter.reportSkill(skillId)
  .then((response) => {
    // response = metatdata describing how that skill influenced user's skills posture
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    // error = object describing why this error occrued
  });

a response object may look something like this:

{
  "success": true,
  "skillApplied": true,
  "explanation": "Skill event was applied",
  "completed": []
}

For a full description of the response object please see Endpoint Result Object.

Global Event Handling

In many cases, it is useful to define a global success and/or error handler function rather than defining event listeners on each element where you include the reporting utility.
For example:

display messages congratulating users on skills completion as well as level and badge achievements
handle all reporting errors by sending them to a logging service

Alongside standard, promise based, success and error handling, the SkillsReporter native javascript utility allows you to configure global success and error handlers utilizing the addSuccessHandler and addErrorHandler methods.

const myGlobalSuccessHandler = (result) => {
    toastr.success('skill successfully recorded!');
};

const myGlobalErrorHandler = (result) => {
    toastr.error('There was an error recording your skill');
};

SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure().then(() => {
    SkillsReporter.addSuccessHandler(myGlobalSuccessHandler);
    SkillsReporter.addErrorHandler(myGlobalErrorHandler);
});

To avoid race conditions, please ensure that the configuration is loaded by adding global handlers within the SkillsConfiguration.afterConfigure() callback.

Note: By default, a global success handler will only by invoked for results where a skill has been applied (skillApplied=true). To change the default behavior and enable notifications even when a reported skill has not been applied, set the notifyIfSkillNotApplied configuration option on the SkillReporter utility:

SkillsReporter.configure({
    notifyIfSkillNotApplied: true,
});

For a full description of the success response object (named result in the above example) please see Endpoint Result Object.

SkillsReporter Configuration

The SkillReporter object allows for overriding the default behavior if required via the configure() method.

The configure() method supports the following parameters:

Prop	Explanation
notifyIfSkillNotApplied	if set to true, invoke global success handler(s) even when a reported skill has not been applied. See Global Event Handling.
retryInterval	If an error occurs when reporting a skill, the SkillsReporter will attempt to retry reporting the skill at a later time. This property allows you to set the time in milliseconds for how often a skill that failed to be reported will be retried. default is `60000` (every 60 seconds)
maxRetryQueueSize	The maximum number of failed reported skill attempts that will be queued and retried. default is `1000`
maxRetryAttempts	The maximum number of retry attempts for a given skillId before the SkillsReporter will no longer retry to report that skillId. default is `1400`

Below is an example of how to configure the SkillsReporter to only retry up to 100 failed reported skill attempts, and to retry every 5 minutes.

SkillsReporter.configure({
    retryInterval: 300000,
    maxRetryQueueSize: 100,
});