parse hostname from client instead of relying on http header. fixes #79

assets/src/js/tracker.js

@@ -68,17 +68,22 @@ function trackPageview() {
     return;
   }
 
-  // get the path or canonical
-  let path = location.pathname + location.search;
+  let req = window.location;
 
-  // parse path from canonical, if page has one
+  // parse canonical, if page has one
   let canonical = document.querySelector('link[rel="canonical"][href]');
   if(canonical) {
     let a = document.createElement('a');
     a.href = canonical.href;
-    path = a.pathname;
+
+    // use parsed canonical as location object
+    req = a;
   }
 
+  // get path and pathname from location or canonical
+  let path = req.pathname + req.search;
+  let hostname = req.protocol + "//" + req.hostname;
+
   // if parsing path failed, default to main page
   if(!path) {
     path = '/';
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ function trackPageview() {
   const d = {
     sid: data.sid,
     p: path,
+    h: hostname,
     t: document.title,
     r: referrer,
     u: data.pagesViewed.indexOf(path) == -1 ? 1 : 0,

pkg/api/collect.go

@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ func shouldCollect(r *http.Request) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if r.Referer() == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -79,15 +75,10 @@ func (api *API) NewCollectHandler() http.Handler {
 		q := r.URL.Query()
 		now := time.Now()
 
-		hostname := parseHostname(r.Referer())
-		if hostname == "" {
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		// get pageview details
 		pageview := &models.Pageview{
 			SessionID:    q.Get("sid"),
-			Hostname:     hostname,
+			Hostname:     parseHostname(q.Get("h")),
 			Pathname:     parsePathname(q.Get("p")),
 			IsNewVisitor: q.Get("nv") == "1",
 			IsNewSession: q.Get("ns") == "1",