Add analytics for wgpu backend and whether the viewer runs in WSL #8612
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Today we're driving blind on some of the key questions around Rerun Viewer usage. This PR adds three new properties to the
viewer_started
analytics event:is_wsl
graphics_adapter_backend
gl
(webgl + desktop gl) vswebgpu
vs everything else. We want to understand when the right time is to phase out support for gl.re_renderer_device_tier
As always we're trying to be considerate with what we add to our analytics in order to be intrusive while providing valuable information to inform the development of Rerun.
If you want to learn more about analytics run
rerun analytics details
.If you have a complaint about the intrusiveness of these analytics please reach out.
Examples of what we see on Posthog with this:
Starting viewer on Windows:
Starting viewer from WSL (with #8610 merged in):
Starting the viewer from the Browser @ WebGL:
Starting the viewer from the Browser @ WebGPU: