reduce telemetry events

build-tools/build.sh

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ tar_files_and_cleanup() {
     -a -not -name "." \
     -a -not -name "logo.svg" \
     -a -not -name "logo.png" \
-    -a -not -name "*.zip" \) -maxdepth 1)
+    -a -not -name "*.zip" \
+    -a -not -name "OWNERS" \) -maxdepth 1)
 
   # There are files that need to be pulled into a tar archive
   if [[ ! -z $tarFiles ]]; then

index/generator/library/library.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	devfileHidden       = ".devfile.yaml"
 	extraDevfileEntries = "extraDevfileEntries.yaml"
 	stackYaml           = "stack.yaml"
+	ownersFile          = "OWNERS"
 )
 
 // MissingArchError is an error if the architecture list is empty
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ func parseStackDevfile(devfileDirPath string, stackName string, force bool, vers
 	for _, stackFile := range stackFiles {
 		// The registry build should have already packaged any folders and miscellaneous files into an archive.tar file
 		// But, add this check as a safeguard, as OCI doesn't support unarchived folders being pushed up.
-		if !stackFile.IsDir() {
+		if !stackFile.IsDir() && stackFile.Name() != ownersFile {
 			versionComponent.Resources = append(versionComponent.Resources, stackFile.Name())
 		}
 	}

index/server/pkg/server/endpoint.go

@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func buildIndexAPIResponse(c *gin.Context, wantV1Index bool) {
 	c.Data(http.StatusOK, http.DetectContentType(bytes), bytes)
 
 	// Track event for telemetry.  Ignore events from the registry-viewer and DevConsole since those are tracked on the client side
-	if enableTelemetry && !util.IsWebClient(c) {
+	if enableTelemetry && !util.IsWebClient(c) && !util.IsIndirectCall(c) {
 		user := util.GetUser(c)
 		client := util.GetClient(c)
 		err := util.TrackEvent(analytics.Track{

index/server/pkg/util/telemetry.go

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultUser = "devfile-registry"
-	viewerId    = "registry-viewer"
-	consoleId   = "openshift-console"
+	defaultUser     = "devfile-registry"
+	viewerId        = "registry-viewer"
+	consoleId       = "openshift-console"
+	registryLibrary = "registry-library"
 )
 
 var telemetryKey = GetOptionalEnv("TELEMETRY_KEY", "").(string)
@@ -122,3 +123,13 @@ func IsWebClient(c *gin.Context) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+//IsIndirectCall determines if a request is made from an internal client
+func IsIndirectCall(c *gin.Context) bool {
+	client := GetClient(c)
+	if client == registryLibrary {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}

registry-library/library/library.go

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ const (
 	DevfilePNGLogoMediaType = "image/png"
 	DevfileArchiveMediaType = "application/x-tar"
 
-	OwnersFile = "OWNERS"
-
-	httpRequestResponseTimeout = 30 * time.Second // httpRequestTimeout configures timeout of all HTTP requests
+	OwnersFile                 = "OWNERS"
+	registryLibrary            = "registry-library" //constant to indicate that function is called by the library
+	httpRequestResponseTimeout = 30 * time.Second   // httpRequestTimeout configures timeout of all HTTP requests
 )
 
 var (
@@ -457,7 +457,10 @@ func DownloadStarterProjectAsBytes(registryURL string, stack string, starterProj
 // IsStarterProjectExists checks if starter project exists for a given stack
 func IsStarterProjectExists(registryURL string, stack string, starterProject string, options RegistryOptions) (bool, error) {
 	// Get stack index
-	stackIndex, err := GetStackIndex(registryURL, stack, options)
+	// Avoid collecting telemetry here since it's an indirect call to GetStackIndex
+	modifiedOptions := options
+	modifiedOptions.Telemetry = TelemetryData{Client: registryLibrary}
+	stackIndex, err := GetStackIndex(registryURL, stack, modifiedOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -497,7 +500,10 @@ func GetStackLink(registryURL string, stack string, options RegistryOptions) (st
 	var stackLink string
 
 	// Get stack index
-	stackIndex, err := GetStackIndex(registryURL, stack, options)
+	// Avoid collecting telemetry here since it's an indirect call to GetStackIndex
+	modifiedOptions := options
+	modifiedOptions.Telemetry = TelemetryData{Client: registryLibrary}
+	stackIndex, err := GetStackIndex(registryURL, stack, modifiedOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}