imagej/imagej-usage

[ABANDONED] Anonymous usage statistics plugin for ImageJ

ImageJ Usage Statistics

This plugin collects anonymized usage statistics for known ImageJ modules (commands, scripts, etc.).

Statistics are accumulated every time a module is executed. Once per hour, and when ImageJ shuts down, the statistics are flushed (i.e., uploaded) to the ImageJ usage server with an anonymous but unique user/machine identifier. It is not possible to tell who a user is from the identifier, but each user/machine combination is guaranteed to have a unique identifier string, to facilitate computation of statistics such as: "How many people used such-and-such command within the past 12 months?"

Collection of usage statistics is optional, and can be toggled in the Edit > Options > Privacy... options dialog.

Such information is very useful to the developers in prioritizing bug-fixes and new features, as well for continued funding of valuable functionality.

For further details, see Usage on the ImageJ web site.

imagej-usage's Issues

Ask for permission at the time of upload

refactor the privacy options as such:

• pop the options dialog at time of upload
• add a "never ask me again" toggle to decide if options are saved or not. Default enabled

Privacy option not recordable

There seems to be no way of recording in the macro language the Edit>Options>Privacy Opt Out option. Can this be added too so it can be included in the StartupMacros file as a command to run at start up?
Thanks.

Make usage statistics open source

Suggested by Stephan Saalfeld: put the usage statistics under an open license and make them completely open in their raw form.

Although we were planning on creating a visualization UI for the data, exposing the raw data under an open license would help to ensure it can't be used for profit, and will allow the community to independently analyze it on their own terms.