Funnel Query Language is a language designed to perform queries on the chronological context of activity of a website visitor for the purpose of advanced Conversion Funnel Optimization.
A Javascript API enables to write a funnel data-set and provides several methods to query the data-set using Funnel Query Language.
Funnel Query Language converts to JSON before it is used to query the funnel data-set. The language is designed for easy usage by non-technical users. It is possible to use JSON instead of Funnel Query Language to save additional parsing time in a production environment.
Funnel Query Language provides the following methods for querying the registered funnel data-set.
Tag (JSON string)
URL (URL)
Path (PATH)
Tag Count (COUNT)
Date or time (SINCE)
Custom function (FN)
Tag Query
A tag can be queried using a JSON string "tag-name" or using a Regular Expression method REGEX(/tag-name/i).
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"tag-x" + REGEX(/tag-name-(\d+)?/i) + "tag-y"
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URL Query
An URL can be queried using the method URL("url") or using a Regular Expression URL( REGEX(/tag-name/i) ).
The PATH query enables to add chronological context to a query. The path method starts a sub query that can contain a tag, url, count or function query.
The path query provides operators to define the chronological context. The path sequence can be based on URL navigation position or time.
Path Query Operators
Option
Description
>
Matches in consecutive query should follow previous query's URL position.
>=
Matches in consecutive query should match or follow previous query's URL position.
\|>
Matches in consecutive query should be on same URL position as previous query's URL position.
>10
Matches in consecutive query should be at least 10 URL positions from previous query's URL position.
>10m
Matches in consecutive query should be at least 10 minutes from previous query's event position.
<10m
Matches in consecutive query should be within 10 minutes from previous query's event position.
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PATH( "tag-x" > "tag-y" )
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The following example matches when tag-y follows within 1 minute after tag-x.
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PATH( "tag-x" <1m "tag-y" )
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The following example matches when the visitor visits an URL containing cart or other-page within 5 navigations after having visited product-1.html.
The SINCE query enables to add chronological context to a query. The since method starts a sub query that can contain a tag, url, count or function query.
The first parameter of the SINCE method can contain a time reference, e.g. 1s (1 second) or 10m (10 minutes) or a date in format yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm.
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SINCE( 1m, "tag-x" )
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SINCE( 2018-09-02T12:10, ( "tag-x" + "tag-y" ) )
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Count Query
A COUNT query enables to query based on number of occurrences of a tag.
The first parameter of the COUNT method contains the tag as JSON string or as REGEX query. The query supports the operators >, <, =, <=, >= followed by a number.
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COUNT( "tag-x" > 1 )
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Function Query
A FN query enables to perform a custom query using a javascript function. Optional conditions from a parent query are added as a extra argument.