Can 'Clicky Web Analytics' be used in a C# WinForms environment?

Question

Can 'Clicky Web Analytics' be utilized in a C# WinForms environment?

The only thing I can spot is a HTML code snippet for websites.

They also accept HTTP requests, but I believe they are just for polling data, not for pushing new events/stats to Clicky.

I realize it is probably called 'Clicky Web Analytics' for a reason (i.e. only website/web app based stat tracking), but I could really use a C# solution right about now.

Answer 1

Here is how to track custom events from C# to your clicky site:

    private static void TrackStatWithClicky(string eventValue)
    {
        // Prepare HTTP request
        WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create
       (
           "http://in.getclicky.com/in.php?" +
           "site_id=" + ClickySiteID +  //click site id , found in preferences
           "&sitekey_admin=" + ClickySiteAdminKey + //clicky site admin key, found in preferences
           "&ip_address=" + GetLocalIPAddressString() + //ip address of the user - used for mapping action trails
           "&type=custom" +
           "&href=" + eventValue.Replace(" ", "_") + //string that contains whatever event you want to track/log
           "&title=APPNAME Action" +
           "&type=click"
       );

        request.Method = "GET";

        // Get response
        WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
        response.Close();
    }

    public static string GetLocalIPAddressString()
    {
        if (!System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface.GetIsNetworkAvailable())
        {
            return "";
        }

        IPHostEntry host = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());

        return host.AddressList.FirstOrDefault(ip => ip.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork).ToString();
    }

Some of the information here was usefull in figuring it out: https://clicky.com/help/custom/manual#internal