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System Design Question

Design a Web Analytics Tool (like Google Analytics)

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Functional Requirements:

  • Track website visits and page views.
  • Capture user events (e.g., clicks, form submissions).
  • Analyze traffic sources (direct, referral, search, social).
  • Provide real-time and historical reports (daily, weekly, monthly).
  • Support conversion tracking (e.g., purchases, signups).
  • Allow segmentation of users based on device, browser, or location.
  • Enable multiple user roles (admin, analyst, viewer) with authentication.

Non-Functional Requirements:

  • Scalability: Handle up to 1 million unique visitors per month and 10 events per visitor.
  • Performance: Real-time processing of events with low latency (within seconds).
  • Data Retention: Store event data for up to 12 months.
  • Security: Secure data in transit and at rest; enforce access control.
  • Availability: High availability with minimal downtime.
  • Usability: Provide an intuitive dashboard for data visualization and reporting.
  • Maintainability: Easy to update and maintain the system.
  • Interoperability: Provide APIs for integration with other tools and support data export.

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