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613                    Blog #259 ~ Nick&#039;s Dual Diagnosis: Down Syndrome and Autism - Day Program Resumes
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1581
1582  // regex patterns to identify known bot instances:
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1584
1585  let regex = new RegExp(botPattern, 'i');
1586
1587  // define var conditionalSampleRate as 0 if the userAgent matches a pattern in botPatterns
1588  // otherwise, define conditionalSampleRate as 100
1589  let conditionalSampleRate = regex.test(navigator.userAgent) ? 0 : 10;
1590  window.DD_RUM.onReady(function() {
1591    window.DD_RUM.init({
1592      applicationId: 'a1c5469d-ab6f-4740-b889-5955b6c24e72',
1593      clientToken: 'pub9ae25d27d775da672cae8a79ec522337',
1594      site: 'datadoghq.com',
1595      service: 'fdp',
1596      env: 'production',
1597      sessionSampleRate: conditionalSampleRate,
1598      sessionReplaySampleRate: 0,
1599      defaultPrivacyLevel: 'mask',
1600      trackUserInteractions: true,
1601      trackResources: true,
1602      trackLongTasks: 1,
1603      traceContextInjection: 'sampled'
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