Should You Call stop_session_recording Before Starting a New Session?
If I have a toggle button to start session should I add stop_session_recording before calling start to make sure it will start a new session?
If I have a toggle button to start session should I add stop_session_recording before calling start to make sure it will start a new session?
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Based on the information provided in the knowledge sources, it's not necessary to call stop_session_recording() before calling start_session_recording() to ensure a new session starts. Here's why:
According to the Mixpanel JavaScript SDK documentation, the start_session_recording() method has no effect if replay data collection is already in progress. This means that calling start_session_recording() when a session is already being recorded will not start a new session.
The documentation states:
```
mixpanel.start_session_recording()
LBKS"This will have no effect if replay data collection is in progress."
Therefore, if you have a toggle button to start a session, you can simply call `start_session_recording()` when the button is toggled on. If a session is not already in progress, it will start a new one. If a session is already in progress, the call will have no effect.
If you specifically want to ensure that any existing session is stopped before starting a new one, then you could call `stop_session_recording()` before `start_session_recording()`. However, this is not strictly necessary for the functionality you described.
For more detailed control over session recording, you can refer to the [Session Replay Methods documentation](https://docs.mixpanel.com/docs/tracking-methods/sdks/javascript#session-replay-methods) which provides examples of different scenarios and how to handle them.
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