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Events (MoogDb Only)

Compatibility with MoogDb and MoogDb.V2

Methods and auxiliary objects listed here are compatible with the MoogDb module, which was removed in v4.1.14.

Information here is provided for reference only.

For methods and auxiliary objects compatible with its replacement, see the MoogDb V2 module.

Description

The events Moobot module allows you to make a Moobot driven by the occurrence of events by defining the type of event that interests the Moobot.

The events module is available to load into any standard Moobot.

To use, at the top of a Moobot js file, define a new global variable events to load the events module:

var events = MooBot.loadModule('Events');

Method

  • events.onEvent

The events module has only one method, onEvent. This method points the Moobot to a supplied JavaScript function, which is called when a specified event type occurs.

The parameters to the called function depend on the type of event that you are listening for. In a Moobot, this method is typically the last line in a script.

The type of event adaptor chosen is specific to the type of Moobot you are building.

events.onEvent

Takes the name of a valid JavaScript function in a Moobot and also event code (from the constants module eventType), and returns an event adaptor object.

Request Arguments

Name

Type

Description

functionName

String

The name of a valid JavaScript function in the Moobot that is called when the event arrives.

type

CEvent

eventType event code that specifies what type of event the Moobot is listening for. It is typically from the constants module.

Return Parameter

Name

Type

Description

CEventAdaptor

Object

An event adaptor object. Made active with the listen function in-line to listen for the event type.

Example

For the AlertBuilder MooBot:

events.onEvent("newEvent",constants.eventType("Event")).listen();
  • Call the newEvent JavaScript function.

  • Define the event type event (from the Constants module), which responds to events put on the Message Bus by a LAM.

  • Call the listen function in-line to listen for the event type.

When the Moolet starts and loads this events Moobot, its JavaScript file executes, initialising the Moobot to respond in an event-driven way to events arriving.

newEvent Javascript function

The format of the function newEvent (which is called when you get an event), is as follows:

function newEvent

Request Arguments

Name

Type

Description

event

CEvent object

An object that encapsulates all the data for the event from the Message Bus.

response

CResponse object

An object to communicate back to the Moolet. The Moolet uses this response to broadcast any updates, or any changes to the data structures on the Message Bus.

CEventAdaptor auxiliary object

This object is a utility class used by the events module to allow for the programmatic activation of event listening. It has one method:

listen

Starts the event adaptor listening, which then calls the specified function when an event occurs.

Request Argument

None.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.

CEvent auxiliary object

This object encapsulates a generic Message Bus event object, and the contents of it are specific to the event type it represents. You can however access the key-value pairs contained in the object, and also set the values. Its methods include:

contains

Returns true if the event contains a value stored at the key name.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

name

String

The name of the key being queried.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Boolean

True if the Event has a field called name, otherwise false.

set

Associates the specified value with the specified name in the event. Previous key mapping has the old value replaced.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

name

String

The key with which the specified value is to be associated.

value

Object

The value associated with the key.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Boolean

Indicates if the operation was successful: true = success, false = fail.

value

Returns the object stored at the key name.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

name

String

The name of the key to return the object from.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Object

A Javascript object containing what is at the key name.

CEvent auxiliary object

Note

The following methods only apply to the MoogDb module, which is being deprecated.

getCorrelationInfo

Returns the external service correlation_info (where this has been set) for a Situation.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

scope

Javascript object

The Moobot context, provided by using this as a parameter.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Object

Javascript object containing the correlation_info.

getCustomInfo

Returns the custom information (if any) for an alert or Situation.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

scope

Javascript object

The Moobot context, provided by using this as a parameter.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Object

Javascript object containing the custom information.

getJournalDetails

Returns the details (if any) of the journaled operation for a Situation.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

scope

Javascript object

The Moobot context, provided by using this as a parameter.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Object

Javascript object containing the details of the journaled operation for a Situation.

getSummaryData

Returns the summary information from a statistics summary event.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

scope

Javascript object

The Moobot context, provided by using this as a parameter.

Return Parameter

Type

Description

Object

Javascript object containing the summary information.

setCustomInfo

Sets the custom information for an Alert or Situation

Request Arguments

Name

Type

Description

scope

Javascript object

The Moobot context, provided by using this as a parameter.

customInfoJS

Native object

A Javascript object containing the custom information.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.

CResponse auxiliary object

Note

The following methods only apply to the MoogDb module, which has been deprecated.

doNotPropagate

Indicates that no propagation is needed.

Request Argument

None.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.

message

Object to broadcast on.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

msg

CEvent

Object to broadcast on.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.

output

Freeform message to attach.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

txt

String

The message as a text string.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.

retcode

The retcode value must be >= 0 for a message to be sent.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

code

Number

Must be >= 0 for a message to be sent.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.

topic

Topic to broadcast message on.

Request Argument

Name

Type

Description

topic

String

The topic name.

Return Parameter

Void - no value returned.