new ContextEvent(sourceName, sourceType)
Creates a new event to be sent over the context bus
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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sourceName |
string | The name of the source of the event. |
sourceType |
string | The type of the source. |
Extends
Members
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allowedEventTypes
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Returns a Set of strings that describe the valid types of events
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eventBus
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Returns a EventEmitter that will be used for the global event bus
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sourceName
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Returns a string representing the name of source of this event
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sourceType
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Returns a string that describe the source type of this event
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Methods
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async emit(type, …data) → {Promise.<boolean>}
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Emits the event on the specified event bus
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description type
string The type of the event
data
object <repeatable>
The optional data associated with the event
Returns:
Promise.<boolean> -Returns a Promise resolving to
true
if the event had listeners,false
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toString() → {string}
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Convert an event to a human-readable string
Returns:
string -A string describing this event
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