Fields

unique ID. Unique identifier.

We recommend the unique ID is set to a CoreFoundation UUID using its UTF8 string representation. This ensures the event's unique ID is truely unique.

The engine indexes events by unique ID.

unique ID is a string. If unique ID is omitted, a default is created. unique ID must be between 1 and 255 characters long, inclusive.

enabled. Is the event available to be scheduled and performed.

Setting enabled to true allows the engine to enqueue the event's triggers.

Setting enabled to false stops the engine from acting upon the event, even if the appropriate triggers fire.

enabled is a boolean. If enabled is omitted, the default true is used.

name. Presentation name.

name need not be unique, but we recommend it is. The name should convay the purpose of the event. Try to suggest or pick names that touch upon the cause or outcome of the event.

name is a string. If name is omitted, the default Untitled is used. name must be between 1 and 255 characters long, inclusive.

notes. Notes about this event's purpose.

notes is provided to hold information about the event's purpose, intent, creator, and any other miscellaneous details that may be useful to other users. No specific format should be expected.

notes is a string. If notes is omitted, the default "" is used. notes is optional. notes must be between 0 and 4048 characters long, inclusive.

image. A Universal Image Identifer respresenting the event.

image is a Universal Image Identifer (UII). The image will be used is association with the event throughout the user interface.

image is a string. image is optional. image must be between 1 and 1024 characters long, inclusive.

tool. Owning tool in reverse domain name format.

tool is the reverse domain named formatted identifier of the tool that created or last manipulated this event. Used to help tools identify which events they claim responsibility for. A tool with limited functionality might restrict itself to attempting to edit or show only events with a tool entry matching their own identifier.

tool is a string. tool is optional. tool must be between 3 and 1024 characters long, inclusive.

behaviours. Non-standard event behaviour.

Behaviours affect how the event is performed and allow the event to take on non-standard responses to situations such as requests to idle sleep, and parallel triggers.

behaviours is an array of behaviour elements. behaviours is optional. Each item in behaviours must be unique.

triggers. Triggers determining when the event performs.

triggers is an array of trigger structures. If triggers is omitted, a default is created.

criteria. A criteria determining if the event performs.

The criteria is tested after a trigger fires. Only if the criteria is met, will the actions be performed.

criteria is a criteria structure. If criteria is omitted, a default is created.

actions. Actions performed when the event is successfully triggered.

List of actions performed in sequence after one of the's event triggers has fired, and the criteria has been met.

actions is an array of action structures. If actions is omitted, a default is created.

access rights. Caller rights for the event.

Access rights lists what the caller can do to this event. The rights are specific to the caller. access rights is read only. Any access rights passed into the engine will be ignored.

access rights is an array of right elements. access rights is read-only. Each item in access rights must be unique.