emit

BetterForms uses an internal event bus for communication between various elements. This allows parents, children and peers to all send information without direct references.

the emit action emits a message to elements that may be listening via this internal event bus.

Emit Action Object

Key	value	Description
action	'emit'	Action name
options.eventName	{string}	The name of the event used to target the listener
options.message	{string | object}	The message body object, can be any type of data, see the elements specific fields it requires.

Uses:

General purpose event communication between elements.

Example

// This will send the seating chart element a reset to home screen commands 
[
  {
    "action": "emit",
    "options": {
      "eventName": "d3sc",
      "message": {
         "data": "",     // this data varies depending on the receiving element
         "method": "goToBoard"
      }
    }
  }
  ...

]