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		The name of the event used to target the listener
options.message		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"
      }
    }
  }
  ...

]