Event Handling

Event handling components enable event-driven workflows and asynchronous communication within BroxiAI, supporting notification systems and event listeners.

Notify

The Notify component sends notifications and events to other components or external systems.

Usage

Notify component features:

  • Event broadcasting

  • Notification delivery

  • Message routing

  • Status updates

  • Workflow coordination

Inputs

Name
Display Name
Info

message

Message

Message or notification to send

event_type

Event Type

Type of event being notified

recipients

Recipients

Target recipients for the notification

priority

Priority

Notification priority level

delivery_method

Delivery Method

Method of notification delivery

Outputs

Name
Display Name
Info

notification_sent

Notification Sent

Confirmation of notification delivery

delivery_status

Delivery Status

Status of notification delivery

event_id

Event ID

Unique identifier for the event

Listen

The Listen component receives and processes events from other components or external sources.

Usage

Listen component capabilities:

  • Event subscription

  • Message reception

  • Event filtering

  • Reactive processing

  • Workflow triggering

Inputs

Name
Display Name
Info

event_types

Event Types

Types of events to listen for

filter_criteria

Filter Criteria

Criteria for filtering received events

timeout

Timeout

Maximum time to wait for events

max_events

Max Events

Maximum number of events to process

Outputs

Name
Display Name
Info

received_events

Received Events

Events received and processed

event_data

Event Data

Data payload from received events

trigger_signal

Trigger Signal

Signal to trigger downstream components

Event Types

System Events

  • Workflow Started: Workflow execution begins

  • Workflow Completed: Workflow execution finishes

  • Component Started: Individual component starts

  • Component Completed: Individual component finishes

  • Error Occurred: Error or exception events

Data Events

  • Data Received: New data available

  • Data Processed: Data processing complete

  • Data Updated: Data modification events

  • Data Deleted: Data removal events

  • Data Validated: Data validation results

User Events

  • User Input: User interaction events

  • User Action: User-triggered actions

  • User Login: User authentication events

  • User Logout: User session termination

  • User Preference: User setting changes

External Events

  • API Response: External API responses

  • File Changes: File system changes

  • Database Updates: Database modification events

  • Schedule Triggers: Time-based triggers

  • Webhook Calls: Incoming webhook events

Event Patterns

Publisher-Subscriber

  • Event Publishers: Components that emit events

  • Event Subscribers: Components that listen for events

  • Event Channels: Named channels for event routing

  • Topic-based: Subscribe to specific event topics

  • Pattern-based: Subscribe using pattern matching

Request-Response

  • Synchronous: Immediate response expected

  • Asynchronous: Response delivered later

  • Correlation: Match responses to requests

  • Timeout Handling: Handle response timeouts

  • Error Propagation: Handle error responses

Event Sourcing

  • Event Store: Persistent event storage

  • Event Replay: Recreate state from events

  • Event Versioning: Handle event schema changes

  • Snapshots: Periodic state snapshots

  • Projections: Build views from events

Advanced Features

Event Filtering

  • Type Filtering: Filter by event type

  • Content Filtering: Filter by event content

  • Source Filtering: Filter by event source

  • Time Filtering: Filter by time ranges

  • Custom Filters: User-defined filter logic

Event Transformation

  • Format Conversion: Convert event formats

  • Data Enrichment: Add context to events

  • Data Reduction: Remove unnecessary data

  • Aggregation: Combine multiple events

  • Routing: Route events to different handlers

Reliability Features

  • Delivery Guarantees: At-least-once, exactly-once delivery

  • Retry Logic: Automatic retry on failures

  • Dead Letter Queues: Handle failed events

  • Circuit Breakers: Prevent cascade failures

  • Backpressure: Handle overload situations

Use Cases

Workflow Orchestration

  • Process Coordination: Coordinate multi-step processes

  • State Management: Track workflow state changes

  • Error Handling: Handle workflow errors

  • Recovery: Recover from failures

  • Monitoring: Monitor workflow progress

Real-time Processing

  • Stream Processing: Process event streams

  • Real-time Analytics: Real-time data analysis

  • Live Updates: Live UI updates

  • Alerting: Real-time alerting systems

  • Monitoring: System monitoring and alerts

Integration Patterns

  • System Integration: Integrate disparate systems

  • Microservices: Microservice communication

  • Event-driven Architecture: Build event-driven systems

  • Saga Patterns: Distributed transaction patterns

  • CQRS: Command Query Responsibility Segregation

Usage Notes

  • Asynchronous: Designed for asynchronous communication

  • Scalable: Handle high-volume event processing

  • Reliable: Robust delivery and error handling

  • Flexible: Support various event patterns

  • Monitoring: Comprehensive event monitoring

  • Performance: Optimized for low-latency event processing

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