Function: writeEvent()

writeEvent(directory): (event, options) => Promise<void>

Defined in: events.ts:120

Write an event to EventCatalog.

You can optionally overide the path of the event.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
directory	string

Returns

Function

Parameters

Parameter	Type
event	Event
options	{ format: "md" | "mdx"; override: boolean; path: string; versionExistingContent: boolean; }
options.format?	"md" | "mdx"
options.override?	boolean
options.path?	string
options.versionExistingContent?	boolean

Returns

Promise<void>

Example

import utils from '@eventcatalog/utils';

const { writeEvent } = utils('/path/to/eventcatalog');

// Write an event to the catalog
// Event would be written to events/InventoryAdjusted
await writeEvent({
  id: 'InventoryAdjusted',
  name: 'Inventory Adjusted',
  version: '0.0.1',
  summary: 'This is a summary',
  markdown: '# Hello world',
});

// Write an event to the catalog but override the path
// Event would be written to events/Inventory/InventoryAdjusted
await writeEvent({
   id: 'InventoryAdjusted',
   name: 'Inventory Adjusted',
   version: '0.0.1',
   summary: 'This is a summary',
   markdown: '# Hello world',
}, { path: "/Inventory/InventoryAdjusted"});

// Write a event to the catalog and override the existing content (if there is any)
await writeEvent({
   id: 'InventoryAdjusted',
   name: 'Inventory Adjusted',
   version: '0.0.1',
   summary: 'This is a summary',
   markdown: '# Hello world',
}, { override: true });

// Write a event to the catalog and version the previous version
// only works if the new version is greater than the previous version
await writeEvent({
   id: 'InventoryAdjusted',
   name: 'Inventory Adjusted',
   version: '0.0.1',
   summary: 'This is a summary',
   markdown: '# Hello world',
}, { versionExistingContent: true });