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Properties

The trigger module invokes a function or calls a remote backend when a product event, app lifecycle event, or data security policy event is fired. For example, as the result of an issue being created in Jira.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`key`	`string`	Yes	A key for the module, which other modules can refer to. Must be unique within the manifest. Regex: `^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$`
`function`	`string`	Required if using UI Kit 1 or triggers.	A reference to the function module that defines the module.
`endpoint`	`string`		A reference to the `endpoint` that specifies the remote back end that receives the event if you are using Forge remote to integrate with a remote back end. Required if no `function` is specified.
`events`	`Array<string>`	Yes	A list of product events that trigger the function or endpoint.
`filter`	Filter	No	A set of options to prevent invoking a function or endpoint.

Filter reference

Property Type Required Description

Property	Type	Required	Description
`ignoreSelf`	`boolean`	The `filter` property must have either `ignoreSelf` or `expression` or both of them defined.	Ignore self-generated events. For example, an app updates an issue and ignores the `avi:jira:updated:issue` event that is generated by this operation. Note that currently `ignoreSelf` only works with Jira events.
`expression`	`string`	An expression used to filter out unwanted events. For example, instead of listening to all `avi:jira:updated:issue` events, an app can listen to events only from specific projects.
`onError`	`enum`	No	Specify what should happen when an error occurs while evaluating the expression. You can either invoke a function or call a remote backend and publish app logs. Can be used only with the `expression` property. The possible values are: (default) `IGNORE_AND_LOG` - don't invoke a function or call a remote backend; publish a log. `IGNORE` - don't invoke a function or call a remote backend; don't publish a log. `RECEIVE_AND_LOG` - invoke a function or call a remote backend; publish a log. `RECEIVE` - invoke a function or call a remote backend; don't publish a log.

ignoreSelf

boolean

The filter property must have either ignoreSelf or expression or both of them defined.

Ignore self-generated events.

For example, an app updates an issue and ignores the avi:jira:updated:issue event that is generated by this operation.

Note that currently ignoreSelf only works with Jira events.

expression

string

An expression used to filter out unwanted events.

For example, instead of listening to all avi:jira:updated:issue events, an app can listen to events only from specific projects.

onError

enum

Specify what should happen when an error occurs while evaluating the expression. You can either invoke a function or call a remote backend and publish app logs.

Can be used only with the expression property.

The possible values are:

(default) IGNORE_AND_LOG - don't invoke a function or call a remote backend; publish a log.
IGNORE - don't invoke a function or call a remote backend; don't publish a log.
RECEIVE_AND_LOG - invoke a function or call a remote backend; publish a log.
RECEIVE - invoke a function or call a remote backend; don't publish a log.

Example

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modules:
  trigger:
    - key: issue-updated-trigger-with-ignore-self-and-expression
      function: main
      events:
        - avi:jira:updated:issue
      filter:
        ignoreSelf: true
        expression: event.issue.fields?.issueType.name == 'Bug'
        onError: RECEIVE_AND_LOG
  function:
    - key: main
      handler: index.run