Triggering Generic and Diagnostic Event for Actions.

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Ali Ergin Hacimahmutoglu

March 17, 2021 12:03 Edited

   Hello Everybody, 

   I want to ask a question about generating events;     

   As we know, there are three types of events; these are Analytic, Diagnostic, Generic events in NX event rule. Diagnostic and Analytic Events are based on cameras. By which I mean; these are the events that is supposed to come from the camera. However, the Generic event is not based on a camera. It is independent.

   In my scenario;
I want to trigger events (according to received actions) from Nx event rule for custom actions. And if received actions might comes any device,  it is more logical to use Generic event. I summarize the actions again below.

received action -->  Generic event -->  custom action(create book mark, text overlay.... )

Technically, Generic Events can be triggered from the API with http request.

My Question is,
I want to trigger events by using plugin not API. I have managed it in by using diagnostic event and combine it to the custom actions, Is this creates a problem in the future. Does generating diagnostic event frequently have a negative effect on other systems in the plugin? Can I use that option? 

We have tested; the scenario below, and it seems to be working properly.

Received action(from any device) --> diagnostic event --> custom action(create book mark, text overlay.... )

As I mentioned before , we have used the diagnostic event because the plugin has capability of creating diagnostic event but not generic event. To create a generic event, plugin needs to send message with API in order to trigger generic event. Could you give some advice for us.

Thanks.

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  Andrey Terentyev

  • Network Optix team

  March 17, 2021 16:10 Edited

  Hello Ali Ergin Hacimahmutoglu ,

  I want to trigger events by using plugin not API. I have managed it in by using diagnostic event and combine it to the custom actions, Is this creates a problem in the future. Does generating diagnostic event frequently have a negative effect on other systems in the plugin? Can I use that option? 

  Events you have showed on the screenshot are called "Plugin analytics events". There are the "Plugin diagnostic events", as well, but they can't be used in the rules.

  The Plugin Analytics events are designated exactly to the task of a kind you've described. There should be no problems.

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  Ali Ergin Hacimahmutoglu

  March 18, 2021 19:19

  Thanks Andrey, I will go on with your recommendation.  

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