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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +sidebar_position: 5 |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +# Events |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +This guide explains how to listen for events emitted by the feedback widget and handle them with JavaScript. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Events overview |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +The feedback widget emits the following events: |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +- **`feedbackSent`**: Emitted when feedback is successfully submitted. |
| 14 | +- **`feedbackError`**: Emitted if there is an error during feedback submission. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +By listening to these events, you can handle feedback dynamically, such as storing it in your database or performing any custom actions. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## How to listen for events |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +You can listen for `feedbackSent` and `feedbackError` events globally by attaching event listeners directly to the `document` object. |
| 21 | +This approach captures events emitted anywhere in the DOM, making it convenient to handle feedback without needing direct access to the feedback widget. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Here’s how you can add event listeners to capture these events: |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'; |
| 26 | +import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem'; |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +<Tabs> |
| 29 | + <TabItem value="JavaScript" label="JavaScript" default> |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | + ```javascript |
| 32 | + document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { |
| 33 | + document.addEventListener('feedbackSent', (event) => { |
| 34 | + const feedback = event.detail.feedback; |
| 35 | + console.log('Feedback submitted:', feedback); |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | + // Example custom action: store feedback in your database |
| 38 | + storeFeedbackInDatabase(feedback); |
| 39 | + }); |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + document.addEventListener('feedbackError', (event) => { |
| 42 | + const error = event.detail.error; |
| 43 | + console.error('Feedback submission error:', error); |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | + // Example custom action: show error message to the user |
| 46 | + showErrorToUser(error.message); |
| 47 | + }); |
| 48 | + }); |
| 49 | + ``` |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | + </TabItem> |
| 52 | + <TabItem value="React" label="React"> |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | + ```ts |
| 55 | + import React, { useEffect } from 'react'; |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | + const FeedbackListener = () => { |
| 58 | + useEffect(() => { |
| 59 | + // Define the handler for feedbackSent |
| 60 | + const handleFeedbackSent = (event) => { |
| 61 | + const feedback = event.detail.feedback; |
| 62 | + console.log('Feedback submitted:', feedback); |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + // Example custom action: store feedback in your database |
| 65 | + storeFeedbackInDatabase(feedback); |
| 66 | + }; |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | + // Define the handler for feedbackError |
| 69 | + const handleFeedbackError = (event) => { |
| 70 | + const error = event.detail.error; |
| 71 | + console.error('Feedback submission error:', error); |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | + // Example custom action: show error message to the user |
| 74 | + showErrorToUser(error.message); |
| 75 | + }; |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | + // Add event listeners |
| 78 | + document.addEventListener('feedbackSent', handleFeedbackSent); |
| 79 | + document.addEventListener('feedbackError', handleFeedbackError); |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | + // Cleanup event listeners on unmount |
| 82 | + return () => { |
| 83 | + document.removeEventListener('feedbackSent', handleFeedbackSent); |
| 84 | + document.removeEventListener('feedbackError', handleFeedbackError); |
| 85 | + }; |
| 86 | + }, []); // Empty dependency array means this effect runs only on mount and unmount |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | + return <div>Listening for feedback events...</div>; |
| 89 | + }; |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | + export default FeedbackListener; |
| 92 | + ``` |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | + </TabItem> |
| 95 | +</Tabs> |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +## Feedback event object format |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +The `feedbackSent` event includes a `detail` object with the following structure: |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +```json |
| 102 | +{ |
| 103 | + feedback: { |
| 104 | + id: string; // Unique ID for the feedback returned from the API |
| 105 | + url: string; // The URL where the feedback was submitted |
| 106 | + message: string; // Feedback message provided by the user |
| 107 | + email: string; // User's email address |
| 108 | + project: string; // Project identifier |
| 109 | + screenshot: string; // Base64-encoded screenshot, if available |
| 110 | + rating: number; // User's rating, if provided |
| 111 | + ratingMode: string; // Rating mode selected by the user |
| 112 | + verification: string; // Verification information |
| 113 | + session: string; // Session ID from localStorage |
| 114 | + }; |
| 115 | +} |
| 116 | +``` |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +The feedbackError event also includes a detail object with the following structure: |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +```json |
| 121 | +{ |
| 122 | + error: { |
| 123 | + status: number; // HTTP status code returned by the server or 500 for general errors |
| 124 | + message: string; // Detailed error message returned from the server or error object for general errors |
| 125 | + }; |
| 126 | +} |
| 127 | +``` |
| 128 | + |
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