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Events Package Cheatsheet

Code-verified reference for packages/events.

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Core Interface

use Cognesy\Events\Contracts\CanHandleEvents;

// Extends PSR EventDispatcherInterface + ListenerProviderInterface
interface CanHandleEvents {
    public function addListener(string $name, callable $listener, int $priority = 0): void;
    public function wiretap(callable $listener): void;
    public function dispatch(object $event): object;
    public function getListenersForEvent(object $event): iterable;
}

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CanAcceptEventHandler

use Cognesy\Events\Contracts\CanAcceptEventHandler;

interface CanAcceptEventHandler {
    public function withEventHandler(CanHandleEvents $events): static;
}

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CanFormatConsoleEvent

use Cognesy\Events\Contracts\CanFormatConsoleEvent;
use Cognesy\Events\Data\ConsoleEventLine;

interface CanFormatConsoleEvent {
    public function format(object $event): ?ConsoleEventLine;
}

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Basic Dispatcher Usage

use Cognesy\Events\Dispatchers\EventDispatcher;
use Cognesy\Events\Event;

final class UserLoggedIn extends Event {}

$events = new EventDispatcher(name: 'app');

$events->addListener(UserLoggedIn::class, function (UserLoggedIn $event): void {
    // handle event
}, priority: 100);

$events->wiretap(function (object $event): void {
    // observe all events
});

$events->dispatch(new UserLoggedIn(['userId' => 123]));

// Additional public methods on EventDispatcher:
$events->name();        // returns the dispatcher name (string)
$events->dispatcher();  // returns the parent dispatcher or self (EventDispatcherInterface)
Constructor: new EventDispatcher(string $name = 'default', ?EventDispatcherInterface $parent = null) Notes:
  • addListener('*', $listener) also registers a global listener.
  • Class listeners run first (priority desc), wiretaps run after.
  • Parent classes and implemented interfaces are considered for listener matching.
  • When a parent dispatcher is set, events bubble up to it after local dispatch.

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Event Base Class (Event)

use Cognesy\Events\Event;
use Psr\Log\LogLevel;

$event = new Event(['status' => 'ok']);

$id = $event->id;               // readonly string (UUID)
$createdAt = $event->createdAt; // readonly DateTimeImmutable
$data = $event->data;           // mixed
$event->logLevel;               // default: LogLevel::DEBUG

$name = $event->name();                         // short class name
$asLog = $event->asLog();                       // log-formatted string
$asConsole = $event->asConsole(quote: false);   // console-formatted string
$array = $event->toArray();                     // delegates to jsonSerialize()
$json = $event->jsonSerialize();                // array<string, mixed> (implements JsonSerializable)

$event->print(quote: false, threshold: LogLevel::DEBUG);
$event->printLog();
$event->printDebug();
Notes:
  • Event implements JsonSerializable.
  • Object payloads are normalized to a simplified public-property array via get_object_vars().
  • __toString() returns best-effort JSON of the event data.

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Explicit Wiring

use Cognesy\Events\Dispatchers\EventDispatcher;

$events = new EventDispatcher(name: 'app');
Pass CanHandleEvents explicitly to classes that emit events.

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Framework Bridges

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Symfony Bridge

use Cognesy\Events\Dispatchers\SymfonyEventDispatcher;
use Cognesy\Events\Event;

final class MyEvent extends Event {}

$symfonyBridge = new SymfonyEventDispatcher($symfonyDispatcher);
$symfonyBridge->addListener(MyEvent::class, fn(object $e) => null, priority: 50);
$symfonyBridge->wiretap(fn(object $e) => null, priority: 0);
$symfonyBridge->dispatch(new MyEvent());
Note: SymfonyEventDispatcher::wiretap() accepts an optional int $priority = 0 parameter (beyond the interface contract).

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HandlesEvents Trait

use Cognesy\Events\Event;
use Cognesy\Events\Traits\HandlesEvents;

final class Service {
    use HandlesEvents;

    public function run(): void {
        $this->dispatch(new Event(['action' => 'run']));
    }
}

$service = new Service();
$service
    ->withEventHandler($events)                    // returns static
    ->onEvent(Event::class, fn(object $e) => null) // returns self
    ->wiretap(fn(object $e) => null);              // returns self
Methods:
  • withEventHandler(CanHandleEvents $events): static
  • dispatch(Event $event): object
  • onEvent(string $class, ?callable $listener): self — null listener is a no-op
  • wiretap(?callable $listener): self — null listener is a no-op
Call withEventHandler($events) before dispatch(), onEvent(), or wiretap() — throws LogicException otherwise.

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Event Formatter Utilities

use Cognesy\Events\Utils\EventFormatter;

$shortName = EventFormatter::toShortName($event); // e.g. "UserLoggedIn"
$fullName = EventFormatter::toFullName($event);   // e.g. "App\\Events\\UserLoggedIn"

$line = EventFormatter::logFormat($event, 'message');
$console = EventFormatter::consoleFormat($event, 'message', quote: false);

$shouldPrint = EventFormatter::logFilter('info', 'warning'); // bool
$rank = EventFormatter::logLevelRank('error');               // int (0=emergency .. 7=debug)
Notes:
  • logFilter($threshold, $eventLevel) returns true when $eventLevel severity is equal to or higher than $threshold.
  • Log level ranks: emergency=0, alert=1, critical=2, error=3, warning=4, notice=5, info=6, debug=7, other=8.

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Console Event Printer

use Cognesy\Events\Contracts\CanFormatConsoleEvent;
use Cognesy\Events\Data\ConsoleEventLine;
use Cognesy\Events\Enums\ConsoleColor;
use Cognesy\Events\Support\ConsoleEventPrinter;

$printer = new ConsoleEventPrinter(useColors: true, showTimestamps: true);

$formatter = new class implements CanFormatConsoleEvent {
    public function format(object $event): ?ConsoleEventLine {
        return new ConsoleEventLine('INFO', 'event received', ConsoleColor::Green, 'events');
    }
};

// Create a wiretap closure from a formatter
$wiretap = $printer->wiretap($formatter); // returns Closure(object): void
$wiretap(new stdClass());

// Or print a line directly
$printer->printIfAny($line); // accepts ?ConsoleEventLine, no-op on null

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ConsoleEventLine

new ConsoleEventLine(
    label: 'INFO',
    message: 'something happened',
    color: ConsoleColor::Green,   // default: ConsoleColor::Default
    context: 'my-module',         // default: null
);

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ConsoleColor Enum

use Cognesy\Events\Enums\ConsoleColor;

// Cases: Default, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, Dark
$ansi = ConsoleColor::Green->ansiCode(); // returns ANSI code string, e.g. "32"