Events

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Events are time-stamped, structured logs that describe something that happened in your application. They are flexible, contextual, and great for tracking user behavior, system actions, feature usage, and more.

What is an Event?

An event is:

Identified by an event name (e.g. npc_spawned, command_used, plugin_loaded)
Has a timestamp
Sent by a sender (e.g., server, client, device)
It Can include any number of properties (flexible key-value pairs)

Unlike metrics, events are not numeric by default, but rather represent something that occurred, and may include rich context.

Example Use Cases

Event Name	Properties	Description
`npc_spawned`	world_name, npc_type	Fired whenever an NPC is spawned in-game
`feature_flag_used`	feature_flag	Tracked when a feature is enabled/used
`plugin_loaded`	plugin_version, server_software	When the plugin successfully loads
`command_executed`	command, player	A player runs a specific command
`player_joined`	player, location	A player joins the server