Two types of events can be posted: "standard" events are posted at the moment of the function call, while delayed events are posted after a specified amount of time.
Two types of events can be posted: _"normal" events_ are posted at the moment of the function call, while _delayed events_ are posted after a specified amount of time.
### Standard events
#### Normal Events
To post a "standard" event the following code is used:
To post a "normal" event the following code is used:
```cpp
// Include the event broker
#include<events/EventBroker.h>
...
...
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void someFunction()
}
```
### Delayed events
#### Delayed Events
The delayed events are posted in a very similar way:
```cpp
...
...
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ void someFunction()
## Troubleshooting
Check all the following points before beating your head against the wall :)
- Call the `.start()` method on all the `FSM` subclasses used and on `sEventBroker`:
- Do not post events with payload: the current [EventBroker](EventBroker) implementation does not support them.
- Call the `.start()` method on all the [EventHandler](EventHandler), [FSM](FSM) or [HSM](HSM) subclasses used and on `sEventBroker`:
```cpp
#include<events/EventBroker.h>
...
...
@@ -137,4 +138,3 @@ int main()
ada.start();
}
```
- Don't post events with payload using `postDelayed`(see warning above)
