Trigger an event by calling the dashboard

Dashboard
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hello
can i trigger an event by calling the dashboard specified group to log when the page was called or to read and display a current value from the database by opening that group?
THX

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When the page was loaded - yes, you can use the ui control node for that I think. Not sure about when opening a tab if that's what you meant.

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Yes ui_control will report

  • payload - connect , lost , change , or group .
  • socketid - the ID of the socket (this will change every time the browser reloads the page).
  • socketip - the ip address from where the connection originated.
  • tab - the number of the tab. (only for 'change' event).
  • name - the name of the tab. (only for 'change' event).
  • group - the name of the group. (only for 'group' event).
  • open - the state of the group. (only for 'group' event).
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I don't know if I understood everything you are asking but here is a flow that tells you the time when a dashboard tab has been opened:
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if you inject "1", you will open tab 1 and tell you what time it was opened...

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Thanks for the great help.
I did not know the function of ui_control yet.
It makes it even easier for me to get the IP address delivered.
I still have to understand the function lost, but it is not important for me at the moment.

@SuperNinja thanks for your example.
Interesting your function. It makes it easier in some points. Also here I did not know that you can write a function in a function.

Today I learned a lot again! THANK YOU
:blush:

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