How it works

How it works

A Happening plugin consists of a zipped code/resource bundle, that is uploaded to the Happening Platform. Code can either be Javascript or Coffeescript.

Client-side code and resources

Client-side code in the bundle is used to render the interfaces and execute logic within the Happening iOS App, Android App or on the web. Once a plugin bundle is uploaded to the Happening Platform, all client-side code and resources will be distributed and run on the devices of participants of happenings with the plugin enabled.

APIs are available to fetch contextual data about the current happening and its members, draw user interface elements and access a synchronized data store.

Server-side code

Server-side code in the bundle is run on the Happening servers. It can define RPC endpoints to be called by client-side code and APIs are available to read/write the synchronized data store, send out push notifications and to send or receive HTTP requests.

See also

• [Your first plugin](Your first plugin)
• Submitting and distributing your plugin
• API reference