Reference Triggers Core

Core triggers

Also on the Cuebot Docs site.

Application started

Runs once each time Cuebot finishes starting up. Good for setting your variables, switching a scene or saying hello every time you open Cuebot.

Type id: core.appStarted

Cron schedule

Runs on a clock schedule that you write, like every 15 minutes or every day at 8 pm. It uses your computer's local time and is separate from the Timers page.

Setting	What to put in
Cron expression	Five parts with spaces between: minute, hour, day of the month, month, day of the week. A * means every. "*/15 * * * *" is every 15 minutes, "0 20 * * *" is every day at 20:00. Starts as: 0 * * * *.

Variables you get

Variable	What it holds
%expression%	The schedule text that matched
%triggeredAt%	The date and time (to the minute) when it ran

Type id: core.cron

Timer

Runs each time one of your timers goes off. You make timers on the Timers page. Good for a repeating reminder like "follow the channel" every 20 minutes.

Setting	What to put in
Timer	The name of the timer, exactly as it is on the Timers page, like "Social links". Leave it empty to run for every timer.

Variables you get

Variable	What it holds
%timerName%	The name of the timer that went off
%interval%	How many seconds the timer waits between runs
%chatLines%	How many chat messages came in since the timer last ran
%timerId%	The timer's internal id (rarely needed)

Type id: core.timer