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--- indigo_2025.1_documentation:plugin_scripting_tutorial [2025/10/22 02:40] – [Event Data Examples] davel17
+++ indigo_2025.1_documentation:plugin_scripting_tutorial [2025/10/22 15:27] (current) – [Execute Action Group 12345678:] jay
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 </code>
-Custom Python classes that you create can implement the %%__str__(self)%% method. Take this simple example:
+Custom Python classes that you create can implement the //''__str__(self)''// method. Take this simple example:
 <code>
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 ===Execute Action Group 12345678:===
+Execute an action group:
 <code>
 indigo.actionGroup.execute(12345678)
 </code>
+===Execute Action Group 12345678 with extra event data:===
+Execute an action group, but pass through an arbitrary dictionary of data to actions that support using **event_data**:
+<code>
+extra_data = {"a": 1, "b": ["c", 2, 3]}
+indigo.actionGroup.execute(12345678, event_data=extra_data)
+</code>
 ==== Log Examples ====
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 <code>
 # If you did a indigo.actionGroup.execute(12345) the source would be `python`.
-# You don't need to import `event data`, it will be made available automatically
+# You don't need to import `event data`, it will be made available automatically.
 if event_data["source"] == "python":
     indigo.server.log(f"{event_data['timestamp']}")  # or whatever
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 </code>
+All event_data payloads will be formatted as //''<class 'indigo.Dict'>''//.
 ==== Miscellaneous Examples ====