Does eventhandler work for device types?

Developer Programs Writing Device Types
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The documentation (http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/ref-docs/event-ref.html) implies that you can use:
def eventHandler(evt)

to get more information about an event. But I think it can only be used in smartapps. Can anyone confirm this or tell me how to do it in a device type handler?

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Can you describe more about what you are actually trying to do? i.e., what is your end requirement?

Offhand, I don’t think eventHandler() is applicable within a DTH, because a DTH receives events through its parse() method.

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When I posted this, I was trying to look for a few extra debugging tools, mostly. Looked like a lot of good info could be in those events, was trying to get at it.

If it only works in smartapps, that’s okay. Just want to clarify at this point.

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In a DTH, indeed, there is a lot of useful information from “events”, but the events are routed to parse(), not to an arbitrary Event Handler.

http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/device-type-developers-guide/parse.html

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You know - I was thinking of the kind of events that you do when you do “createevent” or “sendevent”. Pretty dumb - sorry about that!

I’m familiar with parse (and even “intercepting” it) although there are some things in here I didn’t actually realize. :slight_smile:

Thanks!

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