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broadcast

Description:
The broadcast executor is used to broadcast a named message and optional value to command sets and commands that might be listening to broadcast messages.

Parent: execute, then, else

Value (simple form): string specifying the name of the broadcast message
Value (key/value form):

• broadcast: string, required, specifying the name of the broadcast message
• value: any, optional, specifying a value to accompany the broadcast message
• scope: string, optional, specifying the scope of the broadcast message (default: local)
  • local broadcast messages will only be sent to commands in this command set
  • global broadcast messages will be sent to all commands in all command sets

# simple form
- broadcast: (string)

# simple example
- broadcast: fileDeleted

# key/value form
- broadcast: (string, required)
  value: (any, optional)
  scope: (string, optional)

# key/value example
- broadcast: fileDeleted
  value: '{folders.desktop}\favorites.txt'

EXAMPLE

# broadcasts a message to other commands, and hosting application
commands:
- triggers:
  - phrase: open door
  execute:
  - speak: opening door
  - broadcast: door.open

Status: ✅ IMPLEMENTED (caveats: scope not yet functional, acts like global)