[SOLVED] Events disappear after refreshing page

[mint sparrow]

I understand we need to add the event to appwrite.json. But even after specifying it in json can't add event

{
    "projectId": "hidden",
    "projectName": "hidden",
    "events": [
        "databases.*.collections.chat.documents.create"
    ]
}

This is how my appwrite.json looks currently

[molten girder]

can't add event
What do you mean?

[mint sparrow]

@molten girder I am trying to add an event that will automatically trigger a function when any document inside the chat collection will be created. But as soon as I go to the appwrite cloud and try to create the event through the create event button and put in all details it is added but disappears on refresh

[molten girder]

Events disappear after refreshing page

[molten girder]

Did you click on update after adding the event?

[molten girder]

You definitely should put it in your appwrite.json, but that's the wrong place to put it. It should go under your function

[mint sparrow]

I see, can you guide me to where I can find an example appwrite.json file specific to this

[molten girder]

Did you initialize your function with appwrite init function?

[mint sparrow]

No, I created it directly in cloud and then deploy using appwrite cli

[molten girder]

Here are the docs: https://appwrite.io/docs/command-line-deployment

[mint sparrow]

Thanks @molten girder ✨

[mint sparrow]

@molten girder I tried putting events under functions but still not working. I even tried creating function using appwrite init function and then adding an event and then updating the function

But everytime the event is sent as empty to the cloud by cli

{
    "projectId": "hidden",
    "projectName": "hidden",
    "functions": [
        {
            "$id": "hidden",
            "name": "createChatCollection",
            "runtime": "dart-2.17",
            "path": "functions/createChatCollection",
            "entrypoint": "lib/main.dart",
            "ignore": [
                ".packages",
                ".dart_tool"
            ],
            "execute": [],
            "events": [           "databases.*.collections.chat.documents.*.create"
            ],
            "schedule": "",
            "timeout": 15
        }
    ]
}

This is how my appwrite.json looks currently

I found out the issue

We need to hit update, even after clicking on create in events

Without update it just vanishes

Create event already has create button, so shouldn't create add the event instead of having to click on two buttons. I think it's a bit confusing for new comers

[molten girder]

how did you "update the function"

[mint sparrow]

I updated from cloud console of appwrite (By clicking add event button)

[molten girder]

if you update in the console, your appwrite.json will be out of sync. i highly recommend updating in your appwrite.json and then deploy with appwrite deploy function

[mint sparrow]

No I understand that, I wanted to say that to update in console we are having to click on three buttons. "+ Add Event" -> "Create" -> "Update". I think if we didn't need to click on the last update button it would have been better from a UX point of view