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commandBus.on

The on method allows to listen to the command similarly to how addEventListener works for DOM events.

Input parameters

messageName

messageName is a mandatory parameter of the string type which represents the name of the message to listen to.

listener

listener is a mandatory parameter of type TMessageListener which represents a callback for the command emission.

Example

To listen to any command emitted by the Command Bus you can use the on method:

useStorefront(async (storefront) => {
    storefront.commandBus.on('example-command', () => {
        console.log('Listening to the command...')
    });
});

Example

Remember that the command bus does not allow two listeners:

useStorefront(async (storefront) => {
    storefront.commandBus.on('example-command', () => {
        console.log('Listening to the command...')
    });

    storefront.commandBus.on('example-command', () => { // Error: Maximum number of listeners reached
        console.log('Listening to the command for the second time...')
    });
});

Listening with on and once at the same time is also not allowed:

useStorefront(async (storefront) => {
    storefront.commandBus.once('example-command', () => {
        console.log('Listening to the command...')
    });

    storefront.commandBus.on('example-command', () => { // Error: Maximum number of listeners reached
        console.log('Listening to the command with on...')
    });
});

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