def publish_event(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""Publish a new event
Args:
*args: If a positional argument is given it's assumed to be an
Event and will be used
**kwargs: Will be used to construct a new Event to publish if no
Event is given in the positional arguments
Keyword Args:
_publishers (Optional[List[str]]): List of publisher names.
If given the Event will only be published to the specified
publishers. Otherwise all publishers known to Beergarden will
be used.
Returns:
bool: True if the publish was successful
"""
publishers = kwargs.pop("_publishers", None)
event = args[0] if args else Event(**kwargs)
return self.client.post_event(SchemaParser.serialize_event(event),
publishers=publishers)
def _event_serialize(self, event, **kwargs):
"""Override to change how the event is serialized"""
return SchemaParser.serialize_event(event)
