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== Events ==
 
== Events ==
=== Mods Enabled ===
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'''Mods Enabled'''
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Emitted by Vortex when one or more mods are enabled.
 
Emitted by Vortex when one or more mods are enabled.
 
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=== Game Mode Activated ===
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'''Game Mode Activated'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex when switching the currently managed game, including when the application first starts.
 
Emitted by Vortex when switching the currently managed game, including when the application first starts.
 
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=== Startup ===
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'''Startup'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex when the application first starts (after the extensions are loaded by before the UI is displayed).
 
Emitted by Vortex when the application first starts (after the extensions are loaded by before the UI is displayed).
 
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=== Will Deploy ===
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'''Will Deploy'''
 +
 
 
Emitted asynchronously by Vortex before starting a deployment.
 
Emitted asynchronously by Vortex before starting a deployment.
 
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=== Did Deploy ===
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'''Did Deploy'''
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Emitted asynchronously by Vortex after finishing a deployment.
 
Emitted asynchronously by Vortex after finishing a deployment.
 
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context.api.onAsync('did-deploy',  
 
context.api.onAsync('did-deploy',  
     (profiled, newDeployment) => console.log(`Finished deploying mods for profile ${profileId}`)  
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     (profileId, newDeployment) => console.log(`Finished deploying mods for profile ${profileId}`)  
 
);
 
);
  
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=== Profile Will Change ===
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'''Profile Will Change'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex before switching between profiles.
 
Emitted by Vortex before switching between profiles.
 
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=== Profile Did Change ===
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'''Profile Did Change'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex after switching between profiles.
 
Emitted by Vortex after switching between profiles.
 
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=== Did Import Downloads ===
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'''Did Import Downloads'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex after adding new downloads to the downloads section.
 
Emitted by Vortex after adding new downloads to the downloads section.
 
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=== Will Move Downloads ===
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'''Will Move Downloads'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex before the user relocates their download folder for a game.
 
Emitted by Vortex before the user relocates their download folder for a game.
 
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=== Filehash Calculated ===
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'''Filehash Calculated'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex after the user adds a new file and its MD5 has been calculated.
 
Emitted by Vortex after the user adds a new file and its MD5 has been calculated.
 
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=== Added Files ===
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'''Added Files'''
 +
 
 
Emitted asynchronously by Vortex if new files have been created in the mods folder and Vortex has attempted to identify where they came from.
 
Emitted asynchronously by Vortex if new files have been created in the mods folder and Vortex has attempted to identify where they came from.
 
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=== Mod Enabled ===
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'''Mod Enabled'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex when a mod is toggled from disabled to enabled.
 
Emitted by Vortex when a mod is toggled from disabled to enabled.
 
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=== Mod Disabled ===
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'''Mod Disabled'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex when a mod is toggled from enabled to disabled.
 
Emitted by Vortex when a mod is toggled from enabled to disabled.
 
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=== Mod Content Changed ===
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'''Mod Content Changed'''
 +
 
 
Emitted when Vortex determines the files inside a mod were changed (files might have been deleted or added). Primarily useful to update caches.
 
Emitted when Vortex determines the files inside a mod were changed (files might have been deleted or added). Primarily useful to update caches.
 
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=== Will Purge ===
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'''Will Purge'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex before purging deployed mods.
 
Emitted by Vortex before purging deployed mods.
 
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=== Did Purge ===
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'''Did Purge'''
 +
 
 
Emitted by Vortex after purging deployed mods.
 
Emitted by Vortex after purging deployed mods.
 
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== Commands ==
 
== Commands ==
=== Start Download URL ===
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'''Start Download URL'''
 +
 
 
Instruct Vortex to download the file at a given URL and name the resulting file.
 
Instruct Vortex to download the file at a given URL and name the resulting file.
 
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=== Show Balloon ===
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'''Show Balloon'''
 +
 
 
Instruct Vortex to display a notification to the user.
 
Instruct Vortex to display a notification to the user.
 
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|-
 
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=== Deploy Mods ===
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'''Deploy Mods'''
 +
 
 
Instruct Vortex to deploy all mods for the active profile. This is an asynchronous function.  
 
Instruct Vortex to deploy all mods for the active profile. This is an asynchronous function.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Deploy Single Mod ===
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'''Deploy Single Mod'''
 +
 
 
Instruct Vortex to asynchronously deploy all files from a single mod, ignoring file conflicts. This command should only be used in very specific cases.
 
Instruct Vortex to asynchronously deploy all files from a single mod, ignoring file conflicts. This command should only be used in very specific cases.
 
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=== Purge Mods In Path ===
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'''Purge Mods In Path'''
 +
 
 
Instruct Vortex to asynchronously purge a specific mod type, overriding the deployment target. This is intended to be used to clean up when an upgrade to a game extension changed the way mods get deployed such that the deployment target the new version would dynamically generate doesn't match where the old version deployed to.
 
Instruct Vortex to asynchronously purge a specific mod type, overriding the deployment target. This is intended to be used to clean up when an upgrade to a game extension changed the way mods get deployed such that the deployment target the new version would dynamically generate doesn't match where the old version deployed to.
 
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=== Purge Mods ===
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'''Purge Mods'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to purge the currently deployed mods.
 
Intruct Vortex to purge the currently deployed mods.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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=== Start Install ===
+
'''Start Install'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to start installing an archive as a mod.
 
Intruct Vortex to start installing an archive as a mod.
 
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=== Start Install Download ===
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'''Start Install Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to start installing a file that has been downloaded through Vortex.
 
Intruct Vortex to start installing a file that has been downloaded through Vortex.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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=== Remove Mod ===
+
'''Remove Mod'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to delete a mod. This is not reversible.  
 
Intruct Vortex to delete a mod. This is not reversible.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Create Mod ===
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'''Create Mod'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to create a new, empty mod.
 
Intruct Vortex to create a new, empty mod.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Update Categories ===
+
'''Update Categories'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to make changes to the categories for a game, optionally completely overwriting them.
 
Intruct Vortex to make changes to the categories for a game, optionally completely overwriting them.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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=== Activate Game ===
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'''Activate Game'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to switch the currently managed game.
 
Intruct Vortex to switch the currently managed game.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Check Mods Version ===
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'''Check Mods Version'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to check for updates on the specified mods.
 
Intruct Vortex to check for updates on the specified mods.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Nexus Download ===
+
'''Nexus Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to asynchronously download a file from Nexus Mods.
 
Intruct Vortex to asynchronously download a file from Nexus Mods.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Endorse Nexus Mod ===
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'''Endorse Nexus Mod'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to asynchronously send an endorsement to Nexus Mods.
 
Intruct Vortex to asynchronously send an endorsement to Nexus Mods.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Endorse Mod ===
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'''Endorse Mod'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to toggle the endorsement status of a mod locally.
 
Intruct Vortex to toggle the endorsement status of a mod locally.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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=== Submit Feedback ===
+
'''Submit Feedback'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to toggle the send feedback to the Nexus Mods team. It is unlikely this will need to be used by a user extension.
 
Intruct Vortex to toggle the send feedback to the Nexus Mods team. It is unlikely this will need to be used by a user extension.
 
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|-
 
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=== Mod Update ===
+
'''Mod Update'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to update a mod which is showing an update pending.
 
Intruct Vortex to update a mod which is showing an update pending.
 
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|-
 
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=== Open Mod Page ===
+
'''Open Mod Page'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to update the listed download page for the selected mod.
 
Intruct Vortex to update the listed download page for the selected mod.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Enable Download Watch ===
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'''Enable Download Watch'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to start or stop watching the downloads folder for newly added files.  
 
Intruct Vortex to start or stop watching the downloads folder for newly added files.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Autosort Plugins ===
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'''Autosort Plugins'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to run the autosort operation for an active Gamebyro game.  
 
Intruct Vortex to run the autosort operation for an active Gamebyro game.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Show Main Page ===
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'''Show Main Page'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to display the specified page of the app (e.g. Mods, Downloads, Settings).  
 
Intruct Vortex to display the specified page of the app (e.g. Mods, Downloads, Settings).  
 
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|-
 
|-
 
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=== Show Modal ===
+
'''Show Modal'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to display the specified modal box.   
 
Intruct Vortex to display the specified modal box.   
 
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|-
 
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=== Import Downloads ===
+
'''Import Downloads'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to copy the listed files into your active downloads directory.  
 
Intruct Vortex to copy the listed files into your active downloads directory.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Remove Download ===
+
'''Remove Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to delete a download from your active downloads directory.  
 
Intruct Vortex to delete a download from your active downloads directory.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Pause Download ===
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'''Pause Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to pause an active download.  
 
Intruct Vortex to pause an active download.  
 
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| style="width:10%" | Name
 
| style="width:10%" | Name
| remove-download
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| pause-download
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Parameters
 
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|-
 
|}
 
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=== Resume Download ===
+
'''Resume Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to resume a paused download.  
 
Intruct Vortex to resume a paused download.  
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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=== Start Download ===
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'''Start Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to start a download from the internet to your active downloads directory.  
 
Intruct Vortex to start a download from the internet to your active downloads directory.  
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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=== Quick Launch ===
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'''Quick Launch'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to run the primary executable/tool for the active game.  
 
Intruct Vortex to run the primary executable/tool for the active game.  
 
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=== Trigger Test Run ===
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'''Trigger Test Run'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to start run validity checks that find problems with the setup of Vortex or the game.  
 
Intruct Vortex to start run validity checks that find problems with the setup of Vortex or the game.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Install Extension ===
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'''Install Extension'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to asynchronously install an extension.  
 
Intruct Vortex to asynchronously install an extension.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Browse For Download ===
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'''Browse For Download'''
 +
 
 
Intruct Vortex to open the built-in web browser to a specified page, then exit once a file download is started. You may also add instructions that will appear above the browser window.  
 
Intruct Vortex to open the built-in web browser to a specified page, then exit once a file download is started. You may also add instructions that will appear above the browser window.  
 
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|-
 
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=== Open Knowledge Base ===
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'''Open Knowledge Base'''
Intruct Vortex to open the Knowledge Base tab a the specified wiki page.  
+
 
 +
Intruct Vortex to open the Knowledge Base tab to a specified wiki page.  
 
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== Internal Events ==
 
== Internal Events ==
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As these events are not intended to be used by 3rd party developers (and can easily be misused) they are not fully documented here.
 +
 +
* report-feedback
 +
* report-log-error
 +
* start-quick-discovery
 +
* start-discovery
 +
* cancel-discovery
 +
* await-activation
 +
* quickbms-operation
 +
* set-plugin-list
 +
* select-theme
 +
* show-modal
 +
* refresh-main-page
 +
* did-update-masterlist
 +
* apply-settings
 +
* edit-mod-cycle
 +
* force-unblock-elevating
 +
* manually-set-game-location
 +
* retrieve-category-list
 +
* request-nexus-login
 +
* request-own-issues
 +
* bake-settings
 +
* refresh-game-info
 +
* refresh-downloads
 +
* plugin-details
  
 
[[Category: Vortex]]
 
[[Category: Vortex]]
 
[[Category: Development]]
 
[[Category: Development]]

Latest revision as of 14:41, 9 July 2020

VortexLogoSmall.png This content applies to Vortex 1.2.16.

This page will document all the events Vortex can send and receive using the Vortex API.

Interacting with events

You can both catch and emit all events inside Vortex. The Vortex API is accessed as a property of the context object.

In order to have your extension respond to an event you can use the following:

context.api.events.on('eventName', callback);

context.api.onAsync('eventName', callback);

To emit an event (or command) yourself use the following:

context.api.events.emit('eventName', callback);

context.api.emitAndAwait('eventName', callback);

Notice that the asynchronous version is called from the API object directly, rather than from the events property.

Events

Mods Enabled

Emitted by Vortex when one or more mods are enabled.

Name mods-enabled
Parameters (mods: string[], enabled: boolean, gameId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('mods-enabled', 
    (mods, enabled, gameId) => console.log(`${mods.count} mods ${enabled ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'} in ${gameId}`) 
);

Game Mode Activated

Emitted by Vortex when switching the currently managed game, including when the application first starts.

Name gamemode-activated
Parameters (gameId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('gamemode-activated', 
    (gameId) => console.log(`Activated game mode in ${gameId}`) 
);
Notes
  • The gameId property can be undefined. This usually happens when the user deletes their last profile for an active game.

Startup

Emitted by Vortex when the application first starts (after the extensions are loaded by before the UI is displayed).

Name startup
Parameters none
Example
context.api.events.on('startup', 
    () => console.log('Vortex is starting up.') 
);

Will Deploy

Emitted asynchronously by Vortex before starting a deployment.

Name will-deploy
Parameters (profileId: string, oldDeployment: { [modType: string]: IDeployedFile[] })
Example
context.api.onAsync('will-deploy', 
    (profiled, oldDeployment) => console.log(`About to deploy mods for profile ${profileId}`) 
);

context.api.emitAndAwait('will-deploy', profileId, lastDeployment);

Did Deploy

Emitted asynchronously by Vortex after finishing a deployment.

Name did-deploy
Parameters (profileId: string, newDeployment: { [modType: string]: IDeployedFile[] })
Example
context.api.onAsync('did-deploy', 
    (profileId, newDeployment) => console.log(`Finished deploying mods for profile ${profileId}`) 
);

context.api.emitAndAwait('did-deploy', profileId, thisDeployment);

Profile Will Change

Emitted by Vortex before switching between profiles.

Name profile-will-change
Parameters (newProfileId: string, enqueue: (cb: () => Promise<void>) => void)
Example
context.api.events.on('profile-will-change', 
    (newProfileId, enqueue: () => undefined) => console.log(`Preparing to switch to profile ${newProfileId}`) 
);
Notes
  • The events profile-will-change and profile-did-change also fire when swapping between games, because each game has a separate profile.
  • The newProfileId property can be undefined if the user deletes the last profile for their active game.
  • The enqueue function can be used to return a Promise which needs to be fulfilled before the profile may be changed. The change can not be cancelled though because we can't know if/how previous changes can be rolled back.

Profile Did Change

Emitted by Vortex after switching between profiles.

Name profile-did-change
Parameters (newProfileId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('profile-did-change', 
    (newProfileId => console.log(`Finished switching to profile ${newProfileId}`) 
);
Notes
  • The events profile-will-change and profile-did-change also fire when swapping between games, because each game has a separate profile.
  • The newProfileId property can be undefined if the user deletes the last profile for their active game.

Did Import Downloads

Emitted by Vortex after adding new downloads to the downloads section.

Name did-import-downloads
Parameters (dlIds: string[])
Example
context.api.events.on('did-import-downloads', 
    (dlIds => console.log(`Imported ${dlIds.length} downloads`) 
);

Will Move Downloads

Emitted by Vortex before the user relocates their download folder for a game.

Name will-move-downloads
Parameters none
Example
context.api.events.on('profile-did-change', 
    (() => console.log('Vortex is preparing to move downloads.') 
);

Filehash Calculated

Emitted by Vortex after the user adds a new file and its MD5 has been calculated.

Name filehash-calculated
Parameters (filePath: string, fileMD5: string, fileSize: number)
Example
context.api.events.on('filehash-calculated', 
    (filePath, fileMD5, fileSize) => console.log(`File at ${filePath} is ${fileSize} bytes with MD5 of ${fileMD5}`) 
);

Added Files

Emitted asynchronously by Vortex if new files have been created in the mods folder and Vortex has attempted to identify where they came from.

Name added-files
Parameters (profileId: string, newFiles: Array<{ filePath: string, candidates: string[] }>)
Example
context.api.onAsync('added-files', 
    (profileId, newFiles) => {
        const fileInfo = newFiles.map(f => `File${f.filePath} could be a part of the following mods ${f.candidates.join('\n')}`).join('\n');
        console.log(`New files detected in the mods folder for ${profileId}\n${fileInfo}`);
    }) 
);

Mod Enabled

Emitted by Vortex when a mod is toggled from disabled to enabled.

Name mod-enabled
Parameters (profileId: string, modId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('mod-enabled', (profileId, modId) => console.log(`Mod ${modId} enabled in ${profileId}`) 
);

Mod Disabled

Emitted by Vortex when a mod is toggled from enabled to disabled.

Name mod-disabled
Parameters (profileId: string, modId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('mod-disabled', (profileId, modId) => console.log(`Mod ${modId} disabled in ${profileId}`) 
);

Mod Content Changed

Emitted when Vortex determines the files inside a mod were changed (files might have been deleted or added). Primarily useful to update caches.

Name mod-content-changed
Parameters (profileId: string, modId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('mod-content-changed', (profileId, modId) => console.log(`Mod ${modId} in ${profileId} changed`) 
);

Will Purge

Emitted by Vortex before purging deployed mods.

Name will-purge
Parameters (profileId: string, deployment: IDeployment)
Example
context.api.events.on('will-purge', (profileId, deployment) => console.log(`Preparing to purge on profile ${profileId}`) 
);

Did Purge

Emitted by Vortex after purging deployed mods.

Name did-purge
Parameters (profileId: string)
Example
context.api.events.on('did-purge', (profileId) => console.log(`Finished purge on profile ${profileId}`) 
);

Commands

Start Download URL

Instruct Vortex to download the file at a given URL and name the resulting file.

Name start-download-url
Parameters (url: string, fileName: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('start-download-url', url, fileName);

Show Balloon

Instruct Vortex to display a notification to the user.

Name show-balloon
Parameters (title: string, content: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('show-balloon', title, content);

Deploy Mods

Instruct Vortex to deploy all mods for the active profile. This is an asynchronous function.

Name deploy-mods
Parameters (callback: (err: Error) => void, profileId?: string, progressCB?: (text: string, percent: number) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('deploy-mods', (err) => console.warn(`Error deploying mods \n${err}` );

Deploy Single Mod

Instruct Vortex to asynchronously deploy all files from a single mod, ignoring file conflicts. This command should only be used in very specific cases.

Name deploy-single-mod
Parameters (gameId: string, modId: string, enable?: boolean)
Example
context.api.emitAndAwait('deploy-single-mod', gameId, modId, enable);

Purge Mods In Path

Instruct Vortex to asynchronously purge a specific mod type, overriding the deployment target. This is intended to be used to clean up when an upgrade to a game extension changed the way mods get deployed such that the deployment target the new version would dynamically generate doesn't match where the old version deployed to.

Name purge-mods-in-path
Parameters (gameId: string, modType: string, modPath: string)
Example
context.api.emitAndAwait('purge-mods-in-path', gameId, modType, modPath);

Purge Mods

Intruct Vortex to purge the currently deployed mods.

Name purge-mods
Parameters (allowFallback: boolean, callback: (err: Error) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('purge-mods', allowFallback, (err) => console.warn(`Purge mods error \n ${err}`));

Start Install

Intruct Vortex to start installing an archive as a mod.

Name start-install
Parameters (archivePath: string, callback: (err: Error, modId: string) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('start-install', archivePath,
    (err, modId) => console.log(`Created Mod ${modId} from archive at ${archivePath}`) 
);

Start Install Download

Intruct Vortex to start installing a file that has been downloaded through Vortex.

Name start-install-download
Parameters (downloadId: string, allowAutoEnable: boolean, callback: (err: Error, modId: string) => void, forceInstaller: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('start-install-download', downloadId, allowAutoEnable,
    (err, modId) => console.log(`Created Mod ${modId} from download Id ${downloadId}`)
);

Remove Mod

Intruct Vortex to delete a mod. This is not reversible.

Name remove-mod
Parameters (gameMode: string, modId: string, callback: (err: Error) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('remove-mod', gameMode, modId, (err) => console.log(`Mod deleted $(modId)`));

Create Mod

Intruct Vortex to create a new, empty mod.

Name create-mod
Parameters (gameMode: string, mod: IMod, callback: (err: Error) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('create-mod', gameMode, mod, (err) => console.log('Created a new mod');

Update Categories

Intruct Vortex to make changes to the categories for a game, optionally completely overwriting them.

Name update-categories
Parameters (gameId: string, categories: { [id: string]: ICategory }, isUpdate: boolean)
Example
context.api.events.emit('update-categories', gameId, categories, isUpdate);

Activate Game

Intruct Vortex to switch the currently managed game.

Name activate-game
Parameters (gameId: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('activate-game', gameId);

Check Mods Version

Intruct Vortex to check for updates on the specified mods.

Name activate-game
Parameters (gameId: string, mods: { [id: string]: IMod }, forceFull: boolean)
Example
context.api.events.emit('check-mods-version', gameId, mods, forceFull);
Notes
  • If forceFull is false (or undefined) Vortex may use cached data for this update check. This is to prevent using more requests than necessary.

Nexus Download

Intruct Vortex to asynchronously download a file from Nexus Mods.

Name nexus-download
Parameters (gameId: string, modId: string, fileId: string)
Example
context.api.emitAndAwait('nexus-download', gameId, modId, fileId);

Endorse Nexus Mod

Intruct Vortex to asynchronously send an endorsement to Nexus Mods.

Name endorse-nexus-mod
Parameters (gameId: string, nexusModId: number, version: string, endorsedStatus: EndorsedStatus)
Example
context.api.emitAndAwait('endorse-nexus-mod', gameId, nexusModId, version, endorsedStatus);

Endorse Mod

Intruct Vortex to toggle the endorsement status of a mod locally.

Name endorse-mod
Parameters (gameId: string, modId: string, endorsedStatus: EndorsedStatus)
Example
context.api.events.emit('endorse-mod', gameId, modId, endorsedStatus);

Submit Feedback

Intruct Vortex to toggle the send feedback to the Nexus Mods team. It is unlikely this will need to be used by a user extension.

Name submit-feedback
Parameters (title: string, message: string, hash: string, feedbackFiles: string[], anonymous: boolean, callback: (err: Error, response?: IFeedbackResponse) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('submit-feedback', title, message, hash, feedbackFiles, anonymous, 
    (err, response) => console.log('Feedback response', response)
);

Mod Update

Intruct Vortex to update a mod which is showing an update pending.

Name mod-update
Parameters (gameId: string, modId: string, fileId: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('mod-update', gameId, modId, fileId);

Open Mod Page

Intruct Vortex to update the listed download page for the selected mod.

Name open-mod-page
Parameters (gameId: string, modId: string, source: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('open-mod-page', gameId, modId, source);
Notes
  • If the mod is not from Nexus Mods, your extension will need to handle these events.

Enable Download Watch

Intruct Vortex to start or stop watching the downloads folder for newly added files.

Name enable-download-watch
Parameters (enabled: boolean)
Example
context.api.events.emit('enable-download-watch', enabled);
Notes
  • When importing mods, if you intend to create database entries for the archives yourself, it may make sense to disable this but make sure to re-enable afterwards and to have a modal dialog to prevent the user from manually adding files while this is disabled.

Autosort Plugins

Intruct Vortex to run the autosort operation for an active Gamebyro game.

Name autosort-plugins
Parameters (manual: boolean, callback: (err: Error) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('autosort-plugins', manual, (err) => console.log('Autosorting'));

Show Main Page

Intruct Vortex to display the specified page of the app (e.g. Mods, Downloads, Settings).

Name show-main-page
Parameters (pageId: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('show-main-page', pageId);
Notes
  • To show a custom page you'll first need to register it.

Show Modal

Intruct Vortex to display the specified modal box.

Name show-modal
Parameters (id: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('show-modal', id);
Notes
  • To show a custom modal you'll first need to register it.

Import Downloads

Intruct Vortex to copy the listed files into your active downloads directory.

Name import-downloads
Parameters (downloadPaths: string[])
Example
context.api.events.emit('import-downloads', downloadPaths);

Remove Download

Intruct Vortex to delete a download from your active downloads directory.

Name remove-download
Parameters (downloadId: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('remove-download', downloadId);

Pause Download

Intruct Vortex to pause an active download.

Name pause-download
Parameters (downloadId: string)
Example
context.api.events.emit('pause-download', downloadId);

Resume Download

Intruct Vortex to resume a paused download.

Name resume-download
Parameters (downloadId: string, callback: (err: Error, id: string) => void)
Example
context.api.events.emit('resume-download', downloaded (err, id) => console.log(`Resumed download ${id}`));

Start Download

Intruct Vortex to start a download from the internet to your active downloads directory.

Name start-download
Parameters (urls: string[], modInfo: any, fileName: string, callback: (err: Error, id: string) => void, redownload: RedownloadMode)
Example
context.api.events.emit('start-download', urls, modInfo, fileName, 
    (err, id) => console.log('Starting download', id), redownload
);
Notes
  • Multiple URLs can be specified to download from multiple sources or to have a fallback if one doesn't work, however this currently has no effect.

Quick Launch

Intruct Vortex to run the primary executable/tool for the active game.

Name quick-launch
Parameters none
Example
context.api.events.emit('quick-launch');

Trigger Test Run

Intruct Vortex to start run validity checks that find problems with the setup of Vortex or the game.

Name trigger-test-run
Parameters (eventType: string, delay: number)
Example
context.api.events.emit('trigger-test-run', eventType, delay);
Notes
  • If you would like to include your own tests, you will first need to register them.

Install Extension

Intruct Vortex to asynchronously install an extension.

Name install-extension
Parameters (extensionInfo: IExtensionDownloadInfo)
Example
context.api.emitAndWait('install-extension', extensionInfo);

Browse For Download

Intruct Vortex to open the built-in web browser to a specified page, then exit once a file download is started. You may also add instructions that will appear above the browser window.

Name browse-for-download
Parameters (url: string, instructions: string)
Example
context.api.emitAndWait('browse-for-download', url, instructions);

Open Knowledge Base

Intruct Vortex to open the Knowledge Base tab to a specified wiki page.

Name open-knowledge-base
Parameters (wikiId: string)
Example
context.api.emitAndWait('open-knowledge-base', wikiId);

Internal Events

As these events are not intended to be used by 3rd party developers (and can easily be misused) they are not fully documented here.

  • report-feedback
  • report-log-error
  • start-quick-discovery
  • start-discovery
  • cancel-discovery
  • await-activation
  • quickbms-operation
  • set-plugin-list
  • select-theme
  • show-modal
  • refresh-main-page
  • did-update-masterlist
  • apply-settings
  • edit-mod-cycle
  • force-unblock-elevating
  • manually-set-game-location
  • retrieve-category-list
  • request-nexus-login
  • request-own-issues
  • bake-settings
  • refresh-game-info
  • refresh-downloads
  • plugin-details