Composable events for dynamic user interface composition

1. A method of providing a user interface, comprising:

prior to execution of an application,

receiving, at a software development tool configured to build the application, a selection associated with a custom user interface event,

receiving, at the software development tool, a template in response to the selection, wherein the template provides an interface to customize interface events including a definition of the custom user interface event including an identification of a data value to be associated with the custom user interface event, a definition of an event scope wherein the custom user interface event is consumable by page elements other than a first application user interface element that is associated with the custom user interface event and publishes the custom user interface event only within the defined event scope for consumption of the custom user interface event, and one or more event triggers in response to which an instance of the custom user interface event is to be published; and

generating programmatically, at the software development tool, based at least in part on the definition, an application user interface code configured to provide to a client, at runtime during execution of the application, an application user interface page including at least the first application user interface element which is configured to publish the instance of the custom user interface event with an associated data value, wherein the application user interface code is configured to cause the associated data value to be stored in a content cache from which the data value is read until another instance of the custom user interface event is published.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the definition is received via a software development tool interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification of the data value comprises an indication of a payload to be associated with the custom user interface event.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the payload comprises a set of one or more parameters.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the associated data value is stored in a structure associated with an event bus via which the instance of the custom user interface event is published.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a definition of the first application user interface element configured to publish the custom user interface event.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, receiving a definition of a second application user interface element of the one or more application user interface elements, the second application user interface element configured to subscribe to the custom user interface event.

8. The method of claim 1 , further receiving an expression to be evaluated in connection with consumption of the custom user interface event.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the expression includes the associated data value as an argument.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the associated data value is included in a payload associated with the instance of the custom user interface event.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one application user interface element is configured to use the expression to consume the instance of the custom user interface event and to perform a dynamic user interface action determined based at least in part on a result of evaluation of the expression.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scope is fragment-wide, page-wide, or application-wide.

13. A system, comprising:

a data storage device; and

a processor coupled to the data storage device and configured to:

prior to execution of an application,

receive, at a software development tool configured to create the application, a selection associated with a custom user interface event,

receive, at the software development tool, a template in response to the selection, wherein the template provides an interface to customize interface events including a definition of the custom user interface event including an identification of a data value to be associated with the custom user interface event, a definition of an event scope wherein the custom user interface event is consumable by page elements other than a first application user interface element that is associated with the custom user interface event and publishes the custom user interface event only within the defined event scope for consumption of the custom user interface event, and one or more event triggers in response to which an instance of the custom user interface event is to be published; and

generate programmatically, at the software development tool, based at least in part on the definition, an application user interface code configured to provide to a client, at runtime during execution of the application, an application user interface page including at least the first application user interface element which is configured to publish the instance of the custom user interface event with an associated data value, wherein the application user interface code is configured to cause the associated data value to be stored in a content cache on the data storage device from which the data value is read until another instance of the custom user interface event is published.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the data storage device comprises a memory.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the identification of the data value comprises an indication of a payload to be associated with the custom user interface event.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the application user interface code is configured to store the associated data value in a structure associated with an event bus via which the instance of the custom user interface event is published.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a definition of the first application user interface element configured to publish the custom user interface event.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the scope is fragment-wide, page-wide, or application-wide.

19. A computer program product to provide a user interface, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

prior to execution of an application,

receiving, at a software development tool configured to build the application, a selection associated with a custom user interface event,

receiving, at the software development tool, a template in response to the selection, wherein the template provides an interface to customize interface events including a definition of the custom user interface event including an identification of a data value to be associated with the custom user interface event, a definition of an event scope wherein the custom user interface event is consumable by page elements other than a first application user interface element that is associated with the custom user interface event and publishes the custom user interface event only within the defined event scope for consumption of the custom user interface event, and one or more event triggers in response to which an instance of the custom user interface event is to be published; and

generating programmatically, at the software development tool, based at least in part on the definition, an application user interface code configured to provide to a client, at runtime during execution of the application, an application user interface page including at least the first application user interface element which is configured to publish the instance of the custom user interface event with an associated data value, wherein the application user interface code is configured to cause the associated data value to be stored in a content cache from which the data value is read until another instance of the custom user interface event is published.