Adding custom JavaScript events to your add-ons in Atlassian products

addon-custom-events.js

// This approach allows you to decouple code much better. The event and the event handler can be completely separated.
// See also: http://mattryall.net/blog/2010/05/improving-javascript-code-with-custom-events

// event handling function
var someCustomBehaviour = function () {
  AJS.log(' +++ event triggered: my-custom-event');
}
...
...
// bind the event to some function
AJS.bind('my-custom-event', someCustomBehaviour);
...
...
// trigger the event at some stage
AJS.trigger('my-custom-event');