CloudEvents

As explained in Google Anthos in Action

CloudEvents is an open standard for describing event data in a common, interoperable format.

CloudEvents is an open standard for describing event data in a common, interoperable format. Knative Eventing uses it to parse events arriving from external sources before delivering them through event-processing pipelines. section 9.3.3

Within Knative Eventing, CloudEvents connects external event sources with Brokers, Triggers, and services. Sources can include predefined integrations such as Google Cloud Storage events, while targets can be Knative or Kubernetes Services. section 9.3.3

Figure 9.6 Knative Eventing resources

The Knative Eventing architecture shows where standardized events enter through sources, pass through a Broker, are filtered by Triggers, and reach services. section 9.3.3

How Google Anthos in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Explains CloudEvents as Knative’s parsing standard but stops short of specifying its schema or serialization details.

Examples

Uses external events such as Google Cloud Storage events within Knative Eventing pipelines.

What it assumes

Assumes event-source and service-routing concepts while establishing CloudEvents’ role in Knative Eventing.

What you can do after

Evaluate event-driven architectures by identifying CloudEvents as the common format between sources and Knative targets.

How it connects

Connects CloudEvents with Knative Eventing, event sources, Brokers, Triggers, and Kubernetes Services.

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Related concepts

• event adapterproduced by · An event adapter is a component that understands a source-specific event format and translates it into CloudEvents.
• CDEventsimplemented by · CDEvents is an open specification for interoperable events representing activities in software delivery and continuous integration and delivery.
• webhookused by · A webhook is an HTTP callback mechanism that sends event-related information to a configured endpoint when a specified event occurs.
• data collectionproduced by · Data collection is the process of systematically acquiring or gathering information, observations, or measurements from one or more sources for a defined purpose.

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