> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://clear.gitbook.io/project/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://clear.gitbook.io/project/model/lifecycle/callbacks.md).

# Triggers

Clear provides a way to create triggers on different time of the lifecycle of the model.

## Example usage

```ruby
class User
    include Clear::Model

    column first_name : String
    column last_name : String

    def full_name
        {first_name, last_name}.join(" ")
    end

    after :create, :send_email

    before(:update) { |m| m.as(User).updated_at = Time.local }

    def send_email
        EmailManager.send_email(subject: "welcome #{full_name} !", body: "...")
    end
end
```

## Caveats

* Calling before/after with a block will return a Clear::Model as argument. Therefore, you must cast the variable (`m.as(User)` in example above).
* `before/after :action, :method` must be pointing to public method. If the method is private, the call will fail.

## Trigger list

| Trigger symbol       | Description                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `:validate`          | Is triggered before and after calling `valid?` method                                                                                                                    |
| `:save`              | Is triggered before and after calling `save` method                                                                                                                      |
| `:delete`            | Is triggered before and after destroying a model                                                                                                                         |
| `:create`            | Is triggered before and after calling `save` method, if the model is not yet persisted and save execute INSERT request.                                                  |
| `:update`            | Is triggered before and after calling `save` method, if the model is already existing and save execute UPDATE request.                                                   |
| `:creation_commited` | **Note: PLANNED FEATURE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED**. Is triggered when a transaction is commited, for each model which has been created during the lifetime of a transaction   |
| `:update_commited`   | **Note: PLANNED FEATURE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.** Is triggered when a transaction is commited, for each model which has been updated during the lifetime of a transaction   |
| `:delete_commited`   | **Note: PLANNED FEATURE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED.** Is triggered when a transaction is commited, for each model which has been destroyed during the lifetime of a transaction |