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+"""
+Functions for triggering and responding to server side events
+"""
+
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import logging
+
+from InvenTree.tasks import offload_task
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('inventree')
+
+
+def trigger_event(event, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Trigger an even with optional arguments.
+
+    This event will be stored in the database,
+    and the worker will respond to it later on.
+    """
+
+    logger.debug(f"Event triggered: '{event}'")
+
+    offload_task(
+        'InvenTree.events.process_event',
+        event,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
+    )
+
+def process_event(event, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Respond to a triggered event.
+    
+    This function is run by the background worker process.
+    """
+
+    logger.info(f"Processing event '{event}'")
+
+    # Determine if there are any plugins which are interested in responding