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NEWS: Add note about generic event metadata

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Arne Welzel 2025-05-26 17:50:25 +02:00
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@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Breaking Changes
metadata to justify the complexity of treating it separate.
- The ``current_event_time()`` builtin function as well as ``Event::Time()``
and ``EventMgr::CurrentEventTime()`` now return ``-1.0`` if not timestamp
and ``EventMgr::CurrentEventTime()`` now return ``-1.0`` if no timestamp
metadata is available for the current event, or if no event is being
dispatched. Previously this would've likely been 0.0, or the previously
dispatched. Previously this would've been 0.0, or the timestamp of the previously
dispatched event.
- Missing network timestamp metadata on remote events is not set to the local
@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Breaking Changes
New Functionality
-----------------
- Generic event metadata support. A new ``EventMetadata`` module was added allowing
to register generic event metadata types and accessing the current event's metadata
using the functions ``current()`` and ``current_all()`` of this module.
- A new plugin hook, ``HookPublishEvent()``, has been added for intercepting
publishing of Zeek events. This hook may be used for monitoring purposes,
modifying or rerouting remote events.