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KindOfSignal.

A kind of signal: what it means, its population, its sources, and a floor for each of the four numbers of strength

Figure 1KindOfSignalspecified
KINDOFSIGNALrow at platform scopenametextmeaningtextrequired before the kind is ready; absent while it is not ready with that reasonpopulationPopulationoptionalthe kinds of source that can show itsources[Source]required before the kind is ready; absent while it is not ready with that reasonfloorsProxyStrengthoptionalstageStageoptionalnot ready when no ready monitor and no ready source can make itstateReadinessthe way it is evaluated, which decides the layout it needsevaluationenum:an event lands|a count over a …other names for the same kind, merged by the seedaliases[text]optionalthe pages that name itnamed_in[text]optionalPOPULATIONthrough populationSOURCEthrough sourcesPROXYSTRENGTHthrough floorsSTAGEthrough stageREADINESSthrough state
KindOfSignal is a row at platform scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.
kind
row
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platform
key
its name
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rules_engine

Fields#

fieldtyperequirednote
nametextyes
meaningtextyes
populationPopulationnorequired before the kind is ready; absent while it is not ready with that reason
sourcesSourceyesthe kinds of source that can show it
floorsProxyStrengthnorequired before the kind is ready; absent while it is not ready with that reason
stageStageno
stateReadinessyesnot ready when no ready monitor and no ready source can make it
evaluationone of an event lands | a count over a window | a change between readings | a rate against a baseline | made true by time passing | an ordered sequence | a meaning or phrase match | an overlap between populations | a join through a place or segment | the tenant's own facts | derived by a rule | a membership or fityesthe way it is evaluated, which decides the layout it needs
aliases[text]noother names for the same kind, merged by the seed
named_in[text]nothe pages that name it

Routes that use it#

No route takes or returns KindOfSignal directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.