New creates a new event with empty meta data.

NewWithProperties creates a new event with passed metadata.

ToProtoEC - Converts a protbuf EventCategory to type event.Category.

AGENT - Event originated within an agent.

ALERT - Output by anomaly detectors.

AUDIT - Audit trail events.

COLLECTD - (deprecated in favor of agent) Event originated within collectd.

EXCEPTION - Created by exception appenders to denote exceptional events.

JOB - Generated by analytics server.

SERVICEDISCOVERY - Service discovery event.

USERDEFINED - Created by user via UI or API, e.g.

An Event is a noteworthy occurrence of something.

Category define how to display the Category.