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# Events

## Using Events

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
sandbox.on("event", (arg1, arg2) => {
    console.log("Example Event")
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Lua" %}

```lua
AddEventHandler("event", function(arg1, arg2)
    print("Example Event")
end)
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Core Events

### onResourceLoad

```typescript
onResourceLoad(): void
```

An event that is run after a resource has started.\
**Parameters** `none` \
**Returns** `void`\
**Side** `both`

### onResourceUnload

```typescript
onResourceUnload(): void
```

An event that is run before a resource is stopped.\
**Parameters** `none` \
**Returns** `void`\
**Side** `both`

## Chat Events

### chat:addMessage