update

src/util.jl

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module util
 
-export clearhistory, addNewMessage, vectorOfDictToText
+export clearhistory, addNewMessage, vectorOfDictToText, eventdict
 
 using UUIDs, Dates, DataStructures, HTTP, MQTTClient, JSON3
 using GeneralUtils
@@ -153,7 +153,29 @@ function vectorOfDictToText(vecd::Vector; withkey=true)
 end
 
 
-
+function eventdict(;
+  event_description::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  timestamp::Union{DateTime, Nothing}=nothing,
+  subject::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  action_or_dialogue::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  location::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  equipment_used::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  material_used::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  outcome::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  note::Union{String, Nothing}=nothing,
+  )
+  return Dict{Symbol, Any}(
+      :event_description=> event_description,
+      :timestamp=> timestamp,
+      :subject=> subject,
+      :action_or_dialogue=> action_or_dialogue,
+      :location=> location,
+      :equipment_used=> equipment_used,
+      :material_used=> material_used,
+      :outcome=> outcome,
+      :note=> note,
+    )
+end