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# Methods and Event hooks

### Use Methods for the SDK widget  + configure for deeper integrations with Lifecycle Event hooks

#### Available Methods

<table><thead><tr><th width="302.8887939453125">Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>setEmail()</strong></td><td>Update the email of the bug reporter</td></tr><tr><td><strong>setStyles()</strong></td><td>Update the styles of the widget</td></tr><tr><td><strong>getStyles()</strong></td><td>Get the styles of the widget</td></tr><tr><td><strong>show()</strong></td><td>Show the floating widget</td></tr><tr><td><strong>hide()</strong></td><td>Hide the floating widget</td></tr><tr><td><strong>openWidget()</strong></td><td>Open the bug reporting widget</td></tr><tr><td><strong>closeWidget()</strong></td><td>Close the bug reporting widget</td></tr><tr><td><strong>setMetadata()</strong></td><td>Update the attached metadata</td></tr><tr><td><strong>captureScreenshot()</strong></td><td>Trigger screenshot capture</td></tr><tr><td><strong>startRecording()</strong></td><td>Start session recording</td></tr><tr><td><strong>stopRecording()</strong></td><td>Stop the ongoing recording</td></tr><tr><td><strong>on()</strong></td><td>Register an event listener</td></tr><tr><td><strong>off()</strong></td><td>Unregister an event listener</td></tr><tr><td><strong>destroy()</strong></td><td>Destroy the BetterBugs instance</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Available Lifecycle Event hooks&#x20;

You can also listen to lifecycle events of the SDK widget and use it for deeper integrations in your apps:&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th width="308.4444580078125">Lifecycle event</th><th>Trigger description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>emailUpdate</strong></td><td>Triggered when the email is updated</td></tr><tr><td><strong>screenshot</strong></td><td>Triggered after the screenshot is captured</td></tr><tr><td><strong>recordingStart</strong></td><td>Triggered when the recording starts</td></tr><tr><td><strong>recordingStop</strong></td><td>Triggered when the recording stops</td></tr><tr><td><strong>bugSubmit</strong></td><td>Triggered after the bug report/feedback is submitted</td></tr><tr><td><strong>metaDataUpdate</strong></td><td>Triggered when the metadata is updated</td></tr><tr><td><strong>positionUpdate</strong></td><td>Triggered when the widget position changes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>widgetOpen</strong></td><td>Triggered when the widget opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>widgetClose</strong></td><td>Triggered when the widget closes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>showActionButton</strong></td><td>Triggered when the action button gets displayed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>hideActionButton</strong></td><td>Triggered when the action button hides</td></tr><tr><td><strong>sessionCreated</strong></td><td>Triggered when a new session is created</td></tr></tbody></table>


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