## 44.7. Event Trigger Functions in PL/Tcl

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 Event trigger functions can be written in PL/Tcl. PostgreSQL requires that a function that is to be called as an event trigger must be declared as a function with no arguments and a return type of `event_trigger`.

 The information from the trigger manager is passed to the function body in the following variables:

`$TG_event`

 The name of the event the trigger is fired for.

`$TG_tag`

 The command tag for which the trigger is fired.

 The return value of the trigger function is ignored.

 Here's a little example event trigger function that simply raises a `NOTICE` message each time a supported command is executed:

```
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION tclsnitch() RETURNS event_trigger AS $$
  elog NOTICE "tclsnitch: $TG_event $TG_tag"
$$ LANGUAGE pltcl;

CREATE EVENT TRIGGER tcl_a_snitch ON ddl_command_start EXECUTE FUNCTION tclsnitch();

```

