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BreakKind

A kind of break you write yourself: a brief in prose, and what the presenter is shown while writing one

Attributes (11)
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idstringYesread-only
keystringYesThe kind, as a band on the format clock names it: lowercase words joined by hyphens. Fixed once the kind is created, because every band and every break it ever planted carries it
namestringYesWhat the console calls it. Never read out
briefstringYesWhat this kind of break is for and when to say nothing, written as an instruction to the presenter. The station's own rules for every break still apply on top of it
rulesstring[]YesAnything this kind owes beyond the rules every break owes, one per entry. Added to those rules, never in place of them
showsPreviousbooleanYesWhether the presenter is shown the record that has just finished
showsPlayedbooleanYesWhether the presenter is shown the rest of this broadcast's records, to refer back to
showsFactsbooleanYesWhether the records shown carry the notes the station holds about them
showsNotebookbooleanYesWhether the presenter is shown their own notebook
enabledbooleanYesWhether the station writes this kind at all. A new or imported kind is off until you switch it on
positionnumberYesYour own order, for the list