1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/tracking.rb b/lib/gitlab/tracking.rb
index a58b4beb0df..0e7812d08b8 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/tracking.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/tracking.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@ module Gitlab
         Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(error, snowplow_category: category, snowplow_action: action)
       end
 
+      def definition(basename, category: nil, action: nil, label: nil, property: nil, value: nil, context: [], project: nil, user: nil, namespace: nil, **extra) # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists
+        definition = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join("config/events/#{basename}.yml"))
+
+        dispatch_from_definition(definition, label: label, property: property, value: value, context: context, project: project, user: user, namespace: namespace, **extra)
+      end
+
+      def dispatch_from_definition(definition, **event_data)
+        definition = definition.with_indifferent_access
+
+        category ||= definition[:category]
+        action ||= definition[:action]
+
+        event(category, action, **event_data)
+      end
+
       def options(group)
         snowplow.options(group)
       end
@@ -39,3 +54,5 @@ module Gitlab
     end
   end
 end
+
+Gitlab::Tracking.prepend_mod_with('Gitlab::Tracking')