[rules] Add original input to event for file-based rules

README.md

@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ items.replaceItem({
   tags: ['Lightbulb'],
   channels: {
     'binding:thing:device:hallway#light': {},
-    'binding:thing:device:livingroom#light': { 
-      profile: 'system:follow' 
+    'binding:thing:device:livingroom#light': {
+      profile: 'system:follow'
     }
   },
   metadata: {
@@ -1360,8 +1360,9 @@ This table gives an overview over the `event` object:
 | `triggerType`     | all except `PWMTrigger`, `PIDTrigger`               | Type of trigger that triggered event                                          | N/A                    |
 | `eventClass`      | all                                                 | Java class name of the triggering event                                       | N/A                    |
 | `module`          | all                                                 | (user-defined or auto-generated) name of trigger                              | N/A                    |
+| `raw`             | all                                                 | Original contents of the event including data passed from a calling rule      | N/A                    |
 
-All properties are typeof `string`.
+All properties are typeof `string` except for properties contained by `raw` which are unmodified from the original types.
 
 Please note that when using `GenericEventTrigger`, the available properties depend on the chosen event types.
 It is not possible for the openhab-js library to provide type conversions for all properties of all openHAB events, as those are too many.
@@ -1408,7 +1409,7 @@ Follow these steps to create your own library (it's called a CommonJS module):
    function someFunction () {
      console.log('Hello from your personal library!');
    }
-   
+
    module.exports = {
      someProperty,
      someFunction

src/rules/rules.js

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * @property {string} triggerType for all triggers except {@link triggers.PWMTrigger}, {@link triggers.PIDTrigger}: Type of trigger that triggered event
  * @property {string} eventClass for all triggers: Java class name of the triggering event
  * @property {string} module (user-defined or auto-generated) name of trigger
+ * @property {*} raw original contents of the event including data passed from a calling rule
  * @property {*} payload if provided by event: payload of event in Java data types
  */
 
@@ -359,6 +360,9 @@ function _getTriggeredData (input) {
   const event = input.get('event');
   const data = {};
 
+  // Add input to data to passthrough any properties not captured below
+  data.raw = input;
+
   // Dynamically added properties, depending on their availability
 
   // Item triggers

types/rules/rules.d.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ export type EventObject = {
      * (user-defined or auto-generated) name of trigger
      */
     module: string;
+    /**
+     * original contents of the event including data passed from a calling rule
+     */
+    raw: any;
     /**
      * if provided by event: payload of event in Java data types
      */