# StartEvent

interface StartEvent : ProgressEvent(source)

An event that informs about an operation having started its execution.

#### Since

2.4

#### Inheritors

TransformStartEvent
TestStartEvent
FileDownloadStartEvent
BuildPhaseStartEvent
ProjectConfigurationStartEvent
ConfigurationCacheStartEvent
WorkItemStartEvent
TaskStartEvent

## Functions

getDescriptor
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abstract fun getDescriptor(): OperationDescriptor
Returns the description of the operation for which progress is reported.
getDisplayName
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abstract fun getDisplayName(): String
Returns a human consumable short description of the event.
getEventTime
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abstract fun getEventTime(): Long
Returns the time this event was triggered.