External device interface abstraction

A computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• executing a user interface on a computing device;
• generating one or more event handlers executed on the computing device, each event handler corresponding to a local device service file;
• receiving first data at a first event handler of a first local device service associated with a first device that is in electronic communication with the computing device;
• generating, using the first event handler, a first event that comprises the first data;
• receiving, at an external device service, the first event;
• generating, using the external device service, a first external device event based on the first event;
• and
• performing a first action based on the external device event.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• executing a user interface;
• generating one or more event handlers, each event handler corresponding to a local device service file;
• receiving first data at a first event handler of a first local device service associated with a first device that is in electronic communication with the one or more processors;
• generating, using the first event handler, a first event that comprises the first data;
• receiving, at an external device service, the first event;
• generating, using the external device service, a first external device event based on the first event;
• and
• performing a first action based on the external device event.