# Direct Event Handler Calls

> Invoking event handlers by direct method call, coupling emitter to handler and defeating the event bus.

Record: `lex:direct-event-handler-calls`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-direct-event-handler-calls

## category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## referenced-by

- [Event Bus](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/event-bus.md)