Presence Role ============= :doc:`Presence ` roles are what indicate how a person was involved with an event, such as a subject, a witness, or a regular attendee. They inherit from :py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.PresenceRole`. Built-in presence roles ----------------------- ``attendee`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Attendee`) The person was an attendee at the event and no additional details about their involvement are known. ``beneficiary`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Beneficiary`) The person was the event's beneficiary, such as when a will was read. ``celebrant`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Celebrant`) The person was the celebrant or officiant at the event, such as a civil servant or a clergyperson. ``informant`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Informant`) The person was the informant of an event, e.g. they reported it with a record-keeping institution. ``organizer`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Organizer`) The person organized the event. ``speaker`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Speaker`) The person performed public speaking at the event. ``subject`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Subject`) The person was a primary subject at the event, such as the person being born at a birth, or one of the happy couple at a wedding. ``unknown`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Unknown`) The person's role in the event is unknown. ``witness`` (:py:class:`betty.ancestry.presence_role.presence_roles.Witness`) The person was a witness at an event where other people were the subjects. See also -------- - :doc:`/development/plugin/presence-role`