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When a watch is triggered, its input loads data into the execution context. This payload is accessible during the subsequent watch execution phases. For example, you can base a watch’s condition on the data loaded by its input.
Watcher supports four input types:

If you don’t define an input for a watch, an empty payload is loaded into the execution context.