JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="custom-test">
<div id="custom-test1"></div>
<div id="custom-test2"></div>
</div>
<div id="result">
</div>
JavaScript
var log = function(e){
$('#result').append($('<div>type: ' + e.type + ', namespace: ' + (e.namespace || '') + '</div>'));
}
$('#custom-test').bind('custom', log);
$('#custom-test1').trigger('custom.test1');
$('#custom-test2').trigger('custom.test2');