diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0bed358..dbe2585 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -226,9 +226,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "application",
- "chrono",
- "chrono-tz",
  "config-sqlite",
+ "data-generators",
  "domain",
  "dotenvy",
  "http-api",
@@ -467,6 +466,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "data-generators"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "chrono-tz",
+ "domain",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "der"
 version = "0.7.10"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c086181..eb2b7c3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/adapters/media",
     "crates/adapters/auth",
     "crates/adapters/secret-store",
+    "crates/adapters/data-generators",
     "crates/api-types",
     "crates/bootstrap",
     "crates/client-desktop",
@@ -57,5 +58,4 @@ postcard = { version = "1.1", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["macros", "rt", "rt-multi-thread", "net", "sync", "time", "io-util"] }
 tower = "0.5"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["json"] }
-chrono = "0.4"
-chrono-tz = "0.10"
+data-generators = { path = "crates/adapters/data-generators" }
diff --git a/crates/adapters/data-generators/Cargo.toml b/crates/adapters/data-generators/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21c57b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/adapters/data-generators/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "data-generators"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+domain.workspace = true
+chrono = "0.4"
+chrono-tz = "0.10"
+thiserror.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/adapters/data-generators/src/lib.rs b/crates/adapters/data-generators/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea83936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/adapters/data-generators/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use chrono::Utc;
+use chrono_tz::Tz;
+use domain::{DataSource, DataSourceConfig, DataSourcePort, Value};
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ClockGenerator;
+
+impl ClockGenerator {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum GeneratorError {
+    #[error("wrong config type for generator")]
+    WrongConfig,
+}
+
+impl DataSourcePort for ClockGenerator {
+    type Error = GeneratorError;
+
+    async fn poll(&self, source: &DataSource) -> Result<Value, Self::Error> {
+        let (fmt, tz_name) = match &source.config {
+            DataSourceConfig::Clock { format, timezone } => (format.as_str(), timezone.as_str()),
+            _ => ("%H:%M:%S", "UTC"),
+        };
+        let tz: Tz = tz_name.parse().unwrap_or(chrono_tz::UTC);
+        let now = Utc::now().with_timezone(&tz);
+        let formatted = now.format(fmt).to_string();
+        let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
+        map.insert("time".into(), Value::String(formatted));
+        Ok(Value::Object(map))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct StaticTextGenerator;
+
+impl StaticTextGenerator {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self
+    }
+}
+
+impl DataSourcePort for StaticTextGenerator {
+    type Error = GeneratorError;
+
+    async fn poll(&self, source: &DataSource) -> Result<Value, Self::Error> {
+        let text = match &source.config {
+            DataSourceConfig::StaticText { text } => text.clone(),
+            _ => String::new(),
+        };
+        let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
+        map.insert("text".into(), Value::String(text));
+        Ok(Value::Object(map))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/adapters/http-api/src/routes/webhook.rs b/crates/adapters/http-api/src/routes/webhook.rs
index faaaa3d..b4e5bac 100644
--- a/crates/adapters/http-api/src/routes/webhook.rs
+++ b/crates/adapters/http-api/src/routes/webhook.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::AppState;
 use axum::extract::{Path, State};
 use axum::http::StatusCode;
 use axum::response::Json;
-use domain::{BroadcastPort, ConfigRepository, EventPublisher, WidgetStateReader};
+use domain::{ConfigRepository, DomainEvent, EventPublisher};
 
 type S<C, E, W, B, R, A, H> = State<AppState<C, E, W, B, R, A, H>>;
 
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ where
     C::Error: std::fmt::Debug,
     E: EventPublisher,
     E::Error: std::fmt::Debug,
-    W: WidgetStateReader,
-    B: BroadcastPort,
-    B::Error: std::fmt::Debug,
 {
     let source = state
         .config
@@ -34,37 +31,14 @@ where
         ));
     }
 
-    let raw = json_to_domain_value(body);
-    let widgets = state
-        .config
-        .list_widgets()
+    let data = json_to_domain_value(body);
+
+    state
+        .events
+        .publish(DomainEvent::WebhookDataReceived { source_id, data })
         .await
         .map_err(|e| (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("{e:?}")))?;
 
-    let layout = state
-        .config
-        .get_layout()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("{e:?}")))?;
-
-    let changed = state
-        .widget_states
-        .apply_raw_data(source_id, &raw, &widgets)
-        .await;
-
-    if !changed.is_empty()
-        && let Some(l) = &layout
-    {
-        let with_hints: Vec<_> = changed
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(id, s)| {
-                let hint = widgets.iter().find(|w| w.id == *id)?.display_hint.clone();
-                Some((*id, hint, s.clone()))
-            })
-            .collect();
-        let _ = state.broadcaster.push_screen_update(l, &with_hints).await;
-    }
-
     Ok(StatusCode::OK)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/crates/bootstrap/Cargo.toml
index ef55dbc..81fc490 100644
--- a/crates/bootstrap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bootstrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 dotenvy.workspace = true
-chrono.workspace = true
-chrono-tz.workspace = true
+data-generators.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/bootstrap/src/event_handler.rs b/crates/bootstrap/src/event_handler.rs
index 4b2f8a5..ab164bf 100644
--- a/crates/bootstrap/src/event_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/bootstrap/src/event_handler.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,37 @@ pub async fn run(
 
                 info!("layout changed, pushed screen update to clients");
             }
+            Ok(DomainEvent::WebhookDataReceived { source_id, data }) => {
+                let widgets = match config.list_widgets().await {
+                    Ok(w) => w,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!(error = %e, "failed to fetch widgets for webhook");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let changed = projection
+                    .apply_poll_result(source_id, &data, &widgets)
+                    .await;
+
+                if !changed.is_empty() {
+                    let with_hints: Vec<_> = changed
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter_map(|(id, state)| {
+                            let hint = widgets.iter().find(|w| w.id == *id)?.display_hint.clone();
+                            Some((*id, hint, state.clone()))
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+                    if let Err(e) = broadcaster.push_data_update(&with_hints).await {
+                        error!(error = %e, "failed to push webhook data update");
+                    }
+                    info!(
+                        source_id,
+                        count = changed.len(),
+                        "webhook data received, pushed update"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
             Ok(DomainEvent::ThemeChanged { theme }) => {
                 if let Err(e) = broadcaster.push_theme_update(&theme).await {
                     error!(error = %e, "failed to push theme update");
diff --git a/crates/bootstrap/src/polling.rs b/crates/bootstrap/src/polling.rs
index 97dc819..9c88551 100644
--- a/crates/bootstrap/src/polling.rs
+++ b/crates/bootstrap/src/polling.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use application::DataProjection;
-use chrono::Utc;
-use chrono_tz::Tz;
 use config_sqlite::SqliteConfigStore;
+use data_generators::{ClockGenerator, StaticTextGenerator};
 use domain::{
-    BroadcastPort, ConfigRepository, DataSource, DataSourceConfig, DataSourcePort, DataSourceType,
-    Value, WidgetState,
+    BroadcastPort, ConfigRepository, DataSource, DataSourcePort, DataSourceType, Value, WidgetState,
 };
 use http_json::HttpJsonAdapter;
 use media_adapter::MediaAdapter;
 use rss_adapter::RssAdapter;
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tcp_server::TcpBroadcaster;
@@ -19,15 +17,63 @@ use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
 const SOURCE_REFRESH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct Adapters {
+    http: Arc<HttpJsonAdapter>,
+    media: Arc<MediaAdapter>,
+    rss: Arc<RssAdapter>,
+    clock: Arc<ClockGenerator>,
+    static_text: Arc<StaticTextGenerator>,
+}
+
+impl Adapters {
+    async fn poll(&self, source: &DataSource) -> Result<Value> {
+        match source.source_type {
+            DataSourceType::HttpJson | DataSourceType::Weather => self
+                .http
+                .poll(source)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
+            DataSourceType::Media => self
+                .media
+                .poll(source)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
+            DataSourceType::Rss => self
+                .rss
+                .poll(source)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
+            DataSourceType::Clock => self
+                .clock
+                .poll(source)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
+            DataSourceType::StaticText => self
+                .static_text
+                .poll(source)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
+            DataSourceType::Webhook => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "webhook sources are push-based, not polled"
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn run(
     config: Arc<SqliteConfigStore>,
     broadcaster: Arc<TcpBroadcaster>,
     projection: Arc<DataProjection>,
     _poll_interval_secs: u64,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let http_adapter = Arc::new(HttpJsonAdapter::new());
-    let media_adapter = Arc::new(MediaAdapter::new());
-    let rss_adapter = Arc::new(RssAdapter::new());
+    let adapters = Adapters {
+        http: Arc::new(HttpJsonAdapter::new()),
+        media: Arc::new(MediaAdapter::new()),
+        rss: Arc::new(RssAdapter::new()),
+        clock: Arc::new(ClockGenerator::new()),
+        static_text: Arc::new(StaticTextGenerator::new()),
+    };
 
     let mut running: HashMap<u16, JoinHandle<()>> = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -64,9 +110,7 @@ pub async fn run(
             let config = config.clone();
             let broadcaster = broadcaster.clone();
             let projection = projection.clone();
-            let http = http_adapter.clone();
-            let media = media_adapter.clone();
-            let rss = rss_adapter.clone();
+            let adapters = adapters.clone();
 
             info!(
                 source_id = source.id,
@@ -76,7 +120,7 @@ pub async fn run(
             );
 
             let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-                poll_loop(source, config, broadcaster, projection, http, media, rss).await;
+                poll_loop(source, config, broadcaster, projection, adapters).await;
             });
 
             running.insert(source_id, handle);
@@ -95,16 +139,14 @@ async fn poll_loop(
     config: Arc<SqliteConfigStore>,
     broadcaster: Arc<TcpBroadcaster>,
     projection: Arc<DataProjection>,
-    http_adapter: Arc<HttpJsonAdapter>,
-    media_adapter: Arc<MediaAdapter>,
-    rss_adapter: Arc<RssAdapter>,
+    adapters: Adapters,
 ) {
     let interval = source.poll_interval;
 
     loop {
         tokio::time::sleep(interval).await;
 
-        let result = match poll_source(&http_adapter, &media_adapter, &rss_adapter, &source).await {
+        let result = match adapters.poll(&source).await {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!(source = %source.name, error = %e, "poll failed");
@@ -139,53 +181,3 @@ async fn poll_loop(
         }
     }
 }
-
-async fn poll_source(
-    http_adapter: &HttpJsonAdapter,
-    media_adapter: &MediaAdapter,
-    rss_adapter: &RssAdapter,
-    source: &DataSource,
-) -> Result<Value> {
-    match source.source_type {
-        DataSourceType::HttpJson | DataSourceType::Weather => http_adapter
-            .poll(source)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
-        DataSourceType::Media => media_adapter
-            .poll(source)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
-        DataSourceType::Rss => rss_adapter
-            .poll(source)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}")),
-        DataSourceType::Clock => Ok(generate_clock(&source.config)),
-        DataSourceType::StaticText => Ok(generate_static_text(&source.config)),
-        DataSourceType::Webhook => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-            "webhook sources are push-based, not polled"
-        )),
-    }
-}
-
-fn generate_clock(config: &DataSourceConfig) -> Value {
-    let (fmt, tz_name) = match config {
-        DataSourceConfig::Clock { format, timezone } => (format.as_str(), timezone.as_str()),
-        _ => ("%H:%M:%S", "UTC"),
-    };
-    let tz: Tz = tz_name.parse().unwrap_or(chrono_tz::UTC);
-    let now = Utc::now().with_timezone(&tz);
-    let formatted = now.format(fmt).to_string();
-    let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
-    map.insert("time".into(), Value::String(formatted));
-    Value::Object(map)
-}
-
-fn generate_static_text(config: &DataSourceConfig) -> Value {
-    let text = match config {
-        DataSourceConfig::StaticText { text } => text.clone(),
-        _ => String::new(),
-    };
-    let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
-    map.insert("text".into(), Value::String(text));
-    Value::Object(map)
-}
diff --git a/crates/domain/src/events/mod.rs b/crates/domain/src/events/mod.rs
index b37aef9..e9410c6 100644
--- a/crates/domain/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/domain/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,43 @@
 use crate::entities::{DataSourceId, LayoutPresetId, WidgetId};
-use crate::value_objects::{Layout, ThemeConfig};
+use crate::value_objects::{Layout, ThemeConfig, Value};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum DomainEvent {
-    WidgetCreated { id: WidgetId },
-    WidgetUpdated { id: WidgetId },
-    WidgetDeleted { id: WidgetId },
-    DataSourceAdded { id: DataSourceId },
-    DataSourceUpdated { id: DataSourceId },
-    DataSourceRemoved { id: DataSourceId },
-    LayoutChanged { layout: Layout },
-    ThemeChanged { theme: ThemeConfig },
-    LayoutPresetSaved { id: LayoutPresetId },
-    LayoutPresetLoaded { id: LayoutPresetId },
-    LayoutPresetDeleted { id: LayoutPresetId },
+    WidgetCreated {
+        id: WidgetId,
+    },
+    WidgetUpdated {
+        id: WidgetId,
+    },
+    WidgetDeleted {
+        id: WidgetId,
+    },
+    DataSourceAdded {
+        id: DataSourceId,
+    },
+    DataSourceUpdated {
+        id: DataSourceId,
+    },
+    DataSourceRemoved {
+        id: DataSourceId,
+    },
+    LayoutChanged {
+        layout: Layout,
+    },
+    ThemeChanged {
+        theme: ThemeConfig,
+    },
+    LayoutPresetSaved {
+        id: LayoutPresetId,
+    },
+    LayoutPresetLoaded {
+        id: LayoutPresetId,
+    },
+    LayoutPresetDeleted {
+        id: LayoutPresetId,
+    },
+    WebhookDataReceived {
+        source_id: DataSourceId,
+        data: Value,
+    },
 }