From 0b970c1cc1e4b4608d4443c827fac9a629d43ce6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nate Armstrong <109548806+elv-nate@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:55:56 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add event testing example to pallet template (#12722)

Add an example of how to test for events into the example pallet. Right now, the information is pretty hard to find without looking into pallet tests or finding some particular posts on the stackoverflow.
---
 bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs b/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs
index 527aec8ed00c0..7c2b853ee4dc5 100644
--- a/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs
+++ b/bin/node-template/pallets/template/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-use crate::{mock::*, Error};
+use crate::{mock::*, Error, Event};
 use frame_support::{assert_noop, assert_ok};
 
 #[test]
 fn it_works_for_default_value() {
 	new_test_ext().execute_with(|| {
+		// Go past genesis block so events get deposited
+		System::set_block_number(1);
 		// Dispatch a signed extrinsic.
 		assert_ok!(TemplateModule::do_something(RuntimeOrigin::signed(1), 42));
 		// Read pallet storage and assert an expected result.
 		assert_eq!(TemplateModule::something(), Some(42));
+		// Assert that the correct event was deposited
+		System::assert_last_event(Event::SomethingStored { something: 42, who: 1 }.into());
 	});
 }