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+package com.cloud.event;
+
+import com.cloud.event.dao.EventDao;
+import com.cloud.server.ManagementServer;
+import com.cloud.utils.component.ComponentLocator;
+
+public class EventUtils {
+	private static EventDao _eventDao = ComponentLocator.getLocator(ManagementServer.Name).getDao(EventDao.class);
+
+    public static Long saveEvent(Long userId, Long accountId, String type, String description) {
+        EventVO event = new EventVO();
+        event.setUserId(userId);
+        event.setAccountId(accountId);
+        event.setType(type);
+        event.setDescription(description);
+        event = _eventDao.persist(event);
+        return event.getId();
+    }
+    
+    /*
+     * Save event after scheduling an async job
+     */
+    public static Long saveScheduledEvent(Long userId, Long accountId, String type, String description) {
+        EventVO event = new EventVO();
+        event.setUserId(userId);
+        event.setAccountId(accountId);
+        event.setType(type);
+        event.setState(EventState.Scheduled);
+        event.setDescription("Scheduled async job for "+description);
+        event = _eventDao.persist(event);
+        return event.getId();
+    }
+    
+    /*
+     * Save event after starting execution of an async job
+     */
+    public static Long saveStartedEvent(Long userId, Long accountId, String type, String description, long startEventId) {
+        EventVO event = new EventVO();
+        event.setUserId(userId);
+        event.setAccountId(accountId);
+        event.setType(type);
+        event.setState(EventState.Started);
+        event.setDescription(description);
+        event.setStartId(startEventId);
+        event = _eventDao.persist(event);
+    	return event.getId();
+    }
+
+    public static Long saveEvent(Long userId, Long accountId, String level, String type, String description) {
+        EventVO event = new EventVO();
+        event.setUserId(userId);
+        event.setAccountId(accountId);
+        event.setType(type);
+        event.setDescription(description);
+        event.setLevel(level);
+        event = _eventDao.persist(event);
+        return event.getId();
+    }
+    
+    public static Long saveEvent(Long userId, Long accountId, String level, String type, String description, String params) {
+        EventVO event = new EventVO();
+        event.setUserId(userId);
+        event.setAccountId(accountId);
+        event.setType(type);
+        event.setDescription(description);
+        event.setLevel(level);
+        event.setParameters(params);
+        event = _eventDao.persist(event);
+        return event.getId();
+    }
+
+    public static Long saveEvent(Long userId, Long accountId, String level, String type, String description, String params, long startEventId) {
+        EventVO event = new EventVO();
+        event.setUserId(userId);
+        event.setAccountId(accountId);
+        event.setType(type);
+        event.setDescription(description);
+        event.setLevel(level);
+        event.setParameters(params);
+        event.setStartId(startEventId);
+        event = _eventDao.persist(event);
+        return event.getId();
+    }
+}