feat: allow creating mock logs when x

src/ape/contracts/base.py

@@ -550,6 +550,16 @@ def __len__(self):
         return sum(1 for _ in logs)
 
     def __call__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> MockContractLog:
+        """
+        Create a mock-instance of a log using this event ABI and contract-instance.
+
+        Args:
+            *args: Position arguments for the event.
+            **kwargs: Key-word arguments for the event.
+
+        Returns:
+            :class:`~ape.types.events.MockContractLog`
+        """
         # Create a dictionary from the positional arguments
         event_args: dict[Any, Any] = dict(zip((ipt.name for ipt in self.abi.inputs), args))
         if overlapping_keys := set(event_args).intersection(kwargs):
@@ -797,6 +807,39 @@ def poll_logs(
             )
 
 
+class ContractEventWrapper:
+    """
+    A wrapper used when multiple events have the same so that
+    you can still create mock-logs.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, events: list[ContractEvent]):
+        self.events = events
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> MockContractLog:
+        """
+        Create a mock contract log using the first working ABI.
+
+        Args:
+            *args: Position arguments for the event.
+            **kwargs: Key-word arguments for the event.
+
+        Returns:
+            :class:`~ape.types.events.MockContractLog`
+        """
+        # TODO: Use composite error.
+        errors = []
+        for evt in self.events:
+            try:
+                return evt(*args, **kwargs)
+            except ValueError as err:
+                errors.append(err)
+                continue  # not a match
+
+        error_str = ", ".join(errors)
+        raise ValueError(f"Could not make a mock contract log. Errors: {error_str}")
+
+
 class ContractTypeWrapper(ManagerAccessMixin):
     contract_type: "ContractType"
     base_path: Optional[Path] = None
@@ -1306,10 +1349,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, attr_name: str) -> Any:
         elif attr_name in self._events_:
             evt_options = self._events_[attr_name]
             if len(evt_options) > 1:
-                raise ApeAttributeError(
-                    f"Multiple events named '{attr_name}' in '{self.contract_type.name}'.\n"
-                    f"Use '{self.get_event_by_signature.__name__}' look-up."
-                )
+                return ContractEventWrapper(evt_options)
 
             return evt_options[0]
 

tests/functional/test_contract_event.py

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 from eth_utils import to_hex
 from ethpm_types import ContractType
 
+from ape.contracts.base import ContractEventWrapper
 from ape.exceptions import ProviderError
-from ape.types.events import ContractLog
+from ape.types.events import ContractLog, MockContractLog
 from ape.types.units import CurrencyValueComparable
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -265,12 +266,11 @@ def test_contract_two_events_with_same_name(
     impl_container = chain.contracts.get_container(impl_contract_type)
     impl_instance = owner.deploy(impl_container)
 
-    expected_err = (
-        f"Multiple events named '{event_name}' in '{impl_contract_type.name}'.\n"
-        f"Use 'get_event_by_signature' look-up."
-    )
-    with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=expected_err):
-        _ = impl_instance.FooEvent
+    # Show some features still work when referencing by __getattr__.
+    wrapper = impl_instance.FooEvent
+    assert isinstance(wrapper, ContractEventWrapper)
+    mock_log = wrapper(bar=16)
+    assert isinstance(mock_log, MockContractLog)
 
     expected_sig_from_impl = "FooEvent(uint256 bar, uint256 baz)"
     expected_sig_from_interface = "FooEvent(uint256 bar)"