Event

A runtime record emitted when a meaningful chain action or state transition occurs.

In plain language

Referendum lifecycle, deposits and dispatch results are reconstructed from ordered events.

Why it matters

Events provide evidence of what the runtime reported at a specific block.

Real Vara examples

ReferendumGovernanceExecutionDirect addresses
#13 Failed attempt to cancel slash 0 from staking era 327

Voters approved cancelling one deferred slash from era 327, but the direct Staking Admin call failed with BadOrigin.

ExecutedDispatch failed7

Related terms

Block · Extrinsic · Lifecycle status