Add a EmitTypeEvent function that doesn't add double quotes to string attributes

utils/uevent/events.go

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package uevent
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+
+	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
+)
+
+// EmitTypedEvent takes a typed event and emits it.
+// The original EmitTypedEvent from cosmos-sdk adds double quotes around the string attributes,
+// which makes it difficult, if not impossible to query/subscribe to those events.
+// See https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/12592 and
+// https://github.com/dymensionxyz/sdk-utils/pull/5#discussion_r1724688379
+func EmitTypedEvent(ctx sdk.Context, tev proto.Message) error {
+	event, err := TypedEventToEvent(tev)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(event)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// TypedEventToEvent takes typed event and converts to Event object
+func TypedEventToEvent(tev proto.Message) (ev sdk.Event, err error) {
+	evtType := proto.MessageName(tev)
+
+	var evtJSON []byte
+	evtJSON, err = codec.ProtoMarshalJSON(tev, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var attrMap map[string]any
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(evtJSON, &attrMap); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// sort the keys to ensure the order is always the same
+	keys := maps.Keys(attrMap)
+	slices.Sort(keys)
+
+	attrs := make([]abci.EventAttribute, 0, len(attrMap))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		v := attrMap[k]
+		attrs = append(attrs, abci.EventAttribute{
+			Key:   k,
+			Value: fmt.Sprintf("%v", v),
+		})
+	}
+
+	ev = sdk.Event{
+		Type:       evtType,
+		Attributes: attrs,
+	}
+	return
+}