diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/Event.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/Event.kt
index f81ab3e91..6d1d38932 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/Event.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/Event.kt
@@ -274,52 +274,8 @@ open class Event(
 
         fun fromJson(json: JsonElement, lenient: Boolean = false): Event = gson.fromJson(json, Event::class.java).getRefinedEvent(lenient)
 
-        fun Event.getRefinedEvent(lenient: Boolean = false): Event = when (kind) {
-            AppDefinitionEvent.kind -> AppDefinitionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            AppRecommendationEvent.kind -> AppRecommendationEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            AudioTrackEvent.kind -> AudioTrackEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            BadgeAwardEvent.kind -> BadgeAwardEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            BadgeDefinitionEvent.kind -> BadgeDefinitionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            BadgeProfilesEvent.kind -> BadgeProfilesEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            BookmarkListEvent.kind -> BookmarkListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ChannelCreateEvent.kind -> ChannelCreateEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ChannelHideMessageEvent.kind -> ChannelHideMessageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ChannelMessageEvent.kind -> ChannelMessageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ChannelMetadataEvent.kind -> ChannelMetadataEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ChannelMuteUserEvent.kind -> ChannelMuteUserEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ClassifiedsEvent.kind -> ClassifiedsEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            CommunityDefinitionEvent.kind -> CommunityDefinitionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            CommunityPostApprovalEvent.kind -> CommunityPostApprovalEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ContactListEvent.kind -> ContactListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            DeletionEvent.kind -> DeletionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            EmojiPackEvent.kind -> EmojiPackEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            EmojiPackSelectionEvent.kind -> EmojiPackSelectionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-
-            FileHeaderEvent.kind -> FileHeaderEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            FileStorageEvent.kind -> FileStorageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            FileStorageHeaderEvent.kind -> FileStorageHeaderEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            GenericRepostEvent.kind -> GenericRepostEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            HighlightEvent.kind -> HighlightEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LiveActivitiesEvent.kind -> LiveActivitiesEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LiveActivitiesChatMessageEvent.kind -> LiveActivitiesChatMessageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LnZapEvent.kind -> LnZapEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LnZapPaymentRequestEvent.kind -> LnZapPaymentRequestEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LnZapPaymentResponseEvent.kind -> LnZapPaymentResponseEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LnZapRequestEvent.kind -> LnZapRequestEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            LongTextNoteEvent.kind -> LongTextNoteEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            MetadataEvent.kind -> MetadataEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            NNSEvent.kind -> NNSEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            PeopleListEvent.kind -> PeopleListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            PinListEvent.kind -> PinListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            PollNoteEvent.kind -> PollNoteEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            PrivateDmEvent.kind -> PrivateDmEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ReactionEvent.kind -> ReactionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            RecommendRelayEvent.kind -> RecommendRelayEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig, lenient)
-            RelaySetEvent.kind -> RelaySetEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            ReportEvent.kind -> ReportEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            RepostEvent.kind -> RepostEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            TextNoteEvent.kind -> TextNoteEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
-            else -> this
+        fun Event.getRefinedEvent(lenient: Boolean = false): Event {
+            return EventFactory.create(id, pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content, sig, lenient)
         }
 
         fun generateId(pubKey: HexKey, createdAt: Long, kind: Int, tags: List<List<String>>, content: String): ByteArray {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/EventFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/EventFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fb0bbd36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/EventFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model
+
+class EventFactory {
+    companion object {
+        fun create(
+            id: String,
+            pubKey: String,
+            createdAt: Long,
+            kind: Int,
+            tags: List<List<String>>,
+            content: String,
+            sig: String,
+            lenient: Boolean
+        ) = when (kind) {
+            AppDefinitionEvent.kind -> AppDefinitionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            AppRecommendationEvent.kind -> AppRecommendationEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            AudioTrackEvent.kind -> AudioTrackEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            BadgeAwardEvent.kind -> BadgeAwardEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            BadgeDefinitionEvent.kind -> BadgeDefinitionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            BadgeProfilesEvent.kind -> BadgeProfilesEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            BookmarkListEvent.kind -> BookmarkListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ChannelCreateEvent.kind -> ChannelCreateEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ChannelHideMessageEvent.kind -> ChannelHideMessageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ChannelMessageEvent.kind -> ChannelMessageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ChannelMetadataEvent.kind -> ChannelMetadataEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ChannelMuteUserEvent.kind -> ChannelMuteUserEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ClassifiedsEvent.kind -> ClassifiedsEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            CommunityDefinitionEvent.kind -> CommunityDefinitionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            CommunityPostApprovalEvent.kind -> CommunityPostApprovalEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ContactListEvent.kind -> ContactListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            DeletionEvent.kind -> DeletionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            EmojiPackEvent.kind -> EmojiPackEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            EmojiPackSelectionEvent.kind -> EmojiPackSelectionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+
+            FileHeaderEvent.kind -> FileHeaderEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            FileStorageEvent.kind -> FileStorageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            FileStorageHeaderEvent.kind -> FileStorageHeaderEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            GenericRepostEvent.kind -> GenericRepostEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            HighlightEvent.kind -> HighlightEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LiveActivitiesEvent.kind -> LiveActivitiesEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LiveActivitiesChatMessageEvent.kind -> LiveActivitiesChatMessageEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LnZapEvent.kind -> LnZapEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LnZapPaymentRequestEvent.kind -> LnZapPaymentRequestEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LnZapPaymentResponseEvent.kind -> LnZapPaymentResponseEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LnZapRequestEvent.kind -> LnZapRequestEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            LongTextNoteEvent.kind -> LongTextNoteEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            MetadataEvent.kind -> MetadataEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            NNSEvent.kind -> NNSEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            PeopleListEvent.kind -> PeopleListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            PinListEvent.kind -> PinListEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            PollNoteEvent.kind -> PollNoteEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            PrivateDmEvent.kind -> PrivateDmEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ReactionEvent.kind -> ReactionEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            RecommendRelayEvent.kind -> RecommendRelayEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig, lenient)
+            RelaySetEvent.kind -> RelaySetEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            ReportEvent.kind -> ReportEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            RepostEvent.kind -> RepostEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            TextNoteEvent.kind -> TextNoteEvent(id, pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig)
+            else -> Event(id, pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content, sig)
+        }
+    }
+}