private Class<? extends Event> getEventClass(String eventName) {
if (!bindingDescriptorMap.containsKey(eventName.toLowerCase())) {
throw new CougarValidationException(ServerFaultCode.NoSuchOperation, "Unable to find binding for event named[" + eventName + "]");
}
EventBindingDescriptor eventBindingDescriptor = bindingDescriptorMap.get(eventName.toLowerCase());
final Class<? extends Event> eventClass = eventBindingDescriptor.getEventClass();
return eventClass;
}