try {
      while (true) {
        val event = takeEvent()
        if (eventClass.isInstance(event)) {
          return eventClass.cast(event)
        }
      }
    } catch (e: NoSuchElementException) {
      throw AssertionError("full event sequence: $fullEventSequence", e)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Remove and return the next event from the recorded sequence.
   *