def METHOD_NAME(cls, username, work_id, edition_id, event_type):
    oldb = db.get_db()
    data = {
        'username': username,
        'work_id': work_id,
        'edition_id': edition_id,
        'event_type': event_type,
    }
    where = """
        username=$username AND
        work_id=$work_id AND
        edition_id=$edition_id AND
        event_type=$event_type
    """
    return list(oldb.select(cls.TABLENAME, where=where, vars=data))