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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def record(self, event_type: str, event_data: Mapping = None, instance: Any = None, **kwargs) -> 'Event': """ Validate and record an event. """

        if not self.is_setup:
            return
        if not self.can_handle(event_type=event_type):
            return

        event = self.get_event(event_type=event_type,
                               event_data=event_data,
                               instance=instance,
                               **kwargs)
        self.record_event(event)
        return event