def splice(act, **info):
    '''
    Form a splice event from a given act name and info.

    Args:
        act (str): The name of the action.
        **info:    Additional information about the event.

    Example:
        splice = splice('add:node', form='inet:ipv4', valu=0)
        self.fire(splice)

    Notes:
        Splice events were reworked in v0.0.45 and now contain a sub-event of
        the (act, info) under the 'mesg' key.

    Returns:
        (str, dict): The splice event.
    '''
    return (act, info)