@classmethod
def GetMessageStrings(cls, formatter_mediator, event_data):
    """Retrieves the formatted message strings for a specific event.

    Args:
      formatter_mediator (FormatterMediator): mediates the interactions between
          formatters and other components, such as storage and Windows EventLog
          resources.
      event_data (EventData): event data.

    Returns:
      list[str, str]: long and short version of the message string.
    """
    formatter_object = cls.GetFormatterObject(event_data.data_type)
    return formatter_object.GetMessages(formatter_mediator, event_data)
