text: 'use strict';
  
  var util = require('util');
  var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
  
  var Service = function(options) {
    EventEmitter.call(this);
  
    this.node = options.node;
    this.name = options.name;
  };
  
  util.inherits(Service, EventEmitter);
  
  /**
   * Describes the dependencies that should be loaded before this service.
   */
  Service.dependencies = [];
  
  /**
   * blockHandler
   * @param {Block} block - the block being added or removed from the chain
   * @param {Boolean} add - whether the block is being added or removed
   * @param {Function} callback - call with the leveldb database operations to perform
   */
  Service.prototype.blockHandler = function(block, add, callback) {
    // implement in the child class
    setImmediate(function() {
      callback(null, []);
    });
  };
  
  /**
   * the bus events available for subscription
   * @return {Array} an array of event info
   */
  Service.prototype.getPublishEvents = function() {
    // Example:
    // return [
    //   ['eventname', this, this.subscribeEvent, this.unsubscribeEvent],
    // ];
    return [];
  };
  
  /**
   * the API methods to expose
   * @return {Array} return array of methods
   */
  Service.prototype.getAPIMethods = function() {
    // Example:
    // return [
    //   ['getData', this, this.getData, 1]
    // ];
  
    return [];
  };
  
  // Example:
  // Service.prototype.getData = function(arg1, callback) {
  //
  // };
  
  /**
   * Function which is called when module is first initialized
   */
  Service.prototype.start = function(done) {
    setImmediate(done);
  };
  
  /**
   * Function to be called when fcash-node is stopped
   */
  Service.prototype.stop = function(done) {
    setImmediate(done);
  };
  
  /**
   * Setup express routes
   * @param  {Express} app
   */
  Service.prototype.setupRoutes = function(app) {
    // Setup express routes here
  };
  
  Service.prototype.getRoutePrefix = function() {
    return this.name;
  };
  
  
  
  module.exports = Service;
  