A simple module template, use with sublime text 2 for example

TEMPLATE.js

var inherits     = require('util').inherits;
var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;

module.exports = TEMPLATE;


function TEMPLATE (opts) {
    EventEmitter.call(this);
    var self = this;
    if (!(self instanceof TEMPLATE)) return new TEMPLATE(opts); //If you don't use the 'new', I will for you.
    if (!opts) opts = {};

    //private stuff:
    self._privthing = {};
    //public stuff:
    self.pubthing = {};


    function somefunc () {
    }

    //if you have something that emits stuff:
    self.emitthing.on('create', function (thing) {
        // performs complicated calculations
        // but don't block:
        process.nextTick(function () {
            //and when you're done you can:
            self.emit('done', 'some results');
        });
    });
}

//Now you can emit:
inherits(TEMPLATE, EventEmitter);


function dutyOfSubclass() {
  throw new Error('method must be implemented by subclass');
}

TEMPLATE.prototype.youdostuff = dutyOfSubclass;

TEMPLATE.prototype.idostuff = function (stuff) {
    var self = this;

    //emit stuff
    this.emit('ididstuff');

};