diff --git a/src/services/eventEmitter.js b/src/services/eventEmitter.js
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+// create a singleton instance of the EventEmitter for the entire application
+
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
+
+class MyEmitter extends EventEmitter {
+
+  static getInstance() {
+    if (!this.instance) {
+      this.instance = new MyEmitter();
+    }
+    return this.instance;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = MyEmitter.getInstance();
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