diff --git a/priv/templates/simpleevent.erl b/priv/templates/simpleevent.erl
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+-module({{eventid}}).
+-behaviour(gen_event).
+
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% API Function Exports
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-export([start_link/0,
+         add_handler/2]).
+
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% gen_event Function Exports
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-export([init/1,
+         handle_event/2,
+         handle_call/2,
+         handle_info/2,
+         terminate/2,
+         code_change/3]).
+
+-record(state, {}).
+
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% API Function Definitions
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+start_link() ->
+    gen_event:start_link({local, ?MODULE}).
+
+add_handler(Handler, Args) ->
+    gen_event:add_handler(?MODULE, Handler, Args).
+
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% gen_event Function Definitions
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+init([]) ->
+    {ok, #state{}}.
+
+handle_event(_Event, State) ->
+    {ok, State}.
+
+handle_call(_Request, State) ->
+    Reply = ok,
+    {ok, Reply, State}.
+
+handle_info(_Info, State) ->
+    {ok, State}.
+
+terminate(_Reason, _State) ->
+    ok.
+
+code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
+    {ok, State}.
+
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Internal Function Definitions
+%% ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
diff --git a/priv/templates/simpleevent.template b/priv/templates/simpleevent.template
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+{variables, [{eventid, "myevent"}]}.
+{template, "simpleevent.erl", "src/{{eventid}}.erl"}.