# Service

**Noir.Classes.Service**: `NoirClass`

Represents a Noir service.

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:Init(name, isBuiltIn, shortDescription, longDescription, authors)
```

Initializes service class objects.

### Parameters

* `name`: string
* `isBuiltIn`: boolean
* `shortDescription`: string
* `longDescription`: string
* `authors`: table\<integer, string>

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:_Initialize()
```

Initialize this service.

Used internally.

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:_Start()
```

Start this service.

Used internally.

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:_CheckSaveData()
```

Checks if g\_savedata is intact.

Used internally.

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:Save(index, data)
```

Save a value to g\_savedata under this service.

### Parameters

* `index`: string
* `data`: any

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:Load(index, default)
```

Load data from this service's g\_savedata entry that was saved via the :Save() method.

### Parameters

* `index`: string
* `default`: any

### Returns

* `any`

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:EnsuredLoad(index, default)
```

Similar to `:Load()`, this method loads a value from this service's g\_savedata entry.

However, if the value doesn't exist, the default value provided to this method is saved then returned.

### Parameters

* `index`: string
* `default`: any

### Returns

* `any`

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:Remove(index)
```

Remove data from this service's g\_savedata entry that was saved.

### Parameters

* `index`: string

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Service:GetSaveData()
```

Returns this service's g\_savedata table for direct modification.

### Returns

* `table`