diff --git a/src/notes/notes.module.ts b/src/notes/notes.module.ts
index b267951f9..d869d692a 100644
--- a/src/notes/notes.module.ts
+++ b/src/notes/notes.module.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { Note } from './note.entity';
+import { NotesService } from './notes.service';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Note])],
   controllers: [],
+  providers: [NotesService],
+  exports: [NotesService],
 })
 export class NotesModule {}
diff --git a/src/notes/notes.service.spec.ts b/src/notes/notes.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18f1c22c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notes/notes.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { NotesService } from './notes.service';
+
+describe('NotesService', () => {
+  let service: NotesService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      providers: [NotesService],
+    }).compile();
+
+    service = module.get<NotesService>(NotesService);
+  });
+
+  it('should be defined', () => {
+    expect(service).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/notes/notes.service.ts b/src/notes/notes.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf66b0190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notes/notes.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { NoteMetadataDto } from './note-metadata.dto';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class NotesService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(NotesService.name);
+
+  getUserNotes(username: string): NoteMetadataDto[] {
+    this.logger.warn('Using hardcoded data!');
+    return [
+      {
+        alias: null,
+        createTime: new Date(),
+        description: 'Very descriptive text.',
+        editedBy: [],
+        id: 'foobar-barfoo',
+        permission: {
+          owner: {
+            displayName: 'foo',
+            userName: 'fooUser',
+            email: 'foo@example.com',
+            photo: '',
+          },
+          sharedTo: [],
+        },
+        tags: [],
+        title: 'Title!',
+        updateTime: new Date(),
+        updateUser: {
+          displayName: 'foo',
+          userName: 'fooUser',
+          email: 'foo@example.com',
+          photo: '',
+        },
+        viewCount: 42,
+      },
+    ];
+  }
+}