diff --git a/lib/xos-synchronizer/xossynchronizer/steps/sync_object.py b/lib/xos-synchronizer/xossynchronizer/steps/sync_object.py
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+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+from synchronizers.new_base.syncstep import *
+
+
+class SyncObject(SyncStep):
+    provides = []  # Caller fills this in
+    requested_interval = 0
+    observes = []  # Caller fills this in
+
+    def sync_record(self, r):
+        raise DeferredException("Waiting for Service dependency: %r" % r)