diff --git a/src/routes/v5/bcash/slp.js b/src/routes/v5/bcash/slp.js
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+/*
+  Electrum API route
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const express = require("express");
+const router = express.Router();
+const axios = require("axios");
+const util = require("util");
+// const bitcore = require('bitcore-lib-cash')
+
+// const ElectrumCash = require('electrum-cash').ElectrumClient
+// const ElectrumCash = require('/home/trout/work/personal/electrum-cash/electrum.js').Client // eslint-disable-line
+
+const wlogger = require("../../../util/winston-logging");
+const config = require("../../../../config");
+
+const RouteUtils = require("../../../util/route-utils");
+const routeUtils = new RouteUtils();
+
+// const BCHJS = require("@psf/bch-js");
+// const bchjs = new BCHJS();
+
+let _this;
+
+class BcashSlp {
+  constructor() {
+    this.config = config;
+    this.axios = axios;
+    this.routeUtils = routeUtils;
+    // this.bchjs = bchjs;
+    // _this.bitcore = bitcore
+
+    this.bcashServer = process.env.BCASH_SERVER;
+    if (!this.bcashServer) {
+      // console.warn('FULCRUM_API env var not set. Can not connect to Fulcrum indexer.')
+      throw new Error(
+        "BCASH_SERVER env var not set. Can not connect to bcash full node."
+      );
+    }
+
+    this.router = router;
+    this.router.get("/", this.root);
+  }
+
+  // DRY error handler.
+  errorHandler(err, res) {
+    // Attempt to decode the error message.
+    const { msg, status } = _this.routeUtils.decodeError(err);
+    // console.log('errorHandler msg: ', msg)
+    // console.log('errorHandler status: ', status)
+
+    if (msg) {
+      res.status(status);
+      return res.json({ success: false, error: msg });
+    }
+
+    // Handle error patterns specific to this route.
+    if (err.message) {
+      res.status(400);
+      return res.json({ success: false, error: err.message });
+    }
+
+    // If error can be handled, return the stack trace
+    res.status(500);
+    return res.json({ error: util.inspect(err) });
+  }
+
+  // Root API endpoint. Simply acknowledges that it exists.
+  root(req, res, next) {
+    return res.json({ status: "bcash-slp" });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = BcashSlp;
diff --git a/test/v5/bcash-slp.js b/test/v5/bcash-slp.js
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+/*
+  TESTS FOR THE bcash/slp.js LIBRARY
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const chai = require("chai");
+const assert = chai.assert;
+
+const sinon = require("sinon");
+
+const BcashSlp = require("../../src/routes/v5/bcash/slp");
+
+// Mocking data.
+const { mockReq, mockRes } = require("./mocks/express-mocks");
+const mockData = require("./mocks/electrumx-mock");
+
+// Used for debugging.
+const util = require("util");
+util.inspect.defaultOptions = { depth: 1 };
+
+if (!process.env.BCASH_SERVER) process.env.BCASH_SERVER = "http://localhost";
+
+describe("#bcash-slp", () => {
+  let req, res;
+  let sandbox;
+  const bcashSlp = new BcashSlp();
+  // let electrumxRoute
+
+  before(async () => {
+    if (!process.env.TEST) {
+      process.env.TEST = "unit";
+    }
+    console.log(`Testing type is: ${process.env.TEST}`);
+
+    if (!process.env.NETWORK) process.env.NETWORK = "testnet";
+
+    // Connect to electrumx servers if this is an integration test.
+    // if (process.env.TEST === 'integration') {
+    //   await electrumxRoute.connect()
+    //   console.log('Connected to ElectrumX server')
+    // }
+  });
+
+  after(async () => {
+    // console.log(`electrumxRoute.electrumx: `, electrumxRoute.electrumx)
+    // Disconnect from the electrumx server if this is an integration test.
+    // if (process.env.TEST === 'integration') {
+    //   await electrumxRoute.disconnect()
+    //   console.log('Disconnected from ElectrumX server')
+    // }
+  });
+
+  // Setup the mocks before each test.
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Mock the req and res objects used by Express routes.
+    req = mockReq;
+    res = mockRes;
+
+    // Explicitly reset the parmas and body.
+    req.params = {};
+    req.body = {};
+    req.query = {};
+
+    sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+
+    // electrumxRoute = new ElecrumxRoute()
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sandbox.restore();
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    //
+  });
+
+  // A wrapper for stubbing with the Sinon sandbox.
+  // function stubMethodForUnitTests (obj, method, value) {
+  //   if (process.env.TEST !== 'unit') return false
+  //
+  //   electrumxRoute.isReady = true // Force flag.
+  //
+  //   sandbox.stub(obj, method).resolves(value)
+  //
+  //   return true
+  // }
+
+  describe("#root", () => {
+    // root route handler.
+    const root = bcashSlp.root;
+
+    it("should respond to GET for base route", async () => {
+      const result = root(req, res);
+
+      assert.equal(result.status, "bcash-slp", "Returns static string");
+    });
+  });
+});