code: function (name, pattern) {
  
              var regex,
                  ret;
  
              pattern = pattern || ".*";
  
              regex = new RegExp(pattern);
  
              logger.debug("PluginMatcher matchPattern testing [" + name + "] against regex [" + pattern + "]");
  
              ret = regex.exec(name);
  
              return ret !== null;
  
          }
docs: Allows unencumbered regex pattern matching on the name/service string.
  
  @param name - service and method name in dot notation, like "CaseService.readCase".
  @param pattern - the regular expression to match.