diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8b13789..e768b71 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1 +1,105 @@
 
+var http = require('http');
+let users = require("./state").users;
+let products = require("./state").products;
+let server = http.createServer(messageReceived);
+server.listen(8080);
+
+const postChucks = (req, res,urlselected) => {
+  let body = [];
+  req.on('data', (chunk) => {
+  body.push(chunk);
+  }).on('end', () => {
+  body = Buffer.concat(body).toString();
+  let user = JSON.parse(body);
+  user.id = urlselected[urlselected.length-1].id+1
+  res.end(JSON.stringify(user))
+  urlselected.push(user);
+  });
+}
+
+const putChucks = (req, res,urlselected,slicePosition) => {
+  let body = [];
+  req.on('data', (chunk) => {
+  body.push(chunk);
+  }).on('end', () => {
+  body = Buffer.concat(body).toString();
+  let user = JSON.parse(body);
+  user.id = urlselected[slicePosition].id
+  res.end(JSON.stringify(user))
+  urlselected[slicePosition]=(user);
+  });
+}
+
+const deleteChucks = (req, res,urlselected,slicePosition) => {
+  res.end("Deleted")
+  urlselected.splice(slicePosition,1)
+}
+
+function messageReceived(req, res) {
+  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+  const firstTerm = req.url.split("/")[1];
+  const secondTerm = req.url.split("/")[2];
+
+  if(firstTerm=="favicon.ico"){
+    res.end();
+    return
+  }
+
+  if(req.method === "GET" && secondTerm){
+    let urlselected = requestSelector(firstTerm)
+    // let user = urlselected.find(p=>p["id"] == secondTerm);
+    let user = null;
+    if(secondTerm){
+      // keeping this if statement in case path changes to what I think
+      // the assigment is asking
+      user = urlselected.find(p=>p["id"] == secondTerm);
+    }else{
+      user = urlselected[Number(secondTerm[1])-1];
+    }
+    if(!user){
+      res.end("Not Found");
+    }else{
+      let usersJSON = JSON.stringify(user);
+      res.end(usersJSON);
+    }
+    
+  }else if(req.method === "GET"){
+    let urlselected = requestSelector(firstTerm)
+    let usersJSON = JSON.stringify(urlselected);
+    res.end(usersJSON);
+  }else if(req.method === "POST"){
+    let urlselected = requestSelector(firstTerm)
+    postChucks(req, res,urlselected);
+    // takes in a request, a response and an array to push the chunck to
+  }else if(req.method === "PUT" && secondTerm){
+    let urlselected = requestSelector(firstTerm)
+    const slicePosition = urlselected.findIndex( (item,index) => {
+      return item.id == secondTerm;
+    })
+    putChucks(req, res,urlselected,Number(slicePosition))
+
+  }else if(req.method === "DELETE" && secondTerm){
+    let urlselected = requestSelector(firstTerm)
+    const slicePosition = urlselected.findIndex( (item,index) => {
+      return item.id == secondTerm;
+    })
+
+    deleteChucks(req, res,urlselected,Number(slicePosition))
+
+  }
+
+  else{
+   res.end("Not Found");
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+const requestSelector = (urlPath) => {
+  if(urlPath.toLowerCase()=="users"){
+    return users;
+  }else if (urlPath.toLowerCase()=="products"){
+    return products;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/state.js b/state.js
index ebab277..59f26ea 100644
--- a/state.js
+++ b/state.js
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 exports.users = [
     {
-        "_id": 1,
-        "name": "Dale Cooper",
+        "id": 1,
+        "name": "Poopy McButts",
         "occupation": "FBI Agent",
         "avatar": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Agentdalecooper.jpg"
     },
     {
-        "_id": 2,
+        "id": 2,
         "name": "Spike Spiegel",
         "occupation": "Bounty Hunter",
         "avatar": "http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/deadliestfiction/images/d/de/Spike_Spiegel_by_aleztron.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130920231337"
     },
     {
-        "_id": 3,
+        "id": 3,
         "name": "Wirt",
         "occupation": "adventurer",
         "avatar": "http://66.media.tumblr.com/5ea59634756e3d7c162da2ef80655a39/tumblr_nvasf1WvQ61ufbniio1_400.jpg"
     },
     {
-        "_id": 4,
+        "id": 4,
         "name": "Michael Myers",
         "occupation": "Loving little brother",
         "avatar": "http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/e/e3/MMH.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150810215746"
     },
     {
-        "_id": 5,
+        "id": 5,
         "name": "Dana Scully",
         "occupation": "FBI Agent",
         "avatar": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/718881904834056192/WnMTb__R.jpg"