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 **/node_modules
+**/data
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+node_modules
+data
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diff --git a/robin_stringer/README.md b/robin_stringer/README.md
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+HTTP Server With Persistence
+============================
+To complete this assignment:
+  * fork this repository (the sub module for this specific assignment)
+  * clone down your fork
+  * place all of your work in a folder that is your full name, use `_`s instead of spaces
+  * push back up to your fork
+  * create a pull request back to the original repo
+  * submit a link to the PR in canvas
+
+Assignment Description
+--------------------------
+For this assignment, write an http server that will act as a simple data store.
+
+It should respond to GET/POST requests for a single route and 
+the data coming in from a post request should be saved to a json file in 
+a data folder in your repository. DO NOT commit your data folder to git. For example
+ if a request is sent to "/note_one" with a body of {noteBody: 'hello world'} 
+the json data in the body should be stored in it's own json file `data/note_one.json`. 
+A get request to the same route should return the data contained in the json file.
+
+Rubric:
+
+  * Handles REST requests: 3pts
+  * JSON storage: 3pts 
+  * Tests: 2pts
+  * Project Organization and Development Files: 2pts
diff --git a/robin_stringer/app.js b/robin_stringer/app.js
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index 0000000..d185eb0
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+++ b/robin_stringer/app.js
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+
+'use strict';
+
+var express = require('express');
+var app = express();
+var fs = require('fs');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+var http = require('http');
+
+//with thanks to Treehouse for tutorial on bodyParser
+//(https://teamtreehouse.com/library/express-basics)
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+app.get('/answers', function(req, res, next){
+  fs.readFile(__dirname + '/../data/answers.json', function(err, data){
+    if(err) throw err;
+    next();
+  });
+  res.send(answers.toString());
+});
+
+app.post('/answers', function(req, res, next) {
+  req.on('data', function(data) {
+    var dataLogged = data.toString();
+    fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/../data/answers.json', dataLogged, function() {
+    if(err) throw err;
+    next();
+    });
+  });
+  res.send('POST request to the homepage');
+});
+
+var server = app.listen(3000, function(){
+  console.log("The server is running on port 3000!");
+});
diff --git a/robin_stringer/gulpfile.js b/robin_stringer/gulpfile.js
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+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var jshint = require('gulp-jshint');
+var mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
+var appFiles = ['app.js', 'gulpfile.js'];
+var testFiles = ['test/**/*.js'];
+
+gulp.task('mocha:test', function() {
+  return gulp.src(testFiles, appFiles)
+  .pipe(mocha({
+      node: true,
+      globals: {
+        describe: true,
+        it: true,
+        before: true,
+        after: true
+      }
+    }))
+    .pipe(mocha({reporter: 'nyan'}));
+});
+
+gulp.task('jshint:test', function() {
+  return gulp.src(testFiles)
+  .pipe(jshint({
+      node: true,
+      globals: {
+        describe: true,
+        it: true,
+        before: true,
+        after: true
+      }
+    }))
+    .pipe(jshint.reporter('default'));
+});
+
+gulp.task('jshint:app', function() {
+  return gulp.src(appFiles)
+  .pipe(jshint({
+    node: true
+  }))
+  .pipe(jshint.reporter('default'));
+});
+gulp.task('jshint', ['jshint:test', 'jshint:app']);
+gulp.task('default', ['jshint']);
diff --git a/robin_stringer/package.json b/robin_stringer/package.json
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/robin_stringer/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "robin_stringer",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "app.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/rastringer/http_with_persistence.git"
+  },
+  "author": "ra1stringer@gmail.com",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/rastringer/http_with_persistence/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/rastringer/http_with_persistence#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.14.1"
+    "chai": "^3.4.1",
+    "chai-http": "^1.0.0",
+    "gulp-jshint": "^1.12.0",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.1.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.13.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/robin_stringer/test/test.js b/robin_stringer/test/test.js
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+++ b/robin_stringer/test/test.js
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+var chai = require('chai');
+var chaihttp = require('chai-http');
+chai.use(chaihttp);
+var expect = chai.expect;
+var fs = require('fs');
+require(__dirname + '/../app');
+
+describe('the express server', function() {
+  it('should respond to POST requests and return values', function(done) {
+    chai.request('localhost:3000')
+      .post('/note_one')
+      .send('{noteBody: \'hello world\'}')
+      .end(function(err, res) {
+        expect(err).to.eql(null);
+        expect(res.status).to.eql(200);
+        expect(res.text).to.eql('Thank you for your request');
+      done();
+  });
+});
+});