diff --git a/.gitignore b/isabella_organ/.gitignore
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rename from .gitignore
rename to isabella_organ/.gitignore
diff --git a/README.md b/isabella_organ/README.md
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rename from README.md
rename to isabella_organ/README.md
diff --git a/isabella_organ/gulpfile.js b/isabella_organ/gulpfile.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var jshint = require('gulp-jshint');
+var appFiles = ['server.js', './lib/**/*.js'];
+var testFiles = ['./test/**/*.js'];
+
+gulp.task('jshint:test', () => {
+	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', () => {
+	return gulp.src(appFiles)
+	.pipe(jshint({
+		node: true
+	}))
+	.pipe(jshint.reporter('default'));
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('mocha:test', () => {
+	return gulp.src(testFiles)
+	.pipe(mocha({
+		reporter: 'spec' }));
+});
+
+gulp.task('jshint', ['jshint:test', 'jshint:app']);
+gulp.task('mocha', ['mocha:test']);
+gulp.task('default', ['jshint']);
diff --git a/isabella_organ/index.js b/isabella_organ/index.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+require(__dirname + '/lib/server.js');
diff --git a/isabella_organ/lib/server.js b/isabella_organ/lib/server.js
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+var express = require('express');
+var app = express();
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+app.get('/data/', (req, res) => {
+	var readStream = fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/data/post.json');
+		res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+		readStream.pipe(res);
+});
+
+app.post('/data/', (req, res) => {
+	var writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/data/post.json');
+		req.pipe(writeStream);
+		req.on('end', () => {
+			res.json({ 'msg': 'hello world' });
+		});
+});
+
+app.listen(3000, () => {
+	console.log('server up');
+});
diff --git a/isabella_organ/package.json b/isabella_organ/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "isabella_organ",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "HTTP server with persistance",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node node_modules/argg tests/*.js",
+    "cover": "istanbul cover --dir reports/coverage node_modules/argg tests/*.js",
+    "plato": "plato -d reports/plato index.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/isabellaorgan/http_with_persistence.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "HTTP",
+    "server",
+    "express",
+    "node"
+  ],
+  "author": "isabellaorgan@gmail.com",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/isabellaorgan/http_with_persistence/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/isabellaorgan/http_with_persistence#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.13.3"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.4.1",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.1.3",
+    "mocha": "^2.3.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/isabella_organ/test/test.js b/isabella_organ/test/test.js
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+++ b/isabella_organ/test/test.js
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+var chai = require('chai');
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var chaihttp = require('chai-http');
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+chai.use(chaihttp);
+
+require(__dirname + '/../lib/server.js');
+
+describe('the http server', () => {
+	it('should respond to a GET request', (done) => {
+		chai.request('localhost:3000')
+		.get('/data/')
+		.end((err, res) => {
+			expect(err).to.eql(null);
+			expect(res.body).to.eql('{ "msg": "get data "}');
+			done();
+		});
+	});
+	it('should POST to a new file', (done) => {
+		chai.request('localhost:3000')
+			.post('/data/post.json')
+			.send('{ "msg": "hello world" }')
+			.end((err, res) => {
+				expect(err).to.eql(null);
+				expect(res.body).to.eql('{ "msg": "hello world"}');
+				done();
+			});
+	});
+
+});