diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37e76631..a2a3040a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,34 +1,31 @@
-# Jetbrains IntelliJ Idea
+HELP.md
+target/
+!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+!**/src/main/**
+!**/src/test/**
+
+### STS ###
+.apt_generated
+.classpath
+.factorypath
+.project
+.settings
+.springBeans
+.sts4-cache
+
+### IntelliJ IDEA ###
 .idea
+*.iws
 *.iml
-
-# Linux
-# backup files
-*~
-
-# Windows
-# thumbnails
-Thumbs.db
-
-# Mac OS X
-# metadata
-.DS_Store
-# thumbnails
-._*
-
-# GIT
-.git/
-
-# Java
-*.class
-
-# packages 
-*.jar
-*.war
-*.ear
-
-# Logging
-*.log
-
-# jME (binaries)
-*.so
+*.ipr
+
+### NetBeans ###
+/nbproject/private/
+/nbbuild/
+/dist/
+/nbdist/
+/.nb-gradle/
+build/
+
+### VS Code ###
+.vscode/
diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/MavenWrapperDownloader.java b/.mvn/wrapper/MavenWrapperDownloader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f91a56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/wrapper/MavenWrapperDownloader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+distributed with this work for additional information
+regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+*/
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.channels.Channels;
+import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public class MavenWrapperDownloader {
+
+    /**
+     * Default URL to download the maven-wrapper.jar from, if no 'downloadUrl' is provided.
+     */
+    private static final String DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_URL =
+            "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/takari/maven-wrapper/0.4.2/maven-wrapper-0.4.2.jar";
+
+    /**
+     * Path to the maven-wrapper.properties file, which might contain a downloadUrl property to
+     * use instead of the default one.
+     */
+    private static final String MAVEN_WRAPPER_PROPERTIES_PATH =
+            ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties";
+
+    /**
+     * Path where the maven-wrapper.jar will be saved to.
+     */
+    private static final String MAVEN_WRAPPER_JAR_PATH =
+            ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar";
+
+    /**
+     * Name of the property which should be used to override the default download url for the wrapper.
+     */
+    private static final String PROPERTY_NAME_WRAPPER_URL = "wrapperUrl";
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+        System.out.println("- Downloader started");
+        File baseDirectory = new File(args[0]);
+        System.out.println("- Using base directory: " + baseDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        // If the maven-wrapper.properties exists, read it and check if it contains a custom
+        // wrapperUrl parameter.
+        File mavenWrapperPropertyFile = new File(baseDirectory, MAVEN_WRAPPER_PROPERTIES_PATH);
+        String url = DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_URL;
+        if (mavenWrapperPropertyFile.exists()) {
+            FileInputStream mavenWrapperPropertyFileInputStream = null;
+            try {
+                mavenWrapperPropertyFileInputStream = new FileInputStream(mavenWrapperPropertyFile);
+                Properties mavenWrapperProperties = new Properties();
+                mavenWrapperProperties.load(mavenWrapperPropertyFileInputStream);
+                url = mavenWrapperProperties.getProperty(PROPERTY_NAME_WRAPPER_URL, url);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                System.out.println("- ERROR loading '" + MAVEN_WRAPPER_PROPERTIES_PATH + "'");
+            } finally {
+                try {
+                    if (mavenWrapperPropertyFileInputStream != null) {
+                        mavenWrapperPropertyFileInputStream.close();
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    // Ignore ...
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        System.out.println("- Downloading from: : " + url);
+
+        File outputFile = new File(baseDirectory.getAbsolutePath(), MAVEN_WRAPPER_JAR_PATH);
+        if (!outputFile.getParentFile().exists()) {
+            if (!outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs()) {
+                System.out.println(
+                        "- ERROR creating output direcrory '" + outputFile.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath() + "'");
+            }
+        }
+        System.out.println("- Downloading to: " + outputFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        try {
+            downloadFileFromURL(url, outputFile);
+            System.out.println("Done");
+            System.exit(0);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            System.out.println("- Error downloading");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void downloadFileFromURL(String urlString, File destination) throws Exception {
+        URL website = new URL(urlString);
+        ReadableByteChannel rbc;
+        rbc = Channels.newChannel(website.openStream());
+        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(destination);
+        fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
+        fos.close();
+        rbc.close();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01e67997
Binary files /dev/null and b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd0d451c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.6.0/apache-maven-3.6.0-bin.zip
diff --git a/mvnw b/mvnw
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b9da3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mvnw
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Maven2 Start Up Batch script
+#
+# Required ENV vars:
+# ------------------
+#   JAVA_HOME - location of a JDK home dir
+#
+# Optional ENV vars
+# -----------------
+#   M2_HOME - location of maven2's installed home dir
+#   MAVEN_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running Maven
+#     e.g. to debug Maven itself, use
+#       set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=8000
+#   MAVEN_SKIP_RC - flag to disable loading of mavenrc files
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ -z "$MAVEN_SKIP_RC" ] ; then
+
+  if [ -f /etc/mavenrc ] ; then
+    . /etc/mavenrc
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.mavenrc" ] ; then
+    . "$HOME/.mavenrc"
+  fi
+
+fi
+
+# OS specific support.  $var _must_ be set to either true or false.
+cygwin=false;
+darwin=false;
+mingw=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN*) cygwin=true ;;
+  MINGW*) mingw=true;;
+  Darwin*) darwin=true
+    # Use /usr/libexec/java_home if available, otherwise fall back to /Library/Java/Home
+    # See https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1170/_index.html
+    if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+      if [ -x "/usr/libexec/java_home" ]; then
+        export JAVA_HOME="`/usr/libexec/java_home`"
+      else
+        export JAVA_HOME="/Library/Java/Home"
+      fi
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+  if [ -r /etc/gentoo-release ] ; then
+    JAVA_HOME=`java-config --jre-home`
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$M2_HOME" ] ; then
+  ## resolve links - $0 may be a link to maven's home
+  PRG="$0"
+
+  # need this for relative symlinks
+  while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+      PRG="$link"
+    else
+      PRG="`dirname "$PRG"`/$link"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  saveddir=`pwd`
+
+  M2_HOME=`dirname "$PRG"`/..
+
+  # make it fully qualified
+  M2_HOME=`cd "$M2_HOME" && pwd`
+
+  cd "$saveddir"
+  # echo Using m2 at $M2_HOME
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched
+if $cygwin ; then
+  [ -n "$M2_HOME" ] &&
+    M2_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$M2_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
+    JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$JAVA_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$CLASSPATH" ] &&
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --unix "$CLASSPATH"`
+fi
+
+# For Mingw, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched
+if $mingw ; then
+  [ -n "$M2_HOME" ] &&
+    M2_HOME="`(cd "$M2_HOME"; pwd)`"
+  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
+    JAVA_HOME="`(cd "$JAVA_HOME"; pwd)`"
+  # TODO classpath?
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+  javaExecutable="`which javac`"
+  if [ -n "$javaExecutable" ] && ! [ "`expr \"$javaExecutable\" : '\([^ ]*\)'`" = "no" ]; then
+    # readlink(1) is not available as standard on Solaris 10.
+    readLink=`which readlink`
+    if [ ! `expr "$readLink" : '\([^ ]*\)'` = "no" ]; then
+      if $darwin ; then
+        javaHome="`dirname \"$javaExecutable\"`"
+        javaExecutable="`cd \"$javaHome\" && pwd -P`/javac"
+      else
+        javaExecutable="`readlink -f \"$javaExecutable\"`"
+      fi
+      javaHome="`dirname \"$javaExecutable\"`"
+      javaHome=`expr "$javaHome" : '\(.*\)/bin'`
+      JAVA_HOME="$javaHome"
+      export JAVA_HOME
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+  if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME"  ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+      # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+      JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+      JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+  else
+    JAVACMD="`which java`"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+  echo "Error: JAVA_HOME is not defined correctly." >&2
+  echo "  We cannot execute $JAVACMD" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+  echo "Warning: JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set."
+fi
+
+CLASSWORLDS_LAUNCHER=org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher
+
+# traverses directory structure from process work directory to filesystem root
+# first directory with .mvn subdirectory is considered project base directory
+find_maven_basedir() {
+
+  if [ -z "$1" ]
+  then
+    echo "Path not specified to find_maven_basedir"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  basedir="$1"
+  wdir="$1"
+  while [ "$wdir" != '/' ] ; do
+    if [ -d "$wdir"/.mvn ] ; then
+      basedir=$wdir
+      break
+    fi
+    # workaround for JBEAP-8937 (on Solaris 10/Sparc)
+    if [ -d "${wdir}" ]; then
+      wdir=`cd "$wdir/.."; pwd`
+    fi
+    # end of workaround
+  done
+  echo "${basedir}"
+}
+
+# concatenates all lines of a file
+concat_lines() {
+  if [ -f "$1" ]; then
+    echo "$(tr -s '\n' ' ' < "$1")"
+  fi
+}
+
+BASE_DIR=`find_maven_basedir "$(pwd)"`
+if [ -z "$BASE_DIR" ]; then
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
+##########################################################################################
+# Extension to allow automatically downloading the maven-wrapper.jar from Maven-central
+# This allows using the maven wrapper in projects that prohibit checking in binary data.
+##########################################################################################
+if [ -r "$BASE_DIR/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar" ]; then
+    if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+      echo "Found .mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar"
+    fi
+else
+    if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+      echo "Couldn't find .mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar, downloading it ..."
+    fi
+    jarUrl="https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/takari/maven-wrapper/0.4.2/maven-wrapper-0.4.2.jar"
+    while IFS="=" read key value; do
+      case "$key" in (wrapperUrl) jarUrl="$value"; break ;;
+      esac
+    done < "$BASE_DIR/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties"
+    if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+      echo "Downloading from: $jarUrl"
+    fi
+    wrapperJarPath="$BASE_DIR/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar"
+
+    if command -v wget > /dev/null; then
+        if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+          echo "Found wget ... using wget"
+        fi
+        wget "$jarUrl" -O "$wrapperJarPath"
+    elif command -v curl > /dev/null; then
+        if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+          echo "Found curl ... using curl"
+        fi
+        curl -o "$wrapperJarPath" "$jarUrl"
+    else
+        if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+          echo "Falling back to using Java to download"
+        fi
+        javaClass="$BASE_DIR/.mvn/wrapper/MavenWrapperDownloader.java"
+        if [ -e "$javaClass" ]; then
+            if [ ! -e "$BASE_DIR/.mvn/wrapper/MavenWrapperDownloader.class" ]; then
+                if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+                  echo " - Compiling MavenWrapperDownloader.java ..."
+                fi
+                # Compiling the Java class
+                ("$JAVA_HOME/bin/javac" "$javaClass")
+            fi
+            if [ -e "$BASE_DIR/.mvn/wrapper/MavenWrapperDownloader.class" ]; then
+                # Running the downloader
+                if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+                  echo " - Running MavenWrapperDownloader.java ..."
+                fi
+                ("$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" -cp .mvn/wrapper MavenWrapperDownloader "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR")
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+##########################################################################################
+# End of extension
+##########################################################################################
+
+export MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=${MAVEN_BASEDIR:-"$BASE_DIR"}
+if [ "$MVNW_VERBOSE" = true ]; then
+  echo $MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR
+fi
+MAVEN_OPTS="$(concat_lines "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR/.mvn/jvm.config") $MAVEN_OPTS"
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin; then
+  [ -n "$M2_HOME" ] &&
+    M2_HOME=`cygpath --path --windows "$M2_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
+    JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --path --windows "$JAVA_HOME"`
+  [ -n "$CLASSPATH" ] &&
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$CLASSPATH"`
+  [ -n "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR" ] &&
+    MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=`cygpath --path --windows "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR"`
+fi
+
+WRAPPER_LAUNCHER=org.apache.maven.wrapper.MavenWrapperMain
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" \
+  $MAVEN_OPTS \
+  -classpath "$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar" \
+  "-Dmaven.home=${M2_HOME}" "-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=${MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR}" \
+  ${WRAPPER_LAUNCHER} $MAVEN_CONFIG "$@"
diff --git a/mvnw.cmd b/mvnw.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fef5a8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mvnw.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@REM Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+@REM or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+@REM distributed with this work for additional information
+@REM regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+@REM to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+@REM "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+@REM with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@REM
+@REM    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@REM
+@REM Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+@REM software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+@REM "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+@REM KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+@REM specific language governing permissions and limitations
+@REM under the License.
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@REM Maven2 Start Up Batch script
+@REM
+@REM Required ENV vars:
+@REM JAVA_HOME - location of a JDK home dir
+@REM
+@REM Optional ENV vars
+@REM M2_HOME - location of maven2's installed home dir
+@REM MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO - set to 'on' to enable the echoing of the batch commands
+@REM MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE - set to 'on' to wait for a key stroke before ending
+@REM MAVEN_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running Maven
+@REM     e.g. to debug Maven itself, use
+@REM set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=8000
+@REM MAVEN_SKIP_RC - flag to disable loading of mavenrc files
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@REM Begin all REM lines with '@' in case MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO is 'on'
+@echo off
+@REM set title of command window
+title %0
+@REM enable echoing my setting MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO to 'on'
+@if "%MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%" == "on"  echo %MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%
+
+@REM set %HOME% to equivalent of $HOME
+if "%HOME%" == "" (set "HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%")
+
+@REM Execute a user defined script before this one
+if not "%MAVEN_SKIP_RC%" == "" goto skipRcPre
+@REM check for pre script, once with legacy .bat ending and once with .cmd ending
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat"
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.cmd" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.cmd"
+:skipRcPre
+
+@setlocal
+
+set ERROR_CODE=0
+
+@REM To isolate internal variables from possible post scripts, we use another setlocal
+@setlocal
+
+@REM ==== START VALIDATION ====
+if not "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto OkJHome
+
+echo.
+echo Error: JAVA_HOME not found in your environment. >&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the >&2
+echo location of your Java installation. >&2
+echo.
+goto error
+
+:OkJHome
+if exist "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo Error: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory. >&2
+echo JAVA_HOME = "%JAVA_HOME%" >&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the >&2
+echo location of your Java installation. >&2
+echo.
+goto error
+
+@REM ==== END VALIDATION ====
+
+:init
+
+@REM Find the project base dir, i.e. the directory that contains the folder ".mvn".
+@REM Fallback to current working directory if not found.
+
+set MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=%MAVEN_BASEDIR%
+IF NOT "%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%"=="" goto endDetectBaseDir
+
+set EXEC_DIR=%CD%
+set WDIR=%EXEC_DIR%
+:findBaseDir
+IF EXIST "%WDIR%"\.mvn goto baseDirFound
+cd ..
+IF "%WDIR%"=="%CD%" goto baseDirNotFound
+set WDIR=%CD%
+goto findBaseDir
+
+:baseDirFound
+set MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=%WDIR%
+cd "%EXEC_DIR%"
+goto endDetectBaseDir
+
+:baseDirNotFound
+set MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR=%EXEC_DIR%
+cd "%EXEC_DIR%"
+
+:endDetectBaseDir
+
+IF NOT EXIST "%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\jvm.config" goto endReadAdditionalConfig
+
+@setlocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
+for /F "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\jvm.config") do set JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS=!JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS! %%a
+@endlocal & set JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS=%JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS%
+
+:endReadAdditionalConfig
+
+SET MAVEN_JAVA_EXE="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
+set WRAPPER_JAR="%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\wrapper\maven-wrapper.jar"
+set WRAPPER_LAUNCHER=org.apache.maven.wrapper.MavenWrapperMain
+
+set DOWNLOAD_URL="https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/takari/maven-wrapper/0.4.2/maven-wrapper-0.4.2.jar"
+FOR /F "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%A IN (%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%\.mvn\wrapper\maven-wrapper.properties) DO (
+	IF "%%A"=="wrapperUrl" SET DOWNLOAD_URL=%%B 
+)
+
+@REM Extension to allow automatically downloading the maven-wrapper.jar from Maven-central
+@REM This allows using the maven wrapper in projects that prohibit checking in binary data.
+if exist %WRAPPER_JAR% (
+    echo Found %WRAPPER_JAR%
+) else (
+    echo Couldn't find %WRAPPER_JAR%, downloading it ...
+	echo Downloading from: %DOWNLOAD_URL%
+    powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('%DOWNLOAD_URL%', '%WRAPPER_JAR%')"
+    echo Finished downloading %WRAPPER_JAR%
+)
+@REM End of extension
+
+%MAVEN_JAVA_EXE% %JVM_CONFIG_MAVEN_PROPS% %MAVEN_OPTS% %MAVEN_DEBUG_OPTS% -classpath %WRAPPER_JAR% "-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%" %WRAPPER_LAUNCHER% %MAVEN_CONFIG% %*
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto error
+goto end
+
+:error
+set ERROR_CODE=1
+
+:end
+@endlocal & set ERROR_CODE=%ERROR_CODE%
+
+if not "%MAVEN_SKIP_RC%" == "" goto skipRcPost
+@REM check for post script, once with legacy .bat ending and once with .cmd ending
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat"
+if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.cmd" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.cmd"
+:skipRcPost
+
+@REM pause the script if MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE is set to 'on'
+if "%MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE%" == "on" pause
+
+if "%MAVEN_TERMINATE_CMD%" == "on" exit %ERROR_CODE%
+
+exit /B %ERROR_CODE%
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..210993d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1.8.RELEASE</version>
+        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+    </parent>
+    <groupId>com.countries</groupId>
+    <artifactId>countrysearch</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>countrysearch</name>
+    <description>java countries project</description>
+
+    <properties>
+        <java.version>11</java.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>2.9.8</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CheckCountry.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CheckCountry.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfe3c087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CheckCountry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+public interface CheckCountry {
+    boolean test(Country c);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/Country.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/Country.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37f1b1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/Country.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+
+public class Country
+{
+    //name, population, land mass size, median age , id
+    private static final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
+    private long id;
+    private String countryName;
+    private int population;
+    private int landMassSize;
+    private int medianAge;
+
+    public Country( String countryName, int population, int landMassSize, int medianAge) {
+        this.id = counter.incrementAndGet();
+        this.countryName = countryName;
+        this.population = population;
+        this.landMassSize = landMassSize;
+        this.medianAge = medianAge;
+    }
+
+    public Country (Country toClone)
+    {
+        this.id = toClone.getId();
+        this.countryName = toClone.getCountryName();
+        this.population = toClone.getPopulation();
+        this.landMassSize = toClone.getLandMassSize();
+        this.medianAge = toClone.getMedianAge();
+    }
+
+    public long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+
+    public String getCountryName() {
+        return countryName;
+    }
+
+    public void setCountryName(String countryName) {
+        this.countryName = countryName;
+    }
+
+    public int getPopulation() {
+        return population;
+    }
+
+    public void setPopulation(int population) {
+        this.population = population;
+    }
+
+    public int getLandMassSize() {
+        return landMassSize;
+    }
+
+    public void setLandMassSize(int landMassSize) {
+        this.landMassSize = landMassSize;
+    }
+
+    public int getMedianAge() {
+        return medianAge;
+    }
+
+    public void setMedianAge(int medianAge) {
+        this.medianAge = medianAge;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryAgeController.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryAgeController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcbbb58a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryAgeController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/age")
+public class CountryAgeController {
+
+//    localhost:5000/age/age/{age}
+//    return the countries that have a median age equal to or greater than the given age
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/age/{age}",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getCountriesByAge(
+            @PathVariable int age) {
+        ArrayList<Country> countries = CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList
+                .findCountries(c -> c.getMedianAge() >= age);
+        countries.sort((c1, c2) -> c1.getCountryName().compareToIgnoreCase(c2.getCountryName()));
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(countries, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+
+//    localhost:5000/age/min
+//    return the country with the smallest median age
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/min",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getMinMedianAge() {
+        long min = 1000;
+        Country country = null;
+
+        for (Country c : CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList.countryList) {
+            if (c.getMedianAge() <= min) {
+                min = c.getMedianAge();
+                country = c;
+            }
+        }
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(country, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+//    localhost:5000/age/max
+//    return the country the the greatest median age
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/max",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getMaxMedianAge() {
+        long age = 0;
+        Country thisCountry = null;
+
+        for (Country c : CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList.countryList) {
+            if (c.getMedianAge() > age) {
+                age = c.getMedianAge();
+                thisCountry = c;
+            }
+        }
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(thisCountry, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryList.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryList.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11965432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+public class CountryList
+{
+    public ArrayList<Country> countryList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    public CountryList()
+    {
+        countryList.add(new Country("China",1420062022,9388211,39));
+        countryList.add(new Country("India",1368737513,2973190,28));
+        countryList.add(new Country("U.S.",329093110,9147420,38));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Indonesia",269536482,1811570,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Brazil",212392717,8358140,33));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Pakistan",204596442,770880,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Nigeria",200962417,910770,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bangladesh",168065920,130170,27));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Russia",143895551,16376870,40));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mexico",132328035,1943950,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Japan",126854745,364555,48));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Ethiopia",110135635,1000000,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Philippines",108106310,298170,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Egypt",101168745,995450,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Viet Nam",97429061,310070,33));
+        countryList.add(new Country("DR Congo",86727573,2267050,17));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Turkey",82961805,769630,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Iran",82820766,1628550,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Germany",82438639,348560,47));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Thailand",69306160,510890,40));
+        countryList.add(new Country("U.K.",66959016,241930,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("France",65480710,547557,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Tanzania",60913557,885800,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Italy",59216525,294140,48));
+        countryList.add(new Country("South Africa",58065097,1213090,27));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Myanmar",54336138,653290,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Kenya",52214791,569140,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("South Korea",51339238,97230,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Colombia",49849818,1109500,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Spain",46441049,498800,46));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Uganda",45711874,199810,16));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Argentina",45101781,2736690,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Ukraine",43795220,579320,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Algeria",42679018,2381740,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Sudan",42514094,1765048,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Iraq",40412299,434320,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Poland",38028278,306230,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Canada",37279811,9093510,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Afghanistan",37209007,652860,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Morocco",36635156,446300,30));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Saudi Arabia",34140662,2149690,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Peru",32933835,1280000,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Uzbekistan",32807368,425400,28));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Venezuela",32779868,882050,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Malaysia",32454455,328550,30));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Angola",31787566,1246700,17));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mozambique",31408823,786380,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Ghana",30096970,227540,21));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Nepal",29942018,143350,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Yemen",29579986,527970,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Madagascar",26969642,581795,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("North Korea",25727408,120410,35));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Cote d'Ivoire",25531083,318000,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Cameroon",25312993,472710,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Australia",25088636,7682300,38));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Taiwan",23758247,35410,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Niger",23176691,1266700,15));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Sri Lanka",21018859,62710,34));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Burkina Faso",20321560,273600,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Malawi",19718743,94280,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mali",19689140,1220190,16));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Romania",19483360,230170,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Kazakhstan",18592970,2699700,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Syria",18499181,183630,22));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Chile",18336653,743532,35));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Zambia",18137369,743390,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Guatemala",17577842,107160,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Zimbabwe",17297495,386850,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Netherlands",17132908,33720,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Ecuador",17100444,248360,28));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Senegal",16743859,192530,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Cambodia",16482646,176520,26));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Chad",15814345,1259200,17));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Somalia",15636171,627340,17));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Guinea",13398180,245720,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("South Sudan",13263184,610952,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Rwanda",12794412,24670,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Benin",11801595,112760,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Tunisia",11783168,155360,33));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Burundi",11575964,25680,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Belgium",11562784,30280,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Cuba",11492046,106440,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bolivia",11379861,1083300,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Haiti",11242856,27560,24));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Greece",11124603,128900,45));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Dominican Republic",10996774,48320,28));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Czech Republic",10630589,77240,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Portugal",10254666,91590,46));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Jordan",10069794,88780,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Sweden",10053135,410340,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Azerbaijan",10014575,82658,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("United Arab Emirates",9682088,83600,34));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Hungary",9655361,90530,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Honduras",9568688,111890,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Belarus",9433874,202910,40));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Tajikistan",9292000,139960,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Austria",8766201,82409,44));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Serbia",8733407,87460,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Switzerland",8608259,39516,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Papua New Guinea",8586525,452860,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Israel",8583916,21640,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Togo",8186384,54390,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Sierra Leone",7883123,72180,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Hong Kong",7490776,1050,45));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Laos",7064242,230800,24));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bulgaria",6988739,108560,45));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Paraguay",6981981,397300,27));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Libya",6569864,1759540,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("El Salvador",6445405,20720,28));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Nicaragua",6351157,120340,27));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Kyrgyzstan",6218616,191800,26));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Lebanon",6065922,10230,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Turkmenistan",5942561,469930,27));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Singapore",5868104,700,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Denmark",5775224,42430,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Finland",5561389,303890,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Congo",5542197,341500,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Slovakia",5450987,48088,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Norway",5400916,365268,40));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Eritrea",5309659,101000,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("State of Palestine",5186790,6020,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Oman",5001875,309500,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Costa Rica",4999384,51060,34));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Liberia",4977720,96320,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Ireland",4847139,68890,39));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Central African Republic",4825711,622980,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("New Zealand",4792409,263310,38));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mauritania",4661149,1030700,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Kuwait",4248974,17820,34));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Panama",4226197,74340,30));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Croatia",4140148,55960,44));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Moldova",4029750,32850,38));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Georgia",3904204,69490,39));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Puerto Rico",3654978,8870,38));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bosnia & Herzegovina",3501774,51000,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Uruguay",3482156,175020,36));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mongolia",3166244,1553560,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Albania",2938428,27400,38));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Armenia",2936706,28470,36));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Jamaica",2906339,10830,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Lithuania",2864459,62674,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Qatar",2743901,11610,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Namibia",2641996,823290,22));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Botswana",2374636,566730,26));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Lesotho",2292682,30360,22));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Gambia",2228075,10120,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Gabon",2109099,257670,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("TFYR Macedonia",2086720,25220,39));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Slovenia",2081900,20140,45));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Guinea-Bissau",1953723,28120,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Latvia",1911108,62200,44));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bahrain",1637896,760,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Swaziland",1415414,17200,21));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Trinidad and Tobago",1375443,5130,36));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Equatorial Guinea",1360104,28050,22));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Timor-Leste",1352360,14870,18));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Estonia",1303798,42390,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mauritius",1271368,2030,37));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Cyprus",1198427,9240,37));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Djibouti",985690,23180,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Fiji",918757,18270,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Reunion",889918,2500,36));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Comoros",850910,1861,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bhutan",826229,38117,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Guyana",786508,196850,26));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Macao",642090,30,39));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Solomon Islands",635254,27990,21));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Montenegro",629355,13450,39));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Luxembourg",596992,2590,40));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Western Sahara",582478,266000,28));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Suriname",573085,156000,30));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Cabo Verde",560349,4030,26));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Maldives",451738,300,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Guadeloupe",448798,1690,43));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Brunei",439336,5270,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Malta",433245,320,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Bahamas",403095,10010,34));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Belize",390231,22810,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Martinique",385320,1060,46));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Iceland",340566,100250,37));
+        countryList.add(new Country("French Guiana",296847,82200,25));
+        countryList.add(new Country("French Polynesia",288506,3660,33));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Vanuatu",288017,12190,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Barbados",287010,430,40));
+        countryList.add(new Country("New Caledonia",283376,18280,33));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Mayotte",266380,375,20));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Sao Tome & Principe",213379,960,19));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Samoa",198909,2830,22));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Saint Lucia",180454,610,35));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Guam",167245,540,31));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Channel Islands",166828,190,44));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Curacao",162547,444,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Kiribati",120428,810,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("St. Vincent & Grenadines",110488,390,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Tonga",110041,720,22));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Grenada",108825,340,29));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Micronesia",106983,700,23));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Aruba",106053,180,41));
+        countryList.add(new Country("U.S. Virgin Islands",104909,350,42));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Antigua and Barbuda",104084,440,32));
+        countryList.add(new Country("Seychelles",95702,460,36));
+    }
+
+    public Country findCountry(CheckCountry tester)
+    {
+        for (Country c : countryList)
+        {
+            if (tester.test(c))
+            {
+                return c;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public ArrayList<Country> findCountries(CheckCountry tester)
+    {
+        ArrayList<Country> tempCountryList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (Country c: countryList)
+        {
+            if (tester.test(c))
+            {
+                tempCountryList.add(c);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return tempCountryList;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryNameController.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryNameController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85a9f7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryNameController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/names")
+public class CountryNameController
+{
+    //    localhost:5000/names/all
+//    return the names of all the countries alphabetically
+    @GetMapping(value = "/all",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getAllCountries()
+    {
+        CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList.countryList.sort((
+                c1, c2) -> c1.getCountryName().compareToIgnoreCase(c2.getCountryName()));
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList.countryList, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    //    localhost:5000/names/start/{letter}
+//    return the countries alphabetically that begin with the given letter
+    @GetMapping(value = "/start/{letter}",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getCountriesByLetter(
+            @PathVariable char letter)
+    {
+        ArrayList<Country> countries = CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList
+                .findCountries(c -> c.getCountryName().toUpperCase().charAt(0) == Character.toUpperCase(letter));
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(countries, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    //    localhost:5000/names/size/{number}
+//    return the countries alphabetically that have a name equal to or longer than the given length
+    @GetMapping( value = "/size/{number}",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getCountryGreaterThanByNameLength(
+            @PathVariable int number)
+    {
+        ArrayList<Country> countries = CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList
+                .findCountries(c -> c.getCountryName().length() >= number);
+        countries.sort((c1, c2) -> c1.getCountryName().compareToIgnoreCase(c2.getCountryName()));
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(countries, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryPopulationController.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryPopulationController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36ffcb41
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountryPopulationController.java
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+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/population")
+public class CountryPopulationController
+{
+
+    //    localhost:5000/population/size/{people}
+//    return the countries that have a population equal to or greater than the given population
+    @GetMapping(value = "/size/{people}",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getPopEqualGreaterThanGivenPop(
+            @PathVariable Long people)
+    {
+        ArrayList<Country> countries = CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList
+                .findCountries(c -> c.getPopulation() >= people);
+        countries.sort ((c1, c2) -> c1.getCountryName().compareToIgnoreCase(c2.getCountryName()));
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(countries, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+//    localhost:5000/population/min
+//    return the country with the smallest population
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/min",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getMin()
+    {
+        long min = 1000000000;
+        Country country  = null;
+
+        for (Country c : CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList.countryList)
+        {
+            if(c.getPopulation() <= min)
+            {
+                min = c.getPopulation();
+                country = c;
+            }
+        }
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(country, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+//    localhost:5000/population/max
+//    return the country with the largest population
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/max",
+            produces = {"application/json"})
+    public ResponseEntity<?> getMax()
+    {
+        long max = 0;
+        Country thisCountry  = null;
+
+        for (Country c : CountrysearchApplication.ourCountryList.countryList)
+        {
+            if(c.getPopulation() > max)
+            {
+                max = c.getPopulation();
+                thisCountry = c;
+            }
+        }
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(thisCountry, HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountrysearchApplication.java b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountrysearchApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66ed7ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountrysearchApplication.java
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+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class CountrysearchApplication {
+
+    static CountryList ourCountryList;
+    public static void main(String[] args)
+    {
+        ourCountryList = new CountryList();
+        SpringApplication.run(CountrysearchApplication.class, args);
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9daa9a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+server.port=${PORT:5000}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountrysearchApplicationTests.java b/src/test/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountrysearchApplicationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c10684d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/countries/countrysearch/CountrysearchApplicationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.countries.countrysearch;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@SpringBootTest
+public class CountrysearchApplicationTests {
+
+    @Test
+    public void contextLoads() {
+    }
+
+}