diff --git a/jenny_pollack/.gitignore b/jenny_pollack/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/.gitignore
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+node_modules
+logs
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/gulpfile.js b/jenny_pollack/gulpfile.js
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+++ b/jenny_pollack/gulpfile.js
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+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var jshint = require('gulp-jshint');
+var mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
+var appFiles = ['index.js', 'lib/**/*.js', 'bin/**/*.js'];
+var testFiles = ['test/**/*.js'];
+
+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,
+        globals: {
+            describe: true,
+            it: true, 
+            before: true,
+            after: true
+        }
+    }))
+    .pipe(jshint.reporter('default'));
+});
+
+gulp.task('mocha', function(){
+  return gulp.src(testFiles)
+      .pipe(jshint({
+        node: true,
+        globals: {
+          describe: true,
+          it: true
+      }
+    }))
+    .pipe(mocha({reporter: 'spec'}));
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('jshint', ['jshint:test', 'jshint:app']);
+gulp.task('default', ['jshint', 'mocha']);
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/index.js b/jenny_pollack/index.js
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+++ b/jenny_pollack/index.js
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+var tcp = require(__dirname + '/lib/tcp_server'); 
diff --git a/jenny_pollack/lib/tcp_server.js b/jenny_pollack/lib/tcp_server.js
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+++ b/jenny_pollack/lib/tcp_server.js
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+var net = require('net');
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var server = module.exports = net.createServer(function(socket){
+	
+	var unixTimestamp = Date.now(); 
+	var file = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/../logs/' +  unixTimestamp + '.txt');
+	socket.pipe(file);
+
+	socket.on('end', function(){
+		console.log('connection ending');
+		server.close(); 
+	});
+		
+});
+
+server.listen('3000', function(){
+	console.log('server running');
+});
+
+//use this format to pipe the socket 
+//to the file
+//everything on unix is a file 
+//including the console
+//so stdout is a file descriptor
+//we can write to it in the exact 
+//same way we write to a file
+
+//fs.createWriteStream(path, [options])
+//the path should be afolder in your
+//local directory
+//timestamps is a good idea
+//global unique identifier
+//crypto.random to generate a random text string
+//
+//
+//close the connection after you've 
+//logged the data
+
+//Write a simple tcp logging server. 
+//This server should receive tcp requests 
+//and save the request into a file. Each 
+//request should be saved into it's own file 
+//and you'll have to find something unique 
+//to name them. You can use a UUID library 
+//or the current time or any other means of 
+//having unique strings that you can think of.
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/package.json b/jenny_pollack/package.json
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+++ b/jenny_pollack/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "create_a_tcp_server",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "simple tcp server",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha test"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/jennypollack/create_a_tcp_server.git"
+  },
+  "author": "Jenny Pollack",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/jennypollack/create_a_tcp_server/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/jennypollack/create_a_tcp_server#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.4.0",
+    "gulp-jshint": "^1.12.0",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.1.3",
+    "jshint": "^2.8.0",
+    "mocha": "^2.3.3",
+    "superagent": "^1.4.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jenny_pollack/test/tcp_test.js b/jenny_pollack/test/tcp_test.js
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+++ b/jenny_pollack/test/tcp_test.js
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+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var fs = require('fs'); 
+var tcp = require(__dirname + '/../lib/tcp_server'); 
+var request = require('superagent');
+var net = require('net'); 
+
+var requestsFilesBefore;
+var requestsFilesAfter;
+
+describe('a request to the tcp server', function() {
+
+  before(function(done) {
+    requestsFilesBefore = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../logs/').length;
+    var client = net.createConnection({port: 3000});
+    client.on('connect', function() {
+      client.write('test', function(){
+        client.end();
+      });
+    });
+    client.on('end', function() {
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should have written the file after the request', function() {
+    requestsFilesAfter = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../logs/').length;
+    expect(requestsFilesBefore).to.eql(requestsFilesAfter - 1);
+  }); 
+});
+
+