diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ddf381..74c0a48 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 **/*.sw?
 **/node_modules
+**/data
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/LICENSE b/jenny_pollack/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d5ddd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Copyright (c) <2015> <Jenny Pollack>
+
+
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/gulpfile.js b/jenny_pollack/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abd6d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+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
+    })) 
+    .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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8998f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require(__dirname + '/lib/server.js');
+// var express = require('express');
+// var app = express();
+// var fs = require('fs');
+
+// var processData = function(req, res, next) {
+//   var data = '';
+//   req.on('data', function(newData) {
+//     data += newData.toString();
+//   });
+//   req.on('end', function() {
+//     req.body = data;
+//     next();
+//   });
+// };
+
+// app.get('/data/:name', function(req, res) {
+//   fs.readFile(__dirname + '/data/' + req.params.name + '.json', function(err, data) {
+//     res.send(data);
+//   });
+// });
+
+// app.use(processData);
+
+// app.post('/data/:name', function(req, res) {
+//   fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/data/' + req.params.name + '.json', req.body, function(err){
+//     if (err) console.log(err);
+//     res.send(req.params.name + '.json has been written.');
+//     });
+// });
+
+// app.listen(3000, function() {
+//   console.log('server up at port 3000');
+// });
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/lib/server.js b/jenny_pollack/lib/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31f5a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/lib/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+var express = require('express');
+var app = express();
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var processData = function(req, res, next) {
+  var data = '';
+  req.on('data', function(newData) {
+    data += newData.toString();
+  });
+  req.on('end', function() {
+    req.body = data;
+    next();
+  });
+};
+
+app.use(processData);
+
+app.get('/data/:name', function(req, res) {
+  fs.readFile(__dirname + '/../data/' + req.params.name + '.json', function(err, data) {
+    res.send(data.toString());
+  });
+});
+
+app.post('/data/:name', function(req, res) {
+  fs.writeFile(__dirname + '/../data/' + req.params.name + '.json', req.body, function(err){
+    if (err) console.log(err);
+    	res.send("written");
+    });
+});
+
+app.listen(3000, function() {
+  console.log('server up');
+});
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diff --git a/jenny_pollack/package.json b/jenny_pollack/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff51ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "http_persistence",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "an http server that will act as a simple data store",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "author": "Jenny Pollack",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.4.1",
+    "chai-http": "^1.0.0",
+    "gulp-jshint": "^1.12.0",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.1.3",
+    "mocha": "^2.3.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.14.1",
+    "express": "^4.13.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jenny_pollack/test/test.js b/jenny_pollack/test/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc5c9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenny_pollack/test/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+var chai = require('chai');
+var chaiHttp = require('chai-http');
+var express = require('express');
+var expect = chai.expect;
+
+chai.use(chaiHttp);
+
+
+require(__dirname + '/../lib/server');
+
+describe('The server.js file', function (){
+  it('should respond to a post request by overwriting a file', function(done){
+  	chai.request('localhost:3000')
+  		.post('/greet')
+  		.send({test: 'jello'})
+  		.end(function(err, res){
+  			expect(err).to.eql(null);
+  			expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+        expect(res.text).to.eql('written');
+        done(); 
+  		});
+  });
+});
+
+