diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab646e2..6408a29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 **/*.sw?
+/node_modules
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ddc863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var jshint = require('gulp-jshint');
+var appFiles = ['index.js', 'lib/**/*.js', 'bin/**/*.js']; //all files in jshint that are NOT test files
+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('jshint', ['jshint:test', 'jshint:app']);
+gulp.task('default', ['jshint']);
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b97f1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var name = process.argv[2];
+var greet = require(__dirname + '/lib/greet');
+console.log(greet(name));
diff --git a/lib/greet.js b/lib/greet.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2958986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/greet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var greet = exports = module.exports = function(name) {
+  return 'Hello, ' + name + '.';
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb61230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  "name": "simple-test-and-modular-patterns",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Modular Pattern Testing (Mocha, Chai, Gulp).",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.4.0",
+    "gulp": "^3.9.0",
+    "gulp-jshint": "^1.11.2",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.1.3",
+    "mocha": "^2.3.3"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha test"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/patci/simple-test-and-modular-patterns.git"
+  },
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Rick Patci",
+    "alias": "Patci",
+    "email": "rpatci@gmail.com"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/patci/simple-test-and-modular-patterns/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/patci/simple-test-and-modular-patterns#readme"
+}
diff --git a/test/greet_test.js b/test/greet_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bb72fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/greet_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+var greetings = require(__dirname + '/../lib/greet');
+
+describe('the greet function', function() {
+  it('should greet someone by name', function() {
+    var name = 'Rick';
+    expect(greetings(name)).to.eql('Hello, ' + name + '.');
+  });
+});