diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/node_modules
+/data
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
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+++ b/gulpfile.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const gulp = require('gulp');
+const mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
+const lint = require('gulp-eslint');
+const opts = {
+  'extends': 'eslint:recommended',
+  'ecmaFeatures': {
+    'modules': true
+  },
+  'rules': {
+    'no-alert': 0,
+    'no-bitwise': 0,
+    'camelcase': 1,
+    'no-console': 1,
+    'curly': 1,
+    'eqeqeq': 0,
+    'no-eq-null': 0,
+    'guard-for-in': 1,
+    'no-empty': 1,
+    'no-use-before-define': 0,
+    'no-obj-calls': 2,
+    'no-unused-vars': 0,
+    'new-cap': 1,
+    'no-shadow': 0,
+    'strict': 1,
+    'no-invalid-regexp': 2,
+    'comma-dangle': 2,
+    'no-undef': 1,
+    'no-new': 1,
+    'no-extra-semi': 1,
+    'no-debugger': 2,
+    'no-caller': 1,
+    'semi': 1,
+    'quotes': 0,
+    'no-unreachable': 2
+  },
+  'globals': {
+    '$': false
+  },
+  'env': {
+    'node': true,
+    'es6': true
+  }
+};
+
+gulp.task('linter' , () => {
+  return gulp.src('./**/*.js')
+    .pipe(lint(opts))
+    .pipe(lint.format());
+});
+
+gulp.task('tests', () => {
+  return gulp.src('./test/server-test.js', {read: false})
+    .pipe(mocha({reporter: 'spec'}));
+});
+
+gulp.task('watch', () => {
+  gulp.watch('./test/server-test.js', ['linter', 'tests']);
+  gulp.watch('./**/*.js', ['linter']);
+});
+
+gulp.task('default', ['watch', 'linter', 'tests'], () => {
+  console.log('All tasks completed successfully');
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "stefanie-hansen",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "##To Submit this Assignment   * fork this repository   * write all of your code in a folder containing your name   * push to your repository   * submit a pull request to this repository   * submit a link to your PR in canvas",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "chai-http": "^2.0.1",
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-eslint": "^2.0.0",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^2.2.0",
+    "mocha": "^2.4.5"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/stefuhnee/simple_http_with_persistence.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/stefuhnee/simple_http_with_persistence/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/stefuhnee/simple_http_with_persistence#readme"
+}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
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+++ b/server.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const http = require('http');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const fileArr = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/data');
+
+http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  if (req.method === 'POST' && req.url === '/notes') {
+    let dataString = '';
+    req.on('data', (data) => {
+      dataString += data.toString();
+    });
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      fileArr.push(dataString);
+      let fileName = __dirname + '/data/note' + fileArr.length + '.json';
+      fs.writeFileSync(fileName, dataString);
+      res.statusCode = 200;
+      return res.end('File saved successfully');
+    });
+  }
+
+  else if (req.method === 'GET' && req.url === '/notes') {
+    let files = fs.readdir(__dirname + '/data', (err, files) => {
+      if (err) {
+        res.statusCode = 400;
+        return res.end('Error occurred: ', err);
+      }
+      files.forEach((file) => {
+        res.write(file + '\n');
+      });
+      return res.end();
+    });
+  }
+
+  else {
+    res.statusCode = 404;
+    return res.end('Not found');
+  }
+
+}).listen(3000, () => {
+  console.log('listening on port 3000');
+});
diff --git a/test/server-test.js b/test/server-test.js
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+++ b/test/server-test.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const chai = require('chai');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const chaiHTTP = require('chai-http');
+chai.use(chaiHTTP);
+const request = chai.request;
+const fs = require('fs');
+let oldFiles = [];
+let newFiles = [];
+require('../server.js');
+
+describe('HTTP server with persistence tests', () => {
+  before('read original list of files in data directory', () => {
+    oldFiles = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../data');
+  });
+  it('should respond to a GET request to /notes without errors', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+      .get('/notes')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).to.eql(null);
+        expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+        done();
+      });
+  });
+  it('should respond to a POST request to /notes without errors', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+      .post('/notes')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).to.eql(null);
+        expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+        expect(res.text).to.eql('File saved successfully');
+        done();
+      });
+  });
+  it('should respond to request to any path besides /notes with a 404 status', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+      .get('/TEST')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res).to.have.status(404);
+        expect(res.text).to.eql('Not found');
+        done();
+      });
+  });
+  it('should respond to a GET request with a list of files', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+      .get('/notes')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        let file = res.text.trim().split('\n').pop();
+        expect(file.endsWith('.json')).to.eql(true);
+        done();
+      });
+  });
+  it('should should create a file with a POST request to /notes', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+      .post('/notes')
+      .send({"test":"test"})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        newFiles = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../data');
+        expect(oldFiles.length).to.be.below(newFiles.length);
+        done();
+      });
+  });
+});