diff --git a/aliza/gulpfile.js b/aliza/gulpfile.js
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+++ b/aliza/gulpfile.js
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+const gulp = require('gulp');
+const eslint = require('gulp-eslint');
+const mocha = require ('gulp-mocha');
+
+gulp.task('default', ['lint', 'mocha'], () => {
+  console.log('default for lint and mocha');
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('lint', () => {
+  gulp.src('/*.js')
+    .pipe(eslint({}))
+    .pipe(eslint.format())
+});
+
+gulp.task('mocha', () => {
+	gulp.src('test/test.js')
+		.pipe(mocha());
+});
diff --git a/aliza/package.json b/aliza/package.json
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+++ b/aliza/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "aliza",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "promise.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "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"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/aliza/server.js b/aliza/server.js
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+++ b/aliza/server.js
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+'use strict';
+const fs = require('fs');
+const http = require('http');
+const stream = require('stream');
+
+http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  if (req.url === '/notes' && req.method === 'GET'){
+      fs.readdir(__dirname + '/notes/', (err, files) => {
+      res.write(files.toString() + '\n')
+      res.end('files listed \n');
+    });
+  } else if (req.url === '/notes' && req.method === 'POST'){
+    let bufStr = '';
+    req.on('data', (data) => {
+      bufStr += data.toString();
+    });
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      var nextFile = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/notes/').length + 1;
+      let file = fs.createWriteStream(__dirname + '/notes/' + nextFile + '.json');
+      let bufferStream = new stream.PassThrough();
+      let inBuf = new Buffer(bufStr);
+      bufferStream.end(inBuf);
+      bufferStream.pipe(file);
+      res.statusCode = 200;
+      res.end('data written to file \n');
+    });
+  } else {
+    res.status = 404;
+    res.end('File not found\n');
+  }
+}).listen(3000, () => {
+  console.log('server up at 3000 \n');
+});
diff --git a/aliza/test/test.js b/aliza/test/test.js
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+++ b/aliza/test/test.js
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+const fs = require('fs');
+const chai = require('chai');
+const chaiHTTP = require('chai-http');
+const expect = chai.expect;
+chai.use(chaiHTTP);
+const request = chai.request;
+var fileArr = [];
+var newFileArr = [];
+
+require('../server');
+
+describe('HTTP tests', () => {
+  before('reading files in notes directory', () => {
+    fileArr = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../notes');
+  });
+  it('should read file names on get request', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+    .get('/notes')
+    .end((err, res) => {
+      expect(err).to.eql(null);
+      expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+      expect(res.text).to.eql(fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../notes').toString() + '\n' + 'files listed \n');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+  it('should post to new file on post request', (done) => {
+    request('localhost:3000')
+    .post('/notes')
+    .send('{"blah": "blah"}')
+    .end((err, res) => {
+      newFileArr = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/../notes');
+      expect(err).to.eql(null);
+      expect(newFileArr).to.not.eql(fileArr);
+      done();
+    })
+  })
+});