diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05b1cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+**/node_modules/*
+**/vendor/*
+**/*.min.js
+**/coverage/*
+**/build/*
diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dc6807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "no-console": "off",
+    "indent": [ "error", 2 ],
+    "quotes": [ "error", "single" ],
+    "semi": ["error", "always"],
+    "linebreak-style": [ "error", "unix" ]
+  },
+  "env": {
+    "es6": true,
+    "node": true,
+    "mocha": true,
+    "jasmine": true
+  },
+  "ecmaFeatures": {
+    "modules": true,
+    "experimentalObjectRestSpread": true,
+    "impliedStrict": true
+  },
+  "extends": "eslint:recommended"
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..345130c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/osx,vim,node,macos,windows
+
+### macOS ###
+*.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+### Node ###
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Typescript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+
+
+### OSX ###
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+
+# Thumbnails
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+
+### Vim ###
+# swap
+[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+# session
+Session.vim
+# temporary
+.netrwhist
+*~
+# auto-generated tag files
+tags
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows thumbnail cache files
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+ehthumbs_vista.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Windows Installer files
+*.cab
+*.msi
+*.msm
+*.msp
+
+# Windows shortcuts
+*.lnk
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/osx,vim,node,macos,windows
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3d8a98..8186c39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ Your lab directory must include
 
 ## Bonus
 * **2pts:** add the ability to change the cowfile - **ex: dragon, sheep, etc** _(note: this should be done through the querystring)_
+
+## Questions and Observations
+###### I wish these functions had better error handling, it took me forever to finish the assignment because of one error that I could not figure out because of bad error handling. Other than that the assignment was a breeze, even the extra credit. 
diff --git a/lib/body-parser-helper.js b/lib/body-parser-helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db97036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/body-parser-helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const bodyParser = module.exports = (request, callback) => {
+  // initalizing the body property
+  request.body = '';
+  // looking for data keyword and finding it's contents
+  request.on('data', (data) => {
+    // adding each piece of data to the body property
+    request.body += data.toString();
+  });
+  request.on('end', () => {
+    // once request has finished it will try to parse the body property to make it's properties acessible
+    try{
+      request.body = JSON.parse(request.body);
+      // finishing callback loop
+      callback(null, request.body);
+    } catch(err){
+      // if there is a err returning an err
+      callback(err);
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf38edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "07-http_servers",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 07: Vanilla HTTP Server ======",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "chai",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/loganabsher/07-http_servers.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/loganabsher/07-http_servers/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/loganabsher/07-http_servers#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "cowsay": "^1.1.9"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a9ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+'use strict';
+// imported node modules
+const http = require('http');
+const url = require('url');
+const querystring = require('querystring');
+const cowsay = require('cowsay');
+// imported modules
+const bodyParser = require('./lib/body-parser-helper.js');
+// local host
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+// initalizing server
+const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
+  request.url = url.parse(request.url);
+  request.url.query = querystring.parse(request.url.query);
+  response.headers = {
+    'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
+  };
+  // NOTE: if you are going to change cows type f=="dragon" or if you are POSTing f="dragon"
+  // to run this simply type: http :PORT or http localhost:PORT or http GET localhost:PORT
+  if(request.method === 'GET' && request.url.pathname === '/'){
+    response.statusCode = 200;
+    response.write(`Content-Type: ${response.headers['Content-Type']}\n`);
+    response.write(`Status: ${response.statusCode}\n`);
+    response.write('Hello from my server!\n');
+    response.end();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // to run this type: http :PORT/cowsay
+  if(request.method === 'GET' &&  request.url.pathname === '/cowsay'){
+    // to have your own messsage run: http :PORT/cowsay text=="hi all!"
+    if(request.url.query.text){
+      response.statusCode = 200;
+      response.write(`Status: ${response.statusCode}\n`);
+      response.write(cowsay.say({f: request.url.query.f, text: request.url.query.text}) + '\n');
+      response.end();
+      return;
+    }
+    // if no text is given it will error with this status code and messsage
+    else{
+      response.statusCode = 400;
+      response.write(`Status: ${response.statusCode}\n`);
+      response.write(cowsay.say({f: 'dragon', text: 'Bad request'}) + '\n');
+      response.end();
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // to post a message type: http POST :PORT/cowsay thing="hi all!" thing2="sup"
+  if(request.method === 'POST' && request.url.pathname === '/cowsay'){
+    response.write(`Content-Type: ${response.headers['Content-Type']}\n`);
+    bodyParser(request, function(err){
+      if(err){
+        response.statusCode = 400;
+        response.write(`Status: ${response.statusCode}\n`);
+        response.write(cowsay.say({f: 'dragon', text: 'bad request'}) + '\n');
+        response.end();
+        return;
+      }
+      response.statusCode = 200;
+      response.write(`status: ${response.statusCode}\n`);
+      response.write(cowsay.say({f: request.url.query.f, text: request.body.text}) + '\n');
+      response.end();
+      return;
+    });
+  }
+  // NOTE: for some reason the closing end() breaks the POST block.
+  // ending request
+  // response.end();
+  // return;
+});
+// listening on server for requests
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log('server up at', PORT);
+});