diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/osx,vim,node,macos,windows
+
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+
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+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
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diff --git a/data/car/4c35a891-9915-4814-9f36-581832d882ff.json b/data/car/4c35a891-9915-4814-9f36-581832d882ff.json
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index 0000000..df58bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/car/4c35a891-9915-4814-9f36-581832d882ff.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"4c35a891-9915-4814-9f36-581832d882ff","make":"test make","model":"test model","year":"test year"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/car/635c7d19-c818-4f17-86f5-7302c3ef1a34.json b/data/car/635c7d19-c818-4f17-86f5-7302c3ef1a34.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d84975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/car/635c7d19-c818-4f17-86f5-7302c3ef1a34.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"635c7d19-c818-4f17-86f5-7302c3ef1a34","make":"test make","model":"test model","year":"test year"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/car/6446d98d-6be4-47cb-b4d8-e3c7c839232a.json b/data/car/6446d98d-6be4-47cb-b4d8-e3c7c839232a.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f5dae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/car/6446d98d-6be4-47cb-b4d8-e3c7c839232a.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"6446d98d-6be4-47cb-b4d8-e3c7c839232a","make":"test make","model":"test model","year":"test year"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/car/71235e3c-6d98-4402-89e6-2b7dff711e54.json b/data/car/71235e3c-6d98-4402-89e6-2b7dff711e54.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d501514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/car/71235e3c-6d98-4402-89e6-2b7dff711e54.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"71235e3c-6d98-4402-89e6-2b7dff711e54","make":"test make","model":"test model","year":"test year"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/parse-json.js b/lib/parse-json.js
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index 0000000..6f1e176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/parse-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(req) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (req.method === 'POST' || req.method === 'PUT') {
+      var body = '';
+
+      req.on('data', data => {
+        body += data.toString();
+      });
+
+      req.on('end', () => {
+        try {
+          req.body = JSON.parse(body);
+          resolve(req);
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error(err);
+          reject(err);
+        }
+      });
+
+      req.on('error', err => {
+        console.error(err);
+        reject(err);
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    resolve();
+  });
+};
diff --git a/lib/parse-url.js b/lib/parse-url.js
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index 0000000..efe7507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/parse-url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const parseUrl = require('url').parse
+const parseQuery = require('querystring').parse;
+
+module.exports = function(req) {
+  req.url = parseUrl(req.url);
+  req.url.query = parseQuery(req.url.query);
+  return Promise.resolve(req);
+}
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
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index 0000000..5997583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.sendJSON = function(res, status, data) {
+  res.writeHead(status, {
+    'Content-type': 'application/json'
+  });
+
+  res.write(JSON.stringify(data));
+  res.end();
+}
+
+exports.sendText = function(res, status, msg) {
+  res.writeHead(status, {
+    'Content-type': 'text/plain'
+  });
+
+  res.write(msg);
+  res.end();
+};
diff --git a/lib/router.js b/lib/router.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const parseUrl = require('./parse-url.js');
+const parseJSON = require('./parse-json.js');
+
+const Router = module.exports = function() {
+  this.routes = {
+    GET: {},
+    POST: {},
+    PUT: {},
+    DELETE: {}
+  };
+};
+
+Router.prototype.get = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.GET[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.post = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.POST[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.put = function(endpoint,callback) {
+  this.routes.PUT[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.delete = function(endpoint, callback) {
+  this.routes.DELETE[endpoint] = callback;
+};
+
+Router.prototype.route = function () {
+  return (req, res) => {
+    Promise.all([
+      parseUrl(req),
+      parseJSON(req)
+    ])
+    .then( () => {
+      if (typeof this.routes[req.method][req.url.pathname] === 'function') {
+        this.routes[req.method][req.url.pathname](req,res);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.error('route not found');
+
+      res.writeHead(404, {
+        'Content-Type' : 'text/plain'
+      });
+
+      res.write('route not found');
+      res.end();
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      console.error(err);
+
+      res.writeHead(400, {
+        'Content-Type' : 'text/plain'
+      });
+
+      res.write('bad request');
+      res.end();
+    });
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
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index 0000000..a4920b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs'), { suffix: 'Prom'});
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.createItem = function(schemaName, item) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!item) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected item'));
+
+  let json = JSON.stringify(item);
+  return fs.writeFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${item.id}.json`,json)
+  .then( () => item)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err))
+}
+
+exports.fetchItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected id'));
+
+  return fs.readFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then( data => {
+    try {
+      let item = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+      return item;
+    } catch(err) {
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    }
+  })
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err));
+}
+
+exports.deleteItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected id'))
+
+  let json = JSON.stringify(id);
+  return fs.writeFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${item.id}.json`, json)
+  .then( () => item)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err))
+}
diff --git a/model/car.js b/model/car.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/car.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4');
+
+module.exports = function(make, model, year) {
+  if (!make) throw new Error('expected make');
+  if (!model) throw new Error('expected model');
+  if (! year) throw new Error('expected year');
+
+  this.id = uuidv4();
+  this.make = make;
+  this.model = model;
+  this.year = year;
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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index 0000000..0d51926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "name": "09-vanilla_api_persistence",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 09: Vanilla REST API w/ Persistence ======",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/sharmarkei/09-vanilla_api_persistence.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/sharmarkei/09-vanilla_api_persistence/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/sharmarkei/09-vanilla_api_persistence#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^4.1.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.4.2",
+    "superagent": "^3.5.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
+    "uuid": "^3.1.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/route/car-route.js b/route/car-route.js
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index 0000000..dd478a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/route/car-route.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const storage = require('../lib/storage.js');
+const response = require('../lib/response.js');
+const Car = require('../model/car.js');
+
+module.exports = function(router) {
+  router.get('/api/car', function(req, res) {
+    if (req.url.query.id) {
+      storage.fetchItem('car', req.url.query.id)
+      .then( car => {
+        response.sendJSON(res, 200, car);
+      })
+      .catch( err => {
+        response.sendText(res, 404, 'not found');
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+    response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+  });
+
+  router.post('/api/car', function(req, res) {
+    try {
+      var car = new Car(req.body.make, req.body.model, req.body.year);
+      storage.createItem('car', car);
+      response.sendJSON(res, 200, car);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+      response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    }
+  });
+
+  router.delete('api/car', function(req, res) {
+    if(req.url.query.id) {
+      storage.deleteItem('car', req.url.query.id)
+      .then( car => {
+        response.sendJSON(res, 204, car);
+      })
+      .catch( err => {
+        response.sendText(res, 404, 'car not found');
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
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index 0000000..4f89eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const http = require('http');
+const Router = require('./lib/router.js');
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const router = new Router();
+
+require('./route/car-route.js')(router)
+
+const server = http.createServer(router.route());
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+console.log('server up:', PORT);
+});
diff --git a/test/car-route-test.js b/test/car-route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06312a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/car-route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('superagent');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+describe('Car Routes', function() {
+  var car = null;
+
+  describe('POST: /api/car', function() {
+    it('should return a car', function(done) {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/car')
+      .send({make: 'test make', model: 'test model', year: 'test year'})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if(err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.make).to.equal('test make');
+        expect(res.body.model).to.equal('test model');
+        expect(res.body.year).to.equal('test year');
+        car = res.body;
+        console.log('post 200');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return 400', function(done) {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/car')
+      .send({})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        console.log('post 400');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: /api/car', function() {
+    it('should return a car', function(done) {
+      request.get(`localhost:8000/api/car?id=${car.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.make).to.equal('test make');
+        expect(res.body.model).to.equal('test model');
+        expect(res.body.year).to.equal('test year');
+        console.log('inside');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return 404', function(done) {
+      request.get('localhost:8000/api/car?id=5432')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(404);
+        console.log('get 404');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return 400', function(done) {
+      request.get('localhost:8000/api/car')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        console.log('get 400');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  // describe('DELETE: /api/car', function() {
+  //   it('should return 204', function(done) {
+  //     request.delete(`localhost:8000/api/car?id=${car.id}`)
+  //     .end((err, res) => {
+  //       expect(res.status).to.equal(204);
+  //       console.log('delete 204');
+  //
+  //       done();
+  //     });
+  //   });
+  // });
+});