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 0aaf9f2..051bd82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,32 +1,75 @@
-![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 09: Vanilla REST API w/ Persistence
-======
-
-## Submission Instructions
-  * fork this repository & create a new branch for your work
-  * write all of your code in a directory named `lab-` + `<your name>` **e.g.** `lab-susan`
-  * push to your repository
-  * submit a pull request to this repository
-  * submit a link to your PR in canvas
-  * write a question and observation on canvas
-
-## Learning Objectives  
-* students will learn how to save resource data to the file system for a layer of data persistence
-* students will learn how to refactor commonly used coding constructs into custom helper modules
-
-## Requirements
-
-#### Configuration
-* `package.json`
-* `.eslintrc`
-* `.gitignore`
-* `README.md`
-  * your `README.md` should include detailed instructions on how to use your API
-  * this should include documentation on how to access your API endpoints
-
-#### Feature Tasks
-* continue working on your vanilla REST API
-* refactor your routes to be contained in a separate module (ex: `route/resource-route.js`)
-* refactor your `res` messages & status codes to be contained in a separate module (ex: `response.js`)
-* refactor the `storage.js` module to use file system persistence
-  * use the `fs` module to create and read the associated data files
-  * the name of the file should contain the related resource id
+# Vanilla API Persistence - 09 Lab
+
+## Description:
+This app builds out an API where data is stored in the file system. This API stores beer data with the schema of name, style, and IBU.
+
+## API:
+The URL endpoint to access the api is `/api/beer`.  Using REST architecture the data is read, written and deleted using `GET`, `POST` and `DELETE` requests.
+
+### POST:
+
+```
+request.post('localhost:8000/api/beer')
+.send({ name: 'Have a Nice Day IPA', style: 'IPA', IBU: '43' })
+```
+
+This is a representation of the POST method. You can see that we first make a request to post to
+```
+localhost:8000
+```
+with a route of
+```
+/api/beer
+```
+Once the connection has bee made we send our beer in
+```
+.send({ name: 'Have a Nice Day IPA', style: 'IPA', IBU: '43' })
+```
+format. This will respond with 200 if the request was made or 400 if not.
+
+### GET
+
+```
+request.get(`localhost:8000/api/beer?id=${beer.id}`)
+```
+This is a representation of the GET method. You can see that we first make a request to post to
+
+```
+localhost:8000
+```
+with a route of
+
+```
+/api/beer
+```
+
+finally with finish the request with reference to a specific id which was generated with uuid
+
+```
+?id=${beer.id}
+```
+
+This will respond with 200 if the request was made, 404 if not found or 400 if the request was made in wrong format.
+
+### DELETE
+
+```
+request.delete(`localhost:8000/api/beer?id=${beer.id}`)
+```
+
+This is a representation of the POST method. You can see that we first make a request to post to
+
+```
+localhost:8000
+```
+with a route of
+
+```
+/api/beer
+```
+finally with finish the request with reference to a specific id which was generated with uuid
+```
+?id=${beer.id}
+```
+
+This will respond with 200 if the request was made, 404 if not found or 400 if the request was made in wrong format.
diff --git a/lib/parse-json.js b/lib/parse-json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07ebad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/parse-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd4e014
--- /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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6af25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07167d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'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( () => {
+      console.log(req.method, req.url.pathname);
+      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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75d5bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+'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}/${id}.json`)
+  .then( data => {
+    try {
+      let item = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+      return item;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    }
+  })
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err));
+};
+
+exports.deleteItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected id'));
+
+  return fs.unlinkProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then( () => {
+    try {
+      console.log('your file was deleted');
+
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    }
+  })
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(err));
+};
diff --git a/model/beer.js b/model/beer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..270c39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/beer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4');
+
+module.exports = function(name, style, IBU) {
+  if (!name) throw new Error('expected name');
+  if (!style) throw new Error('expected content');
+  if (!IBU) throw new Error('expected content');
+
+  this.id = uuidv4();
+  this.name = name;
+  this.style = style;
+  this.IBU = IBU;
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a41dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "name": "08-vanilla_rest_api",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![cf](https://i.imgur.com/7v5ASc8.png) Lab 08: Vanilla REST API ======",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/Jamesbillard12/08-vanilla_rest_api.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/Jamesbillard12/08-vanilla_rest_api/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Jamesbillard12/08-vanilla_rest_api#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
+    "uuid": "^3.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^4.1.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.4.2",
+    "superagent": "^3.5.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/route/beer-route.js b/route/beer-route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed493be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/route/beer-route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const storage = require('../lib/storage.js');
+const response = require('../lib/response.js');
+const Beer = require('../model/beer.js');
+
+module.exports = function(router) {
+  router.get('/api/beer', function(req,res){
+    if(req.url.query.id) {
+      storage.fetchItem('beer', req.url.query.id)
+      .then (beer => {
+
+        response.sendJSON(res, 200, beer);
+      })
+      .catch( err => {
+        console.error(err);
+        response.sendText(res, 404, 'not found');
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+  });
+  router.post('/api/beer', function(req, res){
+    try {
+      var beer = new Beer(req.body.name, req.body.style, req.body.IBU);
+
+      storage.createItem('beer', beer);
+      response.sendJSON(res, 200, beer);
+    } catch (err){
+      console.error(err);
+      response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    }
+  });
+
+  router.delete('/api/beer', function(req, res){
+    if (req.url.query.id) {
+      storage.deleteItem('beer', req.url.query.id)
+      .then( () => {
+        response.sendText(res, 204, 'beer deleted');
+      })
+      .catch( err => {
+        console.error(err);
+        response.sendText(res, 404, 'beer not found');
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    response.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+  });
+};
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef0c7e3
--- /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/beer-route.js')(router);
+
+const server = http.createServer(router.route());
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log('server up:', PORT);
+});
diff --git a/test/beer-route-test.js b/test/beer-route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f88b0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/beer-route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('superagent');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+describe('Beer Routes', function() {
+  var beer = null;
+
+  describe('POST: /api/beer', function() {
+    it('should return a beer', function(done) {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/beer')
+      .send({ name: 'test name', style: 'test style', IBU: 'test IBU' })
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        console.log(res.body);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal('test name');
+        expect(res.body.style).to.equal('test style');
+        expect(res.body.IBU).to.equal('test IBU');
+        beer = res.body;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return 400', function(done) {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/beer')
+      .send({})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: /api/beer', function() {
+    it('should return a beer', function(done) {
+      request.get(`localhost:8000/api/beer?id=${beer.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal('test name');
+        expect(res.body.style).to.equal('test style');
+        expect(res.body.IBU).to.equal('test IBU');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return 404 not found', function(done) {
+      request.get('localhost:8000/api/beer?id=6194fa11-758f-477f-a597-61a5a8ca65cb')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(404);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('should return 400 bad request', function(done) {
+      request.get('localhost:8000/api/beer?id=')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('DELETE: /api/beer', function() {
+    it('should return 204', function(done) {
+      request.delete(`localhost:8000/api/beer?id=${beer.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(204);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});