diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+**/node_modules/*
+**/vendor/*
+**/*.min.js
+**/coverage/*
+**/build/*
diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
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--- /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
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--- /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/data/note/89f1c6e2-0aea-4b37-8bbd-8c39ae5298a7.json b/data/note/89f1c6e2-0aea-4b37-8bbd-8c39ae5298a7.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4affd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/note/89f1c6e2-0aea-4b37-8bbd-8c39ae5298a7.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"89f1c6e2-0aea-4b37-8bbd-8c39ae5298a7","name":"test name","content":"test content"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/note/a018ec08-28ef-4ba0-886b-35e2aba351b4.json b/data/note/a018ec08-28ef-4ba0-886b-35e2aba351b4.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be653bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/note/a018ec08-28ef-4ba0-886b-35e2aba351b4.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"a018ec08-28ef-4ba0-886b-35e2aba351b4","name":"test name","content":"test content"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/note/eaa13f81-44c5-4fe1-b079-e4934b91fd23.json b/data/note/eaa13f81-44c5-4fe1-b079-e4934b91fd23.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a0d02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/note/eaa13f81-44c5-4fe1-b079-e4934b91fd23.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"eaa13f81-44c5-4fe1-b079-e4934b91fd23","name":"test name","content":"test content"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/note/ff715613-6ad2-45d7-bae8-a01048fa495d.json b/data/note/ff715613-6ad2-45d7-bae8-a01048fa495d.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cedd9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/note/ff715613-6ad2-45d7-bae8-a01048fa495d.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"ff715613-6ad2-45d7-bae8-a01048fa495d","name":"test name","content":"test content"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/parse-json.js b/lib/parse-json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5a2c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/parse-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = (req) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if(req.method === 'POST' || req.method === 'PUT'){
+      let 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..c961fed
--- /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 = (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..af427e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.sendJson = (res, status, data) => {
+  res.writeHead(status, {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+  });
+
+  res.write(JSON.stringify(data));
+  res.end();
+};
+
+exports.sendText = (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..860c5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const parseUrl = require('./parse-url.js');
+const parseJSON = require('./parse-json.js');
+const returnStatus = require('./response.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');
+      returnStatus.sendText(res, 404, 'route not found');
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      console.error(err);
+      returnStatus.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    });
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..839c498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs'), {suffix: 'Pr'});
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.createItem = (schemaName, item) => {
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('no schemaName given'));
+  if(!item) return Promise.reject(new Error('no item given'));
+
+  return fs.writeFilePr(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${item.id}.json`, JSON.stringify(item))
+  .then(() => item)
+  .catch((err) => Promise.reject(err));
+};
+
+exports.fetchItem = (schemaName, id) => {
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schemaName'));
+  if(!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected id'));
+
+  return fs.readFilePr(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then((data) => {
+    try{
+      return JSON.parse(data.toString());
+    }catch(err){
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    }
+  })
+  .catch((err) => Promise.reject(err));
+};
+
+exports.removeItem = (schemaName, id) => {
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('no schemaName given'));
+  if(!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('no id given'));
+
+  return fs.unlinkPr(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .catch((err) => Promise.reject(err));
+};
+
+exports.updateItem = (schemaName, id, input) => {
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('no schemaName given'));
+  if(!id) return Promise.reject(new Error('no id given'));
+  if(!input) return Promise.reject(new Error('no content given'));
+  console.log(id);
+  console.log(input);
+  return fs.writeFilePr(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`, JSON.stringify(input))
+  .then(() => input)
+  .catch((err) => Promise.reject(err));
+};
diff --git a/model/note.js b/model/note.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed4d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/note.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4');
+
+module.exports = function(name, content){
+  if(!name) throw new Error('expected name');
+  if(!content) throw new Error('expected content');
+
+  this.id = uuidv4();
+  this.name = name;
+  this.content = content;
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcf579e
--- /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": "mocha",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/loganabsher/09-vanilla_api_persistence.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/loganabsher/09-vanilla_api_persistence/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/loganabsher/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/note-route.js b/route/note-route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be128e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/route/note-route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const storage = require('../lib/storage.js');
+const returnStatus = require('../lib/response.js');
+const Note = require('../model/note.js');
+
+module.exports = (router) => {
+  router.get('/api/note', (req, res) => {
+    if(req.url.query.id){
+      storage.fetchItem('note', req.url.query.id)
+      .then((note) => returnStatus.sendJson(res, 200, note))
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.error(err);
+        returnStatus.sendText(res, 404, 'note note found');
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    returnStatus.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+  });
+
+  router.post('/api/note', (req, res) => {
+    try{
+      let note = new Note(req.body.name, req.body.content);
+      storage.createItem('note', note);
+      returnStatus.sendJson(res, 200, note);
+    }catch(err){
+      console.error(err);
+      returnStatus.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    }
+  });
+
+  router.delete('/api/note', (req, res) => {
+    try{
+      storage.removeItem('note', req.url.query.id);
+      returnStatus.sendJson(res, 202, '');
+    }catch(err){
+      console.error(err);
+      returnStatus.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    }
+  });
+
+  router.put('/api/note', (req, res) => {
+    try{
+      let note = new Note(req.body.name, req.body.content);
+      storage.updateItem('note', req.url.query.id, note);
+      returnStatus.sendJson(res, 200, JSON.stringify(note));
+    }catch(err){
+      console.error(err);
+      returnStatus.sendText(res, 400, 'bad request');
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd714cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const http = require('http');
+const Router = require('./lib/router.js');
+
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+const router = new Router();
+require('./route/note-route.js')(router);
+
+const server = http.createServer(router.route());
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log('running on PORT', PORT);
+});
diff --git a/test/note-route-test.js b/test/note-route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18cde10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/note-route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('superagent');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+describe('Note Routes', () => {
+  var note = null;
+
+  describe('POST: /api/note', () => {
+    it('Should return a note', (done) => {
+      request.post('localhost:8000/api/note')
+      .send({name: 'test name', content: 'test content'})
+      .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.content).to.equal('test content');
+        note = res.body;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: /api/note', () => {
+    it('Should return a note', (done) => {
+      request.get(`localhost:8000/api/note?id=${note.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.content).to.equal('test content');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('PUT: /api/note', () => {
+    it('Should replace a note\'s info', (done) => {
+      request.put(`localhost:8000/api/note?id=${note.id}`)
+      .send({name: 'new name', content: 'new content'})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if(err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal('new name');
+        expect(res.body.content).to.equal('new content');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('DELETE: /api/note', () => {
+    it('Should delete a note', (done) => {
+      request.delete(`localhost:8000/api/note?id=${note.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if(err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(202);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});