diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
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+{
+  "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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+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/macos,node,vim,vim
+
+### 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*
+node_modules
+
+# 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
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules
+jspm_packages
+
+# 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
+
+
+
+### Vim ###
+# swap
+[._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
+[._]s[a-w][a-z]
+# session
+Session.vim
+# temporary
+.netrwhist
+*~
+# auto-generated tag files
+tags
+
+
+### Vim ###
+# swap
+# session
+# temporary
+# auto-generated tag files
+
+### project specific ###
+temp
+img/test.bmp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Vanilla HTTP server
+
+This server accesses the cowsay API, and allows the user to make GET and POST requests. On response, the user should receive a cow that displays a message of the users choice.
+
+### Set-Up
+
+In your Terminal, run `brew install httpie`. NOTE: you must have homebrew installed to do this. `/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"`
+
+Run `npm i` to install proper dependencies. You should receive cowsay in your package.json file.
+
+Run `node server.js` to start your server. You will receive a response of 'server live on PORT: `<PORT>`'
+
+
+### Use
+
+Making a GET request
+* Run `http localhost:<PORT>/cowsay text=='<message>'`
+* This will update the query text to have the cow say your <message>
+* You will also receive a status code of 200.
+
+* If you run `http localhost:<PORT>/cowsay` you should receive a 400 status code, and a message of 'bad request'
+
+Making a POST request
+* Run `http POST localhost:<PORT>/cowsay text='<message>'`
+* This will update the body to have the cow say your <message>
+* You will also receive a status code of 200.
+
+* If you run `http POST localhost:<PORT>/cowsay` you should receive a 400 status code, and a message of 'bad request'
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const gulp = require('gulp');
+const eslint = require('gulp-eslint');
+const mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
+
+gulp.task('test', function() {
+  gulp.src('./test/*-test.js', { read: false })
+  .pipe(mocha({ reporter: 'spec' }));
+});
+
+gulp.task('lint', function() {
+  return gulp.src(['**/*.js', '!node_modules'])
+  .pipe(eslint())
+  .pipe(eslint.format())
+  .pipe(eslint.failAfterError());
+});
+
+gulp.task('dev', function() {
+  gulp.watch(['**/*.js', '!node_modules'], ['lint', 'task']);
+});
+
+gulp.task('default', ['dev']);
diff --git a/lib/parse-body.js b/lib/parse-body.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(request, callback) {
+  request.body = '';
+
+  request.on('data', function(data) {
+    request.body += data.toString();
+  });
+
+  request.on('end', function() {
+    try {
+      request.body = JSON.parse(request.body);
+      callback(null, request.body);
+    } catch (err) {
+      callback(err);
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "07-vanilla-http-server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "gulpfile.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/dbecker4130/07-vanilla-http-server.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/dbecker4130/07-vanilla-http-server/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/dbecker4130/07-vanilla-http-server#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "cowsay": "^1.1.9"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const http = require('http');
+const url = require('url');
+const querystring = require('querystring');
+const cowsay = require('cowsay');
+const parseBody = require('./lib/parse-body.js');
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+const server = http.createServer(function(request, response) {
+  request.url = url.parse(request.url);
+  request.url.query = querystring.parse(request.url.query);
+
+  // console.log('req url:', request.url); //returns url object
+  // console.log('req querystring:', request.url.query); //returns empty object
+  // console.log(request.method); //returns GET method
+
+  if(request.method === 'POST') {
+    parseBody(request, function(err) {
+      if (err) console.log(err);
+      console.log('POST request body:', request.body);
+      if(request.url.pathname === '/cowsay' && request.body.text !== undefined) {
+        response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+        response.end(cowsay.say({text: request.body.text.trim()}));
+      }
+      if(request.url.pathname === '/cowsay' && request.body.text === undefined) {
+        response.writeHead(400, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+        response.end(cowsay.say({text: 'bad request'}));
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  if(request.url.pathname === '/') {
+    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+    response.end('what up from my server');
+  }
+
+  if(request.method === 'GET' && request.url.pathname === '/cowsay' && request.url.query.text !== undefined) {
+    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+    // response.write(cowsay.say({text: 'the cow says hello'}));
+    response.end(cowsay.say({text: request.url.query.text.trim()}));
+
+  }
+  if(request.method === 'GET' && request.url.pathname === '/cowsay' && request.url.query.text === undefined) {
+    response.writeHead(400, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
+    response.end(cowsay.say({text: 'bad request'}));
+  }
+
+  // response.end();
+});
+
+server.listen(PORT, function() {
+  console.log('server live on PORT:', PORT);
+});