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+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/node
+
+### 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
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+# 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
+
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/node
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--- /dev/null
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/food/d5b089e0-fe0f-11e6-8fc3-f967ea5b1870.json
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index 0000000..7a15549
--- /dev/null
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/food/faf8fb30-fe0d-11e6-9972-a19d68dbd41b.json
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+{"id":"faf8fb30-fe0d-11e6-9972-a19d68dbd41b","name":"example name","meal":"example meal"}
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diff --git a/lib/cors-middleware.js b/lib/cors-middleware.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cors-middleware.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(req, res, next) {
+  res.append('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
+  res.append('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*');
+  next();
+};
diff --git a/lib/error-middleware.js b/lib/error-middleware.js
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index 0000000..7bda015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/error-middleware.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('node:error-middleware');
+
+module.exports = function(err, req, res, next) {
+  console.error(err.message);
+
+  if(err.status) {
+    debug('user error');
+
+    res.status(err.status).send(err.name);
+    next();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  debug('server error');
+  err = createError(500, err.message);
+  res.status(err.status).send(err.name);
+  next();
+};
diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('note:storage');
+const fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs'), {suffix: 'Prom'});
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.createItem = function(schemaName, item) {
+  debug('createItem');
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema name'));
+  if(!item) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected item'));
+
+  let json = JSON.stringify(item);
+  return fs.writeFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${item.id}.json`, json)
+  .then( () => item)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(500, err.meessage)));
+};
+
+exports.fetchItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  debug('fetchItem');
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema name'));
+  if(!id) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected id'));
+
+  return fs.readFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then(data => {
+    try {
+      let item = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+      return item;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Promise.reject(createError(500, err.message));
+    }
+  })
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
+// here is the good delete function
+exports.deleteItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  debug('deleteItem');
+
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema id'));
+
+  return fs.unlinkProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
+
+exports.availIDs = function(schemaName) {
+  return fs.readdirProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}`)
+  .then( files => files.map( name => name.split('.json')[0]))
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
diff --git a/model/food.js b/model/food.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/food.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const uuid = require('node-uuid');
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('food:food');
+const storage = require('../lib/storage.js');
+
+const Food = module.exports = function(name, meal) {
+  debug('food constructor');
+
+  if(!name) throw createError(400, 'expected name');
+  if(!meal) throw createError(400, 'expected meal');
+
+  this.id = uuid.v1();
+  this.name = name;
+  this.meal = meal;
+};
+
+Food.createFood = function(_food) {
+  debug('createFood');
+
+  try {
+    let food = new Food(_food.name, _food.meal);
+    return storage.createItem('food', food);
+  } catch(err){
+    return Promise.reject(err);
+  }
+};
+
+Food.fetchFood = function(id) {
+  debug('fetchfood');
+  return storage.fetchItem('food', id);
+};
+
+// will stop usign this logic tomorrow when using mongodb
+Food.updateFood = function(id, _food) {
+  debug('updateFood');
+
+  return storage.fetchItem('food', id)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)))
+  .then( food => {
+    for(var prop in food) {
+      if(prop === 'id') continue;
+      if(_food[prop]) food[prop] = _food[prop];
+    }
+    return storage.createItem('food', food);
+  });
+};
+
+Food.deleteFood = function(id) {
+  debug('deleteFood');
+  return storage.deleteItem('food', id);
+};
+
+Food.fetchIDs = function() {
+  debug('fetchIDs');
+  return storage.availIDs('food');
+};
+
+// started by making pagkacge.json and NM
+// install dependencies
+// work in food.js
+//  create schema constructor
+// Create Storage file
+// Setup server
+// makme data/schema folder
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "12-express_middleware",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![CF](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/70edab54bba80edb7493cad3135e9606781cbb6b/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f377635415363382e706e67) Lab 12: Single Resource Express API\r ===",
+  "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/noahgribbin/12-express_middleware.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/noahgribbin/12-express_middleware/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/noahgribbin/12-express_middleware#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.4.7",
+    "body-parser": "^1.16.1",
+    "debug": "^2.6.1",
+    "express": "^4.14.1",
+    "http-errors": "^1.6.1",
+    "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+    "morgan": "^1.8.1",
+    "node-uuid": "^1.4.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.2.0",
+    "superagent": "^3.5.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/route/food-router.js b/route/food-router.js
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index 0000000..43921f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/route/food-router.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const Router = require('express').Router;
+const jsonParser = require('body-parser').json();
+const debug= require('debug')('food:food-router');
+const Food = require('../model/food.js');
+const foodRouter = new Router();
+
+foodRouter.post('/api/food', jsonParser, function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('POST: /api/food');
+
+  Food.createFood(req.body)
+  .then( food => res.json(food))
+  .catch(err => next(err));
+});
+
+foodRouter.get('/api/food/:id', jsonParser, function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('GET: /api/food/:id');
+
+  Food.fetchFood(req.params.id)
+  .then( food => res.json(food))
+  .catch( err => next(err));
+});
+
+foodRouter.get('/api/food/', function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('GET: /api/food');
+
+  Food.fetchIDs()
+  .then( ids => res.json(ids))
+  .catch(next);
+});
+
+foodRouter.put('/api/food', jsonParser, function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('PUT: /api/food');
+
+  Food.updateFood(req.query.id, req.body)
+  .then( food => res.json(food))
+  .catch(next);
+});
+
+module.exports = foodRouter;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
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index 0000000..c5d5c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const morgan = require('morgan');
+const express = require('express');
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('note:server');
+
+const foodRouter = require('./route/food-router.js');
+const cors = require('./lib/cors-middleware.js');
+const errors = require('./lib/error-middleware.js');
+
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const app = express();
+
+// middleware
+app.use(morgan('dev'));
+app.use(cors);
+
+app.use(foodRouter);
+
+app.use(errors);
+
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  debug(`server up: ${PORT}`);
+});
diff --git a/test/food-route-test.js b/test/food-route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a0c81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/food-route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const request = require('superagent');
+const Food = require('../model/food.js');
+const url = 'http://localhost:8000';
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+const exampleFood = {
+  name: 'example name',
+  meal: 'example meal'
+};
+
+
+describe('Food Routes', function() {
+  describe('GET: /api/food', function() {
+    before( done => {
+      Food.createFood(exampleFood)
+      .then( food => {
+        this.tempFood = food;
+        done();
+      })
+      .catch( err => done(err));
+    });
+    after(done => {
+      Food.deleteFood(this.tempFood.id)
+      .then( () => done())
+      .catch( err => done(err));
+    });
+    it('should respond with 200 status and res.body[props] should = tempFood[props]', done => {
+      request.get(`${url}/api/food/${this.tempFood.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.id).to.equal(this.tempFood.id);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal(this.tempFood.name);
+        expect(res.body.meal).to.equal(this.tempFood.meal);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    describe('with an invalid id', function() {
+      it('should respond with a 404 status', done => {
+        request.get(`${url}/api/food/123456789`)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(404);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('POST: /api/food', function() {
+    describe('with a valid body', function() {
+      after( done => {
+        if (this.tempFood) {
+          Food.deleteFood(this.tempFood.id)
+          .then( () => done())
+          .catch( err => done(err));
+        }
+      });
+
+
+      it('should return a food', done => {
+        request.post(`${url}/api/food`)
+        .send(exampleFood)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          if(err) return done(err);
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+          expect(res.body.name).to.equal(exampleFood.name);
+          expect(res.body.meal).to.equal(exampleFood.meal);
+          this.tempFood = res.body;
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('PUT: /api/food', function() {
+    describe('with a valid id and body', function() {
+      before( done => {
+        Food.createFood(exampleFood)
+        .then( food => {
+          this.tempFood = food;
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch( err => done(err));
+      });
+      after( done => {
+        if (this.tempFood) {
+          Food.deleteFood(this.tempFood.id)
+          .then( () => done())
+          .catch( err => done(err));
+        }
+      });
+      it('should return a food', done => {
+        let updateFood = {name: 'new name', meal: 'new contnt'};
+        request.put(`${url}/api/food?id=${this.tempFood.id}`)
+        .send(updateFood)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          if(err) return done(err);
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+          expect(res.body.id).to.equal(this.tempFood.id);
+          for (var prop in updateFood) {
+            expect(res.body[prop]).to.equal(updateFood[prop]);
+          }
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});