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..0992345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/node,vim,osx,macos,linux
+
+*node_modules
+
+### Node ###
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.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
+
+# 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-v][a-z]
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+# session
+Session.vim
+# temporary
+.netrwhist
+*~
+# auto-generated tag files
+tags
+
+
+### OSX ###
+*.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
+
+
+### macOS ###
+# Icon must end with two \r
+# Thumbnails
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+
+
+### Linux ###
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/node,vim,osx,macos,linux
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2407f5c..7e32011 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 ##Description:
 
-* For this assignment you will need to read three files and console log the first 8 bytes ***(in hex)*** of each file.
+√ For this assignment you will need to read three files and console log the first 8 bytes ***(in hex)*** of each file.
 
-* Regardless of file size, all three files should be read and logged in the order `'one.txt'`, `'two.txt'`, `'three.txt'`.
+√ Regardless of file size, all three files should be read and logged in the order `'one.txt'`, `'two.txt'`, `'three.txt'`.
 
 * You will need to include tests that guarantee that the files are logged in the proper order.
 
diff --git a/data/one.txt b/data/one.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35dac86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/one.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+first yeeeeah!
diff --git a/data/three.txt b/data/three.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..006638e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/three.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+third of three!
diff --git a/data/two.txt b/data/two.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40e660e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/two.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+second here!!!!
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ed9fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+'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'}));
+});//end test task
+
+gulp.task('lint', function(){
+  return gulp.src(['**/*.js', '!node_modules'])
+  .pipe(eslint())
+  .pipe(eslint.format())
+  .pipe(eslint.failAfterError());
+});//end lint task
+
+gulp.task('default', ['test', 'lint']);
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b04b43f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const read = require('./lib/read.js');
+
+read.readInOrder(read.returnHex);
diff --git a/lib/read.js b/lib/read.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d08892f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/read.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.fileHolder = ['one.txt', 'two.txt', 'three.txt'];
+exports.dataHolder;
+
+exports.returnHex = function(data){
+  console.log('this is the data (the array:)',data);
+  exports.dataHolder = data;
+  return data;
+};
+
+exports.readInOrder = function(callback){
+  var getHexxed = [];
+  fs.readFile(`${__dirname}/../data/one.txt`, function(err, data){
+    if (err) throw err;
+    var firstHex = data.toString('hex').substring(0,8);
+
+    getHexxed.push(firstHex);
+
+    fs.readFile(`${__dirname}/../data/two.txt`, function(err, data){
+      if (err) throw err;
+      var secondHex = data.toString('hex').substring(0,8);
+      getHexxed.push(secondHex);
+
+      fs.readFile(`${__dirname}/../data/three.txt`, function(err, data){
+        if (err) throw err;
+        var thirdHex = data.toString('hex').substring(0,8);
+        getHexxed.push(thirdHex);
+
+        callback(getHexxed);
+      });
+    });//end second enclosing readfile
+  }); //end first enclosing readfile
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a00d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "03-parallel_file_processing",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![CF](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/70edab54bba80edb7493cad3135e9606781cbb6b/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f377635415363382e706e67) Lab 03: Parallel File Processing ===",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/reganoneill/03-parallel_file_processing.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/reganoneill/03-parallel_file_processing/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/reganoneill/03-parallel_file_processing#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-eslint": "^3.0.1",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^3.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^3.2.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b1348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const reader = require('../lib/read.js');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+describe('Main File', function(){
+
+require('../index.js');
+
+  describe('#wrongFilePath', function(){
+    it('should return an error', function(done){
+      let badPath = 'derp/wrong.txt';
+      reader.readInOrder(badPath, function(err){
+        expect(err).to.be.an('error');
+      });
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#properAmountOfFiles', function(){
+    it('check number of files in array', function(done){
+      expect(reader.dataHolder.length).to.equal(3);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#filesMatchUp', function(){
+    it('check file order', function(done){
+      expect(reader.fileHolder[0]).to.equal('one.txt');
+      expect(reader.fileHolder[1]).to.equal('two.txt');
+      expect(reader.fileHolder[2]).to.equal('three.txt');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+
+
+});