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/node,osx,windows,linux
+
+### 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*
+
+### 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 ###
+*.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
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows thumbnail cache files
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+ehthumbs_vista.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Windows Installer files
+*.cab
+*.msi
+*.msm
+*.msp
+
+# Windows shortcuts
+*.lnk
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/node,osx,windows,linux
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diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const gulp = require('gulp');
+const eslint = require('gulp-eslint');
+const mocha = require ('gulp-mocha');
+
+gulp.task('test', function(){
+ gulp.src('./test/*-test.js', { read: false})
+ .pipe(mocha({ reporter: 'spec'}));
+});
+
+gulp.task('lint', function() {
+ return gulp.src(['**/*.js', '!node_modules'])
+ .pipe(eslint())
+ .pipe(eslint.format())
+ .pipe(eslint.failAfterError());
+});
+
+gulp.task('dev', function(){
+ gulp.watch(['**/*.js', '!node_modules/**'], ['lint', 'test']);
+});
+
+gulp.task('default', ['dev']);
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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diff --git a/lib/bitmap-helper.js b/lib/bitmap-helper.js
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+++ b/lib/bitmap-helper.js
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+// 'use strict';
+
+// const fs = require('fs');
+// const bitmap = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}.assets/palette-bitmap.bmp`);
+
+// const bmp = {};
+
+// bmp.type = bitmap.toString('utf-8', 0,2); //returns type of bitmap
+// bmp.size = bitmap.readInt32LE(2); //based on 32 bit Little Endian
+// bmp.width = bitmap.readInt32LE(18); //finding location within buffer array
+// bmp.height = bitmap.readInt32LE(22);
+// //more attributes needed, color, pixel
+
+// console.dir(bmp);
+
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const bitmap = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/../img/palette-bitmap.bmp`);
+
+const bmp = {};
+
+bmp.type = bitmap.toString('utf-8', 0, 2);
+bmp.size = bitmap.readInt32LE(2);
+bmp.width = bitmap.readInt32LE(18);
+bmp.height = bitmap.readInt32LE(22);
+bmp.bitsPerPixel = bitmap.readInt32LE(28, 2);
+bmp.numOfColors = bitmap.readInt32LE(46);
+bmp.pixelArrayOffset = bitmap.readInt32LE(10, 4);
+bmp.colorTable = bitmap.slice(54, 1078);
+bmp.rowSize = Math.floor((bmp.bitsPerPixel * bmp.width + 31)/32)*4;
+
+
+
+console.log(bmp);
+//console.dir(bitmap);
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diff --git a/model/bitconst.js b/model/bitconst.js
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diff --git a/model/colorconst.js b/model/colorconst.js
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "04-bitmap_transformer",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![CF](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/70edab54bba80edb7493cad3135e9606781cbb6b/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f377635415363382e706e67) Lab 04: Bitmap Transformer ===",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/jtwalters25/04-bitmap_transformer.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/jtwalters25/04-bitmap_transformer/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/jtwalters25/04-bitmap_transformer#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-cli": "^1.2.2",
+    "gulp-eslint": "^3.0.1",
+    "gulp-mocha": "^3.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^3.2.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/bitconst-test.js b/test/bitconst-test.js
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diff --git a/test/bithelp-test.js b/test/bithelp-test.js
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diff --git a/test/colorconst-test.js b/test/colorconst-test.js
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